The first sign in Minnesota of Latavius Murray’s varied interests was visible even before he signed his contract with the Vikings last year. This season, his responsibilities have reached a new high. That starts at home, where he and his fiancee brought home a baby boy named Major last month. The extra burden has extended […]
Wild at Dallas tonight
Last season, the Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars squared off four times with each team winning twice. And on Friday night, these Central Division rivals will renew their rivalry with a game at American Airlines Center, the first of five meetings this season. The Wild (2-2-2, 6 points) are 0-2-0 on the road but Minnesota […]
Wolves host home opener tonight vs. Cleveland
Jimmy Butler may get his desire to be traded fulfilled at some point this season and the awkwardness of the situation has created some uncomfortable moments for a team he helped reached the playoffs for the first time since 2004. In the meantime, Butler and the Minnesota Timberwolves will try to get a win in […]
Richardson facing old team
Sheldon Richardson’s NFL career began smoothly with the New York Jets, until off-the-field trouble and locker-room conflict precipitated his eventual departure. Guided by some important gains in maturity, Richardson has found a niche two stops later in Minnesota. This weekend, when the Vikings visit the Jets, he’ll have his first opportunity to vent any bad […]
Big Ten Football Watch
Here’s what to watch in the Big Ten this week: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 6 Michigan at No. 24 Michigan State This is huge for Jim Harbaugh, whose team has won six straight and entered the top 10 for the first time this season. The Wolverines (6-1, 4-0 Big Ten) have established themselves as […]
Wolves fall in opener at San Antonio
DeMar DeRozan had 28 points in his San Antonio debut, LaMarcus Aldridge added 21 points and 19 rebounds and the Spurs overcame a 23-point performance by Minnesota’s Jimmy Butler in a 112-108 victory Wednesday night in a matchup of teams coming off a tumultuous offseason. DeRozan was acquired from Toronto after the Spurs responded to […]
Wolves open season against new look Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves have been two of the most talked about teams in the NBA during the offseason so perhaps it’s only fitting that they open their 2018-19 campaigns against each other Wednesday at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. The Spurs have recorded 21 straight winning seasons and compiled the […]
Wild tame Coyotes
WILD 2, COYOTES 1 Eric Staal and Mikael Grandlund scored and Devan Dubnyk stopped 27 of 28 shots to lead the Wild to a win over the Coyotes. Brendan Perlini scored and Darcy Kuemper stopped 30 shots in his season debut for Arizona. Kuemper was making his first appearance against the franchise that drafted him […]
Hughes out for year with knee injury
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Mike Hughes has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, ending a promising rookie season after six games. Coach Mike Zimmer confirmed the diagnosis on Monday, after Hughes was hurt in the fourth quarter of Minnesota’s 27-17 win over Arizona on Sunday. Hughes was covering Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald […]
Thielen on record pace
Last week during team drills with the Minnesota Vikings, Adam Thielen stretched out his body and dived to try to catch an off-target pass. Thielen immediately questioned aloud the wisdom of his decision to risk pain when ultimately the completion didn’t matter. Thielen, though, couldn’t resist. There’s hardly a ball in the air he doesn’t […]