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Darlene Mendez is a journalist with Prairie Island News. She has been writing for the paper for over 17 years and has won numerous awards for her stories on local government, education, and sports. Mendez enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She also loves watching sports and reading books.

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Twins spring preview: Key dates, position battles and 3 questions to answer

Spring training is here, finally providing the Twins with an opportunity to eliminate all the nightmares and bad tastes lingering from last season’s shortcomings. For the most part, their roster looks very similar to the group that went 82-80 and finished in fourth place in the American League Central after stumbling over the final quarter […]

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Liverpool to make late Trent Alexander-Arnold fitness decision for Everton game

Liverpool will make a late decision on Trent Alexander-Arnold’s availability to face Everton but Joe Gomez has been ruled out of Wednesday’s Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. Alexander-Arnold, 26, has missed the last two matches with a thigh problem, while Gomez’s comeback following a hamstring injury lasted just 11 minutes in Sunday’s FA Cup defeat

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Op-ed: Lindsey Vonn on the comeback she 'never imagined' and her Olympic hopes

Editor’s note: Lindsey Vonn is a former Olympic alpine skiing champion and eight-time World Cup downhill season champion. With less than a year to go until the 2026 Olympics, she writes about her return to the sport at age 40 and her thoughts on possibly ending her career at the upcoming Games. The women’s competition

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Ben Chilwell's Crystal Palace debut shows how he can help on and off the pitch

Oliver Glasner prefers not to speak too much about individual players, but with Ben Chilwell, things were different. The passion with which he discussed Chilwell’s debut spoke volumes as to the impact he expects the defender to have at Crystal Palace. Maybe it is surprising that the Palace manager chose to speak so highly of

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Joe Mazzulla frustrated with how Celtics closed out second quarter: 'We got away with it'

MIAMI — Even after the Boston Celtics pulled away for a resounding win Monday night, with Jayson Tatum controlling most of the second half, Joe Mazzulla sounded riled up when asked about the way his team ended the second quarter. “We got away with it today,” Mazzulla said. The coach’s implication, of course, was that

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Mavericks fan ejected after mouthing 'Fire Nico' on Jumbotron during overtime loss to Kings

DALLAS — On the same night Luka Dončić made his Los Angeles Lakers debut, security ejected two Dallas Mavericks fans from the American Airlines Center who were frustrated with the team’s decision to trade the five-time All-Star. On Monday, the Mavericks hosted the Sacramento Kings in their second home game since trading Dončić. The injury-riddled

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Luka Dončić gets superstar treatment in Lakers debut as L.A. downs Jazz for sixth straight win

LOS ANGELES — The Luka Dončić era in Los Angeles started about as well as possible on Monday. The Lakers, winners of five straight entering the contest, dominated the Utah Jazz 132-113 to improve to 32-19. They’re No. 4 in the West and have won 12 of 14 overall. Throughout the evening, the message from

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Ruben Dias, the leader: 'There's no such thing as a lost ball for him'

“I think since I’ve been here maybe this has been the most difficult period,” Ruben Dias admitted on Monday, a rare acknowledgment of dark times at Manchester City. Inevitably, there was more. “But I am a firm believer that even in the most difficult scenario you can still do something and achieve something beautiful in

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LAFC co-owner Ruben Gnanalingam apologizes for anti-Israel posts following MLS, LAFC condemnation

On Sunday, Major League Soccer and Los Angeles FC released a joint statement condemning anti-Israel posts apparently re-shared by LAFC co-owner Ruben Gnanalingam on LinkedIn. Gnanalingam, who is also a co-owner of EFL club Queen’s Park Rangers, apologized for the posts that evening. “Major League Soccer and LAFC strongly condemn the deeply offensive social media

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U.S. U-17 men's national team defeats Virgin Islands en route to historic 22-0 win as Chase Adams shines with 10 goals

The U.S. under-17 men’s national team kicked off qualifying for the 2025 U-17 World Cup on Monday, and they did so in record fashion. Riding 10 — yes, 10 — goals from 16-year-old Columbus Crew 2 forward Chase Adams, the U.S. beat the Virgin Islands U-17s 22-0. The result is the largest margin of victory

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