Mauer, Suzuki Likely To Talk Catcher With Twins
Joe Mauer insists he has put away his catcher's gear for good after a season-ending concussion last August.
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Joe Mauer insists he has put away his catcher's gear for good after a season-ending concussion last August.
The Gopher women's basketball team's NCAA tournament chances could be at stake when Minnesota hosts No. 21 Purdue Thursday night.
North High School's basketball team has gone from worst to first -- winning the City Conference Championship Tuesday night. The win is just one of the school's latest successes. Enrollment and parental involvement has North High rising from the ashes.
Nikolai Pekovic did not practice Tuesday and will not play Wednesday with an ankle injury. Kevin Martin is out indefinitely with a broken thumb. Between injuries and a 25-28 record heading into the All-Star break, the future is very uncertain for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The St. Paul Saints have chosen Anoka for a townball game this spring. The Saints, in conjunction with Killebrew Root Beer and North Lake Brewing, will play an exhibition game May 10 to help promote and raise money for the northern Twin Cities suburb.
It's hard to believe, but it's already winter state tournament season in Minnesota high school sports. Just last week, state champions were crowned at the State Dance Competition at Target Center as well as the State Alpine and Nordic Ski Championships at Giant's Ridge in Biwabik, Minn.
Minnesota sophomore Wally Ellenson has left the basketball program. Gopher basketball coach Richard Pitino says the team respects Ellenson's decision. The university announced his decision Tuesday.
After earning a sweep in conference play last weekend against Michigan at Mariucci Arena, the University of Minnesota men's hockey team had two players earn league honors on Tuesday.
An association representing Minnesota police officers is suing the National Football League over a policy banning handguns in stadiums unless the gun holder is providing security. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association says this means off-duty officers can't keep their weapons in stadiums.
Demolition of the Metrodome was put on hold after an unexpected collapse on Monday. Officials say a beam on the top tier of the Dome fell while crews were working on the structure yesterday afternoon.
As Benilde-St. Margaret's celebrated its sectional championship win over Wayzata on Friday night, you couldn't help but feel like the Red Knights were still celebrating a win that had come two nights earlier.
DeAndre Mathieu scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half and Minnesota came back to defeat cold-shooting Northwestern 54-48 on Sunday.
It's three-plus hours south of the Xcel Energy Center. Des Moines Iowa hardly strikes you as a hockey hot bed, but it's the ideal partner for the Minnesota Wild.
Saturday's Olympic hockey match-up between Team USA and Russia had many thinking back 34 years ago to the "Miracle on Ice" game at Lake Placid. So it was only fitting that a viewing party was held at the Herb Brooks Training Center at the Schwan's Super Rink in Blaine, with dozens of hockey fans in attendance. "You get to see the best players," said fan Brian Maloney. "It's fun to watch them play the Russians with all the history and stuff."
USA's Olympic hockey team beat Russia 3-2 in a stunning shootout Saturday. The arena in Sochi was packed to overflowing with fans of both nations, jovially posing for photos and comparing their colorful sweaters. The Russians waved hundreds of flags, blew horns and banged drums from the first moments of warm-ups. Hockey legend and former Golden Gopher Lou Nanne was team captain during the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. He says Saturday's game was quite a spectacle.
