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Canterbury cuts marquee race purse in half because of pandemic
The Mystic Lake Derby purse will be $100,000 this year, with the race scheduled for July 15.
Gophers
St. Thomas still viewing move to Division I as best strategy
The pandemic has not yet created any barriers to St. Thomas's ambitions, but the school's athletic director said said the plan "is not without our challenges from a financial standpoint."
Gophers
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With five key seniors returning, Gophers softball hoping for another long NCAA run
Five seniors — the team's ace and four regulars — will return next season.
Local
Wolves, NBA join Mayo Clinic on coronavirus study
Doctors hope to develop way to detect antibodies using just a pin prick.
Books
Review: 'One Tough Out,' by Rod Carew, with Jaime Aron
NONFICTION: Twins great Rod Carew recalls the highs and heartbreaks of his life in this fascinating memoir.
Gophers
Alabama Huntsville eliminating its men's hockey program immediately
Financial issues brought on by the coronavirus pandemic prompted the school to drop the Division I sport, plus two others. That leaves the WCHA with nine teams for the 2020-21 season.
Loons
United's Heath poised to resume improving roster
''We've got money available,'' the Loons coach said, and key positions — including a designated player slot — that need filling amid the the growing possibility of resuming games.
Sports
Game off: Inside Star Tribune sports during the pandemic
This week we asked some of our sports department colleagues to share what their lives have been like without the usual routines of news, practice and games to guide them.
Local
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
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
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
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.
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