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Griner scores 29 in Sun's win over Lynx

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brittney Griner scored a season-high 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Kennedy Burke added 16 points off the bench, including two 3-pointers in the final three minutes, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 90-89 on Monday night. Burke made a 3-pointer with 2:53 remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Sun a five-point lead, and Griner added a shot in the lane with 1:25 left to make it 84-79. Burke sank a wide open 3-pointer from the top of the key with 44.5 seconds left for an 87-84 lead. Then, former Lynx forward Diamond Miller made a key block ...

Sleepy Eye VFW downs Madelia Jr. Legion

Local Sports

MADELIA — The Sleepy Eye VFW baseball team walked away with a 14-5 win over Madelia Junior Legion on Monday in a VFW-Jr. Legion Baseball crossover game. Sleepy Eye had seven hits in the game and drew nine walks. Jalen Brandl was 3 for 4 with a walk, two RBIs and three runs scored to lead Sleepy Eye, while Cooper Walter was 2 for 5 with two RBIs and Caiden Helget had two walks. Brandl also got the mound win in six innings, allowing three hits and three walks for three runs, one earned, while striking out eight. Trevor DeCann was 1 for 3 with two walks and an RBI to lead Madelia at ...

Spain on to quarterfinals, ends Ronaldo's World Cup career

National Sports

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas — Mikel Merino was still on the bench in the final minutes of regulation, with Spain coach Luis de la Fuente worried about hanging on to his substitutes as long as possible because of looming extra time. The Arsenal forward made all ...

Belgium beats US to reach World Cup quarterfinals

National Sports

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer SEATTLE — The United States' hopes for a deep World Cup run at home ended when Charles De Ketelaere scored twice and assisted on another goal, helping Belgium expose the Americans' defensive liabilities in a 4-1 win Monday night that earned a quarterfinal ...

Ovechkin noncommittal on whether this will be last season

National Sports

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin is returning for a 22nd season with the Washington Capitals. Will this be the final act of his illustrious career? "I don't know," he said. "We'll see." The NHL's career leader in goals didn't formally commit to returning ...

Post 7 tops New Ulm Gold in final regular season game

Local Sports

SLEEPY EYE — In its final game before the sub-sub-state tournament, Sleepy Eye Legion came away with a solid 4-2 win over New Ulm Legion Gold in a legion baseball game on Monday. “I thought we did all three aspects of the game very well — hitting, pitching, defense,” Sleepy Eye head ...