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It's just two days until the fishing opener. Assuming you go to southern Minnesota to find fish this weekend, it's safe to say there will be plenty of pressure from other anglers as lakes may be quite busy.
The Minnesota Vikings have wrapped up an agreement with the University of Minnesota to play their home games at TCF Bank Stadium while the new Vikings stadium is being built. And it's going to cost them. The Vikings will pay the university $250,000 for every game and up to an additional $50,000 in concession and advertising revenue.
Canterbury Park opens its 2013 horse racing season in just about a week. The 69-day race meet is the Shakopee track's longest since 2006. The meet runs until Sept. 14.
Pedro Florimon had a solo homer and a two-run double in Minnesota's season-high, seven-run second inning that carried the Twins to a 15-8 rout over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.
On Saturday, Minnesotans will launch their boats in search of open water for the annual fishing opener.
The University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Vikings have reached agreement on the Vikings' use of TCF Bank Stadium for two seasons.
It's been three years since the Chicago Blackhawks hoisted the Stanley Cup, and they haven't made it past the opening round in the playoffs since that run.
Gov. Mark Dayton has joined the list of those wondering if the Minnesota Vikings cut veteran punter Chris Kluwe solely for performance purposes.
Gov. Mark Dayton says he has a plan that may rescue the state's funding package for the new Vikings stadium.
Flip Saunders has started the restructuring expected when he took over as Minnesota Timberwolves president last week.
Officials announced Wednesday that the Gopher men's basketball team will host Florida State in early December as part of the Big 10/ACC Challenge.
There was nobody more frustrated by last week's foot-plus of snow in southern Minnesota than the state's spring prep athletes.
The University of Minnesota men's hockey team released its 2013-14 schedule Wednesday morning, the program's first season in the newly-formed Big 10 Conference.
A former head football coach for Minnesota State University, Mankato, who was cleared of child pornography charges last year but reassigned to an administrative position, is no longer employed at the university, the school said Wednesday.
The University of Minnesota basketball program announced Wednesday that junior college recruit Deandre Mathieu has signed to play with the Gophers.
