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NHL shuts down Wednesday through Saturday; 5 games postponed

NHL shuts down Wednesday through Saturday; 5 games postponed

The NHL is putting all teams on pause from Wednesday through Saturday. The move postpones five additional games scheduled for Thursday to make it a total of 49 this season. 
by The Associated Press

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NHL stops cross-border games, shuts down two more teams due to COVID

NHL stops cross-border games, shuts down two more teams due to COVID

The NHL has shut down operations of two more teams — Detroit and Toronto — in hopes of salvaging the season as COVID-19 outbreaks spread across the league. The Red Wings’ scheduled game at Minnesota on Thursday is postponed.
by The Associated Press

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MN sports roundup: An early gift from Gopher men's basketball

It’s Thursday, and on Minnesota Now, that means it’s time to talk sports with Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson. The duo brought host Cathy Wurzer the latest on the Vikings, Gopher men’s basketball and COVID-19 concerns in the NHL as the Beijing Winter Olympics draw nearer.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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USA Gymnastics, USOPC reach $380M settlement with victims

USA Gymnastics, USOPC reach $380M settlement with victims

The vast majority of the 500-plus victims voted in favor of the settlement. Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to detail sexual abuse at the hands of former USA team doctor Larry Nassar, says the lawsuit wasn't about the money but the hope of effecting change within the organization.
by The Associated Press

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Mobile bike fleet in Duluth, accessible playground in Rochester among projects in line for state grants

Mobile bike fleet in Duluth, accessible playground in Rochester among projects in line for state grants

A mobile fleet of mountain bikes in Duluth, an accessible nature-based playground in Rochester, and a new park in Sherburne County east of St. Cloud are among 20 parks and trails projects around Minnesota to be recommended for state Legacy Fund grants.
by Dan Kraker

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Report: NHL is promoting hockey rink refrigerant with 'super-greenhouse gas'

Report: NHL is promoting hockey rink refrigerant with 'super-greenhouse gas'

A report from the nonprofit Environmental Investigation Agency says the National Hockey League and chemical company Chemours are teaming up to expand the use of Opteon, a refrigerant that is “1,700 to 3,100 times more potent than carbon dioxide.”
by Paul Huttner

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MN sports roundup: Is Thursday Night Football just a risky cash grab?

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.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Lindsay Guentzel

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China dismisses UK, Canada Olympic boycott as 'farce'

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.”
by The Associated Press

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Australia joins U.S. in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

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.
by The Associated Press

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