DENVER NUGGETS 112, MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 97 May 14, 2024 TIMBERWOLVES NOTES Player Notes • Karl-Anthony Towns led the way for the Timberwolves tonight with 23 points on 10-of-19 shooting, six rebounds and two steals. Tonight marks his fourth 20+ point performance...
Lynx announce final roster for season opener
Minnesota Lynx Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations Cheryl Reeve announced the team has set its roster ahead of the 2024 season. The Opening Night roster returns five players from 2023: First Team All-WNBA selection Napheesa Collier, Kayla McBride,...
Twins honoring Project Play Champion
The Minnesota Twins Community Fund (MTCF), long a proponent of empowering the full potential of our youth, was honored today as a 2024 Project Play Champion by the globally-renowned Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program. The MTCF is being specifically...
Nuggets even the series at 2-2
DENVER NUGGETS 115, MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 107 May 12, 2024 TIMBERWOLVES NOTES Player Notes • Anthony Edwards led the way for the Timberwolves tonight with a franchise playoff record 44 points on 16-of-24, including 5-of-8 from deep, five rebounds, five assists, two...
KAT wins Social Justice Champion honor
The NBA today announced Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns has been named the 2023-24 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion. Towns becomes the first Timberwolves player and fourth recipient of the award since its inception in 2021. The...
Saints asking fans to help military heroes
The St. Paul Saints have honored military members through their Hero of the Game program, they’ve handed out free tickets to military members, and they’ve recognized important dates for the military through various promotions. Several members of the Saints staff have...
Gopher baseball to retire John Anderson’s #14
The University of Minnesota baseball program will retire No. 14, which is worn by head coach John Anderson, on Saturday at Siebert Field when the Gophers host Michigan State in Anderson’s final home series. Anderson, who last December announced his intentions to...
Gopher McCauley fires seven-under to earn trip to NCAA
University of Minnesota sophomore Isabella McCauley (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) punched her ticket to the NCAA Championship today with a runner-up finish at the Auburn University Club in Auburn, Ala. McCauley is the first Golden Gopher to make it to back-to-back NCAA...
Twins make roster moves ahead of Wednesday game vs. M’s
The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have recalled right-handed pitcher Josh Staumont from Triple-A St. Paul. Staumont, who was signed by the Twins on December 27, began the season on Minnesota’s 15-day Injured List with a left calf strain. He was reinstated...
Gopher softball player Oakland wins Big Ten Player of the Year honor
Minnesota softball shortstop Jess Oakland was named Big Ten Player of the year amidst four other Gophers that received Big Ten awards, the conference announced on Wednesday. Junior Taylor Krapf and Oakland were named First Team All-Big Ten, Oakland was a unanimous...
Gobert is 2024 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
The NBA today announced Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been named the 2023-24 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year. This is Gobert’s fourth career NBA Defensive Player of the Year honor (2023-24, 2020-21, 2018-19 and 2017-18), becoming the third player...
Gopher volleyball officially adds Thibault
The University of Minnesota volleyball program has announced the addition of sophomore libero/defensive specialist Kate Thibault to the team. A Watertown, Minn., native, Thibault comes to Minnesota after spending the past season at the University of Oregon. She'll...
Gopher women’s basketball gets Big Ten opponents
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team will play an 18-game conference schedule during the 2024-25 season, the league office announced today. The Golden Gophers and Wisconsin will play each other twice, with another 16 games in a single home or away...
Gophers officially welcome Edmonds
University of Minnesota men’s basketball head coach Ben Johnson has announced that Trey Edmonds (Aurora, Colo.) will join the Golden Gopher program for the 2024-25 season. Edmonds, who is transferring to Minnesota from UTSA, has one year of eligibility remaining. I’m...
Wolves take 2-0 series lead over defending champs
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 106, DENVER NUGGETS 80 (final) May 6, 2024 TIMBERWOLVES NOTES Player Notes • Karl-Anthony Towns led the way for the Timberwolves tonight with a game-high-tying 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting including 3-of-5 from deep, a team-high 12 rebounds...
Gopher golfer McCauley in NCAA Regional
AUBURN, Ala. -- University of Minnesota sophomore Isabella McCauley (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) finished round one of the NCAA Auburn Regional on Monday. The sophomore carded five-over-par (77), putting her in the fourth individual spot amongst six total individual...
Big Ten announces two Gopher Medal of Honor recipients
The University of Minnesota announced that Gianna Gerdes (gymnastics) and Isaiah Salazar (wrestling) are the school's recipients of the Big Ten Medal of Honor, it was announced Monday. The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded annually to a top female and male...
Gophers officially add Odukale
University of Minnesota men’s basketball head coach Ben Johnson has announced that Femi Odukale will join the Golden Gopher program for the 2024-25 season. Odukale, who is transferring to Minnesota from New Mexico State, has one year of eligibility remaining. “Femi is...
Gopher basketball makes addition of Williams official
University of Minnesota men’s basketball head coach Ben Johnson has announced that Caleb Williams will join the Golden Gopher program for the 2024-25 season. Williams, a standout at Macalester College (Minn.), has a year of remaining eligibility. “We're really excited...
Gopher men’s basketball releases details of Big Ten schedule
The University of Minnesota men’s basketball team will play 20 Big Ten regular-season conference games during the 2024-25 season, the league office announced today. The Golden Gophers will face three opponents twice next year, with another 14 games in a home or road...
Conley wins Teammate of the Year
The NBA today announced Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley has been named the 2023-24 NBA Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year. The annual award recognizes the NBA player who is deemed the best teammate based on his selfless play, his on and off-court leadership...
Twins make roster move ahead of matinee
The Minnesota Twins announced that they have selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Caleb Boushley from Triple-A St. Paul. Boushley has gone 3-1 with a 4.00 ERA (27.0 IP, 12 ER), four walks, 30 strikeouts and a 1.15 WHIP in five starts for the Saints this...
Gopher men’s hockey announces season-ending awards
The Minnesota men's hockey team announced the eight team awards given annually from the 2023-24 campaign. John Mariucci MVP Award - Jaxon Nelson Heralded as the "Godfather of Minnesota Hockey," John Mariucci (Eveleth, Minn.) was a two-sport athlete (hockey and...
Twins add closer Duran
The Minnesota Twins announced that they have returned right-handed pitcher Jhoan Duran from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day Injured List. Duran, who has missed the club’s first 28 games with a right oblique strain, appeared in two games...
Faber is a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy
The National Hockey League (NHL) today announced Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber as a finalist for the 2023-24 Calder Memorial Trophy. The Calder Memorial Trophy is presented annually to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of...
Vikes exercise fifth-year option on LT Darrisaw
The Minnesota Vikings announced the team has exercised the fifth-year option on tackle Christian Darrisaw, extending his contract through the 2025 season. Darrisaw was selected by the Vikings in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Virginia...
Twins activate SS Carlos Correa off the Injured List
The Minnesota Twins announced that they have reinstated shortstop Carlos Correa from the 10-day Injured List. Correa, who has missed the last 16 games with a right intercostal strain, played in 11 games before landing on the Injured List, hitting .306 (11-for-36) with...