Sports

Gophers kick off the season versus North Carolina; Minnesota favored
North Carolina visits Minnesota to start the season and open the post-Drake Maye era after the departure of the star quarterback to the NFL. Minnesota is favored by 1½ points according to BetMGM odds. North Carolina won the matchup 31-13 at home last season.
Atlanta Braves beat skidding Minnesota Twins 5-1 for 3-game sweep
Chris Sale won his major league-leading 15th game with six crisp innings, Jorge Soler homered early and threw out a runner at the plate late, and the resurgent Atlanta Braves beat the struggling Minnesota Twins 5-1 to complete a three-game sweep.
Paralympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris
Against the backdrop of a setting sun, thousands of athletes paraded down the famed Champs-Elysées avenue to Place de la Concorde in central Paris where French President Emmanuel Macron officially declared the Paralympic Games open.