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With the NFL lockout finally finished, the Minnesota Vikings are scrambling to get ready for the upcoming season. Officials announced yesterday that they are going to hold training camp in Mankato, Minnesota starting Sunday.
The Minnesota Lynx are in first place in their conference nearly halfway through their season. The team sent four players to Sunday's WNBA All-Star game. And now that the mid-season break is over, the Lynx try to keep their momentum going tonight against the Los Angeles Sparks at Target Center.
The brother of NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard has made his first court appearance on charges stemming from his brother's overdose death last May.
NFL, players approve deal to end lockout
The NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps have voted unanimously to approve the terms of a deal to the end the 4½-month lockout.
Blyleven thanks mom, late dad at Hall induction
Bert Blyleven has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the first Dutch-born player to be enshrined thanked his late father and his 85-year-old mother for the drive and determination he needed to succeed.