Gable Steveson, gold medal wrestler, takes a photo with fans after arriving at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport on Sunday, August 8, 2021,

Gable Steveson won't defend his Olympic gold medal in wrestling

Former Gophers and Apple Valley wrestling standout Gable Steveson qualified for this weekend's U.S. Olympic trials but did not enter the event.
Mark Hall breaks down as he walks off the mat after losing an 86-kilogram match 9-4 to Trent Hidlay at the U.S. Olympic wrestling team trials in State
Olympics

Former Apple Valley standout Mark Hall retires from wrestling after Olympic trial defeat

April 20
Mark Hall won six Minnesota high school wrestling titles at Apple Valley before going on to a standout college career at Penn State, where he also wrestled competitively for the final time.
Greg Kerkvliet, who wrestled for Simley in high school, won the NCAA heavyweight championship for Penn State in March.
Sports

Olympic wrestling trials: How to watch, what to know, Minnesota ties

April 18
The meet to determine which wrestlers will represent the United States at the Paris Olympics will go on Friday and Saturday at Penn State.
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
Sports

Olympic champion Suni Lee back in form after debilitating kidney ailment

April 17
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.
Emma Bates of Elk River crosses the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing as the top American woman for the second year in a row.
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.