Julius Randle was asked early in Thursday’s introductory press conference if he needed to change his game to fit into Minnesota’s roster and coach Chris Finch’s schemes. “Well I played for Finch before, I played for him in New Orleans,” … Continued
With training camp winding down, Wild coach John Hynes said his team still has much to do before the regular season begins Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Xcel Energy Center. “It starts with the game tomorrow,” Hynes said. … Continued
A case against a man charged with raping a woman at knifepoint five years ago in St. Paul was recently dismissed due to his mental illness and indeterminate civil commitment, according to court records. Avery Darius Oliphant, 27, faced first-degree … Continued
Glamour has named St. Paul gymnast Suni Lee one of its women of the year, the online magazine announced Thursday. “Being at the Olympics really made me fall back in love with the sport,” the 21-year-old said in a feature … Continued
I discovered opera through “Gilligan’s Island.” In one particularly clever episode, a Broadway producer played by Phil Silvers washed ashore, and the castaways created a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” with tunes from “Carmen” and “The Tales of Hoffman.” I … Continued