Giants fear the worst with WR Sterling Shepard's left knee injury
twincities.com...Saquon Barkley jogged over to Sterling Shepard as the Giants" wide receiver was being carted off the field in Monday's fourth quarter loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The look Shepard gave him told Barkley the news on his left knee was likely as bad as he feared.... ...Coach Brian Daboll confirmed "it didn't look good on what I saw.". Shepard rehabbed from last December's torn left Achilles to be ready for the Giants" Week 1 win in Tennessee. He even caught a 65-yard touchdown pass in that 21-20 win....
Wisconsin's top Republican sues to block Jan. 6 subpoena
mprnews.org > story...Wisconsin's Republican Assembly leader is suing to block a subpoena that orders him to testify before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection about a conversation he had with Donald Trump about overturning the 2020 election.Assembly Speaker Robin Vos filed the lawsuit on... ...the election, Trump endorsed his primary challenger.Vos narrowly won his primary, and three days later fired Michael Gableman, the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice he had hired, under pressure from Trump, to investigate the 2020 election....
Anthony Santander blasts 2 homers, Gunnar Henderson ends extended skid as Orioles outslug Red Sox, 14-8
twincities.com...But with a crack that split the late evening chatter at Fenway Park, Henderson's resounding swing broke him out of the first slump he has experienced in the majors.... ...Now, with a win to begin the series in Boston, the Seattle Mariners aren't fully in the clear. The Orioles moved within 3 1/2 games of the Mariners for the final American League wild-card spot with nine games remaining. "We're confident," starting pitcher Jordan Lyles said....
Daniel Jones puts up fight, but Cowboys overpower Giants and Sterling Shepard goes down
twincities.com...Daniel Jones ran for his life and Saquon Barkley ran for a highlight-reel touchdown. But Brian Daboll's Giants finished flat and fell to Cooper Rush and the division rival Dallas Cowboys, 23-16, on Monday Night Football for their first loss of the season.... ...Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence racked up three sacks of Jones in a one-sided battle with Giants rookie right tackle Evan Neal. Shepard and Kenny Golladay dropped key fourth-quarter passes to stall the Giants" comeback effort....
Mental health workers at Allina and M Health Fairview set three-day strike
twincities.com...It will be the second work stoppage for members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa. Mental health workers held a one-day strike in May during Mental Health Awareness Month. "It is frustrating that it is coming to this once again.... ...The SEIU Healthcare strike follows a three-day strike that began Sept. 12 by 15,000 nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association. Nurses said their work stoppage was believed to be the largest private-sector nurses strike in history....
Vikings continue to address foes constantly double-teaming star WR Justin Jefferson
twincities.com...Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson was in for all 72 offensive snaps on Sunday. He drew double coverage on more than 60 of them. Jefferson caught just three passes for 14 yards in Minnesota's 28-24 win over Detroit while being targeted six times.... ...In Week 1, Jefferson caught nine passes for a career-high 184 yards in a 23-7 win over Green Bay. Since then, foes have focused even more on him. Philadelphia, with star cornerback Darius Slay playing a big role, held Jefferson to six catches for 48 yards in a 24-7 win in Week 2....
Daniel Jones puts up fight, but Cowboys overpower Giants and Sterling Shepard goes down
twincities.com...Daniel Jones ran for his life and Saquon Barkley ran for a highlight-reel touchdown. But Brian Daboll's Giants finished flat and fell to Cooper Rush and the division rival Dallas Cowboys, 23-16, on Monday Night Football for their first loss of the season.... ...It was the right call by the Cowboys" Mike McCarthy and Kellen Moore. Drops by Shepard and Kenny Golladay gave Dallas the ball back and a 28-yard punt return by the Cowboys" KaVontae Turpin set up Brett Maher's 44-yard field goal to put the Cowboys up, 23-13, with 5:58 to play....
Anthony Santander blasts 2 homers, Gunnar Henderson ends extended skid as Orioles outslug Red Sox, 14-8
twincities.com...But with a crack that split the late evening chatter at Fenway Park, Henderson's resounding swing broke him out of the first slump he has experienced in the majors.... ...Yet the bats quickly made up the distance again, with Anthony Santander clubbing his 30th and 31st homers of the season, joining Eddie Murray and Ken Singleton as the only Orioles switch hitters to reach that number....
Theater review: With "Tulu," Ethiopia's Circus Abyssinia at its best when it soars
twincities.com...There are plenty of difficult dives and gymnastic gems being offered at Children's Theatre Company.... ...You"ll certainly find a fair amount of that in "Tulu" when Betelhem Dejene Tola is twirling like an eggbeater while attached to her spinning, roller-skating companion....
Biden's mixed record forces some Dems into odd balancing act
mprnews.org > story...Democratic House candidate Greg Landsman can tick off how his party's control of Congress and the White House has benefited his city.The bipartisan infrastructure deal will mean upgrades to the heavily traveled highway bridge linking Cincinnati with its airport and northern Kentucky... ...Tom Evers, who is up for reelection, appeared with him, but Democratic Lt. Mandela Barnes, competing against Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, did not...