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It's business as usual for Sammy's Pizza in Waite Park. The restaurant closed in June for large-scale remodeling after being sold by longtime owner Dick Blitvich.

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Viking running back Adrian Peterson had all contact restrictions eliminated Wednesday and will no longer be protected in practice. Peterson is recovering from a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee and was listed as limited in practice Wednesday. Peterson's status Sunday is still undetermined.

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The Twins lost 6-2 in Chicago Wednesday to close a 3-game series against the White Sox. Alex Rios hit a pair of homeruns and drove in all 6 runs for the White Sox. Ryan Doumit and Chris Parmelee each had 2 hits and both Matt Carson and Eduardo Escobar had 1 hit and 1 RBI. P.J. Walters allowed 6 earned runs in 5 innings to take the loss and drop to 2-3. Jake Peavy allowed 1 earned run in 6 innings to get the win.

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The Dallas Cowboys downed the New York Giants 24-17 Wednesday night in the NFL season opener. Tony Romo threw for 307 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Cowboys. Kevin Ogletree led the Cowboys with 8 catches for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns. Demarco Murray ran for 131 yards on 20 carries for Dallas.

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On today's version of "Made in Central Minnesota," we're profiling DeZurik, a longtime, flagship central Minnesota company that's quietly impacting major industrial activities the world over.

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Meet Timber and Peaches. Two adorable pets at the Tri-County Humane Society.

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The Twins outscored the White Sox 18-9 in Chicago Tuesday night. Minnesota scored 7 runs in the 2nd inning and added 10 runs in the 5th inning. Chris Parmelee hit a 3-run homerun and 4 RBIs, Ryan Doumit was 3-6 with a homerun and 3 RBIs, and Eduardo Escobar had 2 hits, 2 runs scored and 3 RBIs for the Twins. Escobar made his Twins debut after being chosen as a September call-up. The Twins acquire Escobar in the Liriano trade in July.

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The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 88-77 Tuesday night to win their 9th game in a row. Maya Moore led the Lynx with 23 points and 9 rebounds and Seimone Augustus added 23 points to become the all-time scoring leader in franchise history passing Katie Smith. Lindsay Whalen chipped in 12 points for Minnesota. The Lynx forced 19 L.A. turnovers and committed just 14 themselves.

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Moorhead 3, Sartell-St. Stephen 2;

Big Lake 3, Tech 0
(Kylie Loesch had 6 kills and 6 assists for Tech)

Brainerd 3, Sauk Rapids-Rice 1
(Sierra Karls had 9 kills and 22 digs for the Storm)

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The NFL regular season kicks-off tonight (Wednesday) and for the first time in 14 years Mike Spanier of Sartell will spending the weekend at home, instead of on the field. Spanier is a longtime NFL referee.

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