By Fred Goodall AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Johnson had 12 receptions for 204 yards and two touchdowns Wednesday to become Minnesota’s career receiving leader and propel the 16th-ranked Gophers to a 31-24 victory over No. 9 Auburn in the Outback Bowl. Johnson broke Eric ...
By Dave Campbell AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s investment in Kirk Cousins has yet to yield a postseason victory. The hyper-scrutinized quarterback’s first opportunity to get one with the Vikings has arrived this week, on the heels of his career-best ...
By Joe Ziemer Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Shabazz Napier scored a season-high 24 points, Jarrett Culver added 21 points and the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves rallied past the Brooklyn Nets 122-115 in overtime Monday night. The Timberwolves had lost 12 of 13 and were again ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Reinforcing fundamentals paid off for the New York Islanders. Ryan Pulock and Matt Martin scored less than 2 minutes apart early in the third period and the Islanders rallied to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 Sunday. Tom Kuhnhackl scored late and Semyon Varlamov stopped ...
By Brian Hall Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Coach Richard Pitino loaded Minnesota's early-season schedule to prepare the Gophers for playing in the Big Ten and to boost their tournament credentials. Minnesota lost some of those tougher games but said it learned from them. A loss at ...
By Dave Campbell AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After coming home on Christmas night from practice and meetings with the Minnesota Vikings, Kirk Cousins plopped down in his recliner. Turning to his wife, Julie, he expressed his appreciation of her effort to make the day ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings had moved into position for the go-ahead touchdown at Green Bay in the fourth quarter of their Week 2 meeting, with first-and-goal inside the 10-yard line. Then one regrettable off-balance throw by Kirk Cousins ...
By Alan Saunders Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Katherine Plummer had 26 kills and defending champion Stanford swept Minnesota 25-19, 25-22, 25-22 on Thursday night to reach the NCAA women’s volleyball final. Stanford (29-4) will face Wisconsin on Saturday night, seeking their ...
By Brian Hall Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 34 points and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped their 13-game losing streak with a 107-99 win against the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. Jrue Holiday had 18 points and Lonzo Ball added 10 ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Doug Woog, the former University of Minnesota hockey coach who took the Gophers to six Frozen Fours without winning a title, has died. He was 75. Woog died Saturday in Lakeville after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in ...
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — While the Chicago Blackhawks have a whole bunch of issues at the moment, they also have Patrick Kane. Kane scored three goals for his first hat trick of the season, and the Blackhawks stopped a four-game slide by topping the Minnesota Wild 5-3 on ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif, (AP) — Mike Zimmer has accomplished many things as a defensive coordinator and head coach. He added one more Sunday in the Minnesota Vikings' 39-10 rout of the Los Angeles Chargers. The Vikings forced seven Chargers' turnovers and converted them ...
By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings realize they can't stop to take a deep breath in the final three weeks of the regular season — not even at sea level on the sunny West Coast. With the Green Bay Packers ahead of them in the NFC North and the ...
By Dave Campbell AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 30 points and six assists, Joe Ingles pitched in a season-high 23 points and the Utah Jazz beat Minnesota 127-116 on Wednesday to stick the Timberwolves with their sixth straight loss. Rudy Gobert added 20 points ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's long-dominant defense had been slipping for the past several weeks, a proud and seasoned group that needed to get its edge back. The Vikings gave hardly any ground against the sputtering Detroit Lions. Danielle Hunter had three of Minnesota's five sacks to ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The first three plays for David Blough and the Detroit Lions on Sunday were an ominous sign. The rookie quarterback's first two passes were deflected at the line of scrimmage. Then he was sacked for a 6-yard loss. The Minnesota Vikings made sure there would be no repeat of ...
By Cliff Brunt AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chris Paul scored a season-high 30 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled off an improbable 139-127 overtime victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. With Minnesota ahead 121-119 and a second remaining in ...
MINNEAPOLIS –– The Minnesota Lynx announced on Friday that the team has signed head coach and General Manager Cheryl Reeve to a multi-year contract extension. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not released. "I am grateful to Glen and Becky for their ongoing support and commitment," ...
By Dave Campbell AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings brought back little to show from a trip to one of the toughest places to play in the NFL. Other than additional injuries to important players and perhaps some pride in a fourth-quarter rally in Seattle that ...
By Mark Didtler Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mats Zuccarello had a goal and two assists as the Minnesota Wild won their fifth consecutive game, 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Joel Eriksson Ek, Jason Zucker, Carson Soucy and Victor Rask also scored for the ...