The National Women’s Hockey League's Buffalo Beauts and Minnesota Whitecaps were purchased by an ownership group headed by two of the league’s board of governors.
Laws take effect this week in seven states that allow college athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness. It opens the door for collegians to make money off endorsement deals.
Simone Biles locked up her spot in Tokyo by easily winning the U.S. Olympic Trials on Sunday night. St. Paul's Sunisa Lee earned the other automatic bid while posting the top scores on beam and uneven bars. Isanti’s Grace McCallum also made the team.
Gymnast Simone Biles put on a dazzling display during the U.S. Olympic Trials on Friday night, building a commanding lead. Sunisa Lee of St. Paul is in second place; the top two all-around finishers after Sunday’s finals automatically qualify for the Olympic team.
That's the decision she's made over and over since a medical treatment left her paralyzed in 2008. Now she's getting ready for the Paralympics in Tokyo.
Buxton was hit by a pitch on Monday night in his third game back from a strained right hip that sidelined him for 39 games. Manager Rocco Baldelli says Buxton is “beyond upset” about his latest bout with bad luck.
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