Sports

Pro rugby finds a friendly scrum in Minnesota’s fast-growing women’s sports market
TC Gemini, the new Twin Cities women’s professional rugby team, is finding a fan base here for a sport increasingly popular with women. With a roster that includes locally grown players, the team’s riding a wave of interest in women’s sports, especially in Minnesota.
MLB invests in Athletes Unlimited Softball League ahead of June debut
Major League Baseball is investing in Athletes Unlimited to support its softball league that will debut next month, marking the first time MLB will have a comprehensive partnership with a professional women’s sports league.
Timberwolves season ends with loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder 124-94
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 to win the Western Conference finals series 4-1 and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012.
Kody Clemens homers with dad Roger looking on, Twins beat Rays 4-2 to stop Rays’ 6-game win streak
Kody Clemens hit his fifth home run of the season, with father Roger Clemens watching from the stands, and the Minnesota Twins beat Tampa Bay 4-2 to stop the Rays’ season-high, six-game winning streak.
Williams, Collier lead the way as the Lynx topple the Storm 82-77 in early West showdown
Courtney Williams scored 23 points, Napheesa Collier had 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Minnesota Lynx held on to beat the Seattle Storm 82-77 on Tuesday night in a matchup of early season leaders in the Western Conference. 
This runner was bothered by blizzard of disposable cups at races. She invented something better
Kristina Smithe was running a marathon in California a few years ago when she started thinking about all the waste such events produce — especially the blizzard of disposable paper cups that can pile up at water spots.