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New, larger tennis balls might rekindle interest

Published On Friday, October 16th 2009  

Looking for something to jump start your tennis game? Just like the bigger, lighter rackets that helped so many people play better tennis, the new bigger tennis ball that hit the market this month also might help make the ... Read More

Wheelchair provides different perspective

Published On Friday, October 16th 2009  

If you think playing tennis is difficult, try doing it in a wheelchair. Dan James did, and he fell in love with wheelchair tennis, even though he is able-bodied and able to run around the court with the best ... Read More

Keeler wins hot, humid Avon 10K

Published On Friday, October 16th 2009  

Kelly Keeler of Bloomington won the Avon Running-Twin Cities 10K Saturday, finishing in 36 minutes, 9 seconds. Keeler led the pack of nearly 500 runners for almost all of the race, held at Lake Nokomis. Runners in the 10-kilometer ... Read More

Chris Niskanen’s column: Still gunning in the 21st century

Published On Friday, October 16th 2009  

A yellowing photograph from 1935 tells a story. A group of men in work boots, standing shoulder to shoulder, celebrate the construction of their new shooting range, the South St. Paul Rod and Gun Club, in an open field ... Read More

Bears and their food plentiful

Published On Friday, October 16th 2009  

Efforts to put a dent in Minnesota's expanding black bear population might be thwarted by Mother Nature this year. The Minnesota bear hunting season opens Aug. 23, but wildlife officials already are worried that a bountiful supply of natural ... Read More

`Older, slower’ Grete Waitz still stays busy on the run

Published On Friday, October 16th 2009  

Grete Waitz slipped quietly in and out of the Twin Cities recently to talk a little running, autograph her new book and remind folks that some pro athletes became legends in the 1980s without requiring a limousine to ... Read More

Local hunter sentenced in Alaska

Published On Friday, October 16th 2009  

A Bloomington man was sentenced last week to two years' probation and fined $8,500 after pleading guilty to federal wildlife violations involving moose and wild sheep in Alaska. Robert J. Lange, an attorney, pleaded guilty July 24 to one ... Read More

Youth safety classes expected to fill fast

Published On Friday, October 16th 2009  

It's the time of year for youngsters to consider taking a firearms or snowmobile safety course. The Department of Natural Resources and cooperating volunteers are teaching safety courses in August and months ahead in the Twin Cities and in ... Read More

RECREATION NOTES

Published On Thursday, October 15th 2009  

The Minnesota Kite Society is holding one of its biggest events of the year this weekend, with kite demonstrations, kite-making clinics, a raffle, a candy drop, fighter kites and other activities at Harvest Park in Maplewood. The festival ... Read More

Minnesotans have to wait to hit slopes on boards

Published On Thursday, October 15th 2009  

Mountainboarding hasn't really hit Minnesota ski slopes yet, although there's a local company making equipment for the extreme sport. Golden Valley's Turfboard calls its product an all-terrain mountain board, featuring four-wheel independent suspension, special tires and dual drum brakes. ... Read More

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