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Minnesota caps rally with pick-6 to upend Purdue
Drake Lindsey passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns and Koi Perich returned an interception 27 yards for a score as Minnesota defeated Purdue 27-20 on Saturday in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) stopped a two-game skid in the series against Purdue (2-4, 0-3).,The Golden Gophers outscored...
Minnesota caps rally with pick-six to upend Purdue
Drake Lindsey passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns and Koi Perich returned an interception 27 yards for a score as Minnesota defeated Purdue 27-20 on Saturday in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) stopped a two-game skid in the series against Purdue (2-4, 0-3).,The Golden Gophers outscored...
Blue Jackets pour it on late in win over Wild
Kirill Marchenko recorded a hat trick, and the Columbus Blue Jackets pulled away for a 7-4 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday evening in St. Paul, Minn.,Zach Werenski and Boone Jenner tallied one goal and two assists apiece for Columbus, which earned its first win. Adam Fantilli notched a goal ...
Minnesota, Purdue set to battle it out for traction in Big Ten
Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck contends "there's lots of good to pull" from last week's loss at top-ranked Ohio State despite the Buckeyes' 42-3 runaway., ,The Golden Gophers (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) will aim to channel it during Saturday's visit from Purdue while hoping to keep the Boilermakers (2-3, 0-2) wi...
No. 1 Ohio State steamrolls Minnesota behind Julian Sayin's 3 TDs
Julian Sayin threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns and Carnell Tate set a career high with 183 receiving yards along with a touchdown as No. 1 Ohio State steamrolled Minnesota 42-3 on Saturday in Columbus.,The victory gave Ryan Day a 75-10 record (88.2 percent) to become the all-time career winni...
Anthony Markanich tallies brace as Minnesota tops Sporting KC in home finale
Anthony Markanich scored twice to lift Minnesota United to a 3-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night in St. Paul, Minn.,Joaquin Pereyra also scored for Minnesota United (16-7-10, 58 points), which tallied one goal in the first half and two in the second half.,Sporting Kansas City (7-20-6...
Minnesota United oppose SKC with eye on top spot in West
Minnesota United are feeling good heading into their final home game of the regular season.,On Saturday evening, the Loons (15-7-10, 55 points) will take on Sporting Kansas City (7-19-6, 27 points) in Saint Paul, Minn. The match will take place a week after Minnesota United held on for a 1-1 draw at...
Report: Lynx star Napheesa Collier tore ligaments in collision
Minnesota Lynx star forward Napheesa Collier's injury in the WNBA semifinals has been determined to be a Grade 2 tear of three ligaments in her left ankle as well as a muscle in her shin, ESPN reported Wednesday afternoon.,Collier injured her left ankle in the final seconds of Game 3 on Friday when ...
Lynx star Napheesa Collier rips WNBA: 'worst leadership in world'
Minnesota guard Napheesa Collier blasted WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert for "the worst leadership in the world" in a resounding statement sending shockwaves around the league on Tuesday.,"We have the best players in the world. We have the best fans in the world. But right now we have the worst le...
Minnesota searches for cracks in No. 1 Ohio State's rock-solid defense
Drake Lindsey didn't play like a redshirt freshman quarterback when he led Minnesota on the game-winning drive against Rutgers last weekend.,His 324 passing yards and three touchdowns through the air earned him Big Ten freshman of the week honors, but coach P.J. Fleck knows the Golden Gophers (3-1, ...
Wild F Mats Zuccarello (lower-body injury) out 7-8 weeks
Minnesota Wild forward Mats Zuccarello is expected to miss a minimum of seven to eight weeks due to a lower-body injury, the team announced on Tuesday.,Wild general manager Bill Guerin said on Sept. 18 that "something came up," and he did not know if Zuccarello, 38, would require surgery.,Minnesota ...
Twins fire manager Rocco Baldelli
After the team's poorest showing in nearly a decade, the Minnesota Twins dismissed manager Rocco Baldelli on Monday.,Minnesota finished Baldelli's seventh season at the helm with a record of 70-92 and finished fourth in the American League Central.,The Twins were 34-27 on June 4, but lost 10 of the ...
Phils' Cristopher Sanchez preps for postseason with start vs. Twins
In the midst of a special season, Cristopher Sanchez gets one final postseason tune-up Sunday as the Philadelphia Phillies host the Minnesota Twins in the regular-season finale for both teams.,With Zack Wheeler out for the season, Sanchez (13-5, 2.57 ERA) will take the ball for Philadelphia in Game ...
Minnesota United halt short skid, earn draw vs. Rapids
Nectarios Triantis scored the tying goal in the 65th minute and Dayne St. Clair made seven saves as the Minnesota United rallied for a 1-1 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night in Commerce City, Colo.,Triantis scored for the second time in three games since joining Minnesota Aug. 22 after p...
Lynx, minus star player and head coach, in survival mode against Mercury
The Minnesota Lynx are playing to save their season against the Phoenix Mercury in Game 4 of their contentious WNBA semifinal playoff series Sunday, and they will do so without star forward Napheesa Collier and coach Cheryl Reeve.,Collier was declared out because of a left ankle injury, and Reeve wa...
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve suspended one game for tirade at officials
Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve has been suspended one game and fined for her conduct during and after Friday's 84-76 loss to the host Phoenix Mercury in Game 3 of their WNBA semifinals series, the league announced Saturday.,Minnesota assistant coaches Eric Thibault and Rebekkah Brunson were ...
Drake Lindsey powers Minnesota past Rutgers
Drake Lindsey threw three touchdowns, including a go-ahead 4-yard score to Javon Tracy with 3:19 remaining as host Minnesota outlasted Rutgers for a 31-28 victory Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Lindsey completed 31 of 41 passes for 324 yards and also threw TDs to Lemeke Brockington and Jalen Smi...
Minnesota United bring rare losing streak to Colorado
Still vying for the Western Conference's top overall seed, visiting Minnesota United will travel to Commerce City, Colo., to face the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.,Minnesota (15-7-9, 54 points) has dropped consecutive matches for the first time this season but still sits third in the West behin...
Twins place rookie 2B Luke Keaschall (thumb) on IL
The Minnesota Twins put second baseman Luke Keaschall on the 10-day injured list on Thursday, ending the rookie's season.,Keaschall sustained a left thumb sprain while sliding into second base in Tuesday's 4-1 win against the host Texas Rangers.,Keaschall, 23, made his major league debut on April 18...
Rutgers' Athan Kaliakmanis returns 'home' to face Minnesota
Athan Kaliakmanis faced his former team for the first time last year, and it was a successful day for Rutgers.,With two weeks since its last game, Minnesota hopes the game plan of the top-ranked defense in FBS works against its former quarterback on Saturday afternoon when it hosts Rutgers in Minnea...