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Best defense faces best offense as Lynx visit Mercury
The best defensive team in the league will meet one of the hottest offenses when the Minnesota Lynx visit the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday.,The Lynx (17-2) have held opponents to 40.2 percent shooting from the field and 74.1 points per game, four points less than anyone else in the league.,The Mercu...
Healthy competition fueling Lynx as they prepare to host Sky
At 16-2, the Minnesota Lynx are playing with calmness and confidence -- and not a hint of controversy.,Well, except for one thing.,Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve smiled when she was asked about her top two players mock-debating about which one would shoot technical free throws.,Napheesa Collier wants to sh...
Carlos Harvey, Anthony Markanich carry Minnesota United past FC Dallas
Goals by Carlos Harvey and Anthony Markanich staked Minnesota United to an early lead, and the Loons held off a furious late rally to beat FC Dallas 2-1 on Friday in Frisco, Texas.,Minnesota United (10-4-7, 37 points) improved to 5-2-4 on the road this season, have won two of their past three matche...
Goals by Carlos Harvey, Anthony Markanich carry Minnesota past FC Dallas
Goals by Carlos Harvey and Anthony Markanich staked Minnesota United to an early lead and they held off a furious late rally to beat FC Dallas 2-1 on Friday in Frisco, Texas., ,The Loons (10-4-7, 37 points) improved to 5-2-4 on the road this season, have won two of their past three matches and sit t...
Napheesa Collier, Lynx prepare to face stingy Valkyries defense
The Minnesota Lynx are at their best when Napheesa Collier is knocking down shots.,That could be bad news for the Golden State Valkyries (9-7) as they prepare to tip off against the Lynx (15-2) on Saturday evening in Minneapolis.,Collier will try to stay hot after scoring 28 points in her most recen...
Twins' rally against Rays capped by Harrison Bader walk-off solo homer
Harrison Bader hit two home runs, including a walk-off blast to lead off the bottom of the ninth, to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Bader belted the first pitch he saw in the ninth to clinch the win for the Twins, who scored the fi...
Minnesota returns key pieces, aims to continue road success at Dallas
Minnesota United will be at near full-strength when they meet banged-up FC Dallas for a special Independence Day match on Friday in Frisco, Texas.,The Loons (9-4-7, 34 points) settled for a 2-2 draw on the road against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. Kelvin Yeboah and Anthony Markanich scored go...
Twins RHP Bailey Ober (hip) lands on IL after latest shelling
The Minnesota Twins placed right-hander Bailey Ober on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due an impingement in his left hip.,The move is retroactive to Sunday for Ober, who surrendered seven runs on 11 hits -- including four home runs -- in Saturday's 10-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers.,Ober, who turns...
Minnesota Wild's facility renamed Grand Casino Arena
The operators of Xcel Energy Center, home of the NHL's Minnesota Wild and PWHL's Minnesota Frost, announced a name change for the facility on Monday.,The 18,000-seat arena in downtown Saint Paul will be known as Grand Casino Arena starting on Sept. 3.,Minnesota Sports & Entertainment signed a 14-yea...
Report: Wolves retain F Julius Randle on 3-year, $100M extension
The Minnesota Timberwolves continued their offseason spending spree, signing forward Julius Randle to a three-year, $100-million contract extension, ESPN reported Sunday.,The deal to retain Randle comes two days after center Naz Reid agreed to a five-year, $125-million extension with the Timberwolve...
Red Bulls score late goal to salvage draw with Minnesota United
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored in the 90th minute as the New York Red Bulls rallied for a 2-2 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.,Choupo-Moting, who also had an assist, stuck out his right leg out in the middle of the box and redirected Kyle Duncan's curling cross into th...
Tigers hit four homers, take down Twins
Gleyber Torres hit one of Detroit's four homers -- a two-run shot -- as the Tigers slugged their way past Minnesota, 10-5, on Saturday afternoon.,Riley Greene, Kerry Carpenter and Zach McKinstry supplied solo blasts for Detroit. McKinstry had three hits, two runs scored and two RBIs, while Greene al...
Back on track with Napheesa Collier, Lynx set to face Sun
The league-leading Minnesota Lynx have MVP candidate Napheesa Collier back in the fold as they host the struggling Connecticut Sun on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (13-2) rebounded from a rare defeat with a 96-92 overtime win over Atlanta on Friday. The Sun (2-14) fell 97-81 at Seattle on Friday ...
Lynx, Dream head into matchup off frustrating losses
Following a rare setback, the Minnesota Lynx will try to avoid another loss on Friday when they face the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga.,Minnesota (12-2) has gone 3-2 since its 9-0 start to the season, falling in its most recent outing 68-64 on the road Tuesday against the Washington Mystics. Des...
Blue Jackets bring back F Brendan Gaunce in trade with Wild
Columbus acquired former Blue Jackets forward Brendan Gaunce from the Minnesota Wild on Thursday in exchange for minor league forward Cameron Butler.,Gaunce, 31, collected one assist, four penalty minutes, seven blocked shots and 18 hits in 12 games last season, his lone campaign with the Wild.,For ...
Three quick second-half tallies lift Loons over Dynamo
Bongokuhle Hlongwane scored a brace as Minnesota United tallied three times in a 11-minute span midway through the second half en route to a 3-1 victory over Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Robin Lod also scored a goal and Wessel Speel finished with one save for the Loons (9-4...
Three quick tallies lift Minnesota over Houston Dynamo
Bongokuhle Hlongwane scored a brace as Minnesota United tallied three times in a 11-minute span midway through the second half en route to a 3-1 victory over Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Robin Lod also scored a goal and Wessel Speel finished with one save for the Loons (9...
World not 'caving in' for Minnesota, Houston after recent losses
Two teams coming off lopsided home losses square off Wednesday night when Minnesota United host the Houston Dynamo in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Loons (8-4-6, 30 points) gave up three unanswered goals in the second half of a 4-2 loss to San Diego FC on June 14 in a battle for second place in the Western ...
Minnesota Frost re-sign D Mae Batherson, F Claire Butorac
Defender Mae Batherson and forward Claire Butorac have re-signed with the Minnesota Frost, the team announced Monday.,Batherson, a sixth-round pick (33rd overall) of the 2024 PWHL Draft, signed a two-year contract with the two-time defending league champions. The 24-year-old had three assists in 25 ...
Cal Raleigh, Mariners look to take advantage of slumping Twins
It's not common for a baseball player to hear MVP chants in June.,Then again, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is not having a common season.,Raleigh will bring his power show to Minneapolis on Monday night when the Mariners open a four-game series against the Minnesota Twins. He hit his league-...