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NBA schedule released, Timberwolves will be featured on 25 nationally televised games
Boston will get its championship rings on Oct. 22, and the rival New York Knicks will be there for the celebration. The NBA schedule was released Thursday for the coming season, and Game 1 on the slate is the Celtics hosting the Knicks on opening night.
Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew is set to become a U.S. citizen at the age of 78
Rod Carew, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, played for the Minnesota Twins from 1967 to 1985. He talked to MPR host Tom Crann about his path to American citizenship after migrating to the U.S. as a teenager.
Napheesa Collier returns from the Olympic break to help the Lynx beat the Mystics, 79-68
Napheesa Collier had 17 points and 12 rebounds for her 13th double-double of the season, Courtney Williams added 14 points and five assists, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 79-68.
Minnesota Aurora women’s soccer team withdraws bid to go pro
The Eagan-based women’s pre-professional soccer team has withdrawn its bid to join the professional level National Women's Soccer League. In three seasons, the team has gone undefeated in all regular season games, but they’ve yet to win a league championship.
Lynx pride in Paris: Coach Reeve reflects on Olympic basketball win as WNBA season resumes
“Not everything went perfectly, I can tell you that, but we have great players that have been in difficult moments, and they came through in the end,” Team USA and Minnesota Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve said.
Breaking community defends b-girl Raygun and is hopeful for return to Olympic program
In a show of support on Sunday, the head judge of the breaking competition said 36-year-old university professor Rachael Gunn was just trying to be original. And the breaking federation says it has offered mental health support in the wake of online criticism.