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What to know for this year’s Twin Cities Marathon weekend

What to know for this year’s Twin Cities Marathon weekend

More than 28,000 athletes will participate in races Saturday and Sunday for the Twin Cities marathon weekend, in a return after last year’s race was canceled for heat.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Disability advocates celebrate inaugural inclusion of e-mobility devices in Twin Cities Marathon

Disability advocates celebrate inaugural inclusion of e-mobility devices in Twin Cities Marathon

For the first time, Twin Cities Marathon organizers have approved electric handcycles for disabled participants. That’s great news for Quinn Brett who first ran the marathon about 20 years ago. This year, she’s back in the race for the first time since becoming paralyzed from the waist down in 2017.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Twins senior VP and GM Thad Levine leaves team after 8 years

Twins senior VP and GM Thad Levine leaves team after 8 years

Minnesota senior vice president and general manager Thad Levine is leaving the Twins after eight seasons. The team announced Levine's departure Friday, saying in a statement he was leaving to “pursue new challenges and opportunities.”
by The Associated Press

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T-wolves welcome Randle and DiVincenzo with title aspirations, after tough farewell to Towns

T-wolves welcome Randle and DiVincenzo with title aspirations, after tough farewell to Towns

Trading Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks was the latest bold move by president of basketball operations Tim Connelly, a decision to deal a prolific player that could backfire if his production isn't backfilled.
by The Associated Press

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Napheesa Collier’s sticky defense and all-around play propelling Lynx playoff hopes

Napheesa Collier’s sticky defense and all-around play propelling Lynx playoff hopes

Napheesa Collier, known affectionately as Phee, won the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year this season, was second in MVP voting and was lights-out in the first round of the playoffs against Phoenix.
by Peter Cox

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Minnesota United clinches berth in 2024 MLS Cup playoffs with 0-0 tie against Real Salt Lake

Minnesota United clinches berth in 2024 MLS Cup playoffs with 0-0 tie against Real Salt Lake

The draw kept eighth-place Minnesota United one point ahead of the Portland Timbers in the Western Conference, which would give the Loons home-field advantage for a first-round MLS Cup playoff match.
by Reuters

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Lynx top Sun 77-70 in Game 2 to even WNBA semifinals behind Collier’s supporting cast

Lynx top Sun 77-70 in Game 2 to even WNBA semifinals behind Collier’s supporting cast

Courtney Williams scored 17 points and Alanna Smith had 15 points to help the Minnesota Lynx offset an off night for star Napheesa Collier and beat the Connecticut Sun 77-70 to even the best-of-five WNBA semifinal series at one game apiece.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota United specialty license plate now available

Minnesota United specialty license plate now available

After a long wait, Minnesota United soccer fans can now get an official team license plate for their vehicles. The Loons unveiled the new plate Tuesday.
by MPR News Staff

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