49ers lose in wild finish but end six-year playoff drought
The Latest on Week 15 in the NFL (all times EST):
Thunder hit buzzer-beater to force OT, then top Timberwolves
OKLAHOMA CITY — Chris Paul scored a season-high 30 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled off an improbable 139-127 overtime victory over the Min...
‘Devastated’: 3 crew killed in Black Hawk crash in Minnesota
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Three soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard were killed Thursday when the Black Hawk helicopter they were riding in for a rout...
Cowboys at Bears: Two .500 teams mired in disappointment
It's difficult to determine which 6-6 team has flopped more this season, the Cowboys or Bears.
Marijuana vaping busts on rise; over 500K seized in 2 years
NEW YORK — As health officials scrutinize marijuana vaping, it’s increasingly on law enforcement’s radar, too.
Powerful storm pushes into Midwest with heavy snow and winds
Wintry weather bedeviled Thanksgiving weekend travelers across the United States Saturday as a powerful and dangerous storm moved eastward, dumping he...
Badgers take back Axe in snowy 38-17 win vs. Gophers
MINNEAPOLIS — Jack Coan delivered two momentum-shifting touchdown passes in the snow for No. 13 Wisconsin, Jonathan Taylor added three touchdowns to h...
Somalia burial planned for Minnesota high-rise fire victim
MINNEAPOLIS — Family members of a woman who was killed when fire broke out on the 14th floor of a Minneapolis public housing high-rise say they’re mak...
Winter storm threatens to scramble Thanksgiving travel plans
MINNEAPOLIS — A day after bringing havoc to the Rocky Mountains, a powerful winter storm rolled across the Midwest on Wednesday, threatening to scramb...
College Football Picks: Rivalry week wraps conference races
There is much to sort out this rivalry weekend and lots of football spread out over three days. All you need is a comfortable chair, a few screens and...
One-two punch of storms threatens Thanksgiving travel in US
DENVER — Heavy snow and wind shut down highways Tuesday in Colorado and Wyoming, closed schools in Nebraska and forced more than 1,000 travelers to sl...
NFL at 100: Belichick, Brady and Patriots dominate 2010s
A look at the 2010s, the NFL's 10th decade:
Amazon pulls skin-lightening products after groups’ concerns
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Amazon has pulled more than a dozen skin-lightening products with dangerous levels of mercury off its website after Minnesota public...
Vikings overcome 20-0 deficit at half to beat Broncos 27-23
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings had barely moved the ball at all, when they gathered in a humbled locker room after an awful first half.
The Latest: Afternoon of routs followed by close calls
The Latest on Week 11 in the NFL (all times EST):
Harden scores 49 points, Rockets beat Timberwolves 125-105
MINNEAPOLIS — James Harden scored 49 points on a whopping 41 shots from the field and the undermanned Houston Rockets won their seventh straight gamer...
He’s cooking: Vikings RB’s recipe is speed, strength, vision
EAGAN, Minn. — Tackling Dalvin Cook has been a challenge this season. The Minnesota Vikings running back has vaulted to the top of the league’s rushin...
Texans-Ravens could be first of many Watson-Jackson duels
This is the first of what could be many meetings between two dynamic young AFC quarterbacks when Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans visit Lamar Jac...
AP Top 25: LSU landslide No. 1; Minnesota jumps into top 10
LSU is an overwhelming No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll after beating Alabama in a 1-2 matchup, and Minnesota moved into the top 10...
AP Top 25 Takeaways: Just being ’Bama might not be enough
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama's DeVonta Smith was a blur, streaking past an LSU defender down the sideline for an 85-yard touchdown that gave the Tigers ...
49ers vs Seahawks, with Sherman on other side of rivalry
The last time the San Francisco 49ers had a winning record for a home game in November, Colin Kaepernick was their quarterback and Russell Wilson and ...
Timberwolves outlast Russell, Warriors, 125-119 in OT
MINNEAPOLIS — Andrew Wiggins scored 40 points, hitting the tying basket late in regulation, and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame D'Angelo Russell's...
The Latest: Allen’s a winning QB, times 3
The Latest on Week 9 in the NFL (all times Eastern):
Butker’s late FGs help Chiefs rally past Vikings, 26-23
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Harrison Butker watched his 44-yard field goal split the uprights, the clocks inside Arrowhead Stadium reading zero, and the Chiefs...
Immigration looms over contested Minnesota school referendum
WORTHINGTON, Minn. — When voters in this southwestern Minnesota town weigh nearly $34 million in new borrowing to expand schools filled to overflowing...
Joel Embiid, Karl-Anthony Towns each suspended 2 games
NEW YORK — Philadelphia center Joel Embiid and Minnesota center Karl-Anthony Towns have each been suspended two games without pay for an on-court alte...
Last call: Utah is set to tap out on low-alcohol beer sales
SALT LAKE CITY — The first change to beer alcohol limits since the end of Prohibition nearly a century ago is coming to Utah.
Redskins QB Keenum leaves game vs. Vikings with concussion
MINNEAPOLIS — Washington quarterback Case Keenum has left the Redskins' game at Minnesota because of a concussion.
Irving scores 50 but misses last shot, Wolves top Nets in OT
NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving scored 50 points in a record-setting Nets debut, but lost his balance and missed a potential winning shot that allowed the Min...