Boxer Floyd Mayweather To Pay For George Floyd’s Funeral

CBS Minnesota (Latest Sports Headlines) 6/2 7:45A Minnesota Sports News & Coverage

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has offered to pay for George Floyd’s funeral and memorial services, and the family has accepted the offer. Mayweather personally has been in touch with the family, according to Leonard...

Virus-Proofing Sports Facilities Presents A Big Challenge

CBS Minnesota (Latest Sports Headlines) 6/1 2:53P Minnesota Sports News & Coverage

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jersey-wearing camaraderie. The scent of sizzling sausages. The buzz before a big game. The distinctive atmosphere of live sports, that feeling in the air, will return in time as pandemic restrictions are eased. But will...

Ruination of Lake Street in Minneapolis, setting of childhood baseball memories, is numbing

Star Tribune (Sports) 5/30 1:59P PATRICK REUSSE

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Unrest in Minneapolis echoes summer of 1967

Star Tribune (Sports) 5/30 12:35P SID HARTMAN

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Stephen Jackson, other activists score with straight talk at Minneapolis City Hall rotunda

Star Tribune (Sports) 5/29 4:22P PATRICK REUSSE

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Athletes Organize ‘Take A Knee’ March Over The Killing Of George Floyd

CBS Minnesota (Latest Sports Headlines) 5/29 1:35P Minnesota Sports News & Coverage

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)   A group of peaceful protestors, organized by athletes, marched through downtown Minneapolis to the Hennepin Bridge, where they took a knee in remembrance of George Floyd. The march was organized by Minneapolis-born former NBA...

Twins’ Max Kepler Deletes ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Mask Pic Posted Amid George Floyd Protests, Issues...

CBS Minnesota (Twins) 5/29 4:11A Minnesota Twins News and Updates

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Minnesota Twins star Max Kepler says he had no idea of the “underlying inferences” of a controversial selfie he posted to Instagram amid protests over George Floyd’s death. On...

Cheryl Reeve, Richard Pitino and Derek Falvey discuss George Floyd death in Minneapolis during Star...

Star Tribune (Sports) 5/28 12:49P Marcus Fuller

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‘My Heart Shatters In What Transpired The Last 36 Hours’: Minnesota Timberwolves Coach Ryan Saunders...

CBS Minnesota (Latest Sports Headlines) 5/28 3:47A Minnesota Sports News & Coverage

(WCCO)- Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders added his voice to the chorus of reactions to George Floyd s death at the hands of police earlier this week. The Wolves coach, who rarely posts on social media, took to Instagram Wednesday...

MIAC Announces Member Additions, Football Changes For 2021

CBS Minnesota (Latest Sports Headlines) 5/27 10:02A Minnesota Sports News & Coverage

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) will look a little different in 2021. On Wednesday, the conference announced that the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth will be joining the MIAC as a full member next...

‘This….Is Why’: LeBron James, Colin Kaepernick, Other Sports Stars Voice Outrage Over George Floyd’s...

CBS Minnesota (Latest Sports Headlines) 5/27 5:56A Minnesota Sports News & Coverage

(WCCO) Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and several other athletes have taken to social media to express their outrage over the death of George Floyd while...

Sweet 16: NHL Playoffs Qualifying Round Tough To Predict

CBS Minnesota (Latest Sports Headlines) 5/27 4:14A Minnesota Sports News & Coverage

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The NHL s regular season is over and the chase for the Stanley Cup is on if hockey returns this summer. The league settled on a 24-team postseason format that Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano supported back in March as the...

NHL Ends Regular Season, Announces Plans For 24-Team Stanley Cup Playoffs

CBS Minnesota (Wild) 5/26 1:03P Minnesota Wild Hockey News & Upd

( WCCO ) As of March 12, the Minnesota Wild had skated to a 35-27-7 record, compiling 77 points in the process. That put them in sixth place in the Central Division. And that s where their 2019-2020 regular season record will stand. The NHL...

Brooklyn Park College Student Brings Minnesota Twins Season To Life Through Video Game

CBS Minnesota (Latest Sports Headlines) 5/25 12:00P Minnesota Sports News & Coverage

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) It s safe to say that many of us are missing America s past-time. It s just not the same without baseball being played at Target Field. Which is why a Brooklyn Park college student decided the Twins were going to have a full...

Vikings Pass Rusher Ifeadi Odenigbo Now In Key Role

CBS Minnesota (Vikings) 5/21 5:23P Minnesota Vikings News and Updat

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings, like the rest of the NFL during this virus-restricted offseason, have been forced to rely on virtual instruction over video conference calls between staff and players. Ifeadi Odenigbo s opportunity to...