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Twins tweak Fourth of July start time in hopes of avoiding rain
The original plan to start the Fourth of July game between the Twins and Tigers at 1:10 p.m. CT has moved up an hour to 12:10 p.m. CT in hopes of avoiding a postponement due to rain. The Twin Cities is forecast to get heavy rain and storms on Thursday, but there may be a window wide enough to fit in Thursday's series finale between the Twins and Tigers. According to the National Weather Service, there is at least a 70% chance of rain in the Twin Cities at noon Thursday all the way through the rest of the day...
Formula One Event Coming to Minnesota this Fall
Formula One racing continues to grow in popularity in the United States, and fans of the high speed sport will get a chance to experience the power of F1 in a new event coming to Minnesota this fall. Back in the late 90s, Minneapolis was home to the Grand Prix...
Black Gymnasts Proud to Represent at Paris Olympics
Last week, Minneapolis was the final stop on the journey to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Downtown Minneapolis was renamed 2024 Gymnastics City USA as the USA Olympic gymnastics trials and other related events occurred. Just a few miles away at the University of Minnesota, the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for swimming was held at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. The MSR covered both Olympic-related events for the first time.
3 Minnesotans headed to Paris on U.S. Paralympics swimming team
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota will be well represented in the pool at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. Three Minnesota women will be part of Team USA after securing their spots during the U.S. Paralympics swimming trials at the University of Minnesota over the weekend. Eagan's Mallory Weggemann will be heading...
St. Paul's Suni Lee makes U.S. Women's Gymnastics Olympic team
MINNEAPOLIS — St. Paul native and Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee will again represent the U.S. as part of the Women's Gymnastics team at the Paris Games this summer.Lee will be joined on the five-woman team by Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera.Lee was second only to Biles in all-around scoring at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials this past weekend in Minneapolis, and she scored the highest on the uneven bars. The hometown crowd gave Lee plenty of love at Target Center."I thought it was absolutely insane, it was so fun," Lee said. "I was super, super...
Beelner U.S. Paralympic Trials Results
Minneapolis, Minnesota - - - The 2024 U.S. Paralympic Swimming U.S. Team Trials were held June 27-29 at the Jean Freeman Aquatic Center on the University of Minnesota's campus. The trials featured 3 days of competition, followed by the team naming celebration which announced the athletes who will represent Team USA at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Senior, Vica Beelner, competed in 3 events at the U.S. trials. Beelner made the finals in all 3 events and finished 1st in all 3 of her events. In the Finals: Day 1, Vica swam the 50 LCM Fly (Multi-Class S5-S7) in...
Stephen Nedoroscik Makes Team USA for 2024 Paris Olympics
MINNEAPOLIS – Penn State men's gymnastic alumnus Stephen Nedoroscik earned a bid to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games following the Olympic Trials held in Minneapolis over the weekend. Nedoroscik will join Stanford's Asher Hong and Brody Malone and Michigan's Paul Juda and Fred Richards on the five-man team. The Worchester, Mass. native qualifies for his first Olympic team after falling short of making the Tokyo Olympic team three years ago. That year Nedoroscik was the world champion on pommel horse. The pommel horse specialist led the pack in the event after day one of the trials, earning a score of...
Journey to Paris | Shane Wiskus
MINNEAPOLIS — Despite finishing third in the all-around competition at the USA men's gymnastics trials over the weekend... "I had the best two days of competition of my life, so it's all I can do," said Olympic gymnast Shane Wiskus. The Spring Park native was part of the core...
Olympic gymnastic trials close out busy hospitality weekend in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials wrapped up Sunday, closing out a busy weekend in Minneapolis. Restaurants were buzzing Sunday as gymnastics fans flooded downtown, many coming from out-of-state to watch their favorite gymnasts compete. "It’s kind of like our summer vacation. Last year we did Disney....
Jack O’Neil Becomes an Olympian at U.S. Paralympic Team Trials
LARAMIE, Wyo. (7/1/24) – The University of Wyoming will have representation at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Swimmer Jack O'Neil earned Olympian status at the Team Trials in Minneapolis over the weekend following a strong performance in multiple events inside Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. O'Neil topped the...
Joe Mauer elected to National High School Hall of Fame
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Joe Mauer is a member of the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame, and last year was a first ballot selection to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He can add one more to the list. Mauer on Monday was officially inducted to the National High School Hall of Fame. recognizes elite-level excellence and contributions by coaches, officials, administrators, athletes and Fine Arts leaders. He’s one of 11 inductees to the 2024 class.
Black swimmers earn trips to second Paralympics
Minneapolis last week was the final stop on the journey to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Downtown Minneapolis was renamed 2024 Gymnastics City USA as the USA Olympic gymnastics trials and other related events took place. Just a few miles away at the University of Minnesota, the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for swimming was held at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. The MSR covered both Olympic-related events for the first time.
Bison get Minneapolis linebacker Chase Brixius
The Minneapolis area pipeline has struck again for NDSU in the recruiting world. The Bison got a top 30 player out of the state of Minnesota for the sixth time in this year's recruiting cycle, scoring three-star linebacker prospect Chase Brixius. The Benilde-St. Margaret's product held offers from MAC schools...
Jade Carey headed to second Olympics
MINNEAPOLIS, Min. — Oregon State Gymnast, Jade Carey, is headed to her second Olympics. The Tokyo gold medalist had some tough competition at the U.S. Gymnastics Trials this past weekend in Minneapolis, MN at the Target Center, but landed a spot on Team USA. "This is the most stressful...
Trojans Wire YouTube show previews USC football vs PJ Fleck and Minnesota
On our USC show at The Voice of College Football, we offered a brief initial look at the Trojans’ 2024 matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers and head coach PJ Fleck. Minnesota and Fleck thrived for a few years at the beginning of Fleck’s tenure in the late 2010s, when he came over from Western Michigan. Minnesota came very close to making its first Rose Bowl since the early 1960s, the longest drought among any longstanding Big Ten school (in other words, schools other than Nebraska, Penn State, Maryland, and Rutgers, which have all joined the league in the past...
Patrick Reusse on the Twins, U.S. gymnastics and a few good rants
On Monday’s Daily Delivery podcast, host Michael Rand and Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse looked back at a strong road trip for the Twins, well-received drafts for the Wolves and Wild plus a big weekend of gymnastics at Target Center. Patrick Reusse on the Twins, U.S. gymnastics and a...
The Olympic Trials, puzzles, and seeing other parts of my life
This week, I give you a more in-depth look into parts of my life you don’t normally see, visit downtown Minneapolis during the Olympic trials and put too much of my time and energy into a puzzle. Hello there internet! My name is Abbie. I am a millennial out...
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