Sports

Vikings kick off season with satisfying win, and other sports news
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson about the win, plus other sports news. They are the hosts of the 10,000 Takes sports talk show.
Minnesota Frost: PWHL unveils names, logos for league champion and other teams
Minnesota’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team finally has something it didn’t during its run to the league title earlier this year: a name. PWHL Minnesota is now the Minnesota Frost.
Napheesa Collier scores 19 and grabs 12 rebounds as the Lynx beat the Mystics 78-71
Napheesa Collier scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead five Minnesota players scoring in double figures and the Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 78-71 to win for the 10th times in 11 games. 
Royals top Twins 2-0 for sweep of closest AL wild-card pursuer
Michael Wacha pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Garrett Hampson and Salvador Perez drove in runs and the Royals beat the Twins 2-0 on Sunday to complete a series sweep. Kansas City moved 2 1/2 games ahead of its of AL Central-rival for the second wild-card spot. 
Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz to win U.S. Open, weeks after doping exoneration
No.1-ranked Sinner, of Italy, prevented Taylor Fritz from ending the American major tennis title drought, less than three weeks after word emerged of Sinner's two positive drug tests.
Minnesota Vikings easily top New York Giants 28-6
Sam Darnold threw two touchdowns in a highly efficient performance and linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel scored on a spectacular one-handed 10-yard interception return to lead the Minnesota Vikings to an easy 28-6 victory over the New York Giants.