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Kubiak announces retirement; Vikings to have sixth OC in as many years
Offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak had been expected to step down after two years with the Vikings.
Uneven mask-wearing in high school games draws call for full compliance
Game officials, coaches and athletic directors all have roles to ensure players are wearing masks properly, a Minnesota State High School League official said.
With no fans, how will Wild have home-ice advantage?
The Wild opens its home schedule Friday night and with no fans, is changing its game operations to be geared more toward the players.
Saunders dissects his own performance after rough Wolves loss
On Thursday, Wolves coach Ryan Saunders went over several key decisions a day after a heartbreaking 97-96 loss to Orlando.
Twins plan one-day, virtual TwinsFest for Jan. 30
The COVID-19 pandemic is moving the annual Twins Community Fund event into online-only status, seven hours of entertainment, games, memorabilia sales and question-and-answer sessions.
Gophers hockey puts on a show in 10-0 rout over Arizona State
Sammy Walker and Brannon McManus each had a hat trick in Thursday night's game, helping the Gophers wash away last weekend's home losses.
Anderson: Inseparable Lindner brothers built a fishing empire like no other
The Brainerd-area duo formed a pair of distinction, from tackle to media to a shared faith.
Loaded No. 1 Iowa next test for U wrestlers. Can Hawkeyes knock off Steveson?
The Hawkeyes have three top-ranked wrestlers and hope to upset Gophers heavyweight star Gable Steveson on Friday at Maturi Pavilion.
U.S. Bank Stadium's water woes surface again with bubbly replacement barriers
Contingency fund will be tapped for $800,000 to address the problem; contractor Mortenson had sought $3.2 million to repair the leaky panels.
Souhan: Eriksson Ek should get next tryout as Wild's No. 1 center
Joel Eriksson Ek might not be the perfect fit between Kirill Kaprizov and Zach Parise, but his developing game could be the team's best bet to get the puck on the sticks of those goal scorers.
Reusse: Amid the loneliness, Wolves steal a magical defeat
Victory was so certain that Alan Horton was relied on to carry it home. The Rosas-ians failed him again.
What's wrong? Why are Kentucky, Duke and North Carolina all unranked?
The three traditional men's basketball powers have a combined .500 record this season and are all unranked at the same time for the first time in 60 years.
Bueckers shakes off ankle injury, helps No. 3 UConn beat No. 25 Tennessee
After rolling her right ankle with just over 3 minutes left, freshman Paige Bueckers hit a huge 3-pointer from the wing with 28 seconds left.
Gophers women's hockey adds six players for 2021-22 team
Among the signees are three members of the U.S. gold medal-winning team in the 2020 Under-18 World Championship.
Loons draft Justin McMaster, Nabilai Kibunguchy in MLS SuperDraft
The Loons had the 25th pick, but traded up to get Nos. 17 and 18.
New Lions coach promises players will 'bite a kneecap' and other such things
What exactly just happened? Just the introductory news conference for new Detroit coach Dan Campbell
Lindsey Vonn to make broadcast debut this weekend
The women's World Cup skiing record holder will serve as an analyst for the Olympic Channel and NBCSN.
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Dennis Anderson
Anderson: Inseparable Lindner brothers built a fishing empire like no other
The Brainerd-area duo formed a pair of distinction, from tackle to media to a shared faith.
Jim Souhan
Souhan: Eriksson Ek should get next tryout as Wild's No. 1 center
Joel Eriksson Ek might not be the perfect fit between Kirill Kaprizov and Zach Parise, but his developing game could be the team's best bet to get the puck on the sticks of those goal scorers.
Vikings
Kubiak announces retirement; Vikings to have sixth OC in as many years
U.S. Bank Stadium's water woes surface again with bubbly replacement barriers
Your thoughts: Mike Tice was a good Vikings coach with a bad owner?
Podcast: On Vikings connections to NFL's final four and your offseason questions
Wild
With no fans, how will Wild have home-ice advantage?
Souhan: Eriksson Ek should get next tryout as Wild's No. 1 center
Third line remains Wild's best in win over Ducks
Wild flips script: Starts strong, scores on power play, holds on to beat Anaheim
Gophers
Gophers hockey puts on a show in 10-0 rout over Arizona State
Gophers women's hockey adds six players for 2021-22 team
Loaded No. 1 Iowa next test for U wrestlers. Can Hawkeyes knock off Steveson?
Former Gophers catcher, Richfield star Mike Sadek dies at 74
Wolves
Saunders dissects his own performance after rough Wolves loss
Reusse: Amid the loneliness, Wolves steal a magical defeat
Ugly loss to Orlando will test Wolves in new ways. What happened?
Loons
Loons draft Justin McMaster, Nabilai Kibunguchy in MLS SuperDraft
Striker Luis Amarilla leaves Minnesota United
Sepp Blatter spent a week in an induced coma, daughter says
Leicester piles more misery on Chelsea to go top of EPL
Lynx
Dream close to being sold, taking Loeffler out of WNBA
Minnesota teams pledged $40M for justice. Where is it going?
Joens makes go-ahead shot, No. 24 Iowa St. women top Sooners
The Latest: ACC postpones two women's basketball games
Twins
Twins plan one-day, virtual TwinsFest for Jan. 30
Twins balance rotation by adding veteran lefty Happ
Twins getting Happ is a boring move . . . the kind that wins titles
'A minefield.' Women in baseball media on working amid harassment
High Schools
Uneven mask-wearing in high school games draws call for full compliance
New-look prep state tournaments envisioned for hockey, basketball
Podcast: Hopkins girls' basketball looks even better than last year, if that's possible
Rolling on: No. 1 Hopkins smashes fourth-ranked Wayzata 102-52
Outdoors
Anderson: Inseparable Lindner brothers built a fishing empire like no other
It's a 'finch winter' and other birds to watch for in Minnesota
Grand Marais mayor's dog survives wolf attack
Suet is surefire way to bring hungry woodpeckers
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