Plainview-Elgin-Millville Wins 1st 2A Title
Plainview-Elgin-Millville finished a championship season with just one loss, downing New London-Spicer 72-42 in the Class 2A girls' final Saturday at Williams Arena.
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Plainview-Elgin-Millville finished a championship season with just one loss, downing New London-Spicer 72-42 in the Class 2A girls' final Saturday at Williams Arena.
Charlie Coyle and Zach Parise scored in the shootout, and the Minnesota Wild kept pace in the race for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with a 3-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Top-ranked Goodhue defeated Maranatha Christian Academy 89-64 in the Class 1A girls' final Saturday at Williams Arena. Maddy Miller, Taylor Larson and Sydney Lodermeier all had double-doubles to lead Goodhue to its first state championship. Miller led all scorers with 28 points.
The game between the Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates has been rained out. The Twins will host the New York Yankees on Sunday in Fort Myers, Florida.
Reaching the state tournament is a goal that teams chase all season long. Mountain Iron-Buhl had been chasing it a lot longer. "It's been a commitment by the community and the parents and the kids," coach Luke Winans said.
James Harden had 29 points and 14 assists as the Houston Rockets bounced back from an ugly loss to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-111 on Friday night. Harden's final assist came on a fast-break pass to Trevor Ariza for a dunk in transition with less than 15 seconds remaining to put away the game.
Each Friday, Heather Brown answers some of our viewers' burning questions that we didn't have a chance to get to during the week. With March Madness starting this week, she looks at a few questions about the NCAA Tournament.
The Buffalo Bills have signed safety Robert Blanton, who spent the past four seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Minnesota in 2012 drafted Blanton, 26, in the fifth round out of Notre Dame.
Carlos Quentin homered in his bid to earn a roster spot and Joe Mauer also connected Friday as the Minnesota Twins beat the split-squad Boston Red Sox 8-6.
The Minnesota Vikings have announced the signings of offensive tackle Andre Smith, defensive back Terence Newman and defensive lineman Justin Trattou.
Longtime Minnesota Wild forward Pierre-Marc Bouchard has retired. Agent Allan Walsh tweeted Friday that Bouchard decided to stop playing because of the "risks associated from multiple concussions."
The Minneapolis City Council gave its final approval for the Target Center's planned $129 million renovation Friday morning.
The Minnesota vikings say they will not pursue further their request to rename a street near their new stadium.
The Becker girls basketball team lost their state semi-final game Thursday, but one of their players is getting national attention. Video of eighth-grade guard Mackenzie Kramer showing off some nifty moves in Becker's first game at state went viral.
Devante Smith-Pelly, Mike Sislo and Adam Henrique scored two goals apiece and the New Jersey Devils had their best offensive performance of the season with a 7-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
