Sports
May 16, 2017
Sweden skip Niklas Edin makes a shot as lead, Christoffer Sundgren, left, and second, Rasmus Wrana look on during the 7th draw against Japan at the Me

Curling trials for new Olympic event will be held in Blaine

Mixed doubles will be part of the Olympic Games for the first time, and Team USA will be finalized in Minnesota.
Gophers
May 11, 2017
Olympian and former Gopher Ben Blankenship, center, is the defending champion in the TC 1 Mile and set the course record last year.

Facts and figures on Thursday's TC 1 Mile in Minneapolis

A look at the race in downtown Minneapolis:
High Schools
May 9, 2017
Olympic Rugby player Kathryn Johnson (right) watched as the Hopkins High School girls hockey team worked on drills at Valley Park Monday May 8, 2017 i

Souhan: Minnesota rugby's 'first family' helping Hopkins girls soar

Olympian Katie Johnson has helped coach Hopkins to the national high school club championships.
Gophers
May 5, 2017
United States forward Hannah Brandt skates during the second period of the gold-medal game of the women's world hockey championships, Friday, April 7,

Brandt, Marvin among Minnesotans on U.S. women's hockey roster

The 23 players selected will prepare in Tampa for the 2018 Games.
Gophers
May 3, 2017
United States coach Robb Stauber skates during practice in preparation for the IIHF Women's World Championship hockey tournament, Thursday, March 30,

For Stauber, imagination should run wild on U.S. women's hockey team

New Olympic women's hockey coach Robb Stauber wants his players to think creatively. "It's not about what we currently know. It's about what we're willing to learn," he said.
Gophers
May 2, 2017
United States coach Robb Stauber was seen in the bench area during the third period of a IIHF Women's World Championship hockey tournament game agains

Stauber to coach U.S. Olympic women's hockey team

A Medina resident, former Gophers goalie Robb Stauber inherits a program striving to get back to the top of the Olympic podium.
Wild
April 4, 2017
Latvia defenseman Kristaps Sotnieks and Wild forward Nino Niederreiter, who played for Switzerland, chase a loose puck during the third period of a ga

Wild players upset over NHL's decision to skip Olympics

"It's pretty selfish I would say," said Wild winger Nino Niederreiter, who represented Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Games in Russia. "To me, it doesn't make sense."
Gophers
March 15, 2017

U.S. women's hockey team plans boycott citing equitable financial treatment

The 23-member team announced Wednesday it will not play in the world championships unless USA Hockey makes "meaningful progress'' toward more equitable treatment of the women's program.
Sports
February 27, 2017
The United States' Sadie Bjornsen, left, and Afton skier Jessie Diggins celebrated after earning the bronze medal in the women's 6 x 1.3 km team sprin

Afton's Jessie Diggins has historic finish in classic team sprint

The team sprint pair son the first U.S. medal in classic technique race.
Sports
February 23, 2017
Jessie Diggins

Diggins takes silver at Nordic world ski championships

Jessie Diggins, of Afton, won the silver medal and Kikkan Randall of Alaska captured the bronze as the world championships began in Finland. The 2-3 finish matched the best ever by U.S. skiers at the event
Sports
February 13, 2017
Maggie Nichols

Little Canada gymnast now a superstar for No. 1 Oklahoma

Seven months after not making the U.S. women's team, Maggie Nichols has become the top gymnast for No. 1-ranked Oklahoma. She's recorded 10s in three different events recently.
Sports
February 9, 2017
At the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, Jamie Sinclair shouted instructions as she practiced with teammates Vicky Persinger and Monica Walker.

U.S. curlers get serious 1 year out from South Korea Olympics

USA Curling instituted a new method of funding and training its elite athletes in 2014 after just one Olympic medal.
Celebrities
February 9, 2017
Mike Tirico

Mike Tirico to replace Costas as NBC's main Olympics host in 2018

The former "Monday Night Football" play-by-play man and longtime ESPN talent came to NBC Sports for such an opportunity.
Sports
February 8, 2017
United States' Lindsey Vonn competes during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2017.

Minnesota's Olympic hopefuls for 2018

Over the next year, many athletes with Minnesota connections will be trying to make the U.S. Olympic team. Here are some of the leading candidates:
Sports
February 8, 2017

2018 Winter Olympics at a glance

The Pyeongchang Games, set for Feb. 9-25, 2018, include 102 medal events in 15 sports disciplines.
Sports
December 26, 2016
USA's Simone Biles won the all around title in women's gymnastics and her teammate Alexandra Raisman took home the silver.

Aug. 8, 2016: Biles rises above for gymnastics all-around gold

Simone Biles lived up to the expectations by taking top honors in the women's all-around while teammate Aly Raisman got some redemption by grabbing silver.
Outdoors
November 7, 2016
St. Paul gold medalist Jorgensen achieves NYC Marathon goal

St. Paul gold medalist Jorgensen achieves NYC Marathon goal

Sunday at the New York City Marathon, Gwen Jorgensen not only finished, she placed ninth in the women's category and 115th overall in a race that includes many of the world's best long-distance runners.
Sports
October 3, 2016
Gwen Jorgensen of the United States

Olympic gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen to run TC 10 Mile

The St. Paul resident is preparing for the New York City Marathon in November.
Golf
September 28, 2016
23 time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps stretched as retired English Olympic sprinter John Regis set up his shot at the first tee during the Ryde

Michael Phelps drives like he swims but his short game needs work

Phelps on the golf course looks like a regular guy (albeit a tall guy with a clear swimmer's build). He crushed his drive down the middle on the first hole — prompting one fan to remark, "He does everything right" — but Phelps' approach was beyond the green and his putt missed the mark.
Sports
September 24, 2016

Gymnast Nastia Liukin still enjoys competing at 26