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Olympic bound? Isanti gymnast McCallum rising toward challenge
Grace McCallum, 16, is part of a deep group of women contending for a spot on the U.S. team for October's world gymnastics championships in Germany.
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Minnesota Scene: Former Tartan star signs with Whitecaps
Audra Richards, a Maplewood native, led the Metropolitan Riveters with eight goals last season as a National Women's Hockey League rookie.
Gophers
Led by Minnesotans, USA volleyball qualifies for Olympics
Middle blocker Tori Dixon, a former Gopher, is back in a key role with the U.S. after she was forced to miss the 2016 Olympics because of a left knee injury that required reconstructive ACL surgery. She won Sunday on her 27th birthday.
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From pros to preps, pay equity fight cuts across Minnesota women's sports
Celebrate and agitate, simultaneously. Pay equity has become the national sports story of the summer, and champions of women's sports are pushing for action as they celebrate triumphs.
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Minnesota's top female stars on pay equity in sports
Star Tribune reporters caught up with some of Minnesota's most prominent women's sports figures, listening to their thoughts on the pay equity movement
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Ewen, two former U runners make U.S. team for world championships
Hassan Mead and Ben Blankenship join former St. Francis star Maggie Ewen, who won a bronze medal at the U.S. track and field championships, on the American team.
High Schools
More gold for Lakeville's Regan Smith plus another world record
Regan Smith's first leg in the 400-meter medley relay gave herself a world record and helped the U.S. team set a record in the event, too.
Sports
Regan Smith's record run at world swimming championships
Lakeville 17-year-old Regan Smith set two world records Sunday at the swimming world championships, giving her three for the weekend.
Sports
Minnesota's Tokyo 2020 Olympic hopefuls
Regan Smith isn't the only Minnesota athlete hoping to make next summer's Olympic squad. Here's a look at the hopefuls vying for a spot on Team USA.
Sports
Ewen finishes fourth in nation in hammer throw
The St. Francis native posted a personal best in the hammer at U.S. meet.
Sports
Lakeville's Smith wins gold at worlds, but Olympics 'away from the center of my focus'
The senior-to-be at Lakeville North won the 200-meter backstroke a day after smashing a seven-year-old world record in South Korea, putting her at the top of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics radar.
Gophers
Former Gophers runner Blankenship reaches final in U.S. 1,500-meter run
Stillwater native Ben Blankenship will race Sunday in Des Moines for a spot in the world championships.
Sports
Rosemount's Otterdahl sixth in shot put at nationals
Payton Otterdahl, who won the NCAA indoor shot put title last winter in his final season at North Dakota State, faced a daunting field at Drake Stadium
Sports
Lakeville teen sets world record in 200-meter backstroke
Regan Smith, who will be a senior at Lakeville North, shocked the swimming world — and herself — by smashing the world record by more than a half-second.
Gophers
Minnesotans Ferlic, Ali among steeplechase elite at USATF championships
Mason Ferlic and Obsa Ali got what they wanted on the first day of the championships, advancing to Saturday's 3,000-meter steeplechase finals in Des Moines.
Sports
Minnesotans competing in the USATF outdoor championships
Thursday's results for Minnesota-connected athletes at the USATF outdoor championships
Sports
Year from Olympics: Minnesotans start on road to Tokyo 2020
The USA Track and Field outdoor championships in Des Moines will showcase some of the top contenders for next year's U.S. Olympic team, including more than a dozen with Minnesota ties.
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