4 Things To Know: Kill's Retirement, $17K World Series Tickets & More
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- From the Gophers head coach suddenly retiring to $17,000 World Series tickets, here are the four stories to know for Thursday, Oct. 29.
After coaching for 32 years, University of Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill is retiring.
At an emotional press conference Wednesday, Kill said epilepsy has taken a toll on his body and mind and it's become too big to ignore.
Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys has been named interim head coach.
The U says a search for a permanent head coach will take place after a new athletics director is hired.
Disturbing Jared Fogle Audio Tapes
Never before heard audio recordings of Jared Fogle allegedly confessing to participating in sex acts with minors have been released.
A Florida woman recorded her conversations with former Subway pitchman over the course of 5 years.
Fogle has agreed to plead guilty to child pornography and sex crime charges.
You can hear the recordings in a two-part episode on Dr. Phil starting today at 3 p.m. on WCCO.
Astronomical Price For World Series' Tickets (via CNN)
So, what's it worth to have front-row seats at the World Series? For a couple of New York Mets fans, the answer is $17,000 … each.
Two seats behind home plate at Game 3 sold on Stub-Hub for $17,533 apiece.
Face value was less than $700.
Kansas City beat New York 7-1 in Game 2, giving the Royals a 2-0 lead in the series.
The Pentagon is trying to figure out how a high-tech military blimp managed to break free in Maryland and float more than 100 miles away.
The unmanned aircraft hit power lines and cut electricity to thousands before landing in a wooded area of Pennsylvania.
The National Guard and local law enforcement are working to secure the remains of the blimp to protect it from theft.