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Lakeville's Regan Smith headed to the Olympics after winning 100-meter backstroke

Lakeville's Regan Smith headed to the Olympics after winning 100-meter backstroke

At the U.S. swimming trials, the 19-year-old touched first in 58.35, not as fast as her then-record time at the 2019 world championships (57.57), but surely good enough to set her up as one of the gold medal contenders in Tokyo.
by The Associated Press

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Timberwolves, Lynx owner: A-Rod, partner in agreement to buy teams

Timberwolves, Lynx owner: A-Rod, partner in agreement to buy teams

Former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and e-commerce mogul Marc Lore signed a letter of intent Saturday to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, owner Glen Taylor said.
by The Associated Press

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St. Cloud State advances to its first national hockey title game

St. Cloud State advances to its first national hockey title game

Nolan Walker scored on a redirection with 53.2 seconds left and St. Cloud State held off Minnesota State 5-4 on Thursday night to advance to the program's first national championship game.
by The Associated Press

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Three Minnesota teams advance to NCAA Frozen Four

It was a big weekend for college hockey fans in Minnesota. MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer caught up with Jess Myers, hockey writer for @therinklive and Forum News, for the latest.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'They've learned what resiliency is': Football season ends early with COVID dial-back — and a few lessons

'They've learned what resiliency is': Football season ends early with COVID dial-back — and a few lessons

A high school football season that was first postponed until the spring, and then restarted late this fall, came to a sudden close on Friday. The state high school league squeezed in more than 80 games in the hours before new statewide restrictions meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 took effect.
by Dan Kraker and Derek Montgomery

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High school football team switches topics amid pandemic, protests

In a normal year, this is a time when many high school athletes are looking ahead — playing on summer teams, starting captains’ practices and getting ready for the fall season. But this year, so little has been normal.
by Cathy Wurzer and Julia Franz

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College football: Gophers drop four spots to No. 11 in national poll

College football: Gophers drop four spots to No. 11 in national poll

The Minnesota Gophers football team has dropped four spots in the AP Top 25 poll after Saturday's loss to Iowa. It was Minnesota's first loss of the season.
by Andrew Krueger

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