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March 13, 2026

Wild let lead slip, lose in Shootout

(St. Paul, MN/Minnesota News Network) — Despite goals by Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov the Minnesota Wild suffered a 3-2 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers last night at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. Boldy scored his 37th of the season and Kaprizov added his 38th – both in the second period – to […]

March 13, 2026

Vikings sign Kyler Murray

(Eagan, MN/Minnesota News Network) — The Minnesota Vikings are shaking up their quarterback room in a big way. The team has officially signed former number-one overall pick Kyler Murray, bringing the two-time Pro Bowler to Minnesota after his release from Arizona. Murray has played in 87 career N-F-L games and has thrown for 20,460 yards, […]

March 12, 2026

Wolves drubbed by Clippers

(Inglewood, CA/Minnesota News Network) — Kawhi Leonard put up 45 points as the Clippers blasted the Timberwolves 153-128 on Wednesday night in L.A. That’s three straight losses for the Wolves who also lost to the Lakers on Tuesday night to start the four game road trip. Minnesota has now sunk to sixth in the Western […]

October 17, 2025

Check out the MN Wild Schedule

The hockey season can be hard to follow, even in the State of Hockey. So we wanted to make it easy for you. Here’s the schedule for our MN Wild this season: CLICK HERE If you haven’t been to a game yet, seeing hockey on person is something you have to experience once….(or many times). […]

August 21, 2025

MN Vikings schedule

Who are the Vikings playing this year? We have the schedule for you. The Vikes have a tough schedule this season that’s for sure. They have the 7th toughest schedule of all 32 teams. The season starts with the Chicago Bears and ends with the Green Bay Packers. To check out the full schedule on […]

June 6, 2025

Vikings GM is confident in QB J.J. McCarthy.

Vikings fans are once again looking forward to another promising season. One of the biggest question marks is quarterback J.J. McCarthy. But Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has confidence in the young QB and the team around him. Adofo-Mensah had this to say: “We think about the team around him, right? So how do we support […]

May 2, 2025

The Wolves embrace the role of underdogs.

No one picked the Timberwolves to beat the Lakers in the playoffs, but they did. They gained some much needed respect moving into the second round of the playoffs. Rudy Gobert had this to say: “We have a lot of guys that are underdogs. They’ve been underappreciated in their careers. I’m thinking guys like Julius, […]

March 17, 2025

We have a few local teams in the Boys State Basketball Tournament!

Good luck to our local High Schools playing in the Boys State Basketball Tournament. The tournament begins on Tuesday, March 18, and runs through Saturday, March 22. Here are the brackets: Class 4A Tuesday at Target Center No. 1 Cretin-Derham Hall vs. No. 8 Rochester John Marshall, 10 a.m. No. 4 Maple Grove vs. No. […]

March 4, 2025

Vikings WR Justin Jefferson stays humble…

MN Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson has become one of the most exciting players in the NFL. But he hasn’t let that go to his head. It sounds like his family raised him right. He talked about staying grounded in a recent interview. He had this to say: “I just always grew up with my […]

February 6, 2025

MN Twins get some outfield help for the new season.

The Twins added some nice depth for the outfield signing outfielder Harrison Bader to a one-year deal worth $6.25 million. With Byron Buxton’s injury history, Bader should get plenty of playing time in the outfield. SI.com breaks down the three biggest takeaways for the Twins new signing. Check that out here. Photo credit: Gregory […]

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