Minnesota Adds Auburn Transfer, Former DeLaSalle Standout
The Minnesota women's basketball team has added another in-state player. Sophomore guard Allina Starr has decided to transfer from Auburn.
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The Minnesota women's basketball team has added another in-state player. Sophomore guard Allina Starr has decided to transfer from Auburn.
The second annual North Star College Cup features surging Minnesota State as the favorite. The Mavericks, ranked first in both major national polls, play Minnesota Friday night at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Chandler Parsons scored 22 points, and the Dallas Mavericks hit 11 3-pointers while cruising to a 98-75 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. Parsons hit 9 of 13 shots and Dirk Nowitzki added 16 points and nine rebounds in 26 minutes for the Mavericks (30-13), who crept in front of idle Houston (29-13) for sole possession of fourth place in the demanding Western Conference.
As the losses have mounted for the Minnesota Timberwolves, injured point guard Ricky Rubio has never been missed more. It has been almost 11 weeks since he went down with a severely sprained left ankle, and the length of his recovery has drawn impatience from a fan base desperate to see Rubio throw lob passes to Andrew Wiggins.
A plea hearing will be held in Mankato Wednesday for former Gophers quarterback Phillip Nelson. It comes after he decided to plead guilty to fifth-degree assault for his part in a fight that nearly killed former MSU-Mankato football player Isaac Kolstad.
It's going to be a busy weekend in St. Paul, highlighted by the Red Bull Crashed Ice Skating Championships. The course is ready and the event starts Thursday, but Mayor Chris Coleman took his turn on the course Wednesday morning.
In a college wrestling room that has produced 11 national team titles and numerous individual champions, a group of kids is beginning their own wrestling journey. "Whether you get knocked down, this sport is all about how you get back up," organizer Justin Benjamin said. And that's exactly what the wrestlers in the Minneapolis Wrestling Club are all about.
Shavon Shields scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half and Nebraska survived an eight-minute field-goal drought to end the game to beat Minnesota 52-49 on Tuesday night.
Gustav Nyqust and Pavel Datsyuk scored in a shootout, and the Detroit Red Wings outlasted Minnesota for a 5-4 victory Tuesday night after the Wild rallied from three goals down in the third period.
There are still a few months before the new Timberwolves training center is ready, but Tuesday WCCO got a look inside.
Minneapolis skipper Hap Fauth has steered Bella Mente to two IRC 1 class victories at the Quantum Key West sailing regatta off the Florida Keys.
St. Paul native Ryan Rhody isn't bashful about his love for the Vikings and hate for the Packers. Little did he know getting caught on TV with a sign making fun of Packers fans would get national attention.
In a University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital exam room, "Team Abby" awaits news. A young family is patiently keeping score in a six-month-long battle for life.
James Wisniewski scored the go-ahead goal, had two assists and made a critical defensive play in the crease late in the third period to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Monday.
A fight in Mankato that lasted only a few seconds changed three young lives forever. One person is struggling to walk and talk because of his injuries. Two others face the possibility of prison. One of them is former Gophers quarterback Philip Nelson.
