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Reggie McLee has two memories of his late uncle, Ernie Davis.

The Vikings will have a majority of Minnesotas attention on Saturday when they play their 1,000th game of significance. We couldnt have seen this coming in the early days of the franchise.

Kirkwood has been awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its annual financial report

The adding of USC and UCLA last week is too much for this old-timer to take.

The all-time University of Minnesota NFL team has five Hall of Famers on the field and three more off it. Bronko Nagurski, Carl Eller are the headliners on the field and Bud Grant and Tony Dungy off it.

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The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated Northwestern on the road last Saturday 41-14. They've secured bowl eligibility. Where might they go?

Copy shortlink: Duane Blaska, a member of the only two Gophers football teams to play in the Rose Bowl, died Monday from complications of cancer. Blaska, from Anoka, was 79. After backing up Sandy Stephens on the 1960 and 61 teams that advanced to the Rose Bowl, Blaska became the starting quarterback for the Gophers in 1962. A loss to Wisconsin in the 1962 season finale prevented the Gophers from a third consecutive trip to the Rose Bowl. Before the 1962 season, coach Mu...

“It was small compared to the costs, but it definitely helped with expenses I didnt need to tack onto my student loan. Real life doesnt stop just because you’re studying: the car still needs a warrant of fitness, children need clothes.” Wood has a background in finance, and in more recent years as a teacher aide, working at Ngatimoti School and Motueka High School. She has a passion for literacy, which she hoped to channel into a role teaching new entrants, she said. “Teaching is on...