Category Archives: Star Tribune-State Sports
Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come out as gay
Carl Nassib, whose announcement came during Pride Month, added that he was donating $100,000 to a nonprofit that seeks to prevent suicides among LGBTQ youth.
ARNIE STAPLETON Jun 21, 2021
Lynx stars Sylvia Fowles and Napheesa Collier make U.S. Olympic team
The 12-player squad has six members who have already won gold medals in the Games.
Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune Jun 21, 2021
Pennsylvania standout defensive lineman commits to Gophers
Randy Johnson Jun 21, 2021
Twins put win streak on line as J.A. Happ faces Cincinnati's Tyler Mahle
Megan Ryan Jun 21, 2021
J.T. Brown retires from hockey to be Seattle Kraken TV analyst
Former Rosemount and UMD player J.T. Brown skated in 365 NHL games, and last played for the Wild in 2020.
Chris Miller Jun 21, 2021
Supreme Court rules against NCAA restrictions on colleges offering educational perks to compensate student-athletes
The court ruled against the NCAA's limits on education-related perks for college athletes, upholding a lower court's decision that was one of the most important in the movement to increase compensatio...
Robert Barnes Jun 21, 2021
If the 76ers trade Ben Simmons, should the Timberwolves be interested?
The polarizing point guard was a playoff flop, but a different mix of players might be better suited for his skill set. Do the Wolves have those players?
Michael Rand Jun 21, 2021
Wild assistant GM Tom Kurvers dies at age 58
The former Bloomington Jefferson and UMD standout won the Hobey Baker Award in 1984 and started a front-office career after 11 seasons as an NHL defenseman.
Jana Hollingsworth and Chris Miller, Star Tribune staff writers Jun 21, 2021
High court sides with ex-athletes in NCAA compensation case
The Supreme Court decided unanimously Monday that the NCAA can't enforce rules limiting education-related benefits - like computers and paid internships - that colleges offer to student athletes.
JESSICA GRESKO Jun 21, 2021
High court sides with former athletes in dispute with NCAA
In a ruling that could help push changes in college athletics, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously sided with a group of former college athletes in a dispute with the NCAA over rules limiting cert...
JESSICA GRESKO Jun 21, 2021