KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Harrison Butker watched his 44-yard field goal split the uprights, the clocks inside Arrowhead Stadium reading zero, and the Chiefs kicker turned and sprinted the other way in celebration. The first person to join him? Patrick Mahomes. The reigning league MVP, who ...
By Dave Skretta AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs aren’t the only ones who hope Patrick Mahomes plays against Minnesota on Sunday. Vikings counterpart Kirk Cousins does, too. “At the end of the day, I just want to see players healthy, out on the field. You want to ...
By Rob Maaddi AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 19 points and got into a brawl with Karl-Anthony Towns that sent both players to the showers early, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-95 Wednesday night for their fourth straight win to ...
By Dave Campbell AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Though the Minnesota Vikings welcomed a weekend off at the midpoint of their season, the mini-break didn’t prove to be all rest and relaxation. The mood for coach Mike Zimmer turned sour when he learned of the late-night ...
By Brian Hall Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rodney Smith ran for 103 yards to become Minnesota’s career leader in all-purpose yards, Seth Green had two touchdown runs and the No. 17 Golden Gophers routed Maryland 52-10 on Saturday. Tanner Morgan was 12-of-21 passing for 138 yards ...
By Steve Reed AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns took advantage of an obvious mismatch Friday night when Charlotte center Cody Zeller wasn't there to defend him. Towns had 37 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves remained unbeaten ...
By Dave Campbell AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — This October onslaught for Minnesota has been stopped only by the calendar, not an impending slump. With four consecutive victories by double-digit points, the Vikings (6-2) have recovered remarkably from those two defeats on the ...
By Dave Campbell AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As Minnesota waited in the locker room to take the field and face overmatched Rutgers last week, coach P.J. Fleck was collecting his thoughts when a staff member interrupted to report that Wisconsin had just lost to Illinois in the ...
By Dave Campbell AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dalvin Cook had 171 total yards and the game’s only touchdown, helping Kirk Cousins beat his old team on the first try and carrying the Minnesota Vikings to a 19-9 victory over the Washington Redskins on Thursday night. Cook, ...
By Mike Cook Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Eric Staal broke out of an early slump with two goals and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 Tuesday night. Brad Hunt also scored for the Wild, who may be without goaltender Devan Dubnyk for a while. Dubnyk ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild called a players-only meeting as they struggled to start the season. In their first game since that meeting, the Wild earned a win and gained a sense of relief. Zach Parise scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Wild won ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sebastian Lletget and Jonathan dos Santos scored four minutes apart midway through the second half, leading the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota in the first round of the MLS playoffs Sunday night to spoil United's postseason debut. Jan Gregus gave ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Lynx leading scorer Odyssey Sims has been suspended for two games to start the 2020 season, stemming from a drunken-driving charge last summer. The punishment was announced Friday. Sims was sentenced by a Hennepin County judge Tuesday to 10 days of house arrest. ...
By Dave Campbell AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When Minnesota United takes the field for the franchise’s first match in the MLS playoffs, the Loons will have a stadium full of fired-up fans behind them. If the home team wins, the scene at Allianz Field will briefly become a ...
By Larry Lage AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions are thankful they have a short week to prepare to play Minnesota in a possibly pivotal NFC North matchup. A quick turnaround gave the Lions less time to lament critical calls that didn’t go their way on Monday night in a ...
By Tom Canavan AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Minnesota is back in the Top 25 for the first time in five years and it has a shot at staying there a while. The Golden Gophers (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) will take their eight-game overall winning streak on the road to New Jersey to ...
MONTREAL (AP) — Carey Price made 17 saves for his first shutout of the season and Victor Mete and Nick Suzuki scored their first NHL goals in a first-period burst in the Montreal Canadiens’ 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Joel Armia and Brendan Gallagher also scored ...
By Dave Campbell AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — For an accomplished, experienced group like the Minnesota Vikings’ defense, maintaining that edge is more of the goal than plowing new ground. If there’s unheralded one player still primed for a breakout, though, middle ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two weeks ago, Stefon Diggs was a dissatisfied star with a decreasing role for a Minnesota team in a mini-crisis on the passing attack. Patience was all Diggs needed, as it turned out, to re-establish himself as a prominent receiver for Kirk Cousins and the ...
By Dave Campbell AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rodney Smith ran for 139 yards and a touchdown, helping Minnesota overpower Nebraska on a wintry Saturday night and stay undefeated with a 34-7 victory on the strength of 322 yards rushing. Shannon Brooks ran for 99 yards, Mo Ibrahim ...