Sports
April 17
Suni Lee of the United States competes on the uneven bars during the women's team gymnastic's final at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo o

Olympic champion Suni Lee back in form after debilitating kidney ailment

Olympic gymnastics all-around champion Suni Lee revealed that at the height of dealing with a kidney disease last year, she questioned whether a return to top form was even possible.
Randball
April 17
Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has the biggest decision of his tenure next week.

A Vikings-New England trade? Three thoughts on the No. 3 overall pick

The Vikings need a quarterback and every signal they have suggests they intend to choose one very high in next week's draft. The Patriots are in a similar situation, but there are reasons why a deal could be a good fit.
Sports
April 17

Who will win the NHL's top awards this season? Here are AP's predictions

Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon, Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov, Edmonton's Connor McDavid and Toronto's Auston Matthews are all in the running to win the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP.
Wild
April 17
Marc-Andre Fleury (29) makes a save against Ottawa earlier this month.

Wild sign goalie Fleury to contract extension for 2024-25 season

The 39-year-old future Hall of Famer joined the Wild during the 2022 season in a trade-deadline deal with Chicago and played his 1,000th game this season.
Sports
April 17

Klay Thompson misses all 10 shots in what might have been his final game with the Warriors

Klay Thompson has provided so many memorable moments during his decade-plus run as Stephen Curry's Splash Brother running mate for the Golden State Warriors dynasty.
Sports
April 17

Stephen Curry tells the AP why 2024 is the right time to make his Olympic debut

Golden State guard Stephen Curry knew he was running out of chances to play in what would be his first Olympics, so he and his wife Ayesha started planning many months ago about how to make the Paris Games work for their family.
Nation
April 17

'I was afraid for my life' — Orlando Bloom puts himself in peril for new TV series

Orlando Bloom wanted to test himself for his latest adventure project. Not by eating something gross or visiting a new country. He wanted to risk death — with not one but three extreme sports.
Wild
April 17
Wild winger Liam Ohgren celebrates with Jonas Brodin after scoring a goal against San Jose on Saturday.

Neal: Eulogy for a bad season. May the Wild's future come quickly.

A eulogy is when one says nice things about someone, right? That's the intention here as the season winds down to Thursday's final game.
Sports
April 17

Former world champion runner Jeruto faces doping case hearing in June ahead of Paris Olympics

Former steeplechase world champion Norah Jeruto faces a doping case hearing in June, five weeks before the Paris Olympics open.
Sports
April 17
Baltimore Orioles fans erupt as first baseman Chris Davis connects on a grand slam home run in the eighth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Oriole

Live: Twins vs. Orioles in final game of series. Follow it on Gameview.

The Twins are trying to break a three-game losing streak. Tap here for play-by-play, the in-game boxscore and updates from around MLB.
Sports
April 17

Barry Trotz switched from NHL coach to GM. It has been a success with Predators back in the playoffs

Barry Trotz never put a label on whether he was rebuilding, retooling or simply trying to reset the Nashville Predators during his first season as general manager.
Sports
April 17

This year's NFL draft has lowest number of early entrants since 2011. That trend figures to continue

The lure of starting a pro career early apparently isn't quite as tempting for underclassmen now as it was in the days before college stars could profit off their name, image and likeness.

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