Minnesota forward Napheesa Collier earned the WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week award on Tuesday, the fifth in her career.

Collier led the Lynx to two wins over Seattle to open the season, the team’s first 2-0 start since 2019. In the season opener, she had a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds, and in the second game, she added 17 points in the final 20 minutes as the team won in the second overtime. She averaged 24.5 points on 46.3% shooting over the week.

She leads the WNBA in steals and is fourth in scoring.

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The week after he finished collegiate regionals, recent Valparaiso golfer Caleb VanArragon won the Twin Cities Open on Tuesday at the Meadows at Mystic Lake, carding an 11-under 133. His bogey-free, 6-under 67 in the second round earned a win in his first event as a professional.

“I didn’t really know what to expect mentally this week because it’s a lot different playing for money than playing to win tournaments,” VanArragon said.

He started strong, with a 6-under 66 Monday, two shots behind leader Bryce Hanstad. On Tuesday, he added his first birdie of the round at the fourth, then took the lead at the sixth as Hanstad pulled back-to-back double bogeys.

VanArragon’s next steps take him to Garland, Texas next week, where he will attempt to qualify for the PGA Tour Americas and compete in the Final Qualifying for the 2024 U.S. Open on June 3.

Last year, he became the first player since 1998 to win both the Minnesota State Open and MGA Amateur Championship in the same season.

Zach Sklebar, a Fargo pro, finished second after a whirlwind six birdies over a nine-hole stretch on Tuesday. Former NDSU golfer Nate Adams finished third.

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Barbara Espy is ready to dance again. And this time, she’s inviting everyone to dance along with her.

Last July 2 in downtown Hudson, Wis., Espy was on her e-bike when she was struck and dragged by a hit-and-run driver leaving Independence Day festivities. She suffered catastrophic injuries in the process, requiring a hospital stay of 40 days, in addition to spending another 30 days in a rehabilitation center.

At the time, first responders were unsure she would make it to the morning, let alone walk again.

Since, Espy has undergone an extensive rehabilitation process, and on Tuesday, June 4, is hosting “Music in the Park,” an event she is calling a celebration of growth, healing and most important to her, dancing. The event starts at 7 p.m., featuring music from The 70s Magic Sunshine Band, at Lakefront Park in downtown Hudson.

“I shouldn’t have survived. But I’m not a survivor, I’m an overcomer,” Espy previously said to the Pioneer Press. “A survivor is existing, and not dying, and learning to live with whatever your disabilities are. Overcoming it to me is body, mind and spirit. It’s your attitude.”

For more information about Concerts in the Park, contact the Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau at 715-386-8411 or visit hudsonwi.org.

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