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Tag: Sports
Sure, it’s good news the National Hockey League lockout is over. But it’s bad news for comedy.
Follow-up: Blake Cognata
But in firing Burke, the Maple Leafs also got rid of an important voice for gay athletes.
Where did Lindsay Whalen of the Minnesota Lynx go after the WNBA season ended here? Turkey, where her team won the championship this week.
So long, Heaven
penly gay professional athletes are still rare and comments by former and once-beloved Minnesota Twin Torii Hunter might go a long way toward keeping it that way.
Fall of a Wisconsin icon
If you’re the type to toss the sports section of the Star Tribune to the side, you probably missed a story that should’ve been on the front page.
Wait ’til the next next year
There’ll be no state tournament for the Prairie Seeds squad, but not because of the brawl.