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May 6, 2024

Wolves enter tonight’s Game 2 with 1-0 lead

(Denver, CO) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven N-B-A Western Conference Semifinals series. Minnesota edged the defending champion Nuggets 106-99 in Denver to claim the first contest in the best-of-seven series on Saturday night. Anthony Edwards led all scorers with a career-high 43 playoff points and grabbed seven rebounds. Karl-Anthony […]

May 6, 2024

Gopher Baseball and Softball get wins over the weekend

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Golden Gopher baseball team knocked off Nebraska yesterday in Minneapolis 6-2, salvaging the final game of the three-game Big Ten series. Minnesota got a pair of hits and a pair of R-B-I from third baseman Jake Perry and a solid pitching outing from starter Tucker Novotny to notch the win. The […]

May 6, 2024

Lynx cut two players

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Lynx trimmed their roster by a couple of players yesterday when they waived forwards Mimi Collins and Jaime Nared. Collins was a standout at North Carolina State. Nared was the 13th overall pick in the 2018 W-N-B-A Draft by Las Vegas. Minnesota has a preseason game on Wednesday morning in […]

May 3, 2024

Lynx preseason opener tonight

(Minneapolis, MN) — The W-N-B-A Minnesota Lynx had another training camp practice yesterday at team headquarters in downtown Minneapolis and will host the Chicago Sky tonight at the Target Center in the lone preseason game of the year. Lynx star Napheesa Collier says she is happy with how the off-season free agency period went, with […]

May 2, 2024

Twins win 10th straight

(Chicago, IL) — The Minnesota Twins have their first ten-game winning streak since 2008. The Twins completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 10-5 win at Guaranteed Rate Field yesterday. The game was tied at four heading into the seventh when Max Kepler and Jose Miranda laced back-to-back R-B-I singles. Minnesota […]

May 2, 2024

Conley wins teammate of the year award

(Minneapolis, MN) — Minnesota Timberwolves veteran point guard Mike Conley is being recognized by his fellow N-B-A players. Conley was named the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award yesterday. Conley edged out Nets forward Mikal Bridges and Knicks guard Jalen Brunson for the honor. It’s the second time that he’s won the Teammate of the […]

May 1, 2024

Twins win 9th straight

(Chicago, IL) — The Minnesota Twins are on a nine-game winning streak after taking down the White Sox 6-5 in Chicago last night. For the second straight night, Max Kepler drove home Byron Buxton in the ninth inning with the go-ahead run. This time is was thanks to a sacrifice fly. The Twins trailed by […]

May 1, 2024

Finch to have surgery

(Minneapolis, MN) — Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch will have surgery on his torn right patellar tendon. E-S-P-N is reporting that the procedure will take place today. Finch suffered the injury when Minnesota guard Mike Conley Jr. was bumped into him by Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker in Game Four of their First Round […]

May 1, 2024

Faber named finalist for top rookie award

(St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber is in the running for the Calder Trophy. The N-H-L announced Faber is one of three finalists for the award, along side Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard and New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes. The trophy is awarded to the player selected as the most proficient […]

April 30, 2024

8 in a row for Twins

(Chicago, IL) — The Minnesota Twins scored a go-ahead run in the top of the ninth to beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 last night in the Windy City. Max Kepler stroked an R-B-I single which scored Byron Buxton to give Minnesota the lead. Buxton led the ninth inning off with a double to left […]