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Vinatieri celebrates winning field goal.

The team concept carried New England to one of the most improbable victories in Super Bowl history. Having lost a double-digit fourth-quarter lead and seemingly any chance of victory, the Patriots stunned the heavily favored St. Louis Rams 20-17 on Adam Vinatieri's 48-yard field goal as time expired.

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Women's basketball: Gophers 94, Iowa 83

Lindsay Whalen scored 34 points and No. 22 Minnesota gave coach Brenda Oldfield a homecoming to remember by beating Iowa 94-83 Sunday.

Sacramento defeats Wolves 112-107

Webber gets a hand on the ball as Garnett goes in.

Chris Webber had 31 points and 14 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 112-107 Sunday for their 17th win in 18 games.

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Supreme Court rejects Twins appeal

After three months that were more like a death watch than an off-season, it looks very much like the Minnesota Twins will play at the Metrodome in 2002.

Published Feb 5 2002

Vikings attorneys seek to have Stringer suit dismissed

Published Feb 5 2002

San Antonio cruises past Wolves 113-83

SAN ANTONIO -- Maybe the suits know what they are doing after all.

Published Feb 5 2002

Pats' fans vent anti-Yankee fervor in celebration; team parade Tuesday

BOSTON -- Fans danced on cars, climbed lightpoles and chanted anti-New York Yankee slogans after Adam Vinatieri's spectacular kick ended decades of Super Bowl failure for the New England Patriots.

Published Feb 5 2002

Patrick Reusse: No rules remain for winning Super Bowl

The 1987 Twins were outscored 806-786. They became the first team in 84 years of World Series to win it after being outscored during the season. For good measure, the Twins were also outhit (.261 to .266) and outpitched (4.63 ERA to 4.47) over the 162-game schedule.

Published Feb 5 2002

Girls' basketball: Fosston wins 70th in a row

Suspense was missing but a lot of history was made Monday night in Erskine. The Fosston girls' basketball team defeated Win-E-Mac 84-38 for its 70th consecutive victory in a packed gym.

Published Feb 5 2002

Men's basketball: Gophers strive for road wins

Gophers men's basketball coach Dan Monson always is trying to get his players to prepare for the future.

Published Feb 5 2002

Chronology in the Twins lawsuit case

Legal events involving efforts to force the Twins to play at the Metrodome this season:

Published Feb 5 2002

Minnesota born, Alaska raised, market tested, Olympic skier

She will be part of Minnesota cross-country ski history at these Winter Olympics, but Aelin Peterson has made her marks far from her Red Wing birthplace.

Published Feb 5 2002

Prep Wrap: Athletes of the Week

Darin Olver, Eastview, hockey, junior • Position: Forward

Published Feb 5 2002

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