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• Dayton: Industry should be part of pulltab projections
  Gov. Mark Dayton today sounded a different tone after critical remarks on whether the Gambling Control Board was as open as it should have been about the gambling industry's role in estimating the revenue from electronic pulltabs.March 27, 2013
• Gambling revenue from e-pulltabs falls victim to old-school habits
  New electronic pulltab gambling is falling far short of its promise. Some blame cost, others say the games aren't as much fun. But behind the scenes, the games are becoming a casualty of the battle between old school paper pulltab suppliers and the internet-driven upstarts trying to reboot the industry.March 26, 2013
• Tubby Smith fired: U of M men's basketball coach out after disappointing season
  Tubby Smith spent six seasons with the Gophers, helping to bring the program back to respectability. He arrived in 2007 from Kentucky, immediately ramping up expectations for a team that had been buried by an academic cheating scandal.March 25, 2013
• Duluth expands oversight of vacation rentals
  Duluth is expanding its oversight of the growing market for vacation rentals. The city has begun requiring homeowners to apply for permits if they want to rent out their properties to tourists and to comply with applicable regulations.March 25, 2013
• Powerball run sparks $3M in prizes for MN
  The run-up to Saturday night's Powerball drawing generated over $3 million in prizes for Minnesota players and earned the state more than $5.4 million.March 24, 2013
• Big 1st half propels Florida over Minnesota 78-64
  Florida used an overpowering first half to roll past the Minnesota Gophers and into the NCAA men's basketball tournament round of 16 for the third consecutive year with a 78-64 win Sunday in the South Regional.March 24, 2013
• Gophers get perfect season with NCAA women's title
  the Gophers breezed by Boston University 6-3 on Sunday to finish the first perfect season in the 13-year history of NCAA women's hockey.March 24, 2013
• As casinos struggle, tribes seek more US aid
  As a gambling slump squeezes profits at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, the tribe that owns the famously successful enterprise in southeastern Connecticut has begun receiving more assistance in the form of U.S. government grants.March 24, 2013
• 5 Minn. hockey teams forming new tournament
  Five Minnesota hockey programs are joining to form the state's first Division 1 men's hockey tournament.March 24, 2013
• Minn. slopes are open for late season skiing
  Many Minnesotans may be weary of winter, but some are enjoying an unusually long ski season on the slopes.March 23, 2013
• March Madness online not for cord-cutters
  Finding March Madness basketball games online is easier this year, but watching them isn't if you've ditched your cable or satellite TV service.March 23, 2013
• Gopher men beat UCLA; advance in NCAA tourney
  Andre Hollins scored 28 points and Minnesota rolled past punchless UCLA 83-63 on Friday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament, a game that could be Bruins coach Ben Howland's final one leading the program.March 22, 2013
• Gophers score in overtime, advance
  Sarah Davis scored 1:39 into overtime and Minnesota beat Boston College 3-2 Friday in the semifinals of the NCAA Women's Frozen Four.March 22, 2013
• Big day for college hockey in Minn.
  Today is a big day for college hockey in Minnesota. The U of M men's and women's teams both play post-season games, as does the men's team at St. Cloud State University.March 22, 2013
• Duluth Huskies' outfield wall collapses
  Huskies owner Mike Rosenzweig said a large piece of the brick wall had been bowing out away from the playing field for about five years.March 21, 2013

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