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Former Viking Ray Edwards's last two boxing matches have been unintentionally hilarious [VIDEOS]

Defensive lineman Ray Edwards had a decent run with the Vikings, but was allowed to leave the team and sign a $30 million contract with the Falcons following the 2010 season.SEE ALSO: Brett Favre pubes salesman shares most hilarious correspondence with would-be buyersHe was a huge disappointment in ... More >>

Local Frames: New videos from Now, Now, Chastity Brown, Free Energy, and more

As the Twin Cities music scene grows, more and more artists are creating music that demands our attention. Combine the music with talented filmmakers locally and beyond, and you have a fruitful mix of distinct skills that generates more locally connected music videos than ever before. While it's im ... More >>

Ricky Rubio puts backyard wrestling career on hold, cleared for full-contact practice [VIDEO]

Did you know that during his rehab from knee injury, Ricky Rubio became an avid backyard wrestler?RUBIO RISES FROM THE ASHES:-- Ricky Rubio, facing recovery from devastating injury, displays wisdom beyond his years-- Ricky Rubio tears ACL, the basketball world grieves [VIDEO]The video evidence is ri ... More >>

Who's the best Incredible Hulk: The Rock or Adrian Peterson? [POLL]

When we first caught a glimpse of Adrian Peterson's awesome Incredible Hulk costume, we thought it couldn't be topped -- until we saw movie star and former WWE wrestler The Rock's rendition of the same outfit.We're not sure who wore it better, so we're putting the question to ya'll. Who's the better ... More >>

Shawn Daivari Hiawatha Line smackdown: The surveillance footage [VIDEO]

Metro Transit has released surveillance footage of former WWE wrestler Shawn Daivari choking out a belligerent passenger during a southbound trip on the Hiawatha Line a few weeks back.SEE ALSO:-- Shawn Daivari, former WWE star, chokes out belligerent racist on Hiawatha Line-- Metro Transit responds ... More >>

Brodkorb cries on television

Plus, a WWE star fights on a light rail train

Metro Transit responds to security concerns following Shawn Daivari incident

A couple weeks ago, former WWE star Shawn Daivari choked out a belligerent passenger while riding on the Hiawatha Line to the airport.SEE ALSO:-- Shawn Daivari, former WWE star, chokes out belligerent racist on Hiawatha Line Daivari said numerous people on the train hit the train's emergency help bu ... More >>

Singalong on downtown Mpls bus raises question: Who needs earbuds? [VIDEO]

Earbuds are great, but something's lost when everyone is locked into their own personal audio bubble.SEE ALSO: Shawn Daivari, former WWE star, chokes out belligerent racist on Hiawatha LineSpontaneous bus singalongs, for example.

Shawn Daivari, former WWE star, chokes out belligerent racist on Hiawatha Line

Think wrestling is fake? That might be news to the belligerent racist dude who got choked out by Shawn Daivari on the Hiawatha Line train yesterday.SEE ALSO: Brock Lesnar makes kickass return to pro wrestling on WWE Monday Night Raw [VIDEO]Daivari, a 28-year-old former WWE superstar who was born in ... More >>

Vikings' Josh Robinson penalized for WWE-style suplex on ex-Vike Burleson [VIDEO]

Maybe rookie cornerback Josh Robinson was watching WWE clips for inspiration before the Vikings' surprising 20-13 win in Detroit yesterday.SEE ALSO: Vikings-49ers replacement ref fiasco: 'Frisco gets extra timeouts, phantom challenges [VIDEO]Because during the second quarter, Robinson did his best C ... More >>

Brock Lesnar "breaks" Shawn Michaels' arm during dramatic Raw ambush [VIDEO]

SEE ALSO:-- Brock Lesnar makes first WWE appearance in months, gets ass kicked by 43-year-old [VIDEO]-- Brock Lesnar reportedly 'rips apart' WWE dressing room following PPV double-crossing [VIDEO]-- Brock Lesnar makes kickass return to pro wrestling on WWE Monday Night Raw [VIDEO]Brock Lesnar is a c ... More >>

Brock Lesnar makes first WWE appearance in months, gets ass kicked by 43-year-old [VIDEO]

SEE ALSO:-- Brock Lesnar reportedly 'rips apart' WWE dressing room following PPV double-crossing [VIDEO]-- Brock Lesnar makes kickass return to pro wrestling on WWE Monday Night Raw [VIDEO]Brock's WWE return began with so much promise.After the former U of M standout's UFC career ended at the feet a ... More >>

Brock Lesnar reportedly 'rips apart' WWE dressing room following PPV double-crossing [VIDEO]

Just one month after his asskicking return to the WWE, Brock Lesnar is already the center of backstage drama.Last Sunday, Brock wrestled his first WWE match in nearly eight years, a brutal affair against superstar John Cena on WWE's Extreme Rules pay-per-view. Though you might be surprised to learn ... More >>

Brock Lesnar is "the Ultimate Farmer" [VIDEO]

Brock Lesnar, the former Golden Gophers wrestling standout who recently retired from the UFC and made a much-publicized return to the WWE, stars in a new commercial for CASE IH, a maker of farm combines. "I'm Brock Lesnar, the Ultimate Fighter, and this summer, The Ultimate Farmer," Lesnar says i ... More >>

Brock Lesnar makes kickass return to pro wrestling on WWE Monday Night Raw [VIDEO]

If you can't beat 'em, make a lot of money fake fightin' 'em.Just over three months after his body and UFC reputation took a beating at the hands and feet of Alistair Overeem, Brock Lesnar entered a WWE ring for the first time in eight years.When 26-year-old Brock got bored with pro wrestling and le ... More >>

Food fight leads to 30-person brawl at Bloomington TGI Friday's

​ Folks stopping by the Bloomington T.G.I. Friday's last night for a late-night bite were treated to a scene right out of Vince McMahon's imagination.A little before 1 a.m. (who knew T.G.I.'s stayed open that late!), a huge melee broke out involving as many as 30 patrons. Seven were arrested for r ... More >>

Brock Lesnar loses, then retires

​Brock Lesnar retired from the UFC tonight after losing in the first round to Alistair Overeem.Lesnar took a brutal liver kick that crumbled him to the ground, then Overeem continually punched Brock in the face until the referee called a halt to the bout.Immediately afterward, Brock told Joe Rogan ... More >>

Brock Lesnar diverticulitis surgery removes a foot of colon

Will Brock Lesnar be the same after surgery?​Brock Lesnar has finally gone under the knife for his chronic diverticulitis. The former UFC heavyweight champion thought he had the disease beat with medication and diet adjustments after it derailed him last year. But it became clear a few weeks ... More >>

Disgraced Rep. Christopher Lee (R-NY), what's on your iPod?

​Ayo, technology! These are the basics: Republican representative from New York gets busted for Craigslist shenanigans. That's it in a nutshell - technology's ease entreating yet another public figure to casually and carelessly flush his career down the toilet. Right now, ex-representative Christo ... More >>

"Death Clutch," Brock Lesnar's autobiography, on sale soon

​Brock Lesnar, the former UFC Heavyweight Champion and University of Minnesota standout wrestler, is a man with a fascinating life story.But it has remained largely hidden because of Lesnar's famous reticence to allow the media into his life.Now Lesnar has revealed the cover of his new autobiogra ... More >>

Dale Gagne wrestles with the truth

Drama and deceit in sports entertainment's inner circle

Mixed Blood's "Chad Deity": First thoughts

​ It was hard to know precisely what to expect heading into The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity during its opening weekend at Mixed Blood. I knew it was a play about professional wrestling, and that it tackled the murky intersection between race, money, entertainment, and authenticity. ... More >>

Simon Cowell's American Idol replacement: our nominations

We've prepared the following shortlist of prospective Cowell replacements; call it a rogue's gallery.

Jesse Ventura exclusive: Conspiracy Theory host talks 9/11, JFK, and Vietnam

Tru TV show Conspiracy Theory finds news editor in The Body

Brock Lesnar has kissing disease and cannot fight

What was once thought to be H1N1 is now believed to be mono.

WWE presents RAW LIVE

F1rst Wrestling: Enter Sandman!

UFC 87: Seek and Destroy

RNC host committee recruits steroid user to lecture us about Minnesota Nice

Express Train to Pain

The Real Brock Lesnar

"The Next Big Thing" looks to live up to his WWE moniker in the UFC

The Real Brock Lesnar UPDATED W/FIGHT VIDEO

F1rst Wrestling Presents: Anarchy Rules!

Jesse's Jihad

What's behind the governor's latest spouting and pouting about the media?

The Discovery Channel

The Walker's eighth "Women with Vision" series offers global cinema as a form of self-understanding

So you want to be a public servant?

You too could be mayor of St. Paul! Just answer a dozen of the most preposterous, frivolous, and insultingly direct questions you could ever hope to encounter in your whole squirming political life.

Climate Control

Leaving winter behind for hot rods, low-rent celebrities, and the drawbacks of concrete siding

Name Your Mania

Emeril at the mall, Smackdown at the Target Center: A hallucination in two acts

Sharkey Mania!

Eddie Sharkey has wrestled champs, chumps, and chimps. Now the tough guy turned trainer drops knowledge on Generation WWF.

Saved by the Bell

Former hip-hop collaborators Wyclef Jean and Canibus battle their personal demons--and each other

Carnage, Inc.

A new documentary grapples with the real violence behind the most fabricated of sports--pro wrestling

Healthy Happy Holidays

Age of the Locust

How does Hollywood suck? Fox's Action counts the ways.

Wrestling With Immunity

Minnesota has a code of ethics for its executive branch. It just doesn't apply to the governor.

Fool's Fortune

After This Commercial Break

John Forde's scrappy television show talks back to America's advertisers

Let's Do Lunch

While Ventura knuckles down, Hollywood and the local film industry talk Body language

Why We Fight

Wrestling with the popularity of our most incredible--and most American--sport

Walk a Mile in My Face

Eyebrow Entertainment: John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in John Woo's Face/Off