Minnesota Upsets Illinois With Comeback, 38-34
DeLeon Eskridge rescued Minnesota from its tenth loss Saturday, leading the Gophers to a 38-34 comeback upset of Illinois with a last-minute touchdown run.
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DeLeon Eskridge rescued Minnesota from its tenth loss Saturday, leading the Gophers to a 38-34 comeback upset of Illinois with a last-minute touchdown run.
The storm that dumped as much as 11 inches of snow in the Twin Cities area has prompted the postponement of many football games.
With more help down low, Ralph Sampson III is finally feeling more freedom to assert himself all over the court. Sampson scored 20 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds to lead Minnesota to a 69-55 victory over Wofford on Friday night.
In less than a minute, the Florida Panthers took control against the Minnesota Wild.
Kevin Love grabbed a franchise-record 31 rebounds and scored 31 points, the NBA's first 30-30 game in 28 years, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from a 21-point, third-quarter deficit to stun the New York Knicks 112-103 on Friday night.
Defense has been the strength of Illinois this season, the foundation for a rebound that has the Illini back in the bowl conversation for the first time in three years.
The only certain thing about the availability of Vikings receiver and kick returner Percy Harvin for Sunday's game at Chicago is that it's uncertain.
Minnesota Twins slugger Justin Morneau says he and his teammates are disappointed the club hasn't moved the outfield fences at Target Field to make it easier to homer.
It's a good thing the Minnesota Golden Gophers are used to dealing with adversity because they got another batch of it on the eve of their season opener.
Ondrej Pavelec showed that he's all the way back. The Atlanta Thrashers are also feeling a lot better, too. Pavelec won for the first time since collapsing early in the season opener, making 32 saves in the Thrashers' 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have waived guard Maurice Ager.
This week's High School Rally Star is Apple Valley soccer team's Hudson Fasching.
Five months ago, a tornado devastated the Wadena Deer Creek area and destroyed the high school. But Thursday night, some of the kids from that school will try to make a different kind of noise, and win a state championship.
