The Arizona Coyotes made history by defeating the Capitals in Washington on Monday night and the Blues in St. Louis the next evening. Two wins in two nights — both on the road — against the previous two teams to hoist the Stanley Cup. An unprecedented achievement. There had been 69 occurrences when a team […]
T-Wolves Return Home to Host Spurs
Two teams moving in different directions will square off Wednesday when the San Antonio Spurs travel to Minnesota to play the Timberwolves in the Twin Cities. The surprise is that the Timberwolves (6-4) will carry the better record and more momentum into Wednesday’s contest after winning two of their past three games, including a 120-114 […]
Wild Conclude Road Trip Tonight in L.A.
The Minnesota Wild have won twice in three games during stops at Anaheim, San Jose and Arizona, and in the one defeat against the Sharks on Thursday, the offense revved itself up in a 6-5 defeat, scoring three goals in the third period to make things interesting. Now comes a Tuesday road game against a […]
Wolves to face Griffin, Pistons
Blake Griffin will make his season debut for the Detroit Pistons on Monday. The All-Star power forward missed the first 10 games this season due to a sore left hamstring and posterior left knee soreness. Griffin was cleared for all basketball-related activities on Thursday. “I’m playing tomorrow,” he said after Sunday’s practice. Griffin will have […]
Vikings Beat Cowboys in Important Win
VIKINGS 24, COWBOYS 24 Dalvin Cook ran for 97 yards, including the go-ahead touchdown on fourth down, and had another 86 yards receiving to set up three other scores, helping Minnesota beat Dallas. Cook, the NFL rushing leader, easily outplayed two-time rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott as the Vikings (7-3) beat a winning team on the […]
Wild lose in OT
NUGGETS 100, TIMBERWOLVES 98, OT Nikola Jokic hit a fadeaway jumper with 2.4 seconds left in overtime to lift Denver past Minnesota. Jokic had 20 points, six rebounds and seven assists to help Denver win its fourth straight game. Will Barton had 13 points, including a pair of 3s in overtime, and 12 rebounds. Paul […]
Wild at Arizona
Arizona Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet isn’t exactly known for his patience, and what little he has is being tested after seeing his team squander leads in back-to-back losses. The Coyotes aim to get back on track Saturday night when they host the Minnesota Wild in Glendale, Ariz. “We’re giving points away. We had Calgary up […]
Thielen out for Sunday game in Dallas
The Minnesota Vikings don’t need a lesson on the lasting nature of hamstring trouble. They endured a tough one just last year. Running back Dalvin Cook had a long absence in 2018 because of a hamstring injury. Now wide receiver Adam Thielen could be sidelined for the rest of the month. The Vikings ruled Thielen […]
Gophers gearing up for big one (AUDIO)
The college football spotlight this weekend has been aimed at Alabama, where LSU’s visit will mark the first regular-season meeting of the top two teams in the Associated Press poll since those same teams played eight years ago. There is quite the undercard on the schedule, too, another match-up of unbeaten teams that will be […]
Vikings headed to Dallas for Sunday prime time game
Ezekiel Elliott doesn’t feel the need to declare himself the best running back in the NFL with the two-time rushing champion and the Dallas Cowboys set to face current leader Dalvin Cook and the Minnesota Vikings. Two months after becoming the highest-paid back by ending a preseason-long holdout and signing a $90 million extension, Elliott […]