Twins: Byron Buxton returning to center field soon?

Byron Buxton has played 85 games for the Minnesota Twins this season as a designated hitter, but that trend may soon be coming to an end.

YWCA Masters Swim Team finds new home
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The Minneapolis Public Schools Community Education Department will take over the Masters Swim Team for the YWCA and provide spots for up to 50 members to swim five mornings a week at Southwest High School.

Fundraiser held for injured teammate
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A Shakopee High School volleyball team is creating a fundraiser for an injured teammate who is now at HCMC. FOX 9?s Rose Schmidt has the details on the team rallying around her.

Minnesota Vikings announce initial 53-man roster for 2023 season

Training camp is over, and on Tuesday the Minnesota Vikings announced their initial 53-man roster for the 2023 season.

US Open marks 50th anniversary of equal prize money for women, honors Billie Jean King

After a rousing tribute from former first lady Michelle Obama, Billie Jean King on Monday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Open becoming the first sporting event to offer equal prize money to female and male competitors, promising to never stop fighting to maintain that hard-won progress.

Minnesota to get professional women's hockey team
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Minnesota is slated to be home to a new Professional Women's Hockey League team. An official announcement is expected Tuesday morning, but according to the PWHL's newly launched social media account on X (formerly Twitter), the league is only following six other users, and each is listed as a new franchise location ? including Minnesota.

Gophers football: What will the 2023 defense look like?

The Gophers defense will feature many new faces in 2023, but the standard remains the same under Joe Rossi.

After 2-0 start, Gophers host No. 7 Texas in ‘Maroon Out’ Tuesday night

All things considered, Keegan Cook couldn’t have asked for a much better weekend for his debut with the University of Minnesota volleyball team.

Gopher volleyball talks 2-0 start, hosting Texas
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The Gophers volleyball team hosts No. 7-ranked Texas Tuesday night at Maturi Pavilion after opening the season with wins over TCU and Baylor.

Vikings trade Vederian Lowe, make 15 cuts ahead of Tuesday deadline

The Vikings traded offensive lineman Vederian Low and cut 15 players on Monday. They have to get the roster down to 53 by 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Gophers Thursday night football opener vs. Nebraska: ‘Gold Out, Sold Out’

The Gophers football team opens the 2023 regular season Thursday night against Nebraska at Huntington Bank Stadium, a game you can watch on FOX 9.

Gophers' PJ Fleck talks 2023 home opener sold out
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The Gophers host Nebraska to open the 2023 season Thursday night at Huntington Bank Stadium, and the "Gold Out" is a sellout.

Vikings preseason is over | Vikings Now podcast
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In episode three of the Fox 9 Vikings Now Podcast, Pierre Noujaim joins Ahmad Hicks to discuss the Vikings preseason finale loss to the Arizona Cardinals. They breakdown Jaren Hall’s impressive outing, guys on the bubble to make the 53-man roster, and how they expect the NFC North to shape up in 2023.

'Ref a game' fundraiser to help Twin Cities soccer referee battling cancer

A popular Twin Cities soccer referee has lost his only source of income as a cancer battle is keeping him off the field, but the local ref community is teaming up to help.