Sports

Shoreview's Condie overcomes back surgery to reach Olympic rings
Kyra Condie was diagnosed with severe scoliosis at 13 and had 10 vertebrae fused during a surgery that left her in excruciating pain. Condie slowly worked her way back into climbing and has become one of the world's best climbers. She will be one of four Americans competing when sport climbing makes its debut in Tokyo.
Fans banned at Olympics; Tokyo under state of emergency
Fans from aboard were banned months ago, and the new measures announced by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will clear venues around Tokyo — indoor and outdoor — of any fans at all.
U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson will not compete in the Tokyo Olympics
The 21-year-old was left off the U.S. Track & Field Olympic roster, despite her astonishing performance at last month's trials, due to a 30-day suspension following a positive drug test for THC.
Hands the key to keeping a grip in Olympic climbing
Olympic sport climbers go to great lengths to protect their hands. Damaged skin can knock a climber out of a competition. A climber's hands are the main instrument in the sport, and climbers use a variety of techniques to protect their hands, from lotions and balms to rubber gloves while doing the dishes or taking a shower.
Richardson will miss Olympic 100 after marijuana test
American champion Sha'Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. The 21-year-old sprinter was expected to face Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in one of the most highly anticipated races of the Olympic track meet.
Gophers football home gets new name: Huntington Bank Stadium
The university’s board of regents has approved the change by a 9-2 vote. The 50,000-seat facility opened for the Gophers on campus in 2009 as TCF Bank Stadium. Huntington Bank’s acquisition of the Minnesota-founded TCF Bank was finalized earlier this month.
Maya Moore to receive Arthur Ashe Award at The ESPYS
Maya Moore stepped away from her basketball career in 2019 to seek justice for Jonathan Irons, who was serving a 50-year prison sentence after being wrongly convicted of burglary and assault. Irons' conviction was overturned last year and he was freed. The couple later married.