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Skidding Minnesota rested and ready to face Terrence Brown, FDU
Minnesota has been waiting for almost two weeks to turn the page on a pair of ugly losses.,On Saturday afternoon, Minnesota finally will get the chance to do just that. The Golden Gophers (6-5) will return to the court to host Fairleigh Dickinson (4-9) in Minneapolis.,Minnesota will try to avoid its...

Karl-Anthony Towns helps Knicks dominate in his return to Minnesota
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 32 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in a triumphant return to Minnesota, and the New York Knicks pulled away for a 133-107 win over the Timberwolves on Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Towns made 10 of 12 shots from the field and drained all five of his 3-point attempts. He add...

Utah aims to keep hot streak going against host Wild
The Utah Hockey Club have matched their season high with three straight victories.,On Friday night, Utah will have a chance to make history as it goes for its first four-game winning streak since moving to Salt Lake City. Utah will take on the Minnesota Wild in Saint Paul, Minn.,Utah coach Andre Tou...

Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns curious about reception return to Minnesota
Karl-Anthony Towns is not sure what to expect when he returns to Minneapolis on Thursday night as he and the New York Knicks visit the Minnesota Timberwolves.,For nine seasons, Towns was a fan favorite in Minnesota. He started 573 games for the Timberwolves in that span, and he averaged 22.9 points ...
Minnesota Vikings Defied Odds All Season, Probably Not Legitimate Contenders
The Minnesota Vikings defied odds all season long and could finish the year atop the NFC North, but they are probably not legitimate Super Bowl contenders....

Kirill Kaprizov takes charge as Wild bounce back vs. Flyers
Kirill Kaprizov scored a pair of goals to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi added one goal apiece for Minnesota, which bounced back from a 7-1 loss in its previous game against the Edmonton Oilers...

Indiana blasts Minnesota to open Big Ten play
Oumar Ballo had 18 points and was one of five Indiana scorers in double figures as the Hoosiers opened their Big Ten schedule with an 82-67 win over Minnesota on Monday night in Bloomington, Ind. ,Ballo went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and made 8 of 11 free throws. Freshman Bryson Tucker came o...

Indiana aims to limit turnovers vs. Minnesota
Indiana coach Mike Woodson is happy that his team has won three straight games but concerned that it's committing too many turnovers.,Limiting miscues is at the top of his wish list for Monday night's Big Ten Conference opener against visiting Minnesota in Bloomington, Ind.,While the Hoosiers (7-2) ...

Timberwolves look to complete road sweep of Warriors
The Minnesota Timberwolves seek a repeat performance when they go for a second win in three days over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Sunday night.,In the first game of the back-to-back set, the Timberwolves beat the Warriors 107-90 on the road Friday night. Anthony Edwards finished wi...

Hot-shooting Michigan State tops Minnesota in Big Ten opener
Coen Carr scored 12 points to help lead Michigan State to a 90-72 win over Minnesota in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Wednesday in Minneapolis.,Carr led a balanced scoring attack for the Spartans (7-2, 1-0 Big Ten), who had four players score in double figures and two others contribute nine p...

Michigan State, Minnesota enter league opener with different resumes
Michigan State and Minnesota enter their Big Ten opener Wednesday night in Minneapolis with different feelings about their non-conference results this season.,Michigan State comes in after a solid 2-1 performance at the Maui Invitational last week. The Spartans ended their appearance with a 94-91 ov...

Dawson Garcia gets going again, Minnesota tops Bethune-Cookman
Dawson Garcia emerged from a two-game slump with a game-high 23 points Sunday as Minnesota cruised to a 79-62 nonconference win over Bethune-Cookman in Minneapolis.,After making only 4 of 19 shots in close losses to Wichita State and Wake Forest at the ESPN Events Invitational earlier this week, Gar...

Jared Spurgeon comes up big again, nets OT winner as Wild top Predators
Jared Spurgeon scored the game-winning goal one minute into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Spurgeon and Kirill Kaprizov each finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which won its third game in a row. ...

Jared Spurgeon comes up big again, netting OT winner as Wild top Predators
Jared Spurgeon scored the game-winning goal 58 seconds into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night in St. Paul, Minn.,Spurgeon and Kirill Kaprizov each finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which won its third game in a row. De...

Minnesota defense dominates as Wisconsin dealt rare losing season
Max Brosmer passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Minnesota past archrival Wisconsin 24-7 in the annual battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe on Friday afternoon, ending the Badgers' streak of consecutive winning seasons at 22.,Brosmer completed 17 of 26 passes for 191 yards without an interc...

Tre'Von Spillers posts double-double as Wake Forest outlasts Minnesota
Tre'Von Spillers scored 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds Friday as Wake Forest beat Minnesota 57-51 to earn third place in the ESPN Events Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.,Cameron Hildreth added 13 points for the Demon Deacons (7-2), including a driving reverse layup with 14 seconds left that...

Wake Forest, Minnesota hope stars come alive in Orlando
Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes didn't make it to the end of his team's 75-58 loss to No. 18 Florida Thursday, drawing two technicals and getting ejected from the game with 2:42 remaining.,Forbes and the Demon Deacons will try to author a happier ending to their experience in the ESPN Events Invitati...

Wichita State tracks down Minnesota, wins in overtime
Justin Hill made two foul shots with 4.6 seconds left in overtime Thursday and Wichita State edged Minnesota 68-66 in the first semifinal of the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando, Fla.,Hill redeemed himself for turning the ball over, leading to a dunk by Brennan Rigsby with 13.5 seconds remaining ...

Blackhawks bring rare momentum into clash with Wild
Two teams at opposite ends of the NHL standings meet on Friday afternoon when the Minnesota Wild host the Chicago Blackhawks in Saint Paul, Minn.,Both teams won Wednesday, albeit in vastly different fashion. The Wild won on the road for a league-leading 10th time this season by blanking Buffalo 1-0....

Bad Axe: Wisconsin wary of rival Minnesota with bowl bid in peril
Wisconsin faces its first losing season in 23 years and the end of a bowl streak when the Badgers host arch-rival Minnesota on Friday in the annual Big Ten battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe.,Minnesota (6-5, 4-4) lost to No. 4 Penn State 26-25. Wisconsin (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) lost its fourth straight, 44-25,...