Sports

Transgender athlete reaches settlement with USA Powerlifting
Minnesota trans athlete JayCee Cooper has reached a settlement agreement with USA Powerlifting, after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the organization violated her rights by barring her from women’s competitions.
Frost open PWHL playoffs seeking to three-peat, with semifinals featuring familiar mix of contenders
The Minnesota Frost are seeking to three-peat and open against two-time regular-season defending champion Montreal. The Boston Fleet return following a one-year absence, and face the Ottawa Charge in a matchup of the PWHL’s two other teams to reach the Walter Cup Final before losing to Minnesota.
Julio Rodriguez has 3 doubles, Josh Naylor homers as Mariners beat Twins 7-1
Julio Rodriguez hit three doubles, scored twice and drove in two runs, and Josh Naylor had a homer and four RBIs as the Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1. Four Seattle relievers combined to retire the last 12 Twins hitters. Eduard Bazardo pitched a scoreless sixth inning.
Wild going home against Stars with chance to advance in NHL playoffs for 1st time since 2015
The Minnesota Wild are going home with a chance to advance in the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2015. The Wild have a 3-2 series lead going into Game 6 on Thursday night against the Dallas Stars. The Wild won 4-2 in Dallas on Tuesday night.
Timberwolves fall to the Denver Nuggets 125-113 in Game 5 of the playoff series
Nikola Jokic snapped out of his prolonged funk with a triple-double, Spencer Jones provided a key spark and the Denver Nuggets staved off elimination with a chippy 125-113 win over the injury-riddled Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their playoff series.
1st-place Victoire opt to open PWHL playoffs against 3rd-place Minnesota; Boston to play Ottawa
The PWHL regular-season champion Montreal Victoire bucked the standings by choosing to open their semifinal playoff series facing the third-place — and two-time defending Walter Cup champion — Minnesota Frost. In selecting Minnesota, Montreal also set the other best-of-five semifinal matchup of second-place Boston Fleet facing fourth-place Ottawa Charge.