Category Archives: Star Tribune-State Sports

Former Twins hitting coach David Popkins was one of the keys to the Blue Jays bouncing back after a rough 2024 season.

It's just one-tenth of a season, but the Twins are more interesting than we thought. That's good news to some fans.

Rory McIlroy went from becoming the sixth player with the career Grand Slam to only the fourth player to win the Masters two years in a row. Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only other players to...

Coach Brett Larson added five players, including Minnesota State Mankato All-American defenseman Evan Murr and St. Cloud State's Austin Burnevik.

The Wolves face Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the Nuggets in the playoffs for the third time in four seasons.

The Wolves welcomed Kevin Garnett back to Target Center and then played Donte DiVincenzo and a team of lightly used reserves to finish the regular season.

The former NBA MVP had stayed away from Target Center for many years but is now serving in a role as a team ambassador.

Chris McIntosh plans to step down as Wisconsin's athletic director to take a job with the Big Ten, according to published reports.

The righthander gave up one run over three innings during his first big-league game, an 8-2 victory over the Blue Jays.

Rory McIlroy is the Masters champion again, this time without falling to his knees on the 18th green and sobbing over finally achieving his lifelong dream.