Sports

As giant clocks across China count down the days until August 8 at 8:08 p.m.— the official start of the 2008 Beijing Olympics—a group of University of Minnesota students hit the streets of Beijing for a study abroad course that closely examines at the impact of this year’s Olympics on China and the world. MORE »

Athletics and stadium officials unveiled the first county signs this afternoon that will line the stadium’s brick walls. Each of Minnesota’s 87 counties will have one of the 6500-pound cast stone signs displayed in its name. MORE »

When people think of Latinos and sports, they picture a ball, two teams and lots of running around. The favorite game of many Latinos, however, is not soccer. This baseball season, Latino Communications Network (LCN) will broadcast 26 Twins games in Spanish on their radio stations KMNV AM 1400 and KMNQ AM 1470. MORE »

In 2008, the Twins will double the number of Spanish-language game broadcasts from last season and work with a new partner, Latino Communications Network (LCN), to provide Spanish-language access to the baseball season for the Latino community of Minnesota. MORE »