Twins right fielder Max Kepler didn’t get to watch a lot of major league baseball growing up in Germany. The games he did did see included many Boston Red Sox-New York Yankees matchups, which caused him to become a big fan of Derek Jeter. “I loved watching Jeter, even though I’m a lefty and the […]
New-look Wild face the new-look Canucks
Forward Tyler Toffoli will make his Vancouver debut on Wednesday night when the Canucks host the Minnesota Wild. Toffoli was acquired from the Los Angeles Kings on Monday in exchange for forward Tim Schaller, the rights to center Tyler Madden, a 2020 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2022 pick to provide some offensive punch […]
Gopher men’s basketball hosting Indiana in big game (AUDIO)
SERIES INFORMATION Series: 163rd Meeting (67-95)* Series (Home): 82nd Meeting (46-35)* Current Streak: W-1 Richard Pitino vs. Indiana: 3-5 Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 767-842* Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 50-81 * – excludes vacated games PITINO PREGAME TALK Gopher head coach Richard Pitino sat down with MNN Sports Director Mike Grimm: STARTING FIVE • […]
Gopher women lose third straight
Minnesota women’s basketball (15-11, 5-10 B1G) was tripped up on the road at Michigan State (13-12, 6-8) Monday night, 66-54. Freshman Jasmine Powell continued her stellar play with a team-high 15 points. It was her ninth straight game in double figures and her 15th overall on the year. Powell added four rebounds, two steals and […]
Hamlin wins Daytona 500, Newman injured in late crash
In a single thrilling lap around NASCAR’s most storied track, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman displayed the risks and rewards of the dangerous sport they both love. Hamlin won his second consecutive Daytona 500 and third in five years on Monday night as he surged past Newman on the final lap of a second overtime […]
Gopher women try to snap two-game skid at MS
In the only regular season meeting between the teams this season, Minnesota (15-10, 5-9 B1G) visits Michigan State State (12-12, 5-8) Monday night. The game, which starts at 6 p.m. THE OPENING TIP-OFF • Minnesota is 6-4 this season in road games. The Gophers opened the season with four straight road wins for the […]
Gophers can’t hang on to beat #17 Iowa
Luka Garza scored 24 points and Ryan Kreiner added 10 points as No. 21 Iowa came back to beat the Minnesota Gophers 58-55. Minnesota’s Daniel Oturu missed the front end of a one-and-one free-throw attempt with a chance to tie the game with 3.8 seconds left and the Hawkeyes came away with a rare road […]
NBA All-Star Game in the books from Chicago
Kawhi Leonard made it look effortless, nailing one 3-pointer after another and nearly matching an All-Star Game record. The tough part came afterward. Finding the right words to express how he felt after becoming the first Kobe Bryant MVP award winner wasn’t so easy. Leonard scored 30 points and hit eight 3-pointers to lead Team […]
Wild fire head coach Boudreau
The Minnesota Wild fired coach Bruce Boudreau on Friday, with the team out of playoff position. He is the eighth NHL coach to lose his job this season. First-year general manager Bill Guerin dismissed Boudreau following a shootout loss to the New York Rangers. Assistant Dean Evason was named interim coach. ”I would like to […]
Wild blow late lead, fall in shootout to Rangers
RANGERS 4, WILD 3, SO Mika Zibanejad scored with 1:06 to play in regulation to forece overtime and scored in the shootout, helping the Rangers erase a two-goal deficit in the third period and beat Minnesota. Trailing 3-2, New York pulled goalie Alexandar Georgiev with 1:41 remaining for an extra skater and the move paid […]