WNBA playoffs notebook
Each spring March Madness signals the start of the college basketball's post season, but league officials have yet to coin...
WNBA president says failure can place you on the path to success
Lisa Borders Women and girls are empowered in so many ways, but they must recognize and use their voices...
Vikings stadium payoff: What’s the return on our investment so far?
Minority workforce and subcontracting goals were exceeded First of a multi-series Half the cost of the newly opened Vikings Stadium,...
Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall talk ‘When the Bough Breaks’
(l-r): Jaz Sinclair, Morris Chestnut, and Regina Hall attend the Screen Gems premiere of When the Bough, Sunday, August 28,...
Athletes continue tradition of using platform to fight against injustice
(l-r): Eric Reed and Colin Kaepernick taking a knee as national anthem plays Athletes are making their voices heard on...
WNBA regular season wrap-up
For 20 weeks, to commemorate the WNBA’s 20th season (the MSR having covered each season), the MSR sports section is...
New coaches begin season on a high note
I recently attended my first high school football game in over a decade. Fellow colleague Mitchell McDonald does such a...
Founding WNBA president proud to see league flourish
For 20 weeks, to commemorate the WNBA’s 20th season (the MSR having covered each season), the MSR sports section is...
Lynx clinch top seed, play first two playoff games at home
On Sunday, the Minnesota Lynx clinched the top overall seed and home court advantage throughout this year’s playoffs, which begins...
New Generation Radio serves as pipeline to diversifying media
Program give hands-on experience in audio storytelling Laura Yuen New Generation Radio is a series of one-week radio training programs...
Demands for apology follow Park Board’s trespassing threat
Disconnect is between board and communities of color, says commissioner (l-r) Cathy Jones (at microphone), Davina Newman (behind Jones), Emily...
‘Country girl from Dayton’ helped lay Lynx foundation
For 20 weeks, to commemorate the WNBA’s 20th season (the MSR having covered each season), the MSR sports section is...
Panelists help fellow media pros bone up on ‘cultural sensitivity’
Marsha Pitts-Phillips Was the media coverage of July’s police shooting death of Philando Castile and other recent shootings handled adequately?...
NBA pro comes home to help rebuild North Mpls
"North Minneapolis needs this," said Devean George of The Commons. With his first Northside development now open, Devean George is...
Answers to 20 questions from 20 years of WNBA history
The following are answers to our WNBA 20 in 20 quiz which was featured in this week’s Sports Odds and...
Twenty questions from 20 years of WNBA history
To test your WNBA knowledge, here is our 20 in 20 quiz: Name the inaugural WNBA teams. Who was the...
New stadium opener — more Black workers than spectators
Many Blacks wore blue and purple at Sunday’s Minnesota Vikings preseason game at their new downtown stadium, but most of...
It’s ‘good vibrations’ so far for new Mpls schools super
MPS Superintendent Ed Graff Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) opened its 2016-17 school year Monday, August 29 under its “MPS Strong”...
It’s still just faux diversity for the Twins
Diversity, as far as the Minnesota Twins are concerned, remains like a haystack needle. We are not social scientists, but...
The Shot heard ‘round the WNBA world
For 20 weeks, to commemorate the WNBA’s 20th season (the MSR having covered each season), the MSR sports section is...
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