Sports

Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach Rick Brunson has resigned amid reports that women had accused him of improper conduct.
Twin Cities sets new tourism record
Visitors to the Twin Cities metropolitan area topped 33 million last year, up 2.5 percent over the previous annual record.
Justify wins sloppy Kentucky Derby, Baffert takes fifth title
The colt that began his racing career in February improved to 4-0 and gave Bob Baffert his fifth Derby victory on the rainiest day in the race's 144-year history.
Vikings team bows to neighbors, to turn off lights at night
Spokesperson Jeff Anderson says the NFL team will turn off the lights between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. The shut-off time will be moved to about midnight when the team hosts night events such as high school games.
An Illinois high school is reprinting yearbooks that mocked a partially paralyzed senior who is a wheelchair athlete as "most accident prone." The athlete plans to play for Southwest Minnesota State University.
Will Final Four hoops deliver a big bounce to Minneapolis?
How much of an economic boost will the Twin Cities get from the men's college basketball championship in Minneapolis next year? That depends on whom you ask.
Women's sports leagues band together with SheIS initiative
Eight leagues, including the WNBA, U.S. Tennis Association, Women's Pro Fastpitch League and Canadian Women's Hockey, will try to help each other increase resources, viewership and attendance.
Twins snap eight-game skid, beat Reds 3-1
Jake Odorizzi pitched into the seventh inning, Mitch Garver homered and the Minnesota Twins snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.