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Ryan Kostecka

Sports editor | Newsroom

Ryan Kostecka is the Minnesota Star Tribune's sports editor.

Recent content from Ryan Kostecka
What the Minnesota Lynx have to do to get to Game 5 of the WNBA Finals

Video: Lynx ready for WNBA Finals Game 4 showdown against Liberty

For the Lynx, it's simple: Lose and the season is over or emerge victorious and live to see Sunday in a winner-take-all Game 5
Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier eyes a pass as the Minnesota Lynx practice at Target Center in Minneapolis Tuesday, October 15, 2024 the day b

Video: Lynx star Napheesa Collier talks Liberty ahead of WNBA Finals Game 3

With the series tied 1-1, Collier and the Lynx will face the Liberty in Game 3 on Wednesday night at the Target Center — with everything on the line.
Orison Piper, left, and Carson Bockenhauer chant against Iowa as they wait to get into Huntington Bank Stadium ahead of the Gophers' game vs. the Hawk

Kostecka: From a West Coast kid, Gophers-Hawkeyes rivalry is one of the best

Oregon-Washington is one of the most hate-filled rivalries in college football — yet for those who don't know, the battle for the Floyd of Rosedale trophy between Minnesota and Iowa is just as passionate.