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October 1, 2024

Big Ten and SEC looking into options

Two of the top conferences in college football could be teaming up in the future. According to E-S-P-N, the Big Ten and S-E-C athletic directors will discuss a possible partnership in football scheduling during next week’s in-person meeting in Nashville. The athletic directors are also expected to discuss their preferences for automatic bids in the […]

October 1, 2024

Matthews and Keaschall win Twins awards

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN — The Minnesota Twins announced today that infielder Luke Keaschall has been named the 2024 Sherry Robertson Award winner as the Twins minor league Player of the Year and right-handed pitcher Zebby Matthews has been named the 2024 Jim Rantz Award winner as the Twins minor league Pitcher of the Year. Keaschall, 22, hit .303 (115-for-379) with […]

September 30, 2024

VIkings hang on to beat Packers, go to 4-0

(Green Bay, WI) — The Minnesota Vikings built a 28-point lead in the second quarter, but had to hold on for a 31-29 win over the Green Bay Packers yesterday at Lambeau Field. The team jumped out to a 28-0 lead before Green Bay scored a touchdown going into the half. The Pack scored three […]

September 30, 2024

Lynx down 0-1 in WNBA Semi Finals

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Lynx fell to the Connecticut Sun 73-70 during Game One of the W-N-B-A Semifinals last night at the Target Center. Napheesa Collier missed a game-tying three at the buzzer as the Lynx fell behind in the best-of-five series 1-0. Collier scored 19 points in the losing effort, while Bridget Carleton […]

September 30, 2024

Wolves trade KAT to Knicks

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Timberwolves made a blockbuster move over the weekend. The Wolves traded four-time All-Star forward Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in exchange for forward Julius Randle, guard Donte DiVincenzo, and a protected first-round pick. Minnesota picked Towns with its first-overall pick in 2015, and he spent the last nine […]

September 30, 2024

Twins end season being swept by Orioles

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Twins wrapped up the regular season in disappointing fashion yesterday, losing to Baltimore 6-2 at Target Field. The loss capped off a terrible six-week stretch to close the year. Minnesota only won 12 of its final 39 games to fall out of playoff contention, ending with an 82-80 record. Carlos […]

September 27, 2024

Tiger Gameday – Week 5

Tiger Gameday – Week 5 Last Game: Rocori 35 Hutchinson 14 Game Recap: Rocori scored on their opening drive and never looked back. Hutch did have their chances in this game, but the diffence was conversions and turnovers. Hutch finished on the minus side of turnovers again and couldn’t convert first downs. The yardage battle […]

September 27, 2024

Gopher Womens Hockey begins this weekend

(Storrs, CT) — The third-ranked University of Minnesota women’s hockey team visits number-nine Connecticut tonight and tomorrow in a season-opening series for both clubs. The Golden Gophers return the nation’s top goal-scorer in Abbey Murphy, as well as a talented freshman class and a group of transfer athletes. Head coach Brad Frost says Connecticut provides […]

September 27, 2024

Twins on brink of elimination

(Minneapolis, MN) — It was a marathon of a game but in the end it was the Marlins that squished the Twins by a 8-6 final in 13 innings last night at Target Field. The Twins rallied from a 4-1 deficit to force extra innings and tied the game again in the bottom of the […]

September 26, 2024

Lynx close out Phoenix, move into Semi Finals

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Lynx overcame a sluggish first quarter to beat the Phoenix Mercury 101-88 in Game Two of the first round of the W-N-B-A Playoffs at the Target Center. Minnesota swept the best-of-three series behind a dominant performance from Napheesa Collier, who tied a W-N-B-A playoff record with 42 points. Kayla McBride […]