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October 18, 2024

College Hockey this weekend

(undated) — The college hockey season is in full bloom for Men’s Division One hockey around the state of Minnesota. This weekend the Gophers men’s team will be in Duluth for a pair of games against the Bulldogs. The Gophers fell short in the championship game of the Ice Breaker Tournament last weekend in Las […]

October 17, 2024

Minnesota man wins Bassmasters Elite Qualifiers Angler of the Year

ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. — A little over a year ago, Easton Fothergill sat in a hospital room in Birmingham, Ala., with an infected mass in his brain, wondering if he would ever be able to bass fish again. Now, he has achieved a lifelong goal of becoming a Bassmaster Elite Series angler. The Grand Rapids, Minn., native claimed the Tackle […]

October 17, 2024

Twins announce Diamond Awards

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN — The Minnesota Twins today announced the recipients of the Diamond Awards, their annual awards for the 2024 season, based on voting conducted by the Twin Cities chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America and the Twins Community Fund Board of Directors. In addition, the Twins and the BBWAA announced plans for […]

October 16, 2024

Goalie Goal Alert, as Wild beat St Louis

(St. Louis, MO) — Filip Gustavsson helped his own cause on Tuesday night scoring his first career goal in a 4-1 win over the Blues. Gustavsson became the first goaltender in Wild history to score a goal as he capped the victory into an empty net from his own crease. He also becomes just the […]

October 16, 2024

Vikings bringing back Akers

(Eagan, MN) — The Minnesota Vikings continue to gear up for Sunday’s divisional showdown with the rival Detroit Lions. The Purple will practice today and begin implementing a game plan to try to slow down a potent Detroit offense. Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel says the Lions are putting up numbers “left and right” with […]

October 15, 2024

Perich wins Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

(Chicago, IL) — Golden Gopher freshman defensive back Koi Perich of Esko has been named the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week after he intercepted two passes and registered two tackles in Minnesota’s 21-17 win at U-C-L-A on Saturday. Perich becomes only the second Gopher freshman ever to win the weekly Defensive Player of […]

October 15, 2024

Twins set to hire former St Paul Saints hitting coach

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Twins have found their next hitting coach. The team hired Orioles hitting coach Matt Borgschulte to fill the position in Minnesota yesterday. Borgschulte takes over for Dave Popkins, who was fired at the end of the 2024 season. The 33-year-old coached in the Twins minor league system between 2018 and […]

October 14, 2024

Hutchinson native goes into MSU Moorhead HOF

A Hutchinson graduate went into the MN State Moorhead Athletic Hall of Fame this past weekend. Womens Basketball star Meghan Rettke was one of 6 honorees at the Ceremony Saturday. In Moorhead, Rettke was All NSIC and an All American. Plus she still ranks in the top 5 in program history for careeer rebound and […]

October 14, 2024

Liberty tie WNBA Finals at 1 game a piece

(Brooklyn, NY) — The Minnesota Lynx fell behind by 17 points in Game Two of the W-N-B-A Finals yesterday and could not recover, losing at New York 80-66. The Lynx cut the lead to two points 66-64, but were outscored 16-2 in the final four-minutes of the game. Liberty star Breanna Stewart scored 21 points, […]

October 14, 2024

Wild drop another one in OT

(Winnipeg, Manitoba) — For the second game in a row the Minnesota Wild failed to take both points, suffering a 2-1 overtime loss last night in Winnipeg. Kyle Connor got the extra point for the Jets in O-T as he scored a powerplay tally on Winnipeg’s first shot in the extra frame. This came on […]