By Dave Campbell AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kevin Fiala scored for the fifth straight game for Minnesota, this time against his former team, and the Wild beat Nashville 3-1 on Tuesday night to pass the Predators in the Western Conference playoff race. Luke Kunin and Zach ...
By Brett Martel AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Malik Beasley scored 28 points, D'Angelo Russell scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beats the New Orleans Pelicans 139-134 on Tuesday night. Zion Williamson scored 25 points and Jrue Holiday ...
By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Being without All-Star guard Luka Doncic for 13 games this season, the Dallas Mavericks have discovered how to stay successful without their leading scorer and assist man. Lean on Kristaps Porzingis. Porzingis tied a season high with 38 ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Maryland is surging into March again, this time with a twist. The Terrapins have turned themselves into quite the force on defense. Taylor Mikesell scored 22 points on 6-for-8 shooting from 3-point range to lead seventh-ranked Maryland's ...
MADISON, Wisc. (AP) — A little more than a month into the season, Wisconsin was 5-5. With a week to go in Big Ten play, the Badgers are one game out of first place. Brad Davison scored 20 points and Brevin Pritzl added 15 as Wisconsin rallied from a late deficit to beat Minnesota 71-69 on ...
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kevin Molino credited his offseason training back home in Trinidad and Tobago for his fast start. Molino scored two goals and Minnesota United beat the Portland Timbers 3-1 on Sunday night in the season opener for both ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice as part of a three-point night and the Washington Capitals ended a season-high four-game road slide by holding off the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Sunday night. Richard Panik and Tom Wilson also scored, Evgeny ...
By Dave Campbell AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gordon Hayward scored 29 points, Daniel Theis had career highs with 25 points and 16 rebounds and the Boston Celtics stayed strong out of the All-Star break, holding off the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-117 on Friday night. Jalen Brown ...
By Ken Powtak Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Expecting another big season from their high-octane offense, the Minnesota Twins hope to pitch well enough to win a second straight AL Central title. Minnesota set a major-league record with 307 homers and was eighth with a 4.18 ERA ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Winning on the road in the Big Ten has proven to be a monumental task for most every team this season. Even trailing by eight points late at Minnesota, No. 21 Iowa believed it was going to shake that trend. Luka Garza had 24 points and the Hawkeyes closed the game by ...
By Brian Hall Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Martin Jones stopped 39 shots for his first shutout of the season, and Dylan Gambrell scored his third goal for the San Jose Sharks in a 2-0 win against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Melker Karlsson added an empty-net goal for San ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota and women's basketball coach Lindsay Whalen have agreed on a contract extension that will keep her with the Golden Gophers into 2024. The university's Board of Regents approved the extension Friday. Whalen is one of the Golden Gophers' most ...
By Stephen Whyno AP Hockey Writer The Minnesota Wild fired coach Bruce Boudreau on Friday with the goal of correcting some inconsistencies and making a late-season push for a playoff spot. First-year general manager Bill Guerin said he felt the timing was right to move on from Boudreau and ...
By Ken Powtak Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Minnesota’s José Berríos hardly has the frame and look of an overpowering pitcher. He didn’t even want to be a pitcher until his agent convinced him it was the best option for a major league career, a decision just five months ...
By Dave Campbell AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kevin Fiala kept up his recent surge for Minnesota with a goal and two assists, and the Wild matched their season high with three power-play scores on the way to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night. Joel ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored his 32nd goal of the season, Pavel Francouz made 34 saves and the Colorado Avalanche ended their road trip with four wins in five games, beating the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Sunday night. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Gabriel Landeskog also scored ...
DALLAS (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek scored his second goal of the game with 26 seconds to play and the Minnesota Wild rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night. Eriksson Ek skated from behind the net to the right goalpost and put a wraparound behind Dallas ...
By Dave Campbell AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Not yet finished with his fifth NBA season, D’Angelo Russell has landed with his fourth team. Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves sure don’t want him to leave. “It’s surreal to really think that instead of us ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins were squarely focused a year ago on the development of young players and the integration of a new coaching staff, confident in their foundation but not ready to declare themselves contenders. This time, as the start of spring training approaches, they ...
By Dave Campbell AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Payton Willis scored a career-high 21 points on 5-for-7 shooting from 3-point range to lead Minnesota’s romp past rival Wisconsin 70-52 on Wednesday night. Daniel Oturu had 17 points and 14 rebounds, Marcus Carr scored 12 points, and ...