Ridnour Named Finalist For NBA Sportsmanship Award
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Luke Ridnour is one of six finalists for the NBA's annual sportsmanship award.
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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Luke Ridnour is one of six finalists for the NBA's annual sportsmanship award.
The defending champion Minnesota Lynx didn't have much room on their roster for rookies, so this year's WNBA draft served a future purpose.
Star power forward Trevor Mbakwe has decided to return to Minnesota next season after a knee injury wiped out his senior year.
The Minnesota Vikings faced a high hurdle Monday in the bid for a taxpayer subsidy to build a new football stadium, as members of a state House committee raised questions and criticism about the plan.
State lawmakers will have to hit the ground running to end this session on the proposed end time. Another House committee will take up the Vikings Stadium bill at 6 p.m. Monday.
Josh Hamilton's two-run homer in the eighth capped a three-run inning for the Texas Rangers and set up Joe Nathan for the save against his former team in a 4-3 victory on Sunday over the Twins, their first series sweep in Minnesota since 1999.
An MRI test on Minnesota right-hander Nick Blackburn's shoulder has revealed no damage, and the Twins expect him to make his next start.
Minnesota State University, Mankato has named former USHL coach Mike Hastings as the new head coach of its men's hockey team.
Kevin Durant scored 43 points and Russell Westbrook had 35 and eight assists to keep the Oklahoma City Thunder atop the Western Conference with a 115-110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
Japanese sensation Yu Darvish made only his second Major League appearance on Saturday, pitching against the Twins for the first time in his brief Rangers career.
There's some Vikings stadium talk, some Gopher athletic director talk and some Minnesota Wild trade talk that's all part of this week's news and notes.
Family and friends said their final goodbyes Saturday to Gopher football star Gary Tinsley, whose funeral was held in Florida.
Yu Darvish kept wriggling out of trouble in five-plus innings, Josh Hamilton homered among his three hits and the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Saturday.
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Nick Blackburn was removed with one out in the sixth inning during his start on Saturday against the Texas Rangers.
The Minnesota Twins claimed outfielder Clete Thomas off waivers from the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
