Category Archives: Star Tribune-State Sports
USA men take fifth in Olympics team gymnastics final; Russia wins
Shane Wiskus, the former Gopher from Spring Park, competed on four events for the U.S.: rings, parallel bars, high bar and floor exercise. His routines were clean and precise.
Rachel Blount Jul 26, 2021
Patrick Reusse's big takes on Jose Berrios, Aaron Rodgers and more
Patrick Reusse looks ahead with Michael Rand to some of the huge story lines in sports this week, including the baseball trade deadline and opening of NFL training camps.
Star Tribune Staff Jul 26, 2021
Lynx stars part of team in transition as U.S. women go for more gold
U.S. women's basketball features a team in transition and begins its quest for a seventh straight gold medal in a game that tips off late tonight (Twin Cities time).
Jim Souhan Jul 26, 2021
Vikings sign Dede Westbrook to add receiver depth
Former Jaguars wideout Dede Westbrook's connection with new Vikings receivers coach Keenan McCardell drew him to Minnesota.
Ben Goessling Jul 26, 2021
Olympic Diary: The wait for the bus goes on and on, on and on, on and on
It's the Olympics, which means running for buses, hoping for buses, sitting on buses... That's not a complaint. It's a fact.
Jim Souhan Jul 26, 2021
Byron Buxton and Twins fail to land on deal with trade deadline approaching
Phil Miller Jul 26, 2021
Lakeville's Regan Smith reaches 100-meter backstroke final in Olympic record time
The Olympic record in the event fell four times during the preliminary heats and semifinals, with Regan Smith ending up with it ahead of the final.
Jim Souhan Jul 26, 2021
Son of Gophers men's hockey coach Bob Motzko dies in Orono crash
Mack Motzko, 20, died of injuries suffered in a car crash Saturday night in Orono that also killed another passenger. Police said that "alcohol and speed appear to be contributing factors."
Randy Johnson, Kim Hyatt Jul 26, 2021
Atmosphere is different for the U.S. women's basketball team, but the goal's the same
The task is winning a seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal, and Cheryl Reeve, center Sylvia Fowles and forward Napheesa Collier are representing the Lynx and Team USA's imminent transition.
Jim Souhan Jul 25, 2021
Lakeville's Regan Smith reaches 100-meter backstroke final in Olympic record time
The Olympic record in the event fell four times during the preliminary heats and semifinals, with Regan Smith ending up with it ahead of the final.
Jim Souhan Jul 25, 2021