Category Archives: Star Tribune-State Sports
UCLA withstands Texas' late charge, reaches first national championship game with grinding 51-44 win
Lauren Betts had 16 points and made a huge block late, and UCLA withstood a late charge by Texas on Friday night for a 51-44 win to reach the women's NCAA Tournament national championship game for the...
Startribune News 5h ago
How Twins players handled a pregame power outage: ‘Never seen anything like it’
The Twins' home-opening 10-4 victory over the Rays was delayed by 57 minutes because of a pregame power outage at Target Field.
Startribune News 6h ago
Anthony Edwards struggles in return from illness as Timberwolves fall to 76ers 115-103
The Wolves finished a 1-2 road trip and are nearly out of chances to move into a top-four spot in the Western Conference.
Startribune News 6h ago
Auriemma rips officials and beefs with Staley, but bad night for Strong and Fudd is why UConn fell
UConn's Geno Auriemma was not a happy man.
Startribune News 7h ago
South Carolina smothers UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title game, snaps Huskies' 54-game win streak
Ta'Niya Latson scored 16 and Agot Makeer added 14 points and South Carolina played stifling defense to beat UConn 62-48 on Friday night, ending the Huskies' 54-game winning streak and advancing to the...
Startribune News 7h ago
Byron Buxton leaves Twins home opener after being hit by pitch on forearm
An X-ray revealed no broken bone after the veteran center fielder departed in the seventh inning.
Startribune News 8h ago
Lynx lose Bridget Carleton and Maria Kliundikova in WNBA expansion draft
Bridget Carleton heads to Portland and Maria Kliundikova heads to Toronto as the two new teams join the league for the 2026 season.
Startribune News 13h ago
Vikings to start OTAs following Memorial Day weekend
Vikings players will report back to TCO Performance Center in Eagan on April 20 for the first day of the offseason program.
Startribune News 14h ago
Seven Minnesotans named to USA Hockey’s 2026-27 National Team Development Program roster
Minnesota has more players on the 23-person roster than any other state.
Startribune News 14h ago
Recap from Target Field: Tristan Gray hits grand slam as Twins beat Rays 10-4 in home opener
The power went out in the North Loop of Minneapolis for about an hour in the afternoon and delayed the start of the game. More than 36,000 braved the cold and rain to attend the game.
Startribune News 15h ago