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Cody Cropper, headed to the USL W League playoffs with the Aurora, encountered the U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino ahead of his fame.

The popular entertainer was injured at halftime of the Lynx-Fever game at Target Center on Tuesday night.

The 6-10 righthanded starting pitcher tied a team record when he surrendered 14 home runs in June.

Scot Davis, the national record holder for most coaching victories, has been hired to coach St. Paul Highland Park's wrestling team.

Bradley Marek, Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Ben Gleason also got deals on the second day of NHL free agency.

While the NFL paused its accelerator program for minority coaches and executives, the Vikings' program led by assistant coach Mike Pettine is still going strong.

The University of Minnesota can start distributing $20.5 million to athlete bank accounts this week. What does that mean for the Gophers and other schools?

The Indiana Fever pulled an upset in their Commissioner's Cup championship game win over the Minnesota Lynx.

Rong "Krystal" Niu -- known to fans as Red Panda -- fell from her 7-foot unicycle less than a minute into her act at halftime of the Commissioner's Cup title game between the Lynx and Fever.

Indiana dominated despite playing without Caitlin Clark to beat Minnesota in the WNBA's in-season tournament.