Category Archives: Star Tribune-State Sports
Former Gophers diver Sarah Bacon comes up short of Olympic spot
Sarah Bacon on Saturday finished third in the 3-meter at the U.S. Olympic diving trials, a position short of earning a ticket to Tokyo.
Rachel Blount, Star Tribune Jun 12, 2021
Lynx to retire jerseys of former players Seimone Augustus and Rebekkah Brunson
Ex-Lynx stars Seimone Augustus and Rebekkah Brunson, both assistants now, will have their jerseys retired in 2022. Nos. 33 and 32 will hang with Lindsay Whalen's No. 13.
Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune Jun 12, 2021
As Twins catcher Mitch Garver frames it: Anything for an edge
A nontraditional stance like Mitch Garver's can leave catchers vulnerable to injury, but it's all in the name of strikes.
Chip Scoggins Jun 12, 2021
DNR leader Sarah Strommen turns to the people for help
Minnesota DNR commissioner Sarah Strommen later this month will ask a panel of non-DNR employees for ideas on what to fund and how to fund it.
Dennis Anderson Jun 12, 2021
Minnesota Vikings superfan Millie Wall dies at 102
She attended the Minnesota Miracle game and became the team's "lucky charm."
Katy Read Jun 12, 2021
Tiny Rosen, Minn., remembers a baseball player and a tragedy
Fifty years later, Greg Adelman, stricken in the dugout, is memorialized.
Patrick Reusse Jun 12, 2021
In scary scene at Euro 2020, Eriksen collapses on the field
As Christian Eriksen lay unconscious on the field, his pulse slipping away, Denmark team doctor Morten Boesen quickly realized there wasn't a second to lose.
MATTIAS KAREN Jun 12, 2021
Few unruly fans spoiling games for rest of crowd
Everyone is excited to be able to attend sporting events and hear the roar of the crowd and see positive interactions between players and spectators. We are also witnessing some people wrecking that a...
La Velle E. Neal III Jun 12, 2021
Jim 'Mudcat' Grant, former star Twins pitcher, dies at 85
The versatile righthander was the first Black American League pitcher to win 20 games in a season.
Chris Miller, Patrick Reusse Jun 12, 2021
Eriksen in stable condition, Euro 2020 match resumes
Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen was taken to a hospital Saturday after collapsing on the field during a match at the European Championship, leading to the game being suspended for more than 90 mi...
MATTIAS KAREN Jun 12, 2021