Sports

Cancer leads athlete to tough choice
"You can exercise every day of the week for an hour-and-a-half. ... Eat lots of fruits and vegetables all the time. Drink green juice all the time. You know, you can be pretty healthy and live an active lifestyle and still get cancer," says cyclocross racer BrittLee Bowman. "It sucks."
U.S. women's soccer team sues U.S. Soccer for gender discrimination
The lawsuit argues that U.S. Soccer has a policy of paying the women's team less than the men. "We deserved to be paid equally for our work, regardless of our gender," says Alex Morgan.
Sports betting bill clears first committee, but odds still against it
For the first time, Minnesota lawmakers held a hearing on legislation to legalize sports betting in the state, but the bill's future is far from certain.
Community leaders working in support of the NCAA Final Four in Minneapolis have identified diversity and inclusion as two areas in which they hope to make a lasting impact. How will they know they've succeeded?
U.S. Bank Stadium gets its Final Four curtain call
Almost a month from the Final Four men's basketball tournament, U.S. Bank Stadium has a way to better control the lighting.
Gophers to send off inspiring seniors McBrayer and Murphy
McBrayer will be introduced on the court before the Gophers play Purdue on Tuesday night, the final scheduled home game for him and four others set to depart the university, and McFarlane's absence will be felt again by everyone connected to and in support of the program.
Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany will step down in June 2020
The 71-year-old Delany has led the Big Ten since 1989. He helped create the five-year-old, four-team playoff. For years he and the Big Ten acted as a speed bump along the path to changing the sport's postseason.
Fast food at White House for North Dakota football champs
The smell of burgers and fries wafted through the State Dining Room as President Trump celebrated the championship football players from North Dakota State on Monday with fast food -- like he did when he honored the national champion Clemson Tigers.
Defending Iditarod champ remains self-proclaimed 'goofball'
Joar Leifseth Ulsom leads the field of 52 mushers and their sled dog teams hoping to be the first to reach Alaska's western coast after a thousand-mile trek across the wilderness.