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April 3, 2003 3:23 PM

Puckett acquitted of assault charges

A jury cleared former Minnesota Twins star Kirby Puckett of all charges Thursday in the alleged sexual assault of a woman in a restaurant bathroom last September. It took the jury of six men and six women parts of two days to sort out two vastly different accounts of what happened late the night of Sept. 5 at the Redstone American Grill in suburban Eden Prairie.

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April 2, 2003 10:47 AM

Puckett prosecutor stresses eyewitness testimony against ex-Twin

The prosecutor in Kirby Puckett's sexual assault trial asked jurors Wednesday to give great weight to a witness's testimony that he saw the former Twins star drag a woman into a restaurant bathroom.

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March 27, 2003 2:58 PM

Puckett's accuser describes violent attack

The woman who accused former Twins star Kirby Puckett of sexual assault testified Thursday that she was terrified and tried to escape as Puckett dragged her into the men's bathroom at a suburban restaurant. As Puckett's trial opened, his accuser was the first witness called by prosecutors.

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March 13, 2003 6:00 AM

Kids who curl

Curling clubs say they've had more young folks try the sport since last year's Olympics. But curling doesn't have the same natural youth-appeal as football or basketball or snowboarding. So curling clubs make a point of bringing the game to kids.

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March 12, 2003 11:30 AM

On eve of trial, magazine chronicles Puckett's 'secret life'

In an investigation of former Twins star Kirby Puckett, Sports Illustrated says Puckett's alleged sexual assault at an Eden Prairie restaurant is one of many sexual harassment allegations against him. The magazine says Puckett's behavior in public changed after his forced retirement in 1996.

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March 4, 2003 1:20 PM

National Press Club: Myles Brand, President NCAA

A live broadcast of the NCAA president, Myles Brand, addressing the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

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February 27, 2003 1:20 PM

Are the Minnesota Twins World Series bound?

Spring training has begun, and the Twins are hopeful for another great year. Right field at the Metrodome is about as tough as it gets in this game, but that's the job just about everyone on the Minnesota Twins is fighting for. And first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz is looking a little leaner this spring training after a rigorous conditioning schedule. This hour, a look at the prospects of the Minnesota Twins.

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February 27, 2003 1:09 PM

Florida musher takes on the Beargrease

The John Beargrease Sled Dog race starts Sunday. Organizers had to change the date and location because there hasn't been enough snow. But the thin snow cover won't bother one musher. Dee Morris drove up from St. Petersberg, Florida with her nine huskies. It's her first race. It's also the first time her dogs have seen snow.

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February 27, 2003 12:20 PM

Jackie Robinson's effect on baseball

Jackie Robinson paved the way for African Americans to play baseball in America. He was rising as a star at a time when the morality of racial segregation was just starting to be questioned. Robinson was the first African American ballplayer of the twentieth century. He dealt with bigotry from the beginning of his career as he pushed toward his goal of integrating the sport of baseball.

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February 17, 2003 2:56 PM

When wind, ice and snow 'play nice'

Athletes from around the world gathered on Lake Minnetonka last weekend for North America's first winter kite surfing competition. The sport borrows techniques from skiing, snowboarding, windsurfing and even paragliding. Competitors click into a pair of skis or a snowboard, hold onto a bar tethered to a huge kite and let the wind take them shooting across the ice and snow.

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