Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter Minneapolis, MN (AHN) - After 46 years in politics, Rep. Martin Sabo says he is retiring. The Minnesota Democrat says Congress has become more polarized and decided it was time to quit. Sabo says, "I've always believed the fundamental problem with politics...

AP - Kevin Garnett helped Minnesota end a seven-game losing streak, scoring a season-high 37 points in the Timberwolves' 95-89 victory over the sloppy Sacramento Kings on Sunday.

AP - Jared Dudley was waiting for Boston College to play this way the entire season. The Eagles dominated 12th-skeeded Montana 69-56 Saturday in the Minneapolis Regional, looking nothing like the team that struggled to beat Pacific in the first round.

AP - An imposing center helped Georgetown get back to winning on the stage it once dominated. Seven-foot-2 Roy Hibbert scored 17 points Friday, and seventh-seeded Georgetown relied on its clampdown defense for a 54-49 victory over Northern Iowa in the Minneapolis Regional.

AP - Arizona sent a message to anyone who considers it an underdog because of a disappointing regular season. Behind tough defense and outstanding shooting, the eighth-seeded Wildcats had little trouble against No. 9 seed Wisconsin on their way to a 94-75 victory in the Minneapolis Regional on Friday.

Denise Royal - AHN Staff Writer Minneapolis, MN (AHN) – New Dolphin quarterback Daunte Culpepper is apologizing for the embarrassment caused by the notorious Lake Minnetonka boat party, even though he says he didn't do anything wrong. Culpepper and three teammates are charged with a...

AP - Wisconsin-Milwaukee wavered, but never cracked. The Panthers almost never do at this time of the year. Once again showing why they've stopped surprising themselves in the NCAA tournament, the Horizon League champions pulled off their third upset in two years by eliminating No. 6 seed Oklahoma 82-74 in the Minneapolis Regional on Thursday.

AP - The little team from the Big Sky carried on the winning tradition of No. 12 seeds in the NCAA tournament. Montana overcame a sizable height disadvantage and became the latest No. 12 seed to pull an upset, beating fifth-seeded Nevada 87-79 Thursday in the first round of the Minneapolis Regional.

AP - The Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers have pulled off their third major upset in two years, as the 11th-seeded Horizon League champions got 24 points apiece from Joah Tucker and Boo Davis to eliminate No. 6 seed Oklahoma 82-74 in the Minneapolis Regional on Thursday.

Lynda Fisher - AHN Staff Writer Minneapolis, MN (AHN) - Quarterback Dante Culpepper is headed back to his home state. The Minnesota Vikings have traded the former all-pro to the Miami Dolphins. Culpepper has een itching to leave the Vikings after a lackluster season that ended with a nasty...

Denise Royal - AHN Staff Writer Minneapolis, MN (AHN) – The Minnesota Twins and their fans pay tribute to Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett. They filled the Metrodome Sunday night for a touching ceremony remembering on of baseball’s favorite players. Cal Ripken and Dave Winfield led the...

AP - The Minnesota Twins, their fans and the baseball community gathered Sunday night to celebrate Kirby Puckett one last time, gathering at the Metrodome for a moving ceremony marked by just as many cheers as tears.

Denise Royal - AHN Staff Writer Minneapolis, MN (AHN) - Northwest Airlines says it has bought the operating certificate of bankrupt FLYi Inc., a key move toward starting a new subsidiary for regional flying. Northwest confirmed on Friday that it bought the operating certificate ''and related...

AP - The Minnesota Twins, fans and the baseball community prepared to celebrate Kirby Puckett one last time, filling the Metrodome for a Sunday night ceremony sure to include as many cheers as tears.

Matthew Borghese - AHN Staff Writer Minneapolis, Minnesota (AHN) - Minnesota Viking quarterback, Daunte Culpepper tells his team to either release him, or trade him. Culpepper says, "Two days ago I got an e-mail from management that confirmed for me that they did not see me as the player or...

Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Staff Writer Minneapolis, Minnesota (AHN) - Hall of Famer and former Minnesota Twins baseball player Kirby Puckett, dies following surgery to combat the effects of a stroke. The Chicago native, led the Minnesota Twins to two World Series titles, and was one of the...

Reuters - Houston's Yao Ming scored 30 points and hauled down 13 rebounds to help the Rockets overcome the absence of Tracy McGrady and defeat the Timberwolves 93-87 in National Basketball Association play in Minneapolis on Tuesday.

AP - With Yao Ming emerging as an offensive force, the Houston Rockets didn't need Tracy McGrady on Tuesday night.

Julie Farby - All Headline News Staff Writer Minneapolis, MN (AHN)—Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett, who led the Minnesota Twins to two World Series titles before his career was cut short by glaucoma, died Monday after a stroke. He was 45. Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says,...

AP - Kirby Puckett never lost sight of what mattered most, and that made him a roly-poly advertisement for baseball at its best.