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Dozens gather to pray for 9-year-old girl shot in the head May 17, 2021 GMT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dozens of people gathered outside a hospital in Robbinsdale Sunday to pray for a young girl who was shot in the head while playing with other children in a Minneapolis neighborhood. Police say 9-year-old Trinity Ottoson-Smith remains in critical condition at North Memorial Health Hospital. She was shot Saturday night while bouncing on a trampoline in the Jordan neighborhood, the Star Tribune reported. The shooter was in a red four-door Ford vehicle that drove away after firing at a residence, po...

MINNESOTA (AP) — Robin Lod scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to lift Minnesota United past FC Dallas, 1-0 on Saturday night. Brent Kallman’s header of Emanuel Reynoso’s corner was on frame and defender José Antonio Martínez blocked it.

Diana Taurasi hits 3 with 1.1 left, Mercury beat Lynx 77-75 May 15, 2021 GMT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Diana Taurasi made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to give the Phoenix Mercury a 77-75 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night. The 38-year-old Taurasi made just two of her first 12 field goals before hitting the winner in the opener for both teams. The officials stopped play after Taurasi’s basket because the clock inadvertently stopped at 6.8 seconds when Minnesota turned it over. Following a lengthy delay, the Lynx inbounded it at half court but were not able to get off a ...

Jokic scores 31 points; Nuggets beat Timberwolves 114-103 By BRIAN HALLMay 14, 2021 GMT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 16 of his 31 points in the first quarter as the Denver Nuggets took control and the playoff-bound Nuggets held off a second-half rally in a 114-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. JaVale McGee had 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Vlatko Cancar scored a career-high 14 points off the bench for Denver. The Nuggets rested Michael Porter Jr. after clinching home-court advantage in the first round with their 117-112 victory at Charlotte in their ...

Minnesota House debates cannabis bill before historic vote By MOHAMED IBRAHIMMay 14, 2021 GMT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lawmakers in the Minnesota House began debating a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana use ahead of a historic floor vote Thursday evening that would mark the first time either chamber has voted on legalization. Passage of the bill — which would legalize marijuana use for adults and expunge minor marijuana convictions — is expected in the Democratic-controlled House. But that’s likely the end of the road for the issue this session, with Republicans who control the Se...