The San Francisco 49ers are one win away from accomplishing a turnaround that’s been done only once before in the Super Bowl era. With a victory in the NFC championship game at home on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, the Niners will become the second team in NFL history to make the Super Bowl […]
Wild beat Lightning
Joel Eriksson Ek and Ryan Suter scored just over two minutes apart in the second period as the Wild held on to beat the Lightning 3-2 in St. Paul. Zach Parise [[ puh-REE-zee ]] opened the scoring for the Wild, who put an end to a four-game losing streak. Alex Stalock stopped 18 of the […]
Gopher women can’t finish upset bid of #22 Iowa
Minnesota (11-6, 1-5 Big Ten) took No. 22/24 Iowa (14-3, 5-1) to the wire but couldn’t quite pull off the upset of the Hawkeyes in a 76-75 loss Thursday night at Williams Arena. “(Iowa) made some big shots,” Minnesota head coach Lindsay Whalen said. “I think a couple times we were just a step away […]
Wolves pull off trade with Hawks
The Minnesota Timberwolves traded 11th-year veteran point guard Jeff Teague to his original team Thursday in a three-player swap of backups with the Atlanta Hawks, who sent shooting guard Allen Crabbe in return. The Timberwolves also dealt shooting guard Treveon Graham, creating a roster space for potential other transactions prior to the trade deadline Feb. […]
Wild open seven-game homestand
While the Tampa Bay Lightning continue to find ways to win, the losses are piling up for the Minnesota Wild. The surging Lightning look to hand the Wild a season-high fifth consecutive defeat on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Two days after its potential season-defining 10-game winning streak ended with a 3-1 loss at […]
Gophers knock off Penn State with second half surge
Daniel Oturu had his 12th double-double of the season with 26 points and 14 rebounds, Marcus Carr added 27 points and Minnesota came from behind to beat Penn State 75-69 on Wednesday night. Carr added nine assists and six rebounds for the Gophers, who trailed by eight points early in the second half before the […]
Wolves lose at home to Pacers
PACERS 104, TIMBERWOLVES 99 Domantas Sabonis matched a season high with 29 points and added 13 rebounds and six assists to lead Indiana over Minnesota. Malcolm Brogdon added 21 points and Doug McDermott scored 14 off the bench for the Pacers, who have won three straight. Jarrett Culver led Minnesota with 17 points and Gorgui […]
MNN sports director wins Minnesota Sportscaster of the Year
Minnesota News Network sports director Mike Grimm has been named the 2019 Minnesota Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. The award is voted on by members of the NSMA in Minnesota, mostly comprising sportscasters and sportswriters. This is the fifth time Grimm has been honored by the NSMA. Grimm was named […]
Gopher men host Nittany Lions tonight at Barn (AUDIO)
MINNESOTA (9-7, 3-3) vs. PENN STATE (12-4, 2-3) Wednesday, January 15 – 8:00 p.m. CT Minneapolis, Minn. – Williams Arena (14,625) SERIES INFORMATION Series: 39th Meeting (28-10)* Series (Home): 18th Meeting (14-3)* Current Streak: W-4 Richard Pitino vs. Penn State: 7-4 Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 764-838* Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 47-76 * – excludes […]
Timberwolves host Pacers tonight
With one key player possibly returning by month’s end, the Indiana Pacers have gladly welcomed another one back in time for the first of two consecutive games against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, this one in Minneapolis. Guard Malcolm Brogdon played his first full game since Dec. 22 on Monday, flirting with a triple-double — […]