Sports
April 4, 2020
Tiz the Law, ridden by Manuel Franco, wins the Florida Derby horse race at Gulfstream Park, Saturday, March 28.

Minnesota-fed racing network seizes moment almost all its own

Minnesotans Matt Carothers and Todd Schrupp are riding along with TVG as it provides a slice of live sports amid a pandemic.
Polls
April 4, 2020

Poll: How much are you missing baseball?

Sports
April 3, 2020

St. Cloud State's Castanzo named top wrestling coach in Division II for third time

This season the Huskies won their fourth consecutive NWCA Division II National Duals championship and they have won four of the past five NCAA Division II national titles.
Gophers
April 3, 2020
Virginia assistant coach Brad Soderberg walked into the Marquette Hotel in Minneapolis last April after the team won the NCAA championship.

A win for Dad: Virginia assistant Soderberg relished chance to coach '19 Final Four

Brad Soderberg will never forget what it was like celebrating Virginia's NCAA men's basketball championship — and a year of redemption — last April surrounded by loved ones, including his late father.
Twins
April 3, 2020
August 7, 1976 Oh, So Close: The Twins' Steve Luebber was going for a no-hitter and was within one strike when disaster struck.

Reusse's (Target) Field of Dreams, Day 3: Who? Almost threw a what?

The Twins unveiled a hitting attack of great potential in Florida exhibitions, with Rod Carew, Lyman Bostock, Disco Dan Ford and Larry Hisle being joined by rookie catcher Butch Wynegar.
Gophers
April 3, 2020

A look back at the 2019 Final Four

After playing host to a Super Bowl and a Ryder Cup, the Twin Cities proved they get just as crazy for college basketball with an announced attendance of 72,000 packing into U.S. Bank Stadium.
Gophers
April 3, 2020
Texas receiver Brady Boyd commits to the Gophers' 2021 class

Texas receiver Brady Boyd commits to the Gophers' 2021 class

The 6-1, 175-pound Southlake Carroll product is a three-star recruit, per 247Sports.com. He had other offers from programs such as Texas Tech and Oklahoma State.
Gophers
April 3, 2020
Next Amir Coffey? U recruiting Rice transfer who resembles him

Next Amir Coffey? U recruiting Rice transfer who resembles him

Coach Richard Pitino and his staff are recruiting Rice transfer Drew Peterson, who has skills that remind some people of the former Gophers standout.
Outdoors
April 3, 2020
Jake Wallner, left, of St. Paul and his buddy Adam Bergstrom of Farmington, both 28, set off on the MIsssissippi River Tuesday in Bergstrom's new boat

Anderson: On this stretch of the Mississippi, it's fishing as usual -- for now

On the banks of the Mississippi near Red Wing, where walleye fishing is allowed year-round, anglers decide for themselves when fishing season begins.
Local
April 3, 2020
Bringing the outdoors indoors: "Free Solo"

Bringing the outdoors in: Finding a nature fix while sheltering in

People are getting outdoors in droves, all in flight — at least mentally — from the pandemic. Under stay-at-home orders, they're also bringing the outdoors to the indoors. How are they doing it?
Lynx
April 3, 2020
Minnesota Fillies players during a practice, circa 1980

Finances doomed Minnesota Fillies in 1981 after three seasons

This week in Minnesota sports history: The Fillies last game in the Women's Professional Basketball League, a 122-61 loss at San Francisco, was played 39 years ago this week.
Local
April 3, 2020
Maria Ellis 20, right, played with her brother Da' Macus Ellis 4, at Webber Park pool in Minneapolis in 2018.

Mpls. closes beaches, pools and programs for the entire summer

The closures extend to park restrooms, drinking fountains and aquatic facilities.

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