Suni Lee of the United States competes on the uneven bars during the women's team gymnastic's final at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo o

Olympic champion Suni Lee back in form after debilitating kidney ailment

Olympic gymnastics all-around champion Suni Lee revealed that at the height of dealing with a kidney disease last year, she questioned whether a return to top form was even possible.
Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, right, will spend plenty of time guarding Suns forward Kevin Durant during the teams' first-round NBA playoff serie
Wolves

Wolves' Edwards named to Team USA for Paris Olympics

April 17
Guard Anthony Edwards expressed his excitement to be joining other NBA stars such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry on the team. He will be the fourth Wolves player to play for the U.S. in the Olympics.
Runners approach the finish line Monday at the Boston Marathon.
distance running

Grateful for the beast that is the Boston Marathon

April 17
Star Tribune Vikings beat reporter Ben Goessling ran his first Boston Marathon on Monday, and by the time he finished, gratitude for the experience overshadowed any disappointments.
Sports

Elk River's Bates again top American woman in Boston Marathon

April 16
After an injury last fall, Emma Bates regained her place among the nation's elite runners — even if her time fell slightly short of her expectations.
Sports

The United States and China are expected to win the most medals at the Paris Olympics

April 17
The United States and China are expected to finish 1-2 in the gold and the overall medal counts at the Paris Olympics, which open in 100 days.
Sports

Dozens of Russian athletes are likely to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Will Moscow let them go?

April 17
With 100 days to go until the Paris Olympics, it's still not clear whether any athletes from Russia who are expected to qualify will actually go.
Sports

Noah Eagle picked by NBC as play-by-play voice for basketball at the Paris Olympics

April 17
Noah Eagle is broadcasting his second Olympics this summer. He's going to his first.
Business

Paris prepares for 100-day countdown to the Olympics. It wants to rekindle love for the Games

April 17
In Paris' outskirts, a bright-eyed young girl is eager for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to end.
Sports

Olympic gold is great, but athletes say some cash to go with it is even better

April 16
They compete for a trophy, a ring, the chance to be called a champion and, sometimes, a place in history. Most of the world's best athletes in all sorts of sports compete for cold, hard cash, too.