Local
May 7
Taylor Swift performed Friday, June 23, 2023, at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. ] AARON LAVINSKY • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com

Ticket-selling enters regulation era as Walz signs fee transparency into law

One state representative's ordeal purchasing Taylor Swift tickets served as the "genesis" of the legislation.
Sports
May 7

Maradona's World Cup Golden Ball trophy had mysteriously disappeared. It will be auctioned in Paris

Diego Maradona's Golden Ball trophy from the 1986 World Cup has resurfaced. The award, which had been missing for decades, will be auctioned in Paris next month, the Aguttes house said Tuesday.
Sports
May 7

Bruins-Panthers getting set for Game 1. Canucks-Oilers ready to open their series

The season for the Florida Panthers cannot end on Wednesday night. It's not an elimination game, the Boston Bruins cannot close them out and no matter what happens there's a flight to Massachusetts on Thursday and another game there on Friday.
Sports
May 7

Joe Burrow is throwing again as the Bengals' franchise QB rehabs his surgically repaired wrist

Joe Burrow threw some crisp passes on the first day of offseason workouts Tuesday and said rehabbing his surgically repaired right wrist is still a work in progress.
Sports
May 7

Scrutiny of Everton's prospective buyer intensifies after airline collapse and New York fraud case

A grounded airline in Australia. A lawsuit in a New York federal court alleging fraud in connection to a $600 million loan. And angry soccer fans in England resisting a takeover of Premier League club Everton.
Randball
May 7
Players on the Minnesota Timberwolves cheer on teammates late in the fourth quarter on Monday.

Pure joy of Minnesota fans during Game 2 was beautiful to behold

The Timberwolves thumping of the Nuggets in Game 2 countered all the doomsday talk and memes about how Minnesota sports fans can't have nice things.
Sports
May 7

PGA Championship invites 7 LIV players to get top 100 in the world

The PGA Championship officially has Tiger Woods in a field released Tuesday that includes invitations to seven players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf, giving the major the entire top 100 in the world ranking at Valhalla next week.
Sports
May 7

A jury awards $9 million to a player who sued the US Tennis Association over sexual abuse by a coach

A tennis player was awarded $9 million in damages by a jury in federal court in Florida after accusing the U.S. Tennis Association of failing to protect her from a coach she said sexually abused her at one of its training centers when she was a teenager.
Lynx
May 7
Lynx guard Natisha Hiedeman drives to the basket during a preseason game Friday at Target Center.

New Lynx guard Hiedeman valued for her versatility

Determined to build depth and versatility in the backcourt, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve signed traded with Connecticut to get Natisha Hiedeman.
Randball
May 7
Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns share a happy moment in the fourth quarter of Game 2.

The most fun Minnesota sports fans have had in a long time

The rout of Denver was a lot of things, including a couple hours of pure joy for long-suffering Minnesota sports (particularly Timberwolves) fans. Also, host Michael Rand talks Minnesota United soccer with Jon Marthaler.
Wolves
May 7
Wolves center Karl-Anthony Towns reacts after making a three-pointer in the second quarter against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. He had 27 point

Souhan: Wolves best team in the NBA, even if they can't say it yet

The Timberwolves need 10 more victories to win a championship and have the right to call themselves the NBA's best team. The rest of us don't have to wait to say it.
Sports
May 7

Man United in crisis: transfers, tactics and takeover helped lead up to 4-0 humiliation at Palace

A bad season just keeps on getting worse for Manchester United.

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