How good are the Lynx this year? We should know a lot more after the WNBA’s opening weekend
Never in their history had the Lynx put as many talented players in the street as they did this past week.
Pat Borzi
Pat Borzi is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to the New York Times.
Why Strib editorial cartoonist Steve Sack decided it was time to sign off
About eight months ago, Sack said, he began to feel numbness in the fingers of his drawing hand. Numbness and tingling soon spread up his arm, all the way up to the shoulder. A neurologist diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome and nerve issues.
Are the Twins, and Twins fans, ready for Carlos Correa’s relentless positivity?
As long as he’s here, it’s clear Correa wants to make an impact, and not just with his bat and glove.
How the Final Four in Minneapolis is a sign of what’s to come in women’s college basketball
This weekend’s NCAA Women’s Final Four at the Target Center will be the first since the Kaplan Report came out, and we’re already seeing some of the report’s suggestions implemented.
March Madness will feature plenty of Minnesotans. Does that make the state a basketball hotbed?
What is beyond debate, according coaches with decades on the Minnesota basketball scene, is that state-produced talent is better and deeper than ever.
‘We need to listen more to the community’: A Q&A with new Star Tribune Editor Suki Dardarian
In February, the Star Tribune announced that Dardarian, currently the No. 2 leader in the newsroom, will succeed outgoing Editor Rene Sanchez.
The Beijing Winter Olympics: Live from … Stamford, Connecticut
Chad Salmela, a former U.S. national team biathlete who coaches cross country and track at the College of St. Scholastica, is one of many NBC Olympics analysts calling events off a TV monitor half a world away from China.
Advocates for sports dropped by U get chance to ‘tell their story’ at Minnesota Legislature
Committee Vice Chair Jason Rarick (R-Pine City) says he’ll ask the University of Minnesota Regents to appoint a commission to review the U’s rationale, restore the programs and make them viable. But legislators can only ask: the Regents are under no obligation to comply.
Why a New Jersey technology firm bought a bunch of newspapers in Greater Minnesota. And what it wants to do with them.
CherryRoad Media CEO Jeremy Gulban says the company plans to invest in the newspapers, not mine them for assets.
What Twin Cities journalism, and the Twin Cities, lost with the death of Mel Reeves
Reeves’ death on Jan. 6, of complications from COVID-19, silenced one of the area’s most influential voices.
How Blaine became home base, once again, for the U.S. Olympic women’s hockey team
The renovated facilities at the National Sports Center bring the women’s program more in line with what USA Hockey provides its men’s National Team Development Program for high school aged up-and-comers in Plymouth, Mich.
Year in review: Minnesota’s seven biggest media stories of 2021
For journalism in Minnesota, 2021 turned out to be a much better year than 2020.
What to know about the Major League Baseball lockout
Baseball’s popularity has never been more precarious, and labor strife only adds to the sport’s mounting problems.
Minnesota’s new community-owned women’s soccer club nears $1 million fundraising goal
The yet-to-be-named club, which will compete in the fledgling USL W League, offers a community-ownership model that means exactly that — regular people owning shares of the club. Investors can jump in at six levels from $100 to $10,000.
What’s different about the lawsuit seeking to restore men’s gymnastics at the U of M
The suit against the U claims male student-athletes are being discriminated against under Title IX, the law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education programs receiving federal money.
Why a Twin Cities publisher decided now was a good time to start up a new (print) magazine — about startups
The idea for StartMN grew out of Twin Cities Business’ podcast, which focuses on entrepreneurship and leadership.
Another sign of normalcy: the Lynx are hosting a home playoff game
The Lynx face Chicago on Sunday in the single-elimination second round, with the winner advancing to the best-of-five semifinals.
With St. Thomas’ jump to DI athletics, expect to see a lot of Gopher-Tommie matchups
Economically, having a lot of competitions scheduled among the two programs makes sense — even if Minnesota and St. Thomas aren’t athletics peers by any reasonable metric.
No more tears: Twin Cities documentarians focus on the athleticism of adaptive sports athletes
Mallory Weggemann and Jeremy Snyder’s Twin Cities-based TFA Productions aims to change how society views athletes with disabilities, telling stories focused less on hearts and violins and more on sweat and performance.
Annoying the people that need to be annoyed: What to expect from Racket, the new media outlet founded by four ex-City Pages editors
Instead of relying solely on advertising, Racket — which launches August 18 — hopes to generate revenue through subscriptions.
