Sports

Hockey fans celebrate 80 years of high school boys hockey tournament
The Minnesota State High School League boys hockey tournament is in its 80th year here in St. Paul. Teams from across the state are battling it out to get into the championship. 
Kirk Cousins, Chris Jones, Saquon Barkley are among the star players set to test NFL free agency
The quarterback carousel will start spinning when the NFL’s free agency period opens Monday with the legal tampering period. Players can’t officially sign new deals until the opening of the league’s new year on Wednesday.
What’s behind the women’s sports boom in Minnesota? An expert explains
Right now, Minnesota is in the midst of a women’s sports popularity boom. Nicole LaVoi, director of the Tucker Center, explains what led to the sudden burst of interest and a passionate fanbase for the gender that’s previously lacked mainstream media coverage.
Tourney time in the Twin Cities: Boys state hockey takes over St. Paul, Big Ten Women’s Basketball in Minneapolis
It’s a busy time of year for sports in the Twin Cities. St. Paul is filled with hockey fans from across the state to watch the best-of-the-best on the high school level. And people have traveled nationwide to Target Center for the sold out Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Timberwolves sideline Towns for the game against the Pacers with left knee trouble
Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns was ruled out of the game at Indiana because of what the team listed as left knee soreness. The Athletic and ESPN reported that Towns has a torn meniscus and was mulling options for treatment.
Battle's career-high 32 points sends Minnesota women past Rutgers 77-69 in Big Ten tourney
Amaya Battle scored a career-high 32 points and Minnesota avenged a previous defeat against Rutgers beating the Scarlet Knights 77-69 in an opening-round game of the Big Ten Conference Tournament. 
Vintage football cards stolen in Florida burglary found in Twin Cities
An investigator with the Inver Grove Heights Police Department recovered two dozen rare football cards that are part of a collection stolen from a Florida man during a January burglary of his Winter Park house.