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What will Facebook stock mean for users?

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 04:16

Recently Facebook announced that stocks in the social networking site will be available to the public. Although there is no official date for when stocks will be released the announcement has led to great speculation about changes this...

Pekovic's explosion nets 6th road win for Wolves

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 03:59

Minnesota Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic is building a case to assume the starting job later this season.The second-year player out of Montenegro scored a career-high 27 points, adding 11 rebounds to get his third double-double of...

Tips to Start Cabbage Indoors

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 19:11

St. Paul, Minnesota is a good place to grow cabbage since many types of cabbage like to grow in the perfect climate of the area. But some types of cabbage have a long growing season so you may...

Gopher women succumb to "hangover" with Illinois

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 05:02

The notoriously inconsistent adventures of Minnesota continued Thursday night in a 72-67 loss to Illinois at Assembly Hall.Coming off last Sunday's victory over Ohio State, Minnesota (12-12, 4-6) may have more explaining to do...

Lynx deal Hornbuckle to Phoenix

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 22:43

The Minnesota Lynx bid adieu to backup point guard Alexis Hornbuckle Thursday afternoon, announcing the completion of a sign-and-trade deal with the Phoenix Mercury. In exchange for Hornbuckle, the Lynx acquired a 2013 second-round pick.&quot...

St. Thomas women cruise against St. Benedict

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 08:08

The St. Thomas women's basketball team earned their first season sweep over St. Benedict in thirteen years with a comfortable 73-52 victory Wednesday night at St. Joseph, Minn.With the first seed effectively locked up to secure...

St. John's knocks St. Thomas off MIAC perch

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 07:44

While there is no certainty yet over who will get the top seed for the MIAC tournament, Gustavus should consider sending a thank-you present to Saint John's, who defeated St. Thomas 61-56 at Schoenecker Arena Wednesday...

Opportunistic Augsburg women defeat Hamline

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 06:52

The Augsburg women's basketball team earned a crucial 57-42 win over Hamline Wednesday night at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis, Minn.The Auggies (12-8, 9-8) sit one game behind Saint Mary's for the...

Hot Augsburg shooting steams Hamline men

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 06:03

In a tightly-called game with 56 total fouls, Augsburg moved a to a third-place tie in the MIAC standings with a 99-91 win over Hamline Wednesday night at Hutton Arena.Hamline (10-10, 8-7) dropped to...

Iowa delivers sweeping shock to Gophers

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 05:08

The Iowa Hawkeyes found the perfect solution to neutralize the momentum built by the Minnesota Golden Gophers over the last few games.Iowa fought back from a 10-point deficit in the second half and finished the game on a...

Wolves 'paced' by tough Indiana defense

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 04:22

The biggest highlight for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday was the announcement of guard Ricky Rubio winning Western Conference Rookie of the Month.Their performance against the Indiana Pacers at Target Center was less than stellar,...

‘World’s Toughest Rodeo’ comes to St. Paul this weekend

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 03:16

Saddle up for the ‘World’s Toughest Rodeo’ as it makes its way to St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center this weekend. Show starts at 7:30 pm on Friday and Saturday, February...

Hum Tum: You and I together forever

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 02:50

Hum Tum, the Hindi words for “you & I”, is a Bollywood Indian film that first aired in 2004. It is the story of a man, Karan, and a young woman, Rhea. They meet on...

Banham picks up Fifth Freshman of the Week Award

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 18:58

Rachel Banham's trophy case will need an expansion soon.The Minnesota freshman picked up her fifth Big Ten Freshman of the Week award for her performance in the week of Jan. 24-30. Banham needs one...

St. Thomas women escape Macalester with win

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 16:24

No matter how the season ends for No. 15 St. Thomas, they may remember all the close games they got away with to preserve a winning streak that keeps on growing.Their latest heroics allowed them to escape with a...

Hamline women slug quality win over St. Olaf

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 05:10

Finding themselves nipped in several close contests this season may have taught the Hamline women a lesson about staging a comeback themselves.Hamline did just that Monday night at Hutton Arena, defeating St. Olaf 70-57 to pick up their...

Hamline men miss crucial chance in loss to St. Olaf

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 04:47

Just when it appeared Hamline could cause a rift in the MIAC standings, they find themselves mired in the middle of the pack after a 77-70 loss to St. Olaf Monday night at Skoglund Center in Northfield, Minn.Hamline...

Beasley erupts as Wolves burn Rockets

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 04:11

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Michael Beasley scored a season-high 34 points off the bench to lead his team to a 120-108 win over the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center Monday night.Hitting 10 of 14 field goals and making...

Tips to start an Herb Garden

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 01:26

Summer in St Paul, Minnesota is brief compared to other parts of the United States but you can still have a great herb garden. Perennials grow well and can make up an entire herb garden. Perennials...

Tips to Start Tomato Plants Indoors

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 01:08

The garden season in St. Paul, Minnesota is not long enough for tomato plants to produce tomatoes so you should start the seeds indoors and then transplant them in your garden after all danger of frost is past...