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Wild Beat Jets But Kaprizov Injured

(Winnipeg, Manitoba) -- The Minnesota Wild extended their point streak to 11 as they beat the Jets 4-2 in Winnipeg on Wednesday night. The Wild got goals from Marcus Foligno, Freddy Gaudreau, Ryan Hartman and Mason Shaw to go along with 46 saves by Marc Andre Fleury....

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Boys Hockey Tourney Preview ***AUDIO***

>>Boys Hockey Tourney Is Set (St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota State High School boys hockey tournament is set to begin today at Xcel Energy Center. The single A competition will get things underway starting at 11 this morning followed by the double A field taking...

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Wild Host Flames Tonight at Xcel Energy Center ***AUDIO***

(St. Paul, MN)  --  Tonight in St. Paul it’s game two between the Wild and Flames as they’ll meet for the second time in four days.  The Wild took round one in Calgary with a 3-0 win on Saturday night thanks in part to 31 saves by Filip Gustavsson.  Tonight in the...

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Vikings release LB Kendricks

Vikings release LB Kendricks

Eagan, Minn. (March 6, 2023) – The Minnesota Vikings have announced the team has terminated the contract of LB Eric Kendricks. “As a Pro Bowler and team captain, a Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee and a leader of the Vikings social justice efforts, Eric leaves a...

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Gopher Men Beaten By Badgers

(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Badgers got a badly needed win as they slipped past the Gophers 71-67 at Williams Arena on Sunday night. Wisconsin did their best to keep their chances for an at-large berth alive as they try and get into the N-C-A-A Tournament. Steven Crowl...

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Gopher football to host fans for two spring practice sessions

Gopher football to host fans for two spring practice sessions

The University of Minnesota football team will hold two open spring practices for the public to come and watch the Gophers prepare for the 2023 season. Minnesota's two open practices will be on Tuesday, March 28 and Tuesday, April 4. Both practices are scheduled to...

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Whalen steps down from Gopher WBB

Whalen steps down from Gopher WBB

University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Mark Coyle and Head Women’s Basketball Coach Lindsay Whalen announced today that Whalen will step down as head coach, effective immediately. Coyle and Whalen have agreed that she will remain with Gopher Athletics as...

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Twins add pitcher Santana

Twins add pitcher Santana

The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have claimed right-handed pitcher Dennis Santana off waivers from the Atlanta Braves. Santana, 26, pitched in 63 games (1 start) for the Texas Rangers last season, going 3-8 with a 5.22 ERA (58.2 IP, 34 ER), one save, 28...

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Wild Blank Blue Jackets On Road ***AUDIO***

(Columbus, OH)  --  Marc Andre Fleury made 30 saves for his 73rd career shutout as the Wild stoned the Blue Jackets 2-0 in Columbus.  Brandon Duhaime scored 3:01 into the contest and Kirill Kaprizov’s 34th of the season gave the Wild some breathing room and Fleury...

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Wild Stop Kings; Win Third Straight ***AUDIO***

(St. Paul, MN)  --  Ryan Hartman scored twice and Filip Gustavsson made 33 saves as the Wild beat the Kings 2-1 for a third straight win.  The Wild finish the homestand on a high note going 4-2-1 over the seven game stretch capturing nine of a possible 14 points. ...

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Gopher Men Fall To Illini

(Champaign, IL)  --  Despite 31 points by Jamison Battle the Gophers fell at Illiois on Monday night 78-69.  Dawson Garcia had 18 points in the loss as the Gophers drop to 7-17 on the season.  The Fighting Illini, who improved to 17-9, got were lead by Matthew Mayer...

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Hartman’s Late Goal Lifts Wild

(St. Paul, MN)  --  Despite blowing a third period lead, Ryan Hartman scored with 20.4 seconds left in regulation to lift the Wild to a 4-3 win over the Predators.  Kirill Kaprizov scored twice and Brandon Duhaime also got on the board to help the Wild build a 3-1...

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Banham staying with Lynx

Banham staying with Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has re-signed guard Rachel Banham. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. Banham, a Lakeville, Minn., native, wrapped up her third season in a Lynx uniform (seventh in the WNBA) as one of three players...

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Gopher hockey clinches Big Ten title

Gopher hockey clinches Big Ten title

The University of Minnesota men's hockey team clinched its sixth Big Ten Conference regular season championship outright Thursday night and will be the top seed heading into the B1G Tournament. The No. 1 ranked team in the PairWise standings, the Golden Gophers are...

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Wild to host Diversified Hockey Celebration

Wild to host Diversified Hockey Celebration

The Minnesota Wild today announced details of a Diversified Hockey Celebration on Sunday, February 26, when it hosts the Columbus Blue Jackets at 1 p.m. at Xcel Energy Center. Minnesota Diversified Hockey enables athletes to participate with other skaters with similar...

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Gopher baseball opens season this weekend (AUDIO)

Gopher baseball opens season this weekend (AUDIO)

Surprise, AZ -- The University of Minnesota Baseball program is set to open its 135th season in the history of the program this weekend at the Sanderson Ford Classic in . The Gophers will play UC-Santa Barbara twice and Oregon State and New Mexico once each from...

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Gopher football adds two to coaching staff

Gopher football adds two to coaching staff

Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck announced two additional members of the football staff on Wednesday. Eric Koehler joins the Gophers as a Senior Offensive Analyst, while Chase Gallagher has been named Minnesota's Director of Recruiting Management. Koehler joins with 26...

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Gopher volleyball adds middle blocker transfer

Gopher volleyball adds middle blocker transfer

The University of Minnesota volleyball program has announced the addition of middle blocker Phoebe Awoleye (Marietta, Ga./Loyola Marymount). She will have two seasons of eligibility remaining when she arrives on campus this summer. "We're excited to announce Phoebe...

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Gopher women’s basketball at #13 Ohio State (AUDIO)

Gopher women’s basketball at #13 Ohio State (AUDIO)

The University of Minnesota (9-14, 2-10 B1G) is slated for its fourth straight ranked matchup with Wednesday's game against No. 13/13 Ohio State (20-4, 9-4 B1G) in Columbus, Ohio. The rematch against the Buckeyes is scheduled to tip at 6 p.m. ABOUT THE OHIO STATE GAME...

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Vikings have their new defensive coordinator

Vikings have their new defensive coordinator

The Minnesota Vikings have named Brian Flores defensive coordinator. Flores spent the 2022 season as the senior defensive assistant/linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers and brings almost two decades of NFL experience to Head Coach Kevin O’Connell’s staff. In...

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Gopher MBB game at Illinois postponed due to COVID protocols

Gopher MBB game at Illinois postponed due to COVID protocols

MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota men's basketball game scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 7 at Illinois will be postponed due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Golden Gopher program. Minnesota and Illinois, along with the Big Ten Conference, will...

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Lynx ink three to training camp contracts

Lynx ink three to training camp contracts

The Minnesota Lynx announced the team has signed forward Maya Dodson, in addition to guards Stephanie Watts and Kiana Williams to training camp contracts. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not released. Dodson, a 6-3 forward, was selected 26th overall by...

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Twins vice president Radcliff dies after battle with cancer

Twins vice president Radcliff dies after battle with cancer

The entire Minnesota Twins organization is saddened by the death of Vice President, Player Personnel Mike Radcliff, who passed away today at age 66 in Kansas City, Missouri, after a courageous three-plus year battle with cancer. “The Minnesota Twins today mourn the...

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Gopher grapplers hosting Iowa on Friday (AUDIO)

Gopher grapplers hosting Iowa on Friday (AUDIO)

MINNEAPOLIS - The No. 11 University of Minnesota wrestling program (11-2, 4-2 B1G) is set for their home finale on Friday night, as they look to go undefeated at home for the first time since the 2014-15 season against the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes (12-1, 5-1 B1G) inside...

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