Loons
April 2, 2020
Heath says Loons planning for the unknown 'wherever we land'

Heath says Loons planning for the unknown 'wherever we land'

Minnesota United coach Adrian Heath discusses continuing talks with agents worldwide while he and his players are isolated at home and MLS play is suspended.
Gophers
April 2, 2020
Defenseman Scott Perunovich,left, helped Minnesota Duluth win back-to-back national championships.

UMD's Scott Perunovich among final three for Hobey Baker honor

Perunovich, a junior from Hibbing, helped Minnesota Duluth win back-to-back national championships, and had the Bulldogs in the running for a three-peat.
Local
April 2, 2020
Thielen helps COVID-19 relief with $100,000 and a radiothon

Thielen helps COVID-19 relief with $100,000 and a radiothon

The Thielen Foundation has committed an additional $75,000 to Minnesota COVID-19 relief efforts and announced plans to help raise more money through an April 9 radiothon in conjunction with KFAN.
Twins
April 2, 2020
Minnesota Twins infielder Luis Arraez (2). ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com – Fort Myers, FL – February 20, 2020, CenturyLink Sport

Scoggins: No Opening Day, but here's a Twins lineup anyway

On the day that would have been the Twins season opener, manager Rocco Baldelli declined to reveal the lineup he would have submitted. That's no fun.
Twins
April 2, 2020
Target Field, the Twins and their fans are ready. But Thursday's home opener will come and go without a game while the world continues to battle the C

There should have been a ballgame: Home opener is latest missing milestone

Thursday was to begin at 6 a.m. with breakfast on the Target Field plaza. Gates were to open at 1 p.m. A flyover was, once again, scheduled as part of the pageantry that won't be happening.
Twins
April 2, 2020
Max Kepler is greeted by Jorge Polanco after hitting his fifth home run in five at-bats against pitcher Trevor Bauer last season.

Owned by Kepler, Bauer goes deep on streak of five homers in five at-bats

If you remember back to last season, Twins outfielder Max Kepler hit five straight home runs off Trevor Bauer in two games at Cleveland. Now, Bauer takes fans deep and explains what happened.
Twins
April 2, 2020

Replay: See our Live Blog from Game 7 of the 1991 World Series

MLB Network showed the epic Game 7 of the 1991 World Series between the Twins and Atlanta. Here's our Live Blog with comments from the Star Tribune and fans on social media.
Gophers
April 2, 2020
Baylor's Freddie Gillespie (33) blocks a shot by Texas Tech's Terrence Shannon Jr. (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Wa

Minnesota talent ready to make unprecedented impact in NBA draft

Daniel Oturu, Tre Jones, Zeke Nnaji and others. College basketball players from Minnesota made names for themselves throughout the nation in bigger numbers than ever before.
Local
April 2, 2020
Gov. Tim Walz cast a line on Fountain Lake in Albert Lea during the 2019 Fishing Opener.

Walz calls off Governor's Fishing Opener; season still set to open as scheduled

For more than 70 years, the annual event provides its host community with an opportunity to highlight local fishing and other travel activities, attractions and points of interest.
Gophers
April 2, 2020
Tre Jones

NBA outlook: Minnesota's NBA draft candidates

Here's a look at NBA draft projections for Minnesota prospects
High Schools
April 2, 2020
Hopkins' Paige Bueckers passed the ball during the Class 4A state tournament.

Hopkins' Bueckers wins another national player of the year award

Paige Bueckers of Hopkins was named the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year on Wednesday. The award is given to the top high school girl and boy selected from the McDonald's All-American Games rosters.
Vikings
April 2, 2020
Pete Rozelle, professional football commissioner, works at blackboard at hotel in New York City on March 14, 1967 as he conducts the combined National

Hartman: NFL draft without fans is nothing new

For Vikings fans of a certain age, it might seem impossible that the draft will still be televised and take place without a big audience cheering or booing each pick.

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