Local
May 22, 2020
Monrovia Football Academy's Jessica Quachie drove the ball down the field for a goal as they took on Eclipse Select MN Regional during the USA Cup tou

3 Minnesota summer soccer leagues canceled as new practice guidelines emerge

Three prominent summer youth soccer leagues and their affiliated state championships have been canceled because of safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local
May 22, 2020
Jason Nichols, left, facilities operation manager at Life Time, and Jennifer McKeon, right, facilities operations national manager at Life Time, disin

Minnesota fitness execs shocked by Walz decision to keep gyms closed

"They didn't have any great reasoning for their decisions," said the chief executive of Anytime Fitness.
Wild
May 22, 2020
Eric Staal spoke on a Zoom teleconference Thursday.

Staal on finishing NHL season: 'I have a hard time envisioning it'

The latest return-to-play scenario reportedly being considered for pro hockey wouldn't wrap up the regular season nor jump to a normal playoff structure.
Local
May 22, 2020
Minnesota DNR Parks and Trails Division director Erika Rivers stands at a remote camp site at Afton State Park.. Some state parks will open to campers

Anderson: State parks slowly get ready to reopen to campers

Except at a relative handful of remote state park sites where camping is allowed, no one has pitched a tent or parked an RV in a Minnesota state park since March 27. That's about to change.
Wild
May 22, 2020
Under an NHL Return to Play scenario that includes 24 teams, the Wild and Canucks could face off in a five-game play-in series.

Lessons and hope after 10 weeks of hockey's upheaval

We've learned terms like "social distancing" and "flattening the curve" since the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports in March. Now, the NHL is taking steps toward returning, a sign of hope for many.
Outdoors
May 22, 2020

Minnesota fishing report: Walleye watch around the state

A look at where fish are biting around the state.
Gophers
May 22, 2020
Star Tribune night sports editor Kevin Bertels at his home office, where he has led remote production of the sports section since mid-March.

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.
Twins
May 22, 2020
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, center, talked with General Manager Thad Levine, left, and President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey during spring t

Twins' preparations kick into higher gear despite baseball's uncertainties

The Twins have told employees they will be paid in full through June and there will be no furloughs, so clearly the team is optimistic about baseball's resumption.
Gophers
May 22, 2020
Gophers holder Casey O'Brien

Beating cancer again, U's O'Brien vows to compete for starting spot

Casey O'Brien has been throiugh 20 surgeries and five rounds of treatment in about seven years. Now he's vowing to compete for a starting spot on special teams.
Sports
May 22, 2020
Wolves player J.R. Rider speaks to reporters in a hallway outside of the team's Target Center lock room in 1994.

Souhan: With more controls, 'Wild West' feel gone from sports reporting

Sports coverage will never be as wild and personal as it was when an angry Wolves player walked into the media room and announced he was calling his own press conference.
Vikings
May 21, 2020
Ifeadi Odenigbo, 26, had seven sacks in 16 games for the Vikings last season.

Vikings defensive lineman Odenigbo ready to take next step

Ifeadi Odenigbo could become a three-down player after being used primarily in pass rushing situations during his first full year in the NFL in 2019.
Local
May 21, 2020
The ski slopes on Spirit Mountain in Duluth as seen from an airplane on Oct. 30, 2019.

Duluth's Spirit Mountain won't open for the summer

The ski hill closed in March as the pandemic swept into Minnesota.

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