Sports

Michigan State and Nassar victims reach $500M settlement
Michigan State University has reached a $500 million settlement with hundreds of women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history.
Skates on: National women's pro hockey league expands to Minnesota
The National Women's Hockey League said Tuesday it bought the Minnesota Whitecaps, making it the fifth team to join the league since its founding three years ago. The season starts in October.
Supreme Court makes sports betting a possibility nationwide
The Supreme Court has struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports.
Fountain Lake in Albert Lea will host the 2019 event from May 9-12. The announcement was made late Saturday as this year's event was wrapping up at Green Lake near Willmar.
Family traditions renewed on Minnesota's fishing opener
It took a lot of patience for Minnesotans to make it through the long winter to reach this spring's opener — and it's that patience, lifelong fisherman Walter Jordan said, that's the most important virtue a good angler needs.
Mississippi River paddlers attempt to break record
Three paddlers set off from the Mississippi River headwaters Thursday morning, canoe pointed Gulfward. They're hoping to make it to the mouth of the river in a little more than two weeks - and break the existing world record.
Vikings or veterans? House Republicans eye stadium fund
Republicans in the Minnesota House want to use $30 million from an account that backs up debt payments on the new Vikings stadium to build veterans homes. It's running into resistance.