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Study: Triathlons can pose deadly heart risks

Warning to weekend warriors: Swim-bike-run triathlons pose at least twice the risk of sudden death as marathons do, the first study of these competitions has found.

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Small town pep band rocks B-Ball tourney

Small town pep band rocks B-Ball tourney

Ada-Borup plays Ellsworth today in the Minnesota High School Boys Basketball semifinals. Ada-Borup is a class A school, with only 179 students. Close to half of them play in the pep band, and as director Richard Tuttle explains, it's not your usual pep band.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Mauer won't be ready for Twins opening day

Mauer won't be ready for Twins opening day

Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer says he won't be ready to play by opening day due to lingering pain and inflammation in his lower back.

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Kansas beats NDSU, 84-74

Kansas beats NDSU, 84-74

The Univ. of Kansas Jayhawks defeated the North Dakota State Bison 84-74 in today's NCAA match-up at the Metrodome.

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A gym of their own: Somali girls learn basketball

A gym of their own: Somali girls learn basketball

In a locked gym on Sunday afternoons in Minneapolis, Somali girls and women are getting together to play basketball. There are no fans or spectators, and they wouldn't have it any other way.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Mauer's status expected to become clearer

Mauer's status expected to become clearer

The Minnesota Twins are expected to make an announcement today about the health of one of their best players, catcher Joe Mauer. Mauer has not played in a game during spring training because of back pain.

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Gopher women get No. 10 seed, too

Gopher women get No. 10 seed, too

The Minnesota women's basketball team received a No. 10 seed in this year's NCAA tournament and will face seventh-seeded Notre Dame in the first round. The Gopher men also earned a No. 10 seed in their NCAA tournament.
by Jon Krawczynski, Associated Press

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