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May 16, 2024

Timberwolves face must win tonight

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are in a must-win situation to stave off elimination when they host the Denver Nuggets in Game Six of the N-B-A Western Conference Semifinals at Target Center tonight. The Timberwolves have lost the last three games of the series, including a 112-97 defeat in Game Five on Tuesday in […]

May 16, 2024

Minnesota’s PWHL forces decisive Game 5 in OT

(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota women’s professional hockey team kept its season alive with a 1-0 double-overtime win over Toronto last night at the Xcel Energy Center. Former Minnesota-Duluth star goalie Maddie Rooney of Andover didn’t allow a goal in the game to help Minnesota advance to a decisive Game Five in Toronto tomorrow […]

May 16, 2024

Twins lose to Yankees again

(Minneapolis, MN) — The first-place New York Yankees extended their winning streak to three games after shutting out the Minnesota Twins 4-0 at Target Field last night. This is the first two-game losing skid for the Twins since they dropped five in a row from April 14-19. Minnesota scored a run in the first inning […]

May 15, 2024

Wolves on the brink of elimination

(Denver, CO) — Denver star center Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets to their third-straight takedown of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the N-B-A’s Western Conference semifinals last night in Colorado. Denver defeated Minnesota 112-97 in Game Five to take a three-games-to-two lead in the best-of-seven series. Jokic led the charge with 40 points, 13 assists, seven […]

May 15, 2024

Lynx win season opener

(Seattle, WA) — The Minnesota Lynx opened up their 2024 season with an 83-70 win over the Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena. Minnesota held a three-point lead heading into the fourth quarter before outscoring the Storm 20-10 the rest of the way. Alanna Smith led the way with 22 points, while Napheesa Collier added […]

May 15, 2024

Yankees take down Twins

(Minneapolis, MN) — The New York Yankees opened their series against the Minnesota Twins with a 5-1 win at Target Field last night. Carlos Rodon earned his fourth victory of the season after striking out six batters and allowing one run over six innings. Giancarlo Stanton went deep for the ninth time this year with […]

May 15, 2024

Local Baseball and Softball teams make NCAA D3 Tourney

(Undated) — A pair of Division III Minnesota baseball teams have qualified for the upcoming N-C-A-A Tournament and will be in action this week. Bethel will play an opening round game at UW-LaCrosse on Friday at 11 A-M. The Royals are 23-14 on the year, while the host Eagles are 31-13. Crown College will play […]

May 14, 2024

Minnesota’s PWHL team survives elimination

(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Professional Women’s Hockey team got goals from Maggie Flaherty and Denisa Krizova in the second period and beat Toronto 2-0 last night at the Xcel Energy Center. Goaltender Maggie Rooney didn’t allow a goal in notching the win. Both Rooney and Flaherty are former Minnesota-Duluth teammates and both are […]

May 14, 2024

Lynx start season tonight

(Seattle, WA) — The Minnesota Lynx tip-off the 2024 W-N-B-A season with a game against the Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena tonight. The Lynx are looking to get back into the playoffs after getting eliminated by Connecticut two-games-to-one in the First Round of the postseason last year. Minnesota finished 19-21 last season, but they […]

May 13, 2024

Denver evens series at 2 with Timberwolves

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Denver Nuggets evened up the Western Conference semifinal series against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 115-107 win in Game Four at the Target Center last night. N-B-A M-V-P Nikola Jokic led the charge with 35 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in Denver’s second straight victory. Aaron Gordon chipped in 27 […]