Sports

Gophers kick off the season versus North Carolina; Minnesota favored
North Carolina visits Minnesota to start the season and open the post-Drake Maye era after the departure of the star quarterback to the NFL. Minnesota is favored by 1½ points according to BetMGM odds. North Carolina won the matchup 31-13 at home last season.
Atlanta Braves beat skidding Minnesota Twins 5-1 for 3-game sweep
Chris Sale won his major league-leading 15th game with six crisp innings, Jorge Soler homered early and threw out a runner at the plate late, and the resurgent Atlanta Braves beat the struggling Minnesota Twins 5-1 to complete a three-game sweep.
Paralympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris
Against the backdrop of a setting sun, thousands of athletes paraded down the famed Champs-Elysées avenue to Place de la Concorde in central Paris where French President Emmanuel Macron officially declared the Paralympic Games open.
Braves score 4 times in 10th to beat Twins 8-6
The Twins have lost seven of nine and trail Cleveland and Kansas City by 2 1/2 games in the AL Central. They control the final wild-card spot in the AL by four games over Boston.
Meet 13 Minnesota athletes competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris
Athletes with Minnesota ties will compete in the Paris Paralympic games Aug. 28 through Sept. 8, matching up with the best in the world in sports like sitting volleyball, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, para swimming, para track and field and more.
The Paralympic Games are starting. Here’s what to expect as 4,400 athletes compete in Paris
The Paralympic Games are set to open Wednesday as some 4,400 athletes with disabilities, permanent injuries or impairments prepare to compete for 549 medals across 22 sports over 11 days. Paris just hosted the Olympics and it again provides the backdrop for what promises to be a spectacle.