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Babe Ruth

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    10 Lake Calhoun name changes that don't honor a pro-slavery racist

    John C. Calhoun. Can we find a better name for his namesake lake?​Lake Calhoun is named after John C. Calhoun, once a U.S. senator, vice president of the United States, secretary of war under President James Monroe, and the force behind the construction of Fort Snelling. That's why the lake bears ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    RIP Harmon Killebrew: Esophageal cancer claims Twins legend

    Harmon Killebrew, the way we'll remember him.​Harmon Killebrew, the former Twins great who announced just last week that he had entered hospice care in Arizona after a months-long battle with esophageal cancer, died today. He was 74 years old. "I have exhausted all options with respect to contro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Twins trying to make 2011 twice as interesting as 2010

    Keith AllisonNick Blackburn was one of the few bright spots this weekend.​ Let me sum up the Twins' futility this way: After Toronto's Jose Bautista launched his fifth home run this series on Sunday (and third that game), he came within two of matching the Twins entire team output. The Twins ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Joe Mauer & Co. suffering from mighty mysterious ailments

    Keith AllisonJoe Mauer's got more issues than just a bum knee.​ By now, you should know that the Twins' franchise player, Joe Mauer, is not yet recovered from his "bilateral leg weakness". Many folks have asked me, "what's up with Mauer's legs"? I don't honestly know, except to say that a 6 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Harmon Killebrew battling cancer

    WikiHarmon Killebrew has been diagnosed with cancer.​Sad news today for Twins fans, and baseball fans in general: Harmon Killebrew is battling esophageal cancer. In a statement, he called his condition serious, while remaining optimistic about his chances for recovery in the hands of Mayo Cl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Top 8 Most Disgusting Competitive Eaters

    YouTubeNathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest: Who needs a stronger stomach, competitors or spectators?​Controversy is brewing at this year's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, set for the Fourth of July: News came this week that former champion and competitive-eating rock star Takeru Kobayashi may not ... More >>

  • Music

    March 31, 2010

    Communist Daughter frontman Johnny Solomon finds small-town sound

    Band practices in Solomon's Boxcar restaurant in Wisconsin

  • Restaurants

    August 5, 2009

    Tavern on France goes overboard with 400,000 menu options

    Restaurant ironically replaces pizza joint named after Italian word for "one"

  • News

    July 8, 2009

    Beware of people on pedestals

    A conversation with baseball's Bill Werber shatters notion of hero worship

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    On the prowl: The Republicaniest Republican of them all

    A conversation with baseball's Bill Werber shatters notion of hero worship

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2008

    Breakfast of Champions 5/19: A full Blotter

    A conversation with baseball's Bill Werber shatters notion of hero worship

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2007

    End of the Fat Man?

    A conversation with baseball's Bill Werber shatters notion of hero worship

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2007

    Celebrating Strangers

    A conversation with baseball's Bill Werber shatters notion of hero worship

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2007

    Thoughts On Bonds

    A conversation with baseball's Bill Werber shatters notion of hero worship

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2007

    If You Can Change Baseball, You Can Change America

    A conversation with baseball's Bill Werber shatters notion of hero worship

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2006

    August 16: The day the music, the Bambino, and the vampire died

    A conversation with baseball's Bill Werber shatters notion of hero worship

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2006

    Puckett tributes: Please, you've already said enough...

    A conversation with baseball's Bill Werber shatters notion of hero worship

  • News

    October 12, 2005

    Wine Party: Spanish Reds

    Skip the Forest, Focus on a Few of the Most Typical Trees, and You May Finally Feel Comfortable in the Fabulous Jungle of Spanish Red Wines

  • News

    December 8, 2004

    Because That's Where the Money Is

    A surprising spike in bank robberies hits Minnesota

  • News

    September 22, 2004

    Dwindling Resources, Diminishing Expectations

    Twin Cities teachers talk about how their schools and classrooms have changed

  • Music

    May 12, 2004

    RJD2: Since We Last Spoke

    Twin Cities teachers talk about how their schools and classrooms have changed

  • Movies

    October 15, 2003

    Raising Cain

    Quentin Tarantino gets medieval on our asses in 'Kill Bill Vol. 1'

  • Music

    June 4, 2003

    Real Life Rock Top 10

    David Thomas channels the ghosts of Edward Hopper, Orson Welles, and his own past

  • Music

    August 28, 2002

    Robot Wars

    Yoshimi battles the pink 'bots while Wayne Coyne struggles against his previous masterpiece

  • Sports

    May 15, 2002

    Unlucky Fourteenth

    Last Friday night's tilt against the Yankees was one for the ages, but not for the faint of heart

  • Sports

    May 30, 2001

    Athletic Supporters

    ESPN's The Life holds up the sensitive side of jock culture

  • Movies

    June 14, 2000

    Baseball Moses

    The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg comes to bat for a Jewish-American legend

  • Feature

    November 1, 1999

    Soccer Dad

    The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg comes to bat for a Jewish-American legend

  • News

    August 4, 1999

    Bio Feedback

    The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg comes to bat for a Jewish-American legend

  • Sports

    July 7, 1999

    North Star

    Twins rookie Corey Koskie and baseball's Canadian invasion

  • Sports

    June 16, 1999

    Dead Man's Curve Ball

    Local author Stew Thornley has a fatal attraction for baseball

  • Feature

    November 25, 1998

    1923

    Local author Stew Thornley has a fatal attraction for baseball

  • News

    October 28, 1998

    Roger Headrick's Purple Heart

    He was instrumental in building the Vikings team that's now laying waste to the NFL. So why isn't anyone thanking Roger Headrick?

  • Sports

    June 3, 1998

    Diamonds to Dust

    Baseball owners are trading away the game's storied traditions for boxes of Beanie Babies

  • Books

    March 4, 1998

    William L. Van Deburg: Black Camelot

    Baseball owners are trading away the game's storied traditions for boxes of Beanie Babies

  • Arts

    February 25, 1998

    A Choice of Weapons

    After a hardscrabble life in the Depression, Gordon Parks picked up a camera instead of a gun. But as a massive retrospective of his work reveals, his sympathies have often remained with those who went the other way.

  • Feature

    February 18, 1998

    1948

    After a hardscrabble life in the Depression, Gordon Parks picked up a camera instead of a gun. But as a massive retrospective of his work reveals, his sympathies have often remained with those who went the other way.

  • Music

    March 12, 1997

    Motion Poets Standard Of Living

    After a hardscrabble life in the Depression, Gordon Parks picked up a camera instead of a gun. But as a massive retrospective of his work reveals, his sympathies have often remained with those who went the other way.

  • News

    March 27, 1996

    No Asterisks, Please

    Handicapping the races in baseball's first full season since 1993.

  • News

    March 27, 1996

    A Life in Baseball

    At 83, Angelo Giuliani is a talking book of Minnesota baseball lore.

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