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April 26, 2024

Gopher WBB names new assistant

(Minneapolis, MN) — The University of Minnesota women’s basketball team named former South Dakota player Chloe Lamb as a new assistant coach. Lamb spent this past season as an assistant coach at U-Mary in North Dakota. Lamb played college basketball at South Dakota, when current Gopher head coach Dawn Plitzuweit was the coach. Lamb was […]

April 26, 2024

Twins sweep White Sox

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Twins hit five solo home runs in a 6-3 win over the Chicago White Sox at Target Field yesterday. The victory completed a four-game series sweep for Minnesota, which improved to 11-13 on the season. Second baseman Eddie Julien cracked a pair of solo shots, while Ryan Jeffers, Carlos Santana, […]

April 25, 2024

Longtime voice of the Minnesota North Stars, Al Shaver passes away

(Vancouver, BC) — The Minnesota hockey community is mourning the loss of longtime North Stars play-by-play voice Al Shaver. His family says Shaver died after a brief illness at age 96 in Vancouver Island. Shaver called North Stars’ games from the inaugural season 1967 until the team moved to Dallas in 1993. He did Gopher […]

April 25, 2024

Naz Reid wins 6th man of the year award

(Minneapolis, MN) — Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz Reid is being recognized as the N-B-A’s best reserve for the 2023-24 season. The fifth-year pro was named N-B-A Sixth Man of the Year after averaging 13.5 points per game and 5.2 assists per game this season. He shot a career-high 41.4 percent from three-point range, helping Minnesota […]

April 25, 2024

Vikings prepping for first round of Draft

(Detroit, MI) — The 2024 N-F-L draft is finally here. Round one kicks off tonight with Detroit as the host city. The Vikings front office will be at team headquarters in Eagan. Minnesota currently has two first-round picks after making a trade with Houston earlier in the offseason. Minnesota’s first pick is at 11 and […]

April 25, 2024

Twins win third straight

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Twins pounded out 13 hits during a 6-3 win over the Chicago White Sox last night at Target Field. The 10-13 Twins scored four runs in the bottom of the second before adding two more in the fifth. Willi Castro hit a three-run home run during the victory, while Christian […]

April 24, 2024

Wolves go up 2-0 in First Round Series

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are just two wins away from winning their first N-B-A playoff series in two decades. Jaden McDaniels dropped in a game-high 25 points as the Wolves topped the Suns 105-93 in Game Two of their first round series last night in Minneapolis. Rudy Gobert (go-BARE) and Mike Conley added […]

April 24, 2024

Twins walk off White Sox

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Twins came through in the clutch during a 6-5 come-from-behind win over the Chicago White Sox at Target Field last night. Minnesota trailed by three runs entering the bottom of the eighth before Trevor Larnach smashed a two-run home run to bring the Twins within one after eight frames. Byron […]

April 24, 2024

Vikings get ready for Draft

(Eagan, MN) — The 2024 N-F-L Draft begins tomorrow and there are many Minnesota Vikings fans who are hoping it begins a new era of football for their team. With the departure of quarterback Kirk Cousins, the Vikings have a void at quarterback and a chance to potentially select their Q-B of the future in […]

April 24, 2024

Loons get weekly awards

(St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota United head coach Eric Ramsay and two of his players are being recognized by the M-L-S. Ramsay, Robin Lod, and Devin Padelford were all named to the Team of the Matchday earlier this week. The trio helped Minnesota pick up a 3-nil win against Charlotte last Sunday. Padelford led a […]