No. 2 ranked Gophers men's hockey sweep Lindenwood on Opening Weekend
mndaily.com > sports...2 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey team began their 2022-23 season this weekend at Mariucci Arena with a sweep over the visiting Lindenwood Lions, winning 4-0 on Saturday and 6-4 on Sunday. Cooley scores twice in freshman debut.... ...Freshman forward Logan Cooley also nabbed his first point of his Minnesota career by earning a secondary assist. The future Arizona Coyote wasn't finished in the scoring department and managed to get his first goal as a collegiate hockey player early in the second period....
Chef Ian Gray of Martina to helm revamped Butcher & the Boar
twincities.com...Until recently, Gray served as executive chef at chef Daniel Del Prado's restaurant Martina, in Minneapolis" Linden Hills neighborhood.... ...When Butcher's Tale opened in 2021, former Butcher & The Boar head butcher Peter Botcher led the new kitchen -- bringing some favorite meat and sausage recipes with him -- and former general manager Chad Waldon helmed the front-of-house....
St. Paul, NAACP update policing agreement on no-knock warrants, training, complaints about officers
twincities.com...Paul NAACP and a U.S. Department of Justice mediator signed onto an voluntary agreement that still remains in place.... ...Richard Pittman Sr., who is St. Paul NAACP president, said the agreement is beneficial to all communities....
Gophers soccer drops 2 Big Ten matches; important games ahead
mndaily.com > sports...Michigan. On Thursday, Gophers soccer took on the University of Michigan at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. Michigan was winless in Big Ten play entering this matchup, and the Gophers were shaking off a 2-1 loss to a competitive Northwestern University roster.... ...Wisconsin's Emma Jaskaniec scored the equalizer, and Aryssa Mahrt delivered the fatal strike in the 86th minute of the match. The final score of the Gophers" devastating loss was 2-1....
MHealth Fairview reaches tentative deal with mental health workers amidst strike
mndaily.com > news...The 18-month deal comes after a "marathon" 12-hour bargaining session Monday night, according to a press release from SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa, the union representing the workers.... ...The bargaining group, which is comprised of MHealth psych associates and behavioral assistants, joined SEIU Minnesota & Iowa in 2021. Prior to this agreement, MHealth's workers went on strike with Allina mental health union members in May....
Gerrit Cole records nine punchouts in 3-2 loss, now holds Yankees single-season record with 257 strikeouts
twincities.com...ARLINGTON -- Gerrit Cole rushed to Globe Life Field Tuesday afraid he had missed it.... ...The Yankees will play the AL Wild Card Series winner between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians....
Mets trying to balance optimism with reality
twincities.com...Count members of the Mets clubhouse as fans of the AppleTV show "Ted Lasso.". The Mets failed to win the NL East this season, finishing second behind the Atlanta Braves and clinching the first NL wild card spot instead.... ..."I've said it before this year, but you have to be like a goldfish, and you have to just forget the day before and move on," Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo said Tuesday afternoon before the first game of a doubleheader at Citi Field....
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge mashes 62nd homer to break AL single-season record
twincities.com...In the 161st game of the 2022 season, Judge broke the American League single-season home run record of 61, set by Yankee Roger Maris 61 years ago.... ...The 62 home runs are obviously the most ever by a Yankee and are 11 behind Barry Bonds" record of 73 in 2001. Many, like Roger Maris, Jr., consider that mark and those of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa tainted....
Mets sweep doubleheader against Nationals to reach 100 wins, but Braves clinch NL East
twincities.com...The Mets did what they could to stay in the divisional race by winning both games of a doubleheader, 4-2 and 8-0, against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night at Citi Field. But the Braves clinched the crown with a win over the Miami Marlins.... ...Brandon Nimmo, Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil each took Paolo Espino deep before he loaded the bases. Mark Canha's fly ball scored Pete Alonso to make the score 4-0 and Espino was then replaced....
You're a winner: Listening in on "the call" for the Nobel Prize
twincities.com...But for American physicist John Clauser, who was awarded the Nobel for his work on quantum mechanics, it rang a little different.... ...Can I talk to the guys from the Swedish Nobel Committee?". Over the next nine minutes, Clauser recounted to the Swedish Academy the difficult road that eventually led to a Nobel-awarding phone call -- albeit a few hours late....