Sports

Lynx win up-and-down game to open playoffs
The Minnesota Lynx began the WNBA playoffs last night with an 88-84 win over San Antonio last night at Target Center. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the game.
See the Vikings stadium start to take shape
Construction on the new Minnesota Vikings stadium started last December. Photojournalist Jeffrey Thompson checked in on how it's going.
The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA) Board approved a 10-year contract on Friday with Pennsylvania-based SMG to manage the new Vikings stadium.
Vikings add $19.7 million to stadium contribution
The Vikings said they’re adding nearly $20 million to their contribution to the cost of building a new stadium for the team in downtown Minneapolis. The team made the announcement this morning at the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority meeting in Minneapolis. It means the team has committed nearly $50 million more to the original $477…
Lawyers hope the three lawsuits will gain class-action status.
Ski jumps that launched Olympians come tumbling down
The two ski jumps, built in 1924 and 1969, served as early training ramps for a generation of Olympic ski jumpers. But they haven't been used for nearly a decade as children exchanged their jumping skis for snowboards and other pastimes.
Vikings, Kluwe reach settlement
Team will pay an undisclosed amount to gay-advocacy groups.
Henry Boucha, who is Ojibwe, led Warroad to the state championship high school hockey game in 1969. He spoke with MPR's Cathy Wurzer about helping to calm a protest over the nickname of the Warroad high school.
A group that criticizes racism in sports has dropped an effort to force the Warroad, Minn., school district to change its name and logo after the local American Indian community objected to the change.
Injuries cloud Minnesota Lynx playoff hopes
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about several topics in local sports including the outlook for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA playoffs, the quarterback situation for the Minnesota Vikings, and a new women's basketball coach hired at Macalester.