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Minnesota QB in spotlight against Mississippi State

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Drake Lindsey long dreamed of playing for Arkansas, his native state's flagship school. He finally gets a crack at Southeastern Conference competition this week. Minnesota's matchup against Mississippi State on Saturday will mark the first time the Gophers face an SEC opponent in a regular-season game since 1959, a schedule rarity and a welcome nonconference test before Big Ten play. The national telecast on CBS will also serve as a showcase for Lindsey, their rising star quarterback. "It all starts with Drake," coach P.J. Fleck said. "Drake is taking his game ...

‘Trumpapalooza’ is a sad spectacle

Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters says the GOP midterm election "convention" will be a "Trumpapalooza." It'd be better if everyone called it that. American political conventions are one of the best examples -- among way too many -- of American institutional decay. In the ...

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Editorial Cartoon

Sabalenka beats Pegula in semifinals

NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka moved a win away from her third straight U.S. Open title, beating Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday night. Sabalenka blasted her way out of what was a dead-even match for most of the first set, pouncing on Pegula's second serves and turning the second set into ...

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Time for feds to probe NYC mayor

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is weaponizing the apparatus of city government to crush landlords and seize their property, violating state law, the U.S. Constitution and fundamental fairness. If you're not a landlord, you may think this doesn't affect you -- but think again. Landlords ...