11+ min ago (542+ words) Minnesota trailed the Spurs by four to open the final frame Sunday night at Target Center." Then the Timberwolves put San Antonio away with six-plus minutes of their very best basketball of the season. The Wolves moved the ball freely, with possessions flush with drives and kicks and swings that were paid off with buried open triples. It was a fitting ode to the opposition " the Spurs are the Godfathers of basketball's beautiful game. On the other end, Minnesota was relentless with its ball pressure and rotations, not allowing the Spurs offense that it couldn't contain for the first three quarters any room to operate. Minnesota opened the quarter on a 25-7 run to cruise to a 125-112 win over San Antonio " the Wolves' second straight win, with both coming over teams with winning records after dropping their first seven such contests…...

27+ min ago (626+ words) In the immediate wake of the Vikings" 26-0 loss at Seattle on Sunday, there was a general sense that the game was lost as soon as Max Brosmer threw a pick six late in the first half. Asking Brosmer, an undrafted free-agent rookie making his first NFL start, to make a play instead of settling for a game-tying field goal, if not insane " the narrative goes " was a dereliction of duty. And truth be told, Brosmer responded by throwing one of the worst interceptions in Vikings history, a panicked, underhanded heave that had about three Seahawks defenders lining up for an interception. Ernest Jones IV got there first, but to be honest, it was thrown right to him. Jones completed the play by running an official 95 yards for a touchdown and a 10-0 lead. And, yeah, the game was over. It was…...

28+ min ago (356+ words) A five-game winning streak late in the season was enough to earn the Gophers a top-16 seed nationally required to host the opening weekend in the NCAA women's volleyball tournament. In the process, they helped out St. Thomas. Minnesota is the No. 4 seed in its quadrant and will host first- and second-round action at Maturi Pavilion starting with a date Friday at 7 p.m. against Fairfield. That match will come after the conclusion of the other first-round matchup at the site at 4:30 p.m. between fifth-seeded Iowa State and the Tommies. St. Thomas is making its inaugural Division I NCAA appearance in their first year of postseason eligibility after winning the Summit League Tournament crown. The Gophers earning opening weekend hosting duties gave the committee a local site to put St. Thomas in, as well. The winners of the two first-round matches will meet…...

51+ min ago (324+ words) On St. Paul's East Side, the Theodore Hamm Brewing Company Historic District is gearing up for major changes. Voli're Spirits and CrowBar, a new distillery and cocktail lounge, opened Friday in what's labeled on maps as building No. 13 " a former machine, blacksmith, millwright and paint shop inset from Minnehaha Avenue and built around 1911. A developer's plans for affordable housing and commerce are coming together around them. The "new brew house," a smaller adjoining building labeled No. 56, was constructed in 1955 and not included in the historic designation. Depending upon how discussions go with state historic preservationists, it could be demolished. "Removal of that building would improve the flow between spaces and allow for more natural light in the loft-style units," said a spokesperson for the developer in an email. "There are still some hoops to jump through, but JBV is cautiously…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago (37+ words) Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw (71) in action in the first quarter of a NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago (36+ words) Minnesota Vikings quarterback Max Brosmer (12) passes an interception against Seattle Seahawks defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence (0) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago (500+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims. David Gentile, 59, a onetime resident of Nassau County, New York, had reported to prison Nov. 14, and was released Wednesday, according to Bureau of Prisons records and a White House official who was not authorized to discuss the matter. Gentile and a co-defendant, Jeffry Schneider, were convicted in August 2024 of securities and wire fraud charges, and sentenced in May. Unlike a pardon, the commutation granted to Gentile will not necessarily erase penalties that could be associated with his conviction. Schneider, who was sentenced to six years, does not appear to have received clemency from Trump. In a social media post on Thanksgiving, Alice…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago (500+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims. David Gentile, 59, a onetime resident of Nassau County, New York, had reported to prison Nov. 14, and was released Wednesday, according to Bureau of Prisons records and a White House official who was not authorized to discuss the matter. Gentile and a co-defendant, Jeffry Schneider, were convicted in August 2024 of securities and wire fraud charges, and sentenced in May. Unlike a pardon, the commutation granted to Gentile will not necessarily erase penalties that could be associated with his conviction. Schneider, who was sentenced to six years, does not appear to have received clemency from Trump. In a social media post on Thanksgiving, Alice…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago (1086+ words) Decades ago, QVC hosts would finish up their breathless pitches of Diamonique jewelry and Miracle Belt "tummy slimming" straps with a familiar phrase. "Let's go to the phones," they would declare, as orders seemingly began to roll in on the leading TV shopping channel. Today, QVC hosts are making the same pitch, but with a new catchphrase: "Let's go to the comments." That's because they're selling on TikTok Shop, a rapidly growing online marketplace within the popular video app. It's a far cry from the numbers that TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, achieves in China, where even by 2022 shoppers were spending over $200 billion on its version of the app, Douyin, according to data and business intelligence company Statista. It's also well below the earnings from Amazon, which earned $638 billion in sales last year. But two years in, TikTok Shop, which hosts…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago (393+ words) JERUSALEM " Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel asked its president Sunday to pardon him in his long-running corruption trial, a request that the president called "extraordinary" and that critics said would run counter to the rule of law. Netanyahu's unusual preemptive appeal to President Isaac Herzog, while his trial is still underway, came about two weeks after President Donald Trump sent a letter to Herzog urging him to pardon the Israeli prime minister. A statement by the Israeli president's office said the request would have "significant implications," and that he would "responsibly and sincerely consider" it after seeking expert opinions. Netanyahu said he believed that canceling his trial would help heal the divisions in Israeli society. But the immediate effect of the request appeared to amplify the rifts that have intensified over two years of war and his long battle…...