A major league baseball team batboy’s job is never done. “I get here about three to four hours before the game starts,” explains Dominic Frost, 18, who just completed his second season as the Minnesota Twins batboy. “I’m setting up the bench… [I] bring in coolers and towels, gum, shoes and all that. That takes almost […]
October 2012
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Europe whips U.S. in Ryder Cup
We should have known better than to think that the United States team could wrestle the prized Ryder Cup away from the hungry Europeans. There are losses and there are collapses; what happened at Medina Country Club over the weekend, especially on Sunday, was a collapse. The United States team, led by Tiger Woods, the […]
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North defeats Roosevelt
Running back DAVID HALL had two touchdowns while quarterback TYLER JOHNSON connected with receiver MALIK MATHEWS for two more scores and ranfor another, leading Minneapolis North to a 38-20 City Conference victory over Roosevelt last Friday afternoon. DEMETRIUS DURANT had touchdown runs of 65 and 19 yards, and receiver DRE’QUAN SYKES caught a scoring pass […]
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WNBA 2012 wrap-up
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Only four times in 11 previous WNBA lotteries have the worst teams actually got the top pick. Therefore, if the lottery didn’t exist, the Tulsa Shock would’ve had the top overall pick the last two years. Some hinted that Phoenix, whose lottery ball came up first last week, might have […]
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True artists shine in concert: Esperanza Spalding, Cassandra Wilson, Marcus Miller
True artists know how to captivate an audience. Inspiration from their musical mentors may have something to do with it. Bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding is an artist who knows how to captivate an audience. Just ask Prince. He is very supportive of her work. She’s coming to the State Theatre on September 30. Spalding’s latest Heads Up International album is Radio Music Society. According to her […]
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Hallie Q. Brown Center: ‘The lighthouse of the community’
Over 80 years of lighting the way for those in need By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer The Hallie Q. Brown Community Center (HQB) in St. Paul does a great deal more than give Penumbra Theatre a place to call home. Since 1929, it has lived up to its credo, “The lighthouse of the community.” The […]
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Campbell, Smith, Walker lead Central past Highland Park
St. Paul Central running back ELIJAH CAMPBELL returned the opening kick over 90 yards for a touchdown (he added another one later), quarterback FELIX SMITH provided poise and leadership, and tailback GABE WALKER added three scores of his own as the Minutemen never looked back in defeating City Conference rival Highland Park 34-14 before a […]
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Ponder this: Vikings shock 49ers 24-13
Sunday, the Vikings made a statement to the NFL: When you beat the 49ers, you have established that you are a good football team. For Coach Leslie Frazier, with a career record of 8-17, this is his biggest win as a head coach by far, 24-13. Quarterback Christian Ponder came into Sunday’s game number one […]
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Ugly lesson in infidelity, celebrity, from Sugar Ray Leonard
In his memoir, The Big Fight: My Life in and out of the Ring, (N.Y.: Viking/Penguin, 2011) former boxer Sugar Ray Leonard says that women were found and lined up for his personal sexual pleasure without regard for his being married. Marriage is a stewardship we’re meant to guard and conserve. We are its trustees […]
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Why Steve J is the man
Many African Americans use abuse to express love Many of you are aware of the television show Love and Hip Hop Atlanta on VH1. It ended in a dramatic fashion, as usual. However, what stood out the most from the show was abuse. It came from all angles, both the men and women. One character […]
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Why must local Muslims denounce violent actions abroad?
In an attempt to defuse racial profiling against them after the event in Libya, local Muslims play into it. Local imams and Muslim leaders in Minnesota say things like “American Muslims have not violently protested” and “Muslims also respect limits,” and “You will not find Muslims doing…” and also, “Most Muslims have enough intelligence,” as […]
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Mahmoud fulfilled the terms of a state grant
The following is a letter from the Office of the Legislative Auditor of the State of Minnesota. It is printed in its entirety at the request of Dr. Ella Mahmoud. September 11, 2012 Brenda Cassellius, Commissioner Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113 Dear Commissioner Cassellius, On August 3, 2012, you […]