Outdoors
April 24, 2019
Rachel Blount and Dennis Anderson

Star Tribune's Anderson, Blount earn national honors in sportswriting competition

Their winning entries included stories ranging from horses to Olympic champions.
Gophers
April 21, 2019
Oklahoma gymnast Maggie Nichols, of Little Canada.

Nichols repeats as NCAA all-around champion; Ramler second

Oklahoma gymnast Maggie Nichols, a junior from Little Canada, won the all-around for the second straight year with a 39.7125.The Gophers' Lexy Ramler tied for second with UCLA's Kayla Ross with a score of 39.6625.
Sports
March 28, 2019
Olympic champion cross-country skier Jessie Diggins photographed at her home in Afton.

Driver fined, must write letter of apology to Olympian Diggins

Plea deal allows the motorist to admit to a petty misdemeanor. Dismissed were assault and other misdemeanor counts.
Sports
March 27, 2019
Mike Schultz of St. Cloud (shown in the 2018 Winter Paralympics) won the world title in banked slalom Wednesday at the world para snowboard championsh

St. Cloud para snowboarder wins gold medal in world championships

Mike Schultz of St. Cloud won the world title in banked slalom Wednesday at the world para snowboard championships in Pyha, Finland.
Sports
March 26, 2019
Olympic medalist Kelly Catlin, second from right, was also a three-time world champion who was beloved by the Twin Cities cyclists she trained with.

U.S. Olympic cyclist Catlin from Arden Hills found dead at age 23

Olympic track cyclist Kelly Catlin, who helped the U.S. women's pursuit team win the silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, died Friday.. Family members said she died by suicide.
Sports
March 3, 2019
Jessica Diggins, of the United States, competes during women's team sprint freestyle semifinal cross-country skiing competition at the 2018 Winter Oly

Olympic gold medal set a new course for Diggins

Currently fifth in the World Cup overall standings, Jessie Diggins, 27, said it has been "a year of learning" as she figures out how to pace herself off the snow as well as on.
Gophers
February 28, 2019
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Puck Drop, a new source for hockey

From the ponds to the pros, if it has anything do with hockey and Minnesota, we have it.
Gophers
February 26, 2019
Gophers freshman swimmer Max McHugh.

The next wave: U freshman swimmer McHugh one of nation's best

Like his brother Connor, Max McHugh is ripping through the University of Minnesota pool, becoming one of the fastest breaststroke swimmers in the country.
Sports
February 24, 2019
Minnesotans left a lasting imprint on the 2018 Winter Olympics: gold in women's cross-country skiing, bronze in the women's downhill, gold in women's

Scoggins: You can still hear the roars of Minnesota's Olympic domination

The final few days in Pyeongchang last February for the Winter Olympics were a double shot of exhilarating. Especially from a Minnesota perspective.
Lynx
February 10, 2019
Lindsey Vonn and Maya Moore have both left their mark locally and on an international stage in their sports.

Souhan: Feats of Vonn, Moore might never be matched

At the end of a week that included National Girls and Women in Sports Day, let's recognize the importance of Lindsey Vonn and Maya Moore.
Sports
February 9, 2019
Lindsey Vonn poses in 2010 with Olympic medals and Women's World Cup skiing trophies

Conqueror of mountains: Vonn to race for final time

Lindsey Vonn's final race is Sunday morning. The Buck Hill product will leave the sport with 82 World Cup victories, the most by any woman in history, and the only Olympic downhill gold won by an American woman.
Olympics
February 9, 2019

Lindsey Vonn's career in review

Lindsey Vonn made her Olympics debut in 2002 at Salt Lake City, racing in slalom and Alpine combined, and went to three of the next four Games
Olympics
February 9, 2019

Five memorable moments from Lindsey Vonn's skiing career

Lindsey Vonn's remarkable skiing career comes to a close Sunday but some runs stick out.
Olympics
February 9, 2019

Where she ranks: Lindsey Vonn's wins are at the top

Lindsey Vonn has more World Cup wins than any man or woman except Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden, who is the men's record-holder with 86.
Olympics
February 9, 2019

Lindsey Vonn's 20 season titles

Her eight downhill titles and five super-G titles are records.
Sports
February 4, 2019
Lindsey Vonn practiced during a women's downhill training session at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Are, Sweden, on Monday.

Vonn to race early Tuesday morning at worlds

It's the first of her two scheduled events at the championships before she retires from competitive skiing (she's also entered in Sunday's downhill). The 34-year-old Vonn announced on Friday that she is calling it quits because of her battered knees.
Sports
February 2, 2019
Burnsville's Lindsey Vonn was a downhill bronze medalist in her last Olympics, in South Korea last year.

'She was good for America': Vonn's skiing accomplishments celebrated by many

Injuries took a toll on Burnsville native Lindsey Vonn; next week's stop in Sweden will be the last for the only American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing.
Sports
January 18, 2019

U.S. women beat Russia 5-0

The United States broke open the game in the second period, sparked by two goals in six seconds by Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, which set an Olympic record.
Sports
December 26, 2018
Maggie Nichols scored a perfect 10.0 in the uneven bars during the 2018 NCAA national championships in April.

Maggie Nichols, courageous champion, is Star Tribune Sportsperson of the Year

After identifying herself as "Athlete A" in the USA Gymnastics sexual-abuse scandal that sent team doctor Larry Nassar to prison, Maggie Nichols of Little Canada won the NCAA all-around championship competing for the University of Oklahoma. 'I found out how strong I really am.'
Sports
December 26, 2018

Get to know Maggie Nichols, 2018 Star Tribune Sportsperson of the Year

Nichols won several honors this year, not only for the NCAA all-around gymnastics title, but for her part in exposing USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar's serial sexual abuse.