(Anaheim, CA) — Anaheim’s Nicolas Deslauriers scored the lone goal in the third period as the Ducks clipped the Minnesota Wild 1-0 in Anaheim last night. John Gibson stopped all 34 shots he faced for Anaheim. The Ducks picked up their first win of the season. The Wild went 0-for-5 on the power play and […]
Wolves lose MLK game in Atlanta
POSTGAME NOTES ATLANTA HAWKS 108, MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 97 January 18, 2021 TIMBERWOLVES NOTES Player Notes • D’Angelo Russell led the Timberwolves in scoring with 31 points, three rebounds, seven assists and four steals. Russell tallied his second game in a Timberwolves uniform (16th career) with 30+ points and 7+ assists. His first game in a […]
Wolves-Grizzlies game postponed Friday (AUDIO)
The National Basketball Association game scheduled for tonight between the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center has been postponed in accordance with the league’s Health and Safety Protocols. Because of ongoing contact tracing within the Timberwolves, the team does not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with tonight’s game against the […]
#1 Gopher men’s hockey host Notre Dame tonight (AUDIO)
The top-ranked Gopher men’s hockey program continues Big Ten play this weekend with a two-game series against Notre Dame at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The action starts on Friday, Jan. 15 at 7:00 p.m. CT with the series finale set for Saturday, Jan. 16 at 5:00 p.m. CT. LOOKING TO START A NEW STREAK AND […]
Wild rookie scores game-winner in OT over Kings
(Los Angeles, CA) — Minnesota Wild rookie Kirill Kaprizov made a splash in his N-H-L debut as he scored the overtime winner in a 4-3 win over the Kings in Los Angeles last night. The Wild rallied from a 3-1 deficit with a pair of third period goals by Victor Rask and Marcus Foligno to […]
Gopher women fall to #9 Maryland
Minnesota (2-7, 1-6 Big Ten) hung tight with No. 9 Maryland for the first 20 minutes, but the Terrapins (10-1, 6-0 B1G) were too much in the second half and pulled away for a 90-73 victory Thursday night at Williams Arena. Sophomore Jasmine Powell matched season highs for points (22), assists (8) and rebounds (7) […]
Gopher women host #9 Maryland today (AUDIO)
MINNEAPOLIS — Closing out a two-game homestand, Minnesota women’s basketball takes on No. 9/9 Maryland (9-1, 5-0 B1G) Thursday at 5 p.m. THE OPENING TIP-OFF • Jasmine Powell leads the Gophers with a scoring average of 16.8 points per game this season. She has scored at least 11 points in each of the last 10 […]
Wolves blow fourth quarter lead, lose to Memphis
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 118, MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 107 January 13, 2021 TIMBERWOLVES NOTES Player Notes • Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 25 points on 8-of-17 shooting, including a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line. He has now scored 25+ points in two of his four contests this season. • Towns registered his 125th 25+ point/10+ rebound […]
Wild ink Foligno to extension
Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed forward Marcus Foligno to a three-year, $9.3 million contract extension ($3.1 million AAV) through the 2023-24 season. Foligno 29, (8/10/91), tallied 25 points (11-14=25), a plus-8 rating, 30 penalty minutes (PIM) and 184 hits in 59 games with Minnesota […]
Gopher volleyball preparing for delayed season to finally start (AUDIO)
The University of Minnesota volleyball program enters the 2021 season as the seventh-ranked team in the nation, as announced today by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. It marks the fifth-consecutive season and 107th time in program history in which the Gophers have garnered a top-10 national ranking in the AVCA preseason poll. In all, six […]