Minneapolis Star Tribune: Sports

DeMarquis Gates parlayed another impressive stint in a startup football league into an NFL roster spot.
The Vikings will sign Gates, according to a league source, after he played five games for the XFL's Houston Roughnecks, tallying 32 combined tackles (three for a loss), three pass deflections, two sacks, an interception and a forced fumble.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

A new date for the Tokyo Games hasn't been announced, and with the coronavirus still spreading, it's uncertain how qualifying will be affected or when athletes can resume training and competing.

Golf tournaments with $75 million in prize money have been affected by coronavirus shutdowns. That means star players will likely enter as many remaining events as they can to earn lucrative FedEx Cup points.

The International Olympic Committee along with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and local organizers have decided that the Tokyo Games cannot go ahead as scheduled.

Replacing Linval Joseph will be easier said than done, but new Vikings nose tackle Michael Pierce started off on the right foot last week when describing his style of play that in its best moments during his four-year Ravens tenure mirrored Joseph, a two-time Pro Bowler.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Former Wayzata standout girls' golfer Sarah Burnham is finding competition in the Cactus Tour in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Edina capped a dominant three-year run with one last rout in 1968.

Few tracks are open and those that are have empty grandstands and tightening purses.

Park Board echoes health advice: Enjoy nature, but stay 6 feet apart.

Charlie Strobel, the star of Hill-Murray's hockey state tournament title run, brings a blue-collar mentality to his game, inspired by a brother whose life he helped save in 2015.