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Omicron 'stealth' subvariant takes over in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — Pandemic activity remains low in Minnesota, but a concerning BA.2 subvariant of the coronavirus is now the dominant source of COVID-19 in the state.

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Paige Bueckers helps UConn take down Stanford, advance to title game

MINNEAPOLIS — The game might not have gone according to plan, but for the thousands of fans who cheered Paige Bueckers' every move, it went to script.

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South Carolina strides into national title game after topping Louisville, 72-59

MINNEAPOLIS — After spending the entire season atop the national polls, South Carolina had gotten used to playing as a favorite every night. Friday, when the Gamecocks faced fourth-ranked Louisville in the NCAA semifinals, things were no different.

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Paige Bueckers is right at home with the whole world watching

MINNEAPOLIS — She stood at the edge of the basketball court all by herself facing the crowd, fists clenched, arms locked, and unleashed a full-throated scream, a moment captured in a photograph that quickly went viral.

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Gamecocks’ Aliyah Boston named Naismith National Player of the Year

MINNEAPOLIS — After a season-long campaign, South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston won the 2022 Naismith Trophy for women’s National Player of the Year.

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Review: State, local law enforcement didn't coordinate quickly enough during Minneapolis riots

MINNEAPOLIS — State and local law enforcement failed to quickly coordinate when riots broke out in Minneapolis after George Floyd's killing and response teams lacked "clear, experienced" leadership during the unprecedented level of destruction, according to an external review of Minnesota's response.

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Jim Souhan: Women’s basketball present, future pass each other at Final Four

One of the greatest programs in sports history is in Minneapolis this week.

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Next up from Prince estate: 1985 concert album from 'Purple Rain' tour coming in June

MINNEAPOLIS — After exploring different eras from Prince's legendary vault for recent releases, the singer's estate is returning to the career peak around "Purple Rain" for the next posthumous music collection.

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Jim Souhan: Augustus, Moore took parallel paths to success with different styles

MINNEAPOLIS — Seimone Augustus was the Minnesota Lynx's OG — their original great.

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Power Ranking the Teams in the Women’s Final Four

Power ranking the women’s final four teamsThe start of the women’s Final Four is less than 48 hours away. Three No. 1 seeds and one No. 2 seed have made it to Minneapolis, as some of the sport’s preeminent powers will now face off for a national championship. How do…

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Patrick Peterson says he's returning to Vikings on one-year deal

MINNEAPOLIS — Patrick Peterson will be back in Minnesota for a second season with the Vikings.

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Dawn Staley in Minneapolis chasing bigger dreams for South Carolina, Black coaches

MINNEAPOLIS — South Carolina had just ended Creighton's Cinderella run last weekend in Greensboro, N.C., and the confetti was raining down like shards of a broken glass slipper.

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Dawn Staley wins two big Coach of the Year awards for South Carolina’s dominant season

MINNEAPOLIS — Days after her South Carolina Gamecocks swept to a fourth Final Four, North Philadelphia’s Dawn Staley swept a pair of major coaching honors: the Naismith and U.S. Basketball Writers’ women’s Coach of the Year awards.

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After last year’s outcry, women get a fairer slice of March Madness

Oregon's Sedona Prince was so disturbed about the disparities between the weight-room setups at the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments last year, she took to social media to vent.

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Catching our Collective Breath Before the Final Fours

ICYMI: The biggest story for each Final Four teamWith our writers traveling to the men’s and women’s Final Fours in New Orleans and Minneapolis, respectively, today’s edition of the Morning Madness newsletter is coming a bit later. And while we all get ready for a weekend full of basketball, take…

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Stanford women two wins away from NCAA title and Bay Area immortality

After earning an all-expense-paid trip to Minneapolis this week by virtue of its win over Texas Sunday night, Stanford now finds itself on the cusp of Bay Area college basketball immortality.

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Minnesota criminal bureau forwards to prosecutors investigation of Amir Locke’s killing by Minneapolis police

MINNEAPOLIS — State investigators forwarded their investigation to prosecutors in the fatal shooting nearly two months ago of Amir Locke, the 22-year-old man who was killed by Minneapolis police as they stormed a downtown apartment while carrying out a no-knock warrant.

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Minneapolis teachers OK contract; classes to resume Tuesday

Minneapolis teachers have approved a new contract to end a strike that has kept students out of their classrooms for nearly three weeks

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How 'Famous Dave' Anderson earned his accidental moniker — and became America's Rib King

MINNEAPOLIS — The man known as America's Rib King has held a prestigious presidential appointment, appeared on "Oprah," and seen his name on a stock ticker (Nasdaq: DAVE). But "Famous Dave" Anderson was once plain-old Dave Anderson, son of a Choctaw from Oklahoma and an Ojibwe from Wisconsin, who struggled…

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Stanford Beats Texas to Return to Final Four

The reigning national champions are heading for Minneapolis.

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Wild's third consecutive overtime ends quickly with sixth consecutive victory

MINNEAPOLIS — Third time's a charm.

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At Minneapolis show, Michael Che says he's leaving the anchor desk at 'SNL'

MINNEAPOLIS — Michael Che said Friday that he is leaving the anchor desk of "Weekend Update" on "Saturday Night Live." The co-head writer of the show shared an anchor desk with Colin Jost for eight years.

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Minneapolis schools reach tentative agreement with union representing teachers and support staff

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Public Schools and its teachers and support staff have reached tentative contract agreements that could end the strike that has shuttered schools for weeks.

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Timberwolves roll past Mavericks, 116-95, in rematch at Target Center

MINNEAPOLIS — Four days after they lost by a bucket in Dallas, the Timberwolves ended their two-game losing streak with a 116-95 beating of the Mavericks Friday at Target Center.

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Lizzo's road to memorable Twin Cities concert captured in new reality series

MINNEAPOLIS — "Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls" spends time with superstar Lizzo as she breaks in a new troupe of backup dancers, culminating in last September's show at Treasure Island Casino.

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