Sports
April 23

Paris mayor is confident that water quality will allow Olympic swimming in the River Seine

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said she was confident water quality in the River Seine will be up to Olympic standards this summer — and that she'll be able to prove it by swimming there, possibly alongside President Emmanuel Macron.
Sports
April 23

Former Green Bay player Kayla Karius leaves South Dakota to return to her alma mater as coach

Former Green Bay player Kayla Karius is returning to her alma mater to take over for Kevin Borseth, who retired two weeks ago.
Randball
April 23
Anthony Edwards (5) and Mike Conley (10) had plenty to celebrate in Game 1 on Saturday.

Can the Wolves do it again? Will a Twins fan prove us wrong?

Timberwolves writer Chris Hine joined host Michael Rand for a look at tonight's Game 2. Plus an annoyed emailer takes issue with Rand and Patrick Reusse's negative comments about the Twins.
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.

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