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Read the Game 1 recap: Timberwolves pull away to beat Nuggets
Anthony Edwards (career playoff-high 43 points) and the Wolves had a big fourth quarter to win Game 1 of the playoff series.
Souhan: Edwards is inspiring comparison to ... you know who
The Timberwolves star guard dominated Game 1, outplaying both Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray in Denver.
Twins keep rolling, claim 12th in a row
The victory over Boston enabled the Twins to get the third longest win streak in team history.
'I'm a living miracle.' Tommies athlete goes from broken bones to broken record
Anna Swanson was removed from a demolished car last year with a shattered pelvis and broken spine. Doctors thought her athletic career could be over. This year, she set a school record for the University of St. Thomas track team.
Neal: What happens after you win a national title?
The parties start, and some don't stop. The phone rings. The contracts come. Life is good right now for basketball coaches and fans in Mankato.
WWE releases Gable Steveson, closing a chapter for former Gophers sensation
Gable Steveson, who starred for Apple Valley and the Gophers before winning Olympic gold in 2021, was not a popular figure in the ring for WWE.
Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in a 3-horse photo finish at Churchill Downs
Sent off at 18-1 odds, Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. rode the rail down the stretch with a short lead. Sierra Leone, the second choice at 9-2 odds, and Forever Young from Japan gave chase and pressured the leader to the wire in front of 156,710.
PWHL Minnesota loses regular-season finale, awaits playoff fate
Needing just one point to make the playoffs, Minnesota lost its final five games of the inaugural PWHL season. Saturday's 5-2 defeat came at the hands of last-place New York.
Oluwaseyi scores again, Loons survive 2-1 over Atlanta
Tani Oluwaseyi scored his third goal in as many MLS starts, also three victories in a row for Minnesota.
Reusse: Just as in 1980, surprising contributors fueling Twins' 12-game winning streak
Only this time, the winning streak has come to save the season, rather than at the tail end of a lost one.
Anderson: For opener, fishing will be fantastic — and catching will be great
You heard it here first: Fish will be caught at a fast and furious pace during next weekend's Minnesota walleye opener. The data backs that up.
10 things to know about the Timberwolves victory in Denver
Anthony Edwards and Naz Reid were the heroes as the Wolves stole Game 1.
Why did the Minneapolis Lakers basketball team move to Los Angeles?
The team became the NBA's first dynasty in Minnesota. But locals were generally sympathetic to the move west.
Minneapolis loses bid for WWE's 2025 WrestleMania to Las Vegas
The event last month drew more than 145,000 fans in Philadelphia.
5 storylines for the Kentucky Derby and how to bet the race
The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday — and racing expert Jay Lietzau is set to pick a winner and tell how to bet the horses.
Twins' first 'Pablo Day' a success for López
The new promotion seats yellow-clad fans waving Venezuelan flags together in a section in right field.
A sellout for a WNBA exhibition game? Welcome to the league's Caitlin Clark era
More than three hours before Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut with the Indiana Fever in an exhibition game against the Dallas Wings on Friday night, some fans among the sellout crowd were lined up outside the arena dressed in No. 22 University of Iowa jerseys.
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Jim Souhan
Souhan: Edwards is inspiring comparison to ... you know who
The Timberwolves star guard dominated Game 1, outplaying both Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray in Denver.
Patrick Reusse
Reusse: Just as in 1980, surprising contributors fueling Twins' 12-game winning streak
Only this time, the winning streak has come to save the season, rather than at the tail end of a lost one.
News
Read the Game 1 recap: Timberwolves pull away to beat Nuggets
Minneapolis loses bid for WWE's 2025 WrestleMania to Las Vegas
Carver County deputies shoot man armed with knife outside Chanhassen home
Amid unsolved Minneapolis homicides, families await justice
Wild
David Pastrnak scores in overtime to lift Bruins to Game 7 win over rival Maple Leafs
PWHL Minnesota loses regular-season finale, awaits playoff fate
Wild's Faber among three finalists for top NHL rookie award
Canucks advance to 2nd round, beating Predators 1-0 in Game 6 on Pius Suter's late goal
Gophers
WWE releases Gable Steveson, closing a chapter for former Gophers sensation
Gophers football: Seven transfers with big impact potential
'I'm a living miracle.' Tommies athlete goes from broken bones to broken record
Gophers are finding their golfers at Minnesota high schools
Wolves
Read the Game 1 recap: Timberwolves pull away to beat Nuggets
Souhan: Edwards is inspiring comparison to ... you know who
10 things to know about the Timberwolves victory in Denver
Cavaliers and Magic to settle playoff series standoff with Game 7 -- the 'best two words in sports'
Loons
Oluwaseyi scores again, Loons survive 2-1 over Atlanta
Loons will try to change brief but ugly history vs. Atlanta United
Loons coach shows he isn't afraid to mix things up — and it's working
Tim Howard, last in line of top American goalkeepers, enters U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame
Lynx
Lynx newcomer Williams shows her stuff in preseason victory
A sellout for a WNBA exhibition game? Welcome to the league's Caitlin Clark era
Comcast blacks out 15 regional sports networks in contract dispute with distributor
Lynx's Diamond Miller feeling even better for Year 2
Twins
Twins keep rolling, claim 12th in a row
Reusse: Just as in 1980, surprising contributors fueling Twins' 12-game winning streak
Twins' first 'Pablo Day' a success for López
Arraez has 4 hits after trade from Miami, Padres batter listless Diamondbacks 13-1
High Schools
Randolph calls reasons for losing STA hockey job 'lame excuses'
Gophers are finding their golfers at Minnesota high schools
A new team resides atop the boys lacrosse rankings
Prep Athletes of the Week: Slender pitcher heavy on importance
Outdoors
Anderson: For opener, fishing will be fantastic — and catching will be great
Five bits of wisdom before you hit the Minnesota fishing opener
Minnesota Waterfall Awards: 12 of the best falls across the state
Five things to know about the Mississippi Flyway as spring bird migration begins
More Stories
Edwards is brightest star as Wolves beat Denver in Game 1
The Wolves forced the league's probable MVP, Nikola Jokic, into seven turnovers while Anthony Edwards went off for 43 points against the Nuggets.
David Pastrnak scores in overtime to lift Bruins to Game 7 win over rival Maple Leafs
David Pastrnak scored on a feed from Hampus Lindholm 1:54 into overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in Game 7 on Saturday night to clinch their first-round series and advance in the NHL playoffs.
Arena Football League returns to Target Center as Myth make debut
The indoor football league previously played at the arena in 1996.
Taylor Pendrith leads Byron Nelson as one of several seeking first PGA Tour victory
Taylor Pendrith has been here before — holding or sharing a lead after three rounds on the PGA Tour.
Arraez has 4 hits after trade from Miami, Padres batter listless Diamondbacks 13-1
Luis Arraez had four hits and an RBI in his first game after being traded from Miami, Ha-Seong Kim hit a three-run homer in San Diego's eight-run seventh inning and the Padres routed the listless Arizona Diamondbacks 13-1 on Saturday.