The Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild each have tasted victory through the first two games of their best-of-five Western Conference qualifying series. Both sides will try to take control of the series when they meet for Game 3 on Thursday afternoon in Edmonton. The Wild won the series opener 3-0 on Sunday. The Canucks bounced […]
Twins beat Pirates for sixth straight victory
TWINS 5, PIRATES 2 Minnesota’s Randy Dobnak dominated in his homecoming, allowing three hits in six innings. Dobnak, who grew up a half-hour south of PNC Park in the Pittsburgh suburb of South Park, didn’t walk a batter and struck out just one. Marwin Gonzalez went 2 for 4 with two RBIs for the Twins. […]
Diggs talks to reporters about new opportunity with Bills
Stefon Diggs has a new beginning with the Buffalo Bills. And he isn’t dwelling on his departure from the Minnesota Vikings. Speaking with Buffalo reporters for the first time since his blockbuster trade in March, Diggs repeatedly expressed excitement over his new surroundings while also downplaying his role in leaving Minnesota. ”As far as my […]
Twins in Pittsburgh to face Pirates tonight
The Pittsburgh Pirates will turn to right-hander Trevor Williams to try and snap a six-game losing streak when they begin a five-game homestand on Wednesday night against Nelson Cruz and the red-hot Minnesota Twins. The Pirates own baseball’s worst record at 2-9 and ended a five-game road trip by getting swept in a two-game series […]
Minnesota high school football and volleyball moved to spring (AUDIO)
(Brooklyn Center, MN) — There will be no high school football or volleyball seasons in Minnesota this fall. The Minnesota State High School League yesterday opted to move the football and volleyball seasons to spring, with shortened seasons, fewer games and no scrimmages. Those sports will be allowed to conduct practices in the fall, along […]
Wild fall to Canucks in Game Two
CANUCKS 4, WILD 3 J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist and Vancouver beat Minnesota to even their qualifying series at a win each. Tanner Pearson, Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat also scored for the Canucks, and Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves. Kevin Fiala had two goals and Luke Kunin scored for Minnesota. Alex […]
Twins beat Pirates in Target Field matinee
TWINS 7, PIRATES 3 Jose Berrios (1-1) pitched six strong innings, Nelson Cruz had three hits and Minnesota beat Pittsburgh in a game briefly delayed when an unauthorized drone flew over Target Field. The Twins won their fifth in a row and improved to 9-2 for the second time in the team’s 60-year history. The […]
Wild gearing up for Game Two tonight
The Vancouver Canucks didn’t get quite the result they wanted out of their first playoff game in five years. The Canucks last saw postseason action in 2015 when the Calgary Flames eliminated them from the Western Conference quarterfinals in six games of a best-of-seven series. Five years later, they’re shaking off the playoff rust but […]
Twins rally for walk-off win over Pirates
TWINS 5, PIRATES 4 Nelson Cruz’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Minnesota over Pittsburgh for its fourth straight victory. Cruz, who knocked in two runs to raise his season total to 14 RBIs, drove a pitch from Pirates reliever and former Twins draft pick Nick Burdi (0-1) over the head […]
Viking trade for DT Hall, make roster moves
The Minnesota Vikings acquired defensive tackle P.J. Hall from the Oakland Raiders for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2021, fetching a reinforcement for the interior on Monday after the opt out by expected starter Michael Pierce. Hall was a second-round pick in coach Jon Gruden’s first draft back with the Raiders in 2018, selected […]