The gap between the Minnesota Wild and a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs isn’t insurmountable. The margin for error, however, has nearly disappeared. As the Wild (35-32-9) ready to host the Nashville Predators Monday night, they are coming off a disappointing 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday that dropped […]
Twins lost to Yanks in Florida
YANKEES 5, TWINS 3 James Paxton started for New York, yielding two runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings while striking out five. Clint Frazier hit a three-run double. Tyler Austin and Ronald Torreyes each had an RBI double for Minnesota. ### Copyright © 2019 TTWN Media Networks LLC
Gopher women fall in national title game
The No. 2 Golden Gopher women’s hockey team played in its 10th all-time national championship game but fell short of the program’s eighth national title with a 2-0 loss to border rival Wisconsin in front of 3,423 fans in the 2019 NCAA Frozen Four final at the People’s United Center in Hamden, Conn., on Sunday […]
Wild Start Weekend in Washington
The Washington Capitals and Minnesota Wild both need a victory in Friday’s battle in D.C. — but they’re needed for different reasons. Washington picked up a point in a 5-4 overtime loss at home to Tampa Bay on Wednesday. That gave Washington, the leader in the Metropolitan Division, 94 points. But the Capitals can ill […]
Gopher women’s hockey set for Frozen Four (AUDIO)
The Golden Gopher women’s hockey team continues its quest for a historic eighth national title by making the program’s 14th appearance at the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four this week. No. 2 seed Minnesota (31-5-1) faces Cornell (24-5-6) in Friday’s first national semifinal at 3 p.m. CT at the People’s United Center in Hamden, Conn. The […]
Gophers set for NCAA wrestling championships (AUDIO)
The biggest tournament in college wrestling has arrived with the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships. The tournament, held in Pittsburgh, will close out the best Gophers season in recent years on a national level with eight individual representatives competing. Full Schedule Session 1: 11am CT (Pigtails and First Championship Round) Session 2: 6pm CT (First round […]
T-Wolves Try To End Tumble
The Charlotte Hornets and Minnesota Timberwolves have nearly identical records. One is still battling for a playoff spot; the other is all but eliminated. Just don’t tell Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns the odds as his team heads into a game at Charlotte on Thursday night. “We have to keep playing as if we’re going to make […]
Pitino, Gophers gearing up for NCAA Tourney game (AUDIO)
GAME INFORMATION Date: Thursday, March 21, 2019 Time: 11:15 a.m. CT Location: Des Moines, Iowa Arena: Wells Fargo Arena (14,039) SERIES INFORMATION Series: Sixth Meeting (3-2)* Series (Neutral): Fourth Meeting (1-2)* Current Streak: L-1 Richard Pitino vs. Louisville: 0-2 Minnesota vs. ACC: 34-42* Richard Pitino vs. ACC: 4-5 * – excludes vacated games STARTING FIVE […]
Gophers headed to Des Moines for NCAA Tourney (AUDIO)
The Golden Gophers are going dancing. Minnesota earned the 10-seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament and will take on seventh-seeded Louisville on Thursday in Des Moines at 11:15 A-M. The Gophers sit at 21-and-13. The Cardinals are 20-and-13. Minnesota leaves today for Des Moines and will take part in a public practice […]
Wolves host defending NBA champion Warriors
Golden State is rounding into playoff form as the regular season winds down and the Warriors remain in a battle with the Denver Nuggets for the top spot in the Western Conference Minnesota, losers of three straight, can’t wait for a disastrous season that began with so much hope and promise to come to an […]