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December 9, 2019 at 9:23 pm MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Robbinsdale Armstrong High School’s marching band will be heading to Tampa Bay with the Gophers football team on New Year’s Day. Musicians from the school will perform during the Outback Bowl Halftime Show during the Gophers battle with the Auburn Tigers. This may be the Gophers’s first trip to the Outback Bowl, but this will be the fourth trip made by the Armstrong marching band.

December 9, 2019 at 9:11 pm IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sophomore Joe Wieskamp scored a season-high 23 points and Iowa blew past Minnesota 72-52 on Monday night in its Big Ten home opener. Luka Garza had 21 points with 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (7-3, 1-1 Big Ten), who hit 8 of their first 16 3s in cruising to their second win in three tries Wieskamp opened the second half with a 3 to give Iowa its first double-digit lead, 40-29, and Wieskamp pushed it to 49-34 on a layup.

December 9, 2019 at 9:03 pm MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Grand Rapids police say former NHL player Scot Kleinendorst was seriously injured Saturday evening while working at the Blandin Paper Company. The accident happened at about 6 p.m., when Kleinendorst was operating a crane that was unloading pulp wood. Kleinendorst was ejected from the crane, causing him to suffer serious head injuries and fractures. It is not clear what caused the accident.