Sports

Vikings end stadium practice with statement for social justice
The Vikings took their first steps on the artificial turf on Friday afternoon since the end of last season. They conducted half of an intrasquad game, testing out the prerecorded crowd noise the NFL has allowed teams to use this year. After practice, players made a statement about their initiatives for social justice.
NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments
The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday after the league and the National Basketball Players Association detailed the commitments that made players comfortable continuing.
More MLB games postponed in response to racial injustice
At least four more Major League Baseball games have been postponed. Oakland’s game at Texas along with Philadelphia at Washington, Minnesota at Detroit and Boston at the Blue Jays were postponed a day after three games weren't played in response to the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin.
WNBA games postponed for 2nd straight night over shooting
For the second consecutive day, the WNBA postponed three games following the weekend shooting of Jacob Blake.
Vikings will open at home sans fans
The team says health officials rejected a proposal to allow 13,200 into U.S. Bank Stadium for the start of the season, but it hopes to have fans back for October games.
How the pandemic has upended high school sports
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted high school sports across the country. In Minnesota, seasons are either starting later, ending shorter, or a combination of the two. Three high school coaches joined the program to talk about how they're dealing with these changes and how this could impact their students’ future.