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Wild sign G Jesper Wallstedt to 2-year, $4.4M extension
The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Jesper Wallstedt to a two-year, $4.4-million contract extension Monday, three days before the team begins its 2024-25 season at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets.,Wallstedt, 21, will finish out his entry-level contract this season before the extension starts wit...

Minnesota rallies in second half, knocks off No. 11 USC
Quarterback Max Brosmer punched in the third of his three rushing touchdowns with 56 seconds left in the game and Minnesota held on to upset visiting No. 11-ranked Southern California, 24-17, Saturday in Minneapolis.,Brosmer's TD carries were a 5-yarder and a pair of goal-line runs. His last one req...

Minnesota rallies in second half as Golden Gophers upset No. 11 USC
Quarterback Max Brosmer punched in the third of his three rushing touchdowns with 56 seconds left in the game and Minnesota held on to upset visiting No. 11-ranked Southern California, 24-17, Saturday in Minneapolis.,Brosmer's TD carries were a five-yarder and a pair of goal-line runs. His last one ...

Minnesota United record fourth straight shutout in 1-0 victory over Whitecaps
Dayne St. Clair recorded his fourth consecutive clean sheet and Hassani Dotson converted a penalty kick in the 24th minute, lifting visiting Minnesota United to a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.,St. Clair made two saves to preserve his seventh shutout of the season. He ha...

Napheesa Collier, Lynx have Sun on brink of elimination
After taking a 1-0 lead on the road, the Connecticut Sun now face elimination from the WNBA postseason at home when they host the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday in a pivotal Game 4 of a five-game semifinal series in Uncasville, Conn.,The Sun trail the Lynx 2-1 in the series after Minnesota claimed two str...

Whitecaps out to halt 4-match winless skid at Minnesota's expense
The Vancouver Whitecaps vie to snap a four-match winless streak on Saturday when they continue their four-match homestand against Minnesota United.,The Whitecaps (13-10-8, 47 points) are clinging to seventh place in the Western Conference, one point ahead of the surging Loons (13-12-7, 46 points). W...
WNBA Semifinals Create Must-See Friday TV: Lynx vs. Sun, Liberty vs. Aces
With the MLB having a night off on Friday October 4th, the WNBA offers an entertaining slate of semifinals playoff games with the Minnesota Lynx vs. Connecticut Sun and New York Liberty vs. Las Vegas Aces....

Twins part ways with general manager Thad Levine
The Minnesota Twins parted ways with Thad Levine on Friday after eight years as the club's senior vice president and general manager.,A team press release said Levine, 52, was leaving "to pursue new challenges and opportunities, both inside and outside of baseball.",Levine joined the Twins in Novemb...

Minnesota United seal playoff bid after draw with RSL
Dayne St. Clair made four saves for his third consecutive clean sheet as Minnesota United and Real Salt Lake battled to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday in Sandy, Utah.,The tie, combined with later results on Wednesday, allowed Minnesota to clinch a playoff berth.,It was the sixth clean sheet of the season i...

Minnesota United, Real Salt Lake play to scoreless draw
Dayne St. Clair made four saves for his third consecutive clean sheet as Minnesota United and Real Salt Lake battled to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday night in Sandy, Utah.,It was the sixth clean sheet of the season in 24 starts for St. Clair, who missed a chunk of the season while with the Canadian team a...

No. 11 USC aims to keep Minnesota winless in Big Ten
If the first month of the season is any indication, No. 11 Southern California and Minnesota can expect the other to play its best football after halftime on Saturday in Minneapolis.,USC (3-1, 1-1 Big Ten Conference) scored its first Big Ten win last week thanks to a dominant second half against Wis...

Minnesota United out to defeat RSL, lock up playoff bid
Minnesota United can clinch an MLS Cup playoff berth with a victory when it faces Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night in Sandy, Utah.,The Loons (13-12-6, 45 points) enter the contest in eighth place in the Western Conference, eight points ahead of 10th-place FC Dallas with three matches remaining. Min...

Kelvin Yeboah gets another brace as Minnesota United blank Rapids
Kelvin Yeboah scored two goals and Hassani Dotson also scored to lead Minnesota United to a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,It was the second brace in six matches for Yeboah, who signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the Loons in July as a designate...

No. 12 Michigan holds off Minnesota's late charge for 27-24 win
Kalel Mullings rushed 24 times for 111 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as No. 12 Michigan hung on for a 27-24 win over Minnesota in Big Ten Conference play at Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) led 24-3 after Dominic Zvada made a 53-yard field goal halfway through the third quarter...

Lynx, Sun take season-long duel into semifinal series
After the Minnesota Lynx held off the Connecticut Sun to earn the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, they will take their earned home-court advantage into a matchup of the teams in a best-of-five WNBA semifinal series.,Minnesota will play host to Game 1 on Sunday at Minneapolis after it advanced in the ope...
New York Knicks Fleeced Minnesota Timberwolves in Karl-Anthony Towns Trade
The New York Knicks stole superstar Karl-Anthony Towns away from the Minnesota Tiimberwolves for Julius Randle and Donte Divincenzo....

With playoff hopes dashed, Twins take on Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are aiming for a deep playoff run in October.,The Minnesota Twins are wondering how it all went wrong in August and September.,Both teams might be distracted when they play each other Saturday in the second-to-last game of the regular season in Minneapolis. The Orioles (89-71) ...

Rapids aim to continue turnaround season vs. Minnesota
With their first playoff berth in three seasons wrapped up, the Colorado Rapids will try to build on one of the best turnaround stories in Major League Soccer when they travel to Saint Paul, Minn., to face Minnesota United on Saturday night., ,Colorado (15-10-5, 50 points) clinched a postseason bert...
Superwoman Napheesa Collier Can Deliver Minnesota Lynx WNBA Championship
Napheesa Collier powered the Minnesota Lynx into the WNBA semi finals, and only a few rounds stand between a title....

Twins OF Matt Wallner (oblique) out for rest of regular season; RHP Justin Topa activated
The Minnesota Twins placed outfielder Matt Wallner on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday because of a left oblique strain, ending his regular season, and activated right-hander Justin Topa, who hasn't pitched all season because of left patellar tendinitis, from the 60-day IL.,In other moves, the T...