Miguel Sano walked into the Minnesota Twins’ clubhouse just before 8 a.m., looking trimmed down in rainbow sneakers and a black sweat suit. ”You look good,” said catcher Jason Castro, a sentiment echoed by teammates between hugs and handshakes with the 25-year-old slugger. A slimmer Sano is a promising sign for Minnesota. He struggled with […]
Wild lose to red hot Blues
Jordan Binnington made 31 saves and the St. Louis Blues posted their third straight shutout, beating the Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Sunday for their 10th straight victory. Binnington made 21 saves to blank Arizona on Thursday night, and Jake Allen stopped 32 shots in a 3-0 victory at Colorado on Saturday. St. Louis hasn’t allowed […]
Gopher women win sixth straight, routing Penn State
All five starters scored at least 14 points as Minnesota (19-7, 8-7 B1G) won its sixth straight game by crushing Penn State (10-15, 3-11) Sunday afternoon at Williams Arena, 97-67. The Gophers’ six straight conference wins tie for the third longest in program history. The only longer streaks came when they won 11 in a […]
Faster paced spring workouts for Twins
The first noticeable change for the Minnesota Twins under new manager Rocco Baldelli came on the first day of workouts for pitchers and catchers. There was simply less standing around between drills by the players on the field. ”The goal is to have it individualized for the guys so they can get done what they […]
Wild on home ice tonight against Devils
Bruce Boudreau offered perhaps the boldest words spoken this season by an NHL head coach on Thursday afternoon, when he guaranteed his team, the struggling Minnesota Wild, would make a seventh straight trip to the postseason. “We’re going to make the playoffs,” Boudreau said following practice. “That’s about as elaborate as I want to get. […]
Koivu disappointed to miss rest of Wild season
Leaning on his crutches, just six days after reconstructive surgery on his right knee, Mikko Koivu was asked if he had concern about his ability to return to the Minnesota Wild next season at age 36. Just as if he were corralling a puck with a quick flick of his stick on a faceoff, Koivu […]
Twins extend Kepler, Polanco with deals
The Minnesota Twins have locked up a pair of young position players for the long term by agreeing to five-year contracts with right fielder Max Kepler and shortstop Jorge Polanco, according to two people with direct knowledge of the deals. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had […]
Timberwolves Looking For Consecutive Wins
There was little reason to expect Rockets guard James Harden to allow left shoulder soreness to slow his charge toward history. He’d long ago confirmed his wiliness to play through ailments. With just two games remaining prior to the All-Star break, there was a window for Harden to rest his shooting shoulder, injured on Saturday […]
Gopher softball season underway, awards already coming in (AUDIO)
New Golden Gopher softball player Hope Brandner wasted no time making an impact in her first weekend donning the Maroon and Gold and has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. In the first action of the weekend, the Vacaville, Calif. native, broke the game wide open helping the […]
Wild host Flyers tonight
The Philadelphia Flyers don’t have to wait long for a chance to rebound from their first regulation defeat in a month. They will attempt to do so while also looking for a season sweep of the struggling Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Trying to make it into the Eastern Conference playoff […]