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Susie Scanlan, St. Paul's fantastic fencer

11:05 PM, May 23, 2012

The building doesn't look like the place an Olympian trains, but that's exactly what happens here in a residential St. Paul neighborhood.

Cancer-free Shanteau eager to focus on swimming

5:00 PM, May 23, 2012

At the last Olympics, Eric Shanteau was distracted by a far more important matter - surviving cancer. Now, he can focus on winning gold.

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4:55 PM, May 22, 2012

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Dominic Breazeale changes plays, chases boxing dream

Dominic Breazeale went from college quarterback to the USA's top Olympic super-heavyweight boxer.

Gymnast John Orozco looks like rock star

Gymnast Gabby Douglas flying high into U.S. Classic

London Tube passengers paid after getting trapped

Todd Rogers recovering in time to defend Olympic gold

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Taekwondo star joins list of Olympic omissions

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:15:00

Aaron Cook is the European champion and world No. 1 at 80kg, so it absolutely makes sense to leave him off the Olympic team. Or maybe not. Barring appeal, Cook may join a growing list of disenfranchised athletes.

Jin, Chen win shooting World Cup titles

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:08:00

Kosovo judoka will compete for Albania in London

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:57:00

British lead gymnastics qualifying at Euros

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:12:00

Hungary claims four gold medals at Swimming Euros

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:43:17

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Behind The Scenes: Majlinda Kelmend

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:03:01

Photos of judoka Majlinda Kelmend, who will compete for Albania despite being born in Kosovo.

Model Olympian: Boyd Martin

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:20:23

Tatyana Chernova: 2011 World Championships

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:17:21

2012 FIVB World Tour Prague Open: Men

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:44:33

Spotlight: Tatyana Chernova

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:04:10

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Tyler Clary On The 1s And 2s

Thu, 24 May 2012 21:33:00

U.S. swimmer Tyler Clary shows us what he does in his spare time -- spinning records as a DJ.

Gymnasts Talk Music

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:45:00

Tim Morehouse Previews London Fencing

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:58:00

Christine Sinclair On Canada's Olympic Hopes

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:09:00

Shawn Johnson Talks New Book

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:55:24

Craigslist ad leads to suspect in armed home invasion

An ad posted on Craigslist led to the arrest of a juvenile suspect in a recent armed home invasion in Ham Lake.

4:04 PM, May 24, 2012

1 woman dead in NE Minneapolis shooting

Police say one woman is dead following a shooting in northeast Minneapolis Thursday morning and they are looking for suspects.

12:38 PM, May 24, 2012

Widow of fallen Maplewood officer makes ring out of DNA

A woman whose husband was killed in the line of duty is remembering him in a unique way.

9:05 AM, May 24, 2012

Courtesy New Ulm photos: The Journal of New Ulm, Kevin Sweeney

High winds trash cars at Minn. dealership

A burst of strong winds has damaged dozens of vehicles at a south-central Minnesota car dealership. Winds and heavy rain ripped through Kohls-Weelborg Chevrolet in New Ulm around

7:32 AM, May 24, 2012

Are you tough enough? What it takes to finish Tough Mudder

Explaining Tough Mudder is like trying to tell someone how good ice cream is. It doesn't work. You have to find out for yourself.

11:04 PM, May 23, 2012

Heavy rains continue across Minnesota

Waves of heavy rain and thunderstorms pushed across much of Minnesota overnight Wednesday night and continued into Thursday morning.

10:22 AM, May 24, 2012

'Traditional marriage' group attacks Target over pride promotion

A group that opposes same-sex unions is taking Target to task for a promotion that they claim supports gay marriage.

5:26 PM, May 24, 2012

Welding accident, explosion injures 1

One employee is hospitalized after an industrial accident at a company in St. Paul Thursday morning.

12:38 PM, May 24, 2012

Skies dry out tonight

Showers and isolated thunderstorms will remain possible this evening. However, the heaviest rains are going to push east of the metro. Rain should taper off completely by late-evening with partial clearing during the overnight. Lows will drop into the lower and middle 50s - winds from the northwest at 6 to 12 mph.

4:26 PM, May 24, 2012