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Reports: Minnesota hiring Colorado State's Niko Medved
Minnesota is hiring Colorado State's Niko Medved to be the next coach of the Golden Gophers, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Medved, 51, is a Minneapolis native and Minnesota alumnus who worked as an assistant coach for the program in 2006-07.,He guided Colorado State to a 26-10 record this season...
Five 2025 MLB Breakout Player Candidates
These five MLB players are situated as prime breakout candidates to catch the MLB by storm in 2025. Which one will actually do it?...
Galaxy earn draw with Minnesota United on late goal
Substitute Emiro Garces scored his first professional league goal in the 90th minute and the visiting LA Galaxy twice rallied from a goal down to earn a 2-2 draw against Minnesota United on Saturday.,Garces' goal came only three minutes after Kelvin Yeboah scored from the penalty spot for his fourth...
Wild cruise to easy victory over Sabres
Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-1 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Marco Rossi, Justin Brazeau and Frederick Gaudreau also scored for the Wild (40-25-5, 85 points), who have won three in a row. Matt Boldy had two assists, and Filip Gustavsso...
Wild look to keep winning ways going vs. Sabres
Fresh off a pair of wins, the Minnesota Wild hope they've turned a corner offensively and will aim to keep it going when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Wild (39-25-5, 83 points) are coming off a 4-0 victory against the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday. They scored three...
Minnesota vies to rid 'sickness' in encounter vs. Galaxy
Minnesota United will try to move past a deeply disappointing draw when they host a Los Angeles Galaxy team that finally earned its first point of the season last weekend.,Minnesota (2-1-1, 7 points) has emerged as a trendy Western Conference pick in the first couple weeks of the 2025 season. And th...
Wild seeking $395M from Minnesota for arena upgrade
The Minnesota Wild and the city of Saint Paul proposed an arena renovation plan Thursday that asks the state to fund about $395 million, a little over half of the projected bottom line.,The Wild have proposed $769 million in renovations to the Xcel Center, where the NHL team has played since its ina...
Kraken aim to continue strong play against Wild
The Seattle Kraken will ride a four-game point streak into their Wednesday matchup against the Minnesota Wild in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Kraken (30-34-5, 65 points) defeated the host Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Tuesday, rallying from a 2-0 first-period deficit to improve to 3-0-1 over the past week.,Sha...
Vikings trade with 49ers for RB Jordan Mason
The Minnesota Vikings acquired running back Jordan Mason from the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night for a 2026 sixth-round selection and a pick swap in next month's draft, according to multiple reports.,The 49ers will get the Vikings' pick at No. 160, and Minnesota will drop back to No. 187.,Mas...
Down 3, Sporting KC forge draw vs. Minnesota United
Dejan Joveljic's game-tying goal in the 80th minute stamped a furious Sporting Kansas City comeback, as the club earned its first point of the season with a 3-3 draw against visiting Minnesota United FC on Saturday.,Trailing by three until the 68th minute, Kansas City (0-3-1, 1 point) got a goal fro...
Minnesota United out to keep Sporting KC winless
Looking to earn their first points of the season, winless Sporting Kansas City host a confident Minnesota United team on Saturday night.,Kansas City (0-3-0, 0 points) finds itself as only one of three clubs without a point through three contests this season, but have been competitive in each loss. S...
Minnesota fires Ben Johnson after four seasons at alma mater
Minnesota fired Ben Johnson on Thursday morning after four years as the head coach at his alma mater.,The Golden Gophers finished with a 15-17 record (7-13 Big Ten) after dropping a 72-64 setback to Northwestern on Wednesday in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. The loss was Minnesota's fift...
Northwestern downs Minnesota behind Nick Martinelli's 28
Nick Martinelli scored a game-high 28 points and Ty Berry added 14 to lift Northwestern to a 72-64 victory against Minnesota on Wednesday in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis.,Thirteenth-seeded Northwestern (17-15) advances to face fifth-seeded Wisconsin on Thursday afterno...
Northwestern opens Big Ten tourney vs. well-matched Minnesota
Minnesota and Northwestern both ended the Big Ten regular season on two-game losing streaks.,The 12th-seeded Golden Gophers and 13th-seeded Wildcats realize wiggle room will be out the window on Wednesday when they meet in the opening round of the conference tournament in Indianapolis.,"Yeah, I thin...
Reports: Colts sign former Vikings S Cam Bynum to $60M deal
Safety Cam Bynum will be dancing his way to Indianapolis after agreeing to a four-year contract worth $60 million, according to multiple sources Monday.,Bynum, who garnered attention with his in-game celebrations, is coming off his fourth season with the Minnesota Vikings, who drafted him in the fou...
Dylan Harper, Rutgers defeat Minnesota in OT battle
Dylan Harper scored 22 points and made several key plays down the stretch for Rutgers to pull out a 75-67 overtime victory over Minnesota on Sunday in Piscataway, N.J.,The Scarlet Knights (15-16, 8-12) earned the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament and will play No. 14 Southern California in the f...
Minnesota United make Kelvin Yeboah's goal hold up to beat San Jose
Kelvin Yeboah scored his second goal in as many games and Minnesota United earned a 1-0 victory at the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,Yeboah now has nine goals in 12 league appearances since his arrival to MLS last summer and is the only Minnesota player to score this season.,Dayne St. Clai...
Plenty at stake as Minnesota squares off vs. Rutgers
Rutgers and Minnesota have had surprising seasons for different reasons.,But both are guaranteed to make the 15-team Big Ten tournament as they square off in their regular-season finale Sunday afternoon in Piscataway, N.J.,The Scarlet Knights (14-16, 7-12) and Golden Gophers (15-15, 7-12) are part o...
Minnesota United looks to end Quakes' surprising start
Bruce Arena looks to continue his perfect start to life in San Jose on Saturday night when his Earthquakes host a Minnesota United squad that also has looked impressive.,As the all-time leader in MLS wins and MLS Cup titles, Arena brought instant credibility to the Quakes (2-0-0, 6 points) when he a...
Vikings S Theo Jackson agrees to two-year contract extension
Vikings safety Theo Jackson agreed to a contract extension on Thursday. ,The team confirmed the signing and multiple media outlets reported the value of the two-year deal is $12.615 million through 2027.,The first two years are fully guaranteed a social media post by Equity Sports Agency. The Viking...