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Gophers
Publish sports section from home? 'We never imagined we'd try this.'
Battling his neighbors for Wi-Fi speed at night, Kevin Bertels and a band of editors normally lashed together within easy shouting distance have redefined putting the newspaper, and themselves, to bed.
Vikings
NYC to MSP: Sports editor connects to new life in strangest of times
Naila-Jean Meyers moved here for a new job at the Star Tribune in January and set out to learn it and make connections in a new place. Then the coronavirus changed everything.
Vikings
Nation's governors expressing support for return of pro sports
The prospects for pro sports resuming operations were boosted Monday when the governors of California, New York and Texas announced their support for games returning to their states.
Loons
'Best part of the game' to be missing when Loons, MLS restart
Soccer's unique fan culture, with supporter sections pumping color, smoke and song into stadiums, will be absent when MLS play resumes with empty stands.
Loons
Loons, MLS seek 'meaningful football' but challenges are many
A 26-team World Cup-style tournament in Orlando is being kicked around by Major League Soccer but there's a small margin for error keeping everybody safe.
Loons
Heath: MLS play in Orlando 'not ideal' but a step toward normalcy
"There's no perfect solution for this," Loons coach Adrian Heath said of Major League Soccer returning to action. "But we're trying to come up with a situation that's good for everybody."
Local
Youth sports, Walz administration working toward return to play
Todd Johnson from the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission is leading the way in creating a unified voice.
Loons
Florida plan for MLS teams at Disney a plus, but has obstacles
Major League Soccer on Wednesday presented a concept to players to move all 26 teams to Orlando for the resumption of the season. But many safety details must be decided before games are played.
Loons
It's a start: Most Loons players return to Blaine for voluntary solo workouts
A MNUFC spokesperson said a majority of the team's roster worked out Tuesday in isolated sessions closed to media members and the public. It was the first team's training in two months.
Local
Minnesota youth soccer associations pitch plan for return of play
The five-step plan, over time, would take the sport from where it is now back to practice and, at some point, games and tournaments.
Loons
Minnesota United can return to working out individually in Blaine
It will be the first training there since the season was suspended by the coronavirus pandemic March 12.
Loons
Loons score big with surprise visits to youth soccer Zoom sessions
When some metro youth soccer teams switched to video-conference training sessions during the coronavirus pandemic, they found an unexpected new teammate on-screen.
Loons
Loons mailbag: Pandemic will reshape worldwide transfer market, but how?
Just how jumbled will soccer worldwide become because of the coronavirus pandemic? In whatever ways that remain to be seen, it could benefit MLS and its teams.
Loons
Minnesota United donates $75,000 to Midway neighborhood fund
The MLS team combined with stadium naming-rights sponsor Allianz Life to support neighborhoods around Allianz Field during this coronovirus pandemic.
Loons
MLS takes a step toward return, with individual workouts permitted
Major League Soccer players can begin using team training fields outdoors for individual workouts starting Wednesday, provided those workouts comply with their local health and safety protocols.
Loons
MLS: Season will not resume until at least June
The league had set a target of reopening in mid-May, but its latest projection is to not resume matches before the second week in June.
Vikings
Scoggins: When the games come back, will you be there?
Sports executives are busy sorting through scenarios that would allow games to start again. They're trying to piece together timelines without an expiration date. How will ticket holders respond?
Loons
With virtually no games to be played, Loons' Tyler Miller finds some in FIFA 20 tourney
Minnesota United goalkeeper Tyler Miller will give soccer supporters itching for live games something to watch in eMLS tournament that starts Sunday on Fox networks and crowns a champion May 17
Loons
Mailbag: When will we feel OK with going to a Loons match again?
With MLS now saying the season is "extremely unlikely" to start in mid-May, what does that portend for Minnesota United and the league in general?
Loons
MLS: 'Extremely unlikely' games will resume in mid-May
The league issued a statement signaling that playing an entire 2020 season ''may become difficult to do.'' Minnesota United's Tyler Miller said "it's not healthy for players'' to cram too many games into a short period of time.
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- Arriaga, Oluwaseyi lead Minnesota United over Atlanta United 2-1
- Messi scores a goal and has 5 assists to lead Inter Miami to a 6-2 rout of Red Bulls
- How an injury-hit Real Madrid rode Bellingham boom to Spanish league success
- Real Madrid wins the Spanish league after Barcelona loses at Girona
- Arsenal is taking the Premier League title race to the wire after extending winning streak
- Ipswich back in the Premier League for first time since 2002. Tom Brady's Birmingham relegated
- Bayer Leverkusen's record unbeaten march continues with a 2-0 win at Roma in Europa League
- Iraq qualifies for Paris Olympics men's soccer tournament with win over Indonesia at U23 Asian Cup
- Tim Howard, last in line of top American goalkeepers, enters U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame
- Champions League is being expanded, but Italy and Germany will benefit over England next season
Most Read
- Oluwaseyi scores again, Loons survive 2-1 over Atlanta
- Loons will try to change brief but ugly history vs. Atlanta United
- Rookie keeper St. Clair draws early good reviews from Loons coaches
- Shades of 2017: Minnesota United opens its home season in the snow
- Whatever the position, Loons' Lod is a 'proper footballer'
