Sports
May 1

Britain's women's gymnastics coach steps down ahead of European event and Paris Olympics

The head coach of Britain's women's gymnastics has stepped down on the eve of the European championships and less than 100 days before the Paris Olympics.
Gophers
April 30
Gophers basketball player Dawson Garcia talks with booster Steve Erban of Stillwater at a Dinkytown Athletes event in March at Williams Arena.

Tough question for Gophers donors: Give to the U or to the athletes?

There's a delicate dance of donating to college athletics in 2024. One of the steps is how all parties figure out who gets what and how. That's part of the new world in the NIL era.
Sports
April 30

Olympic refugee athlete Lohalith suspended in the team's 3rd doping case ahead of Paris Games

A third runner on the Refugee Olympic Team has been suspended for a positive doping test, with the announcement coming two days before the IOC confirms its selection of athletes for the Paris Games.
Sports
April 30

WADA defends pick of Swiss prosecutor under scrutiny in review of Chinese swimmers case

The World Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday defended the ''strong reputation'' of its choice of veteran Swiss prosecutor Eric Cottier to review how it handled the case of positive doping tests by 23 Chinese swimmers.
Sports
April 30

Pro-Palestinian protesters call on Olympic officials to limit Israel's participation in Paris Games

Several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters gathered near the Paris Olympics organizers' headquarters on Tuesday and called for limiting Israel's participation at the Summer Games in the French capital.
World
April 30

Ahead of the Paris Olympics, police clear a migrant camp near City Hall

French police evicted migrants from a makeshift tent-camp next to Paris City Hall early on Tuesday, the latest clear-out of people without homes that aid groups allege is a campaign to beautify the French capital ahead of the Summer Olympics.
Sports
April 29

Chinese doping on their mind, US athletes send letter to America's drug czar asking for answers

Two key American athlete groups sent a letter to the country's drug czar calling for a ''truly independent'' investigation of the case that led to 23 Chinese swimmers not being sanctioned despite testing positive for a banned heart medication.
Sports
April 29

Horses show off in Versailles, keeping alive royal tradition at soon-to-be Olympic equestrian venue

The historic Versailles Palace Gardens will soon host the Paris Olympics equestrian sports.
Sports
April 27

2012 Olympic champion Gabby Douglas competes for the first time in 8 years at the American Classic

Gabby Douglas is officially back.
Sports
April 26

Paris organizers take delivery of Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games

The Paris Oympics flame was formally handed to French organizers on Friday in the all-marble stadium where the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896.
Olympics
April 20
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

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

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.
Olympics
April 18
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.
Sports
April 18
Greg Kerkvliet, who wrestled for Simley in high school, won the NCAA heavyweight championship for Penn State in March.

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

The meet to determine which wrestlers will represent the United States at the Paris Olympics will go on Friday and Saturday at Penn State.
Sports
April 16
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.

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

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.
Outdoors
April 15
Star Tribune Vikings reporter Ben Goessling competes in the Hot Dash 10K on March 23 in Minneapolis. He will run his first Boston Marathon on Monday.

Training for Boston Marathon during a never-ending Vikings season

Interviews, free-agent signings and NFL injuries interrupted Vikings reporter Ben Goessling's training to prepare for the race. So how did he prepare to run in today's race?
Olympics
April 5
Lexi Zeiss stretches alongside other gymnasts during practice at Twin City Twisters in Champlin.

Aspiring U.S. Olympics team gymnast Lexi Zeiss training in Champlin

Lexi Zeiss moved from Nebraska to Minnesota with hopes of enhancing her gymnastic abilities and earning a spot on Team USA for the 2024 Olympics.
Olympics
March 22
Jessie Diggins, middle, celebrates with the World Cup cross-country skiing trophy on March 17 in Falun, Sweden.

Jessie Diggins says she really needs a break from skiing right now

After revealing last fall that she had a relapse of an eating disorder, Diggins roared to the best season of her career. Now, it's time for the Afton native to dial things down.
Olympics
March 17
Afton native Jessie Diggins celebrates after winning the 20-kilometer mass start freestyle in Falun, Sweden, on Sunday, becoming the first American to

Diggins makes history, clinches second overall World Cup title

Afton's Jessie Diggins prevailed Sunday in a 20-kilometer mass start freestyle in Falun, Sweden, and became the first American to win two World Cup cross-country skiing crowns.
Colleges
March 16
Tyler Kim holds up the "Swens-Milboy Belt," awarded to the winner of the Augsburg-Wartburg men's wrestling dual meet, after his win at 285 pounds clin

Reusse: Why Augsburg, heavyweight star deserve their spotlight

Tyler Kim and the Auggies will be battling for another Division III wrestling title this weekend in Wisconsin.
Olympics
March 15
Minnesota native Jessie Diggins skis in the qualifying round during the first day of the COOP FIS Cross Country World Cup at Theodore Wirth Park on Fe

Diggins' World Cup lead shrinks with two races remaining in season

Linn Svahn finished second in a classic sprint in Sweden to pull within 41 points of the Afton native in the standings.