Sports
April 23
Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) hits the game-winning basket against Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) at the buzzer to win Game 2.

Jamal Murray sinks shot at buzzer to cap 20-point comeback and lead Nuggets past Lakers 101-99

Jamal Murray didn't even see the biggest basket of his career. At least not live, he didn't.
Twins
April 23
Twins starter Chris Paddack shut out the White Sox for seven innings and struck out 10 at Target Field on Monday night.

Reusse: How bad are the White Sox? They made Twins look good.

The offense is still mired in a terrible start, but Twins' hitters and pitcher Chris Paddack looked rejuvenated on Monday. The White Sox looked like, well, the White Sox.
Sports
April 23

NFL draft has been on tour for a decade and the next stop is Detroit, giving it a shot in spotlight

The NFL draft has taken the show on the road for a decade, giving cities around the country a chance to be in the spotlight.
Wolves
April 23
The "whiteout" at the Wolves-Suns playoff game Saturday got fans into the game early.

Souhan: Wolves fans made Game 1 special. Now bring on Game 2.

The playoff opener was performance art, the kind of event that creates and rewards fans, bolsters optimism and banishes traditional Minnesota pessimism. "It was awesome," Chris Finch said
Wolves
April 23
Rudy Gobert of the Wolves and Jusuf Nurkic of the Suns battle under the basket on Saturday at Target Center.

Will Wolves show best-in-the-NBA defensive form in Game 2?

Phoenix will try to even the series after a blowout loss in the opener, a game that frustrated at least one of the Suns' top stars.
Sports
April 23
Joe Alt, left, an offensive lineman from Totino-Grace High School and Notre Dame, has been working out locally six days a week alongside NFL veterans

Former Totino-Grace star set to follow father as first-round pick

Joe Alt, an offensive tackle out of Totino-Grace and Notre Dame, is expected to be a top-10 NFL draft pick. His father was a first-round selection 40 years ago.
Lynx
April 23
Alissa Pili is urged by former Vikings player and fellow Samoan Esera Tuaolo to join him in a traditional Samoan dance during the welcome event for Pi

Excited for new journey, Lynx first-round pick Pili gets warm welcome

As Alissa Pili walked on the court at Target Center, she was met with dancing and drum playing. As she left the court, gifts in hand, she sounded a little overwhelmed by the greeting.
Sports
April 23

Police clear out a migrant camp in central Paris. Activists say it's a pre-Olympics sweep

French police evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris a few steps away from the River Seine on Tuesday, the latest operation in what aid groups call a campaign of ''social cleansing'' ahead of the Summer Olympics.
Sports
April 23

AP Sports Week in Pictures: Pitcher Randy Vazquez, Olympic flame and Nelly Korda's pond splash

Associated Press photographers were there for San Diego Padres pitcher Randy Vazquez working in the shadows and the lighting of a cauldron with the Olympic flame at the ancient Parthenon temple in Athens.
Vikings
April 23
Texas A&M linebacker Edgerrin Cooper was named first-team All-America and All-SEC last season with career highs in tackles for losses (17), sacks (eig

Vikings look good at linebacker, but there's one issue to solve

The Vikings aren't likely to make a splash in the NFL draft at inside linebacker, with free-agent signing Blake Cashman expected to start next to Ivan Pace Jr.
Wolves
April 23
Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) passes the ball behind his head and past Suns center Jusuf Nurkic (20) and forward Kevin Durant (35) in th

Towns finds joy trying to stop 'best of the best' in Durant

Last year in the playoffs, Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns often defended Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic. This year's challenge? It's Suns standout Kevin Durant .
Sports
April 23

Legendary rugby league star Wally Lewis appeals for concussion and CTE awareness support

A legendary rugby player has cited the fear and anxiety that has come into his life among the reasons for urging the Australian government to fund support services and education about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

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