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MN sports roundup: Is Thursday Night Football just a risky cash grab?
The Wild are red-hot, the Vikings … are not — and is Thursday Night Football just a dangerous cash grab? All that and more in this week’s Minnesota sports roundup with Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson.
China dismisses UK, Canada Olympic boycott as 'farce'
China on Thursday dismissed the decision by Canada and the United Kingdom to join Washington’s diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games as a “farce.”
Australia joins U.S. in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday.
China says U.S. diplomatic boycott violates Olympic spirit
China is accusing the U.S. of violating the Olympic spirit by announcing an American diplomatic boycott of February's Beijing Winter Games. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian's comment Tuesday came amid a barrage of Chinese criticism of the Biden administration's announcement.
New women's soccer team raises $1 million in investment from Minnesotans
A bunch of ordinary people in Minnesota and beyond just invested $1 million in a new local women’s soccer team. Andrea Yoch, president of Minnesota Women’s Soccer, spoke with host Cathy Wurzer about the community ownership drive and the future of the club.
China attacks potential U.S. diplomatic boycott of Olympics
China on Monday threatened to take “firm countermeasures” if the U.S. proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February’s Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
Lions earn first win of season with last-second victory over Vikings
The Lions finally found a victory when Jared Goff threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown as time expired, lifting previously winless Detroit to a 29-27 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
Cross country skiers grapple with how to rid their sport of 'forever chemicals'
For decades, PFAS, the group of so-called “forever chemicals,” have been used to make ultra-fast wax that’s prized by cross country skiers. The industry is slowly trying to wean itself from the wax. But it will still be allowed at a big national-level race in Duluth this weekend.