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Loons
September 26, 2020
Minnesota United FC goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair (97) in the second half. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com – St. Paul, MN – September

Loons keeper St. Clair has a promising future in his hands

Pressed into service with Minnesota United, young Canadian goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair has found his rhythm.
Loons
September 24, 2020
Loons newcomer Kei Kamara

Newcomer Kei Kamara starts at striker for Loons

Loons
September 24, 2020
Attacker Robin Lod (right, shown in a match earlier this month against Real Salt Lake) scored Minnesota United's only goal against the Columbus Crew o

Loons lose to Columbus 2-1 after extra-time goal disallowed

Loons coach Adrian Heath called himself and his team "a little bit aggrieved" over how Wednesday's game ended.
Vikings
September 23, 2020
Local teams, media outlets launch Home Teams vs. Hunger

Local teams, media outlets launch Home Teams vs. Hunger

One in eight Minnesotans do not know where their next meal is coming from.
Loons
September 23, 2020
Colorado Rapids forward Kei Kamara (23) during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP Photo/David

Veteran scorer Kamara wants to win a title, stick with Loons

The Loons acquired Kei Kamara, a prolific MLS goal-scorer, from Colorado to fortify their injury-ravaged striker position and provide a forceful presence through season's end.
Loons
September 23, 2020
Loons newcomer Kei Kamara

Newcomer Kamara starts for Loons tonight in Columbus

Loons coach Adrian Heath doesn't take long to put newly acquired Kei Kamara -- MLS all-time fifth-leading scorer -- in the starting XI. He has done so tonight vs Columbus Crew SC
Loons
September 23, 2020
Jose Aja and the Loons have 11 regular season games remaining, including nine that were announced Tuesday.

Loons' final nine games of season announced; fans won't be allowed

Major League Soccer released the remainder of the Minnesota United schedule Tuesday, with the regular season ending Nov. 8
Loons
September 22, 2020

Gameday preview: Minnesota United at Columbus Crew

The Loons will be shorthanded in their defensive midfield without Jan Gregus and Ozzie Alonso.
Loons
September 21, 2020
Kei Kamara

Loons hoping much-traveled scorer Kamara can fill a need up front

Minnesota United acquired the league's No. 5 career goal scorer to help carry a Loons team that, at midseason, is short on fully healthy strikers.
Loons
September 20, 2020
Houston Dynamo defender Aljaz Struna, left, and Minnesota United forward Mason Toye fight for possession during the second half

Loons cough up two-goal lead, settle for draw with Houston

The Loons hung on for a point after they played the game's final nine minutes with just 10 men after veteran midfielder Jan Gregus was ejected.
Loons
September 20, 2020
Minnesota United head coach Adrian Heath

Loons' Heath: 'It's the most difficult year I've ever had in football'

Minnesota United coach Adrian Heath spoke about the difficulties of the season, from the long shutdown to player injuries to lineup shuffles and trades.
Loons
September 19, 2020
Colorado Rapids forward Kei Kamara (23) during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP Photo/David

Loons shore up offense by acquiring Kei Kamara from Colorado

Kei Kamara, 36, is fifth on the league's all-time goal list and shores up an ailing offense.
Loons
September 18, 2020

For another quick trip to Houston, Loons' Heath has a problem

A second down-and-back trip this month to face the Dynamo doesn't please the Loons coach.
Loons
September 18, 2020
Bayern's Robert Lewandowski, left, makes a selfie after the Champions League final soccer match on Aug. 23 between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Muni

Bundesliga opens with Bayern Munich the big favorite — again

All signs point to an eighth consecutive title, so let's speculate on what would have to go wrong to keep it from happening.
Loons
September 18, 2020

Gameday preview: Minnesota United at Houston

Winless in its first six games, Houston now is 3-1-1 in its past five, thanks in good part to former Loon Darwin Quintero.
Loons
September 17, 2020
Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas, left, reacts in the first half of an MLS soccer match against the FC Cincinnati, Sunday, April 7, 201

Minnesota United trades for goalkeeper to shore up thin ranks

The Loons acquired Adrian Zendejas from Nashville SC to back up new starter Dayne St. Clair.
Duluth
September 16, 2020

Vehicle crash north of Duluth kills college assistant soccer coach

The wreck occurred about 9:25 a.m. Sunday in the 5400 block of Jean Duluth Road, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office said.
Loons
September 15, 2020
Minnesota United's Dayne St. Clair, shown in the game Sunday against Sporting Kansas City, is the third goalkeeper used by the team this season.

Packed schedule taking toll on Loons health, and there's more ahead

Veteran Michael Boxall points to the Loons' long list of injured as proof of the demands created by the revised MLS schedule, which had them playing six matches in 24 days.
Loons
September 14, 2020
Minnesota United defender James Musa, left, heads the ball against Sporting Kansas City forward Gianluca Busio

Sporting KC gets late goal to top Loons 1-0

Johnny Russell finally scored in the 80th minute for a Sporting Kansas City team that came at the Loons in waves all night.
Loons
September 14, 2020

French defender Dibassy gets minutes as Loons rest starters

Four days after he made his brief debut, newly acquired French left-side defender Bakaye Dibassy on Sunday made his first MLS start