By JOE YERDON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Filip Gustavsson made 39 saves and Kirill Kaprizov scored to give the Minnesota Wild a 1-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves for Buffalo, which failed to win four in a row for the ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Penn State left nothing to chance with a championship chase still on the line. The Nittany Lions were determined to end this game with the ball in their hands. Drew Allar passed for 244 yards and a touchdown, rushed for a score and ...
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 31 points, Scottie Barnes added 17 points in his return from injury, and the Toronto Raptors won back-to-back games for the first time this season by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-105 on Thursday night. Chris ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mason Marchment scored twice, Ilya Lyubushkin had two assists, and the Dallas Stars continued their recent domination of the Minnesota Wild with a 2-1 win Saturday night. Jake Oettinger made 22 saves for the Stars, who are 8-0-3 in ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings experienced a significant setback when left tackle Christian Darrisaw tore ligaments in his left knee that removed one of their most irreplaceable players from the lineup for the remainder of the ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The defense that fueled Minnesota's 5-0 start with a disruptive pass rush and a swarm of tacklers to stop the run has had a rough week, humbled by a couple of code-cracking quarterbacks and their savvy play-callers. Four days ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James and Bronny James became the first father and son to play in the NBA together Tuesday night during the Los Angeles Lakers' 110-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 39-year-old superstar and his 20-year-old son ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Justin Jefferson has gone four full games in a row for the Minnesota Vikings without reaching 100 receiving yards, the longest such streak of his spectacular career. Don't think he hasn't noticed. "I'm definitely sick of ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Detroit Lions became division champions for the first time in 30 years late last season with a clinching win at Minnesota. They departed this time with another memorable and resilient performance — plus a big boost in their ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With their season on the line, the Minnesota Lynx did just enough to stave off elimination and force a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. Bridget Carleton made two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Lynx beat the New York ...
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Aaron Rodgers had a message for Andrew Van Ginkel after the Vikings linebacker returned an interception 63 yards for a touchdown. "He told me, too, 'Christmas came early' for me," the humble Van Ginkel said. "I just told him 'thank ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings keep proving skeptics wrong while maintaining early control of the NFC North race. Darnold threw three touchdown passes and Jordan Addison scored twice as the undefeated Vikings built an ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Kalel Mullings rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns in his first start at running back as No. 12 Michigan held on to the Little Brown Jug with a 27-24 win in the rain against Minnesota on Saturday. "Coach told me I was starting ...
By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cade Povich pitched shutout ball into the sixth, Ryan O'Hearn and Colton Cowser homered and the Baltimore Orioles eliminated the Minnesota Twins from postseason contention with a 7-2 victory Friday night. The Orioles wrapped up the ...
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Sam Darnold had one of those super performances at MetLife Stadium that New York Jets fans hoped to see weekly after he was drafted No. 3 overall in 2018. Six years later as a member of the Minnesota Vikings, he did it ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Wacha pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Garrett Hampson and Salvador Perez drove in runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Sunday to complete a series sweep of their closest pursuers in the AL ...
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. hit a tiebreaking single in a four-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat Minnesota 4-2 Saturday night to open a 1 1/2-game lead over the Twins for the second AL wild card. "That's what you dream of," ...
By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Brosmer passed for 271 yards and two touchdowns in just three quarters on Saturday as Minnesota routed FCS opponent Rhode Island 48-0. Brosmer, a graduate transfer who led the FCS in passing yards per game last year at New ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — J.J. McCarthy knew when he was prepped for knee surgery that the absence or presence of a brace on his right leg when he awoke from the procedure would provide an immediate sign of the state of his rookie season with the ...
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Larnach and Brooks Lee homered to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Monday night. The Twins earned a second straight victory for the first time since they won three in a row from Aug. 15-17. They ...