Sports
Minnesota's newest women's soccer team Aurora FC take the field
The first Minnesota Aurora game kicks off Thursday night with a sold-out stadium and a mission: Prove women's soccer can succeed at the local level.
Why it matters: The new team brings more hype and excitement around a growing movement to boost women's sports, and creates an opportunity to see rising stars before they hit the big leagues.
Save us, Minnesota Wild
The Wild have a chance to gratify an increasingly desperate and despondent Minnesota sports fan base.
State of hockey: The Wild squandered a chance to take a series lead on Tuesday night. They'll have to win Game 6 in St. Louis tonight to keep the series alive and force a deciding Game 7 in St. Paul.
Boys volleyball fails to win support as official high school sport in Minnesota
A push to make boys volleyball an official high school sport in Minnesota fell one vote short of victory Tuesday.
What happened: The Minnesota State High School League Representative Assembly's 31-17 vote just missed the two-thirds majority needed to approve a proposal to add it as a sanctioned sport.
Sylvia Fowles in the spotlight as final season for Lynx begins
The Minnesota Lynx will have to overcome roster challenges to continue their reign as one of the state's most successful pro-sports franchises in recent years.
Driving the news: The Lynx kick off the 2022 season tonight against another veteran-heavy contender, the Seattle Storm.
Minnesota's Zandon is early Kentucky Derby favorite
A thoroughbred owned by a Minnesotan is the early favorite to win the Kentucky Derby.
Driving the news: Bettors placing wagers ahead the Saturday race see 3-year-old Zandon as the horse to beat following the announcement of gate placements.
U.S. Bank Stadium looks relatively inexpensive, in hindsight
It turns out that 2014 was a great time to build a pro-football stadium, if you're into that kind of thing.
Driving the news: Leaders in Tennessee discovered recently that fixing up Nashville's Nissan Stadium, where the Titans play, would cost double the initial estimate of $600 million, as Axios Nashville has reported.
Minneapolis to host Big 10 basketball tournaments in 2023 and 2024
More college basketball is coming to the Twin Cities.
What's happening: The Big 10 Conference announced yesterday that Minneapolis will host its women's and men's tournaments in the coming years.
Minnesota tourism agency signs on as sponsor of new soccer team
Fans of Minnesota's new women's soccer team will see taxpayer-funded sales pitches about visiting the state on the pitch itself.
Driving the news: Tourism agency Explore Minnesota recently inked a $65,000 sponsorship deal with Aurora FC that includes prominent placement on players' jerseys.
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