Sports

Duluth tees up selling part of public golf course for housing
Duluth city administrators have proposed selling a section of one of its two struggling golf courses to provide badly needed housing. The plan goes before the Duluth City Council on May 13.
Women's players hope NHL steps in to create new league
The NBA did it with the WNBA. Soccer leagues in Europe and the U.S. have done it. And that was enough for more than 200 players to take a leap of faith by pledging not to play in North America this year to try to get to the point where there's a single, economically viable professional league.
Women's hockey stars announce boycott in demand for 1 league
More than 200 of the world's top female hockey players declared Thursday they will not compete in North America next season in a dramatic attempt to establish a single, economically viable professional league.
The news for horse racing has not been good over the past few months. Twenty-three horses have died at the Santa Anita race track in California since December. Most were euthanized after suffering severe leg injuries during a race.
Vikings stick with offensive approach on draft's third day
Kirk Cousins' first season in Minnesota was a letdown for a Vikings' team full of Super Bowl aspirations, mainly because the offense underwhelmed and couldn't support another top-five defense.
CBS Sports signs multiyear deal with WNBA
The WNBA is nearly doubling its national TV exposure with a multiyear deal with CBS Sports. The Minnesota Lynx vs. the Chicago Sky on May 25 will be the first game on the CBS Sports Network.
With O-line still in flux, Vikings have clear need in draft
For the fifth straight year, they'll return no more than three of five primary starters from the previous season. Just like from 2017 to 2018, the Vikings will have two new starting guards, having released Mike Remmers to create salary cap space and let Tom Compton leave as a free agent last month.
A San Francisco man wanted in several states for financial fraud swindled the Minnesota Vikings, writing bad checks to rent luxury suites for two games last fall at U.S. Bank Stadium, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office said Wednesday.
UMD celebrates Bulldogs' NCAA men's hockey championship with fans back home
The University of Minnesota Duluth captured its second consecutive national NCAA men's hockey title Saturday with a 3-0 victory over the University of Massachusetts. Tuesday night, the Bulldogs celebrated their victory back home in Duluth.
U.S. women beat Finland in shootout for gold after OT controversy
Alex Rigsby stopped four of five shots in a shootout and the United States beat Finland 2-1 on Sunday night for its fifth consecutive gold medal at the women's world championship.