Category Archives: Star Tribune-State Sports

The NFL draft has become great theater, which is funny for those of us who covered the event when the NFL was more of a mom-and-pop league.

Royce Lewis has been demoted. The Vikings might be good this year. And the draft is definitely coming here.

The veteran backstop suffered the hamate fracture during Monday night's victory over the Houston Astros at Target Field.

Downtown Minneapolis will anchor the festivities, which bring hundreds of thousands of fans to the host cities for the three-day event.

The 26-year-old third baseman is hitting .163 this season. Reliever Justin Topa was also designated for assignment.

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched a scoreless fifth inning in relief during the Twins' 6-3 win Monday, stranding two runners.

The potential change, which could get approved in June, would significantly alter players' paths to campus from junior programs.

Josh Bell delivered the 12th multihomer game of his career, and drove in the first four runs during the Twins' series-opening win against the Astros.

Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds, Dylan Harper finished with 24 points and a team playoff-record seven steals, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-115 in a doub...

Larson, who was a pitcher, catcher, outfielder and played first base for the Gophers, has her No. 22 retired by the program.