Category Archives: Star Tribune-State Sports
Wild sign pending free agent center Michael McCarron to six-year, $20 million contract
The veteran forward came to the Wild at the NHL trading deadline and earned a lucrative deal.
Startribune News Jun 09, 2026
Byron Buxton relishing leadership role on Twins roster: ‘This is a fun team’
The Twins are sitting seven games under a .500 record entering Tuesday's road series in Detroit.
Startribune News Jun 09, 2026
Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey apologizes for offseason arrest
Lindsey, who turns 21 in August, was apprehended in Fayetteville on May 1 for minor in possession of alcohol and possession of a fraudulent identification.
Startribune News Jun 09, 2026
Baseball: Picking the final four and champion for each class
Staff writer Jim Paulsen picks the baseball state tournament results
Startribune News Jun 09, 2026
RandBall: The Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals are truly unpredictable, a modern sports rarity
Whatever you think you might know about the series is subject to change, as Game 3 at Madison Square Garden showed.
Startribune News Jun 09, 2026
Neal: Flag football championship makes case for receiving emerging sport status from MSHSL
On Monday, 13 Minnesota high school teams met at TCO Stadium to compete in a season-ending tournament for the second consecutive year.
Startribune News Jun 09, 2026
Analysis: Were the Timberwolves right to trade Karl-Anthony Towns?
Plenty of Wolves fans are now questioning the deal since Towns and the New York Knicks have the upper hand on the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals.
Startribune News Jun 09, 2026
Gophers send 19 athletes to NCAA outdoor track and field championships
Thirteen athletes from the men's team and six from the women's side will compete for national titles this week in Eugene, Ore.
Startribune News Jun 09, 2026
Victor Wembanyama carries Spurs to 115-111 win that cuts Knicks' NBA Finals lead to 2-1
Victor Wembanyama has his first NBA Finals win - and the New York Knicks suddenly have a lot of work left to end their 53-year championship drought.
Startribune News Jun 09, 2026
Video: Rosemount wins Minnesota Vikings’ girls flag football league championship
The Irish completed their season with a perfect 14-0 record.
Startribune News Jun 08, 2026