October 3, 2005 - Playwright August Wilson has died of cancer. The Pulitzer-Prize winner rose to national prominence while living in Saint Paul during the 1980's. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports.
March 22, 2004 - The Major League Baseball season begins two weeks from today and many Minnesota Twins fans are still wondering how closely they'll be able to follow their team on television this year. Nearly two-thirds of the Twins' games will be televised on a network that is currently unavailable to most Minnesotans. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen has this look at the standoff between the Twins' new network, Victory Sports One, and the region's leading cable and satellite providers.
January 15, 2004 - Today (Thurs) the city of Saint Paul will apply to become the new home of the Minnesota Twins. City officials are submitting a proposal to the Governor's Stadium Steering Committee, which plans to make recommendations to Governor Pawlenty and the Legislature early next month. Yesterday city council members who had considered putting limits on Saint Paul's bid backed off that idea -- at least for the time being -- and ballpark backers celebrated the capital city's unanimous decision to move forward with a plan. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...
January 1, 2004 - A last minute field goal and an interception allowed the University of Minnesota football team to pull out a thirty-one to thirty victory over Oregon in the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, yesterday. The Gophers now have back-to-back bowl wins, having claimed the 2002 Music City Bowl in Nashville. Today, college football serves up its main course of bowls with five games on the schedule, and the college bowl season will finally wrap up on Sunday night with the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. For some die-hard football fans, it's the best week of the year. But for others, the abundance of bowl games has just made the college game more confusing. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports.
October 6, 2003 - More than fifty-five thousand fans crowded into the Metrodome yesterday (Sun) only to see an eight to one loss end the Minnesota Twins' baseball season. After winning the first game last Tuesday, the Twins scored only once in each of the next three games ... allowing the Yankees to take the best-of-five playoff series three games to one. In spite of the loss, the Twins say they're proud of a season that saw them rebound from a poor first half to claim their second straight division title. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...
October 3, 2003 - The Minnesota Twins' first round playoff series with the New York Yankees is even at one game apiece as the teams head to the Twin Cities for two games this weekend. New York evened the series last night (Thurs) by pulling out a four to one victory at Yankee Stadium. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen has this report...
October 1, 2003 - After two years worth of losses to the New York Yankees, the Minnesota Twins earned a victory when it mattered most. The Twins took the lead in their best-of-five-game playoff series by beating New York three to one in Yankee Stadium yesterday (Tues). The Game One victory followed thirteen straight regular season losses to the Yankees. The Twins won on the strength of strong pitching and solid fielding. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen has more...
September 30, 2003 - It's been more than thirty years since the Minnesota Twins last made back-to-back appearances in the post season. But today (Tues) the Central Division champion Twins begin playoff action for the second time in as many years when they take the field in New York against the Eastern Division champion Yankees. It caps a season that saw the Twins go from high hopes to utter disappointment and back again. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen has more...
September 19, 2003 - The Minnesota Twins completed a three game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a five to three victory at the Metrodome last night (Thurs). The win gives the Twins a three-and-a-half game lead over the White Sox in their race for the division title and a spot in the playoffs. All of Minnesota's remaining games are against the bottom two teams in the division ... and the Twins say they'll have to guard against a let down as they try to clinch a return to the post-season. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...
September 18, 2003 - The Twins will be trying to sweep their three game series with the Chicago White Sox when the teams take the field in the Metrodome tonight (Thurs). With a four to two victory last night, the Twins fattened their Central Division lead over the White Sox to two and a half games. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...