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Gophers fall to Wolverines 4-1

Photo courtesy Gophers Hockey The Minnesota men's hockey team lost 4-1 to Michigan on Saturday night. The Gophers jumped in front early via a goal from Bryce Brodzinski but the Wolverines scored twice to take a 2-1 lead in the first period. Michigan tacked on goals in the second and

Jan 23

Payton Willis leads Gophers over Rutgers

MINNEAPOLIS — Payton Willis scored a career-high 32 points, matching a program record with eight 3-pointers, and short-handed Minnesota snapped a four-game losing streak with an improbable 68-65 win over Rutgers on Saturday. Missing three starters, including their top scorer, the Gophers (11-5, 2-5 Big Ten) took the victory with

Jan 22

Hartman powers Wild to 5-1 win over Blackhawks

CHICAGO — Ryan Hartman scored twice, Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Friday night. Calen Addison and Brandon Duhaime also had goals for Minnesota, who won for the fourth time in the last five games. Hartman was dealing

Jan 22

Gophers rally, beat Wolverines in OT 2-1

Photo courtesy Gophers Hockey The Minnesota men's hockey team battled back to defeat Michigan 2-1 in overtime Friday night. The Gophers trailed 1-0 until Matthew Knies punched one in near the front of the goal with 15:17 left in the third period. In overtime, Ben Meyers called game with a

Jan 22

Vikings target GM finalists from Browns, Chiefs

EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings have targeted two finalists for their general manager job: Cleveland vice president of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kansas City executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles. According to a person with knowledge of the process, speaking Friday to The Associated Press on condition

Jan 21

Good things happening for Wild with Boldy on the ice

When Matt Boldy was called up to the Minnesota Wild in early January, head coach Dean Evason noted he wanted the 2019 first-round pick to just play like he’s played at every level. Before his NHL debut, Boldy said of his mindset: “Just going in playing my game and hoping

Jan 21

Top Tweets: From South St. Paul with love

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Jan 21

Vikings interview Eagles' Gannon for HC role, Browns' Cook, Pats' Wolf for GM job

EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings completed their first round of general manager interviews Thursday by meeting with Cleveland vice president of player personnel Glenn Cook and New England scouting consultant Eliot Wolf. Philadelphia defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon also interviewed for head coach. Wolf and Cook became the seventh and

Jan 20

Bally Sports North’s 2021 Vikings season awards

Hot-and-cold execution on both sides of the ball stopped the Minnesota Vikings from reaching their goals in 2021. An 8-9 record and second-place finish in the NFC North sealed the fates of coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman. Still, not everything was sour about the Vikes’ campaign. Minnesota

Jan 20

Nowell kickstarting Timberwolves off bench

The Minnesota Timberwolves have no shortage of youth or talent on their 2021-22 roster. In fact, entering the season Minnesota had the third-youngest roster in the NBA. Every Thursday for the rest of the regular season Bally Sports North will feature one young player on the Wolves -- and occasionally

Jan 20

Bally Sports North, Minnesota Wild announce schedule changes

MINNEAPOLIS -- Bally Sports North and the Minnesota Wild announced updates to the 2021-22 regular-season schedule that includes six postponed games from December and January, plus one additional game added to the schedule in March. The changes: \-\- Postponed Dec. 27 Minnesota at Winnipeg is now scheduled for Tuesday, Feb.

Jan 20

Dan Gladden, Ron Gardenhire and Cesar Tovar elected to Twins Hall of Fame

A World Series winning outfielder, a longtime manager and a productive utility man are the latest additions to the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame. On Thursday the Twins announced that Dan Gladden, Ron Gardenhire and Cesar Tovar as the team’s Hall of Fame Class of 2022. It’s the first time

Jan 20

Wolves' Edwards ejected in road loss to Hawks

ATLANTA — After leading Atlanta to back-to-back wins for the first time in almost two months, Trae Young wasn't ready to say the Hawks have regained last season's winning formula. It's far too early to talk about a return to the Eastern Conference finals for the Hawks, who are still

Jan 20

Minnesota Vikings post-season 2022 mock draft roundup

The Minnesota Vikings don’t have a general manager or a head coach. While we might not yet know the strategies, concepts and schemes of whomever will be in charge, we do know where the Vikings will pick in the 2022 NFL draft. Minnesota owns the No. 12 overall selection this

Jan 19

NHL adds seven Wild games between Feb. 8-22 to schedule

The NHL announced updates to the 2021-22 regular-season scheduled Wednesday, including the addition of seven Minnesota Wild games which had been postponed. All of the Wild's games are in the Feb. 7-22 window which had previously been designated as a break for the Olympics. Minnesota's updated schedule is as follows:

Jan 19