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After a day of brats, burgers, potato salad and a day in the sun, it's time for "ooh and ahh" moments in the sky.  As Independence Day rounds the corner, here are some of the best 4th of July firework displays in the area. Joe Town Rocks, St...

Eleven men are competing against each other today (Friday) for the title of Toughest Competitor Alive" in the Can-Am Police Fire-Games in St. Cloud.

The Twins are expected to call up righthander Kyle Waldrop from triple-A Rochester. Waldrop is a 2004 1st round pick who has a 1.26 ERA in 14 1/3 innings at triple-A in 9 games. Relief pitcher Jeff Manship has been optioned to triple-A Rochester. Manship has a 10.97 ERA in 10 2/3 innings for the Twins this season.

The High School Football All Star Game will be played in St. Cloud Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. at SCSU's Husky Stadium. Who will represent Central Minnesota?

A wild pitch gave the St. Cloud Rox a walk-off game winning run against Rochester Thursday night.

The Timberwolves drafted 6'8 forward Robbie Hummel with the 58th overall pick in the Thursday night NBA draft. Hummel averaged 16.4 points and 7.4 rebounds a game in his senior season at Purdue. He suffered a torn ACL in his right knee twice in his college career. He missed all of 2010-2011 because of the 2nd tear. Hummel is considered an injury risk but is known as an outstanding outside shooter.

The Timberwolves introduced 6'7 guard/forward Chase Budinger at a press conference Wednesday afternoon. Budinger was traded for by the Wolves Tuesday when they sent the 18th overall pick in this year's draft to Houston for him and little known prospect 6'9 forward Lior Eliyahu. Budinger averaged 9.6 points a game in 2011-2012 with Houston. He played his first 2 seasons for then head coach Rick Adelman. Adelman is now the head coach for the Wolves.

The Twins lost 12-5 at home to the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night. Nick Blackburn allowed 9 hits and 6 earned runs in 5 innings to take the loss and drop to 4-5. Jeff Manship allowed 3 earned runs in 1 inning. He was optioned to triple-A Rochester after the game. His ERA is 10.97. Darin Mastroianni hit a 2-run homerun and Brian Dozier went 1-3 with a solo homerun and 2 RBIs for Minnesota. Adam Dunn hit a 3-run homerun for the White Sox.

The Rox lost at home to Rochester 9-2 Wednesday night. St. Cloud tied the game at 2 in the 6th inning before the Honkers scored 5 runs in the 7th inning. Jamie Simpson and Nick Rau were each 1-3 with 1 RBI for the Rox. Billy Soule threw 6 innings with 5 hits and 2 earned runs allowed but didn't figure in the final decision. Paul Schaak allowed 1 hit, 2 walks and 3 earned runs without retiring a hitter to take the loss.

The Minnesota Wild road tour came through St. Cloud Wednesday. Current players Nate Prosser and Jason Zucker and radio announcers Bob Kurtz and Tom Reid stopped at MAC to sign autographs and meet the public. Fans had a chance to play chuck-a-puck as well. Approximately 100 fans showed up to see the players. The crowd was less this year in part because of the lack of success the Wild have had lately and the still emerging names of Prosser and Zucker.