Twins starter Chris Paddack delivers in the first inning against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night at Target Field.

Paddack delivers strong start Twins desperately needed in win over Seattle

Twins starter Chris Paddack struck out 10 in 5 1/3 innings and the team's offense produced three home runs as Minnesota beat Seattle 6-3 on Wednesday night.
As the Wolves close out Monday's victory in Denver, the team bench cheers reserves playing out the game.
Wolves

How did the Timberwolves defense thrive without Rudy?

May 8
Point guard Mike Conley said extra effort from everyone helped fill the hole in Game 2 victory at Denver.
From left to right, Terry "Bo" Beaudry, John "Z" Zollars, Bill "Vodi" Voedisch, Herb "Calf Man" Polzin and Dean "Scrawn" Sweeney have been fishing tog
Outdoors

Anderson: 65 years later, the fishing opener still brings them together

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Growing up in south Minneapolis, these kids-turned-octogenarians have caught limits of walleyes — and memories.
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley carries the NCAA women's college basketball title trophy around Colonial Life Arena during a team celebration April 8
Colleges

Souhan: South Carolina's Staley brings humor, wisdom to St. Kate's

May 8
Speaking at "Breaking Barriers," South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley teases one of her own NCAA title-winning players, St. Michael-Albertville's Tessa Johnson.
Toronto's Emma Maltais, at top middle, celebrates after scoring against Minnesota during the second period of Game 1 of a PWHL playoffs series Wednesd
PWHL

PWHL Minnesota falls 4-0 at Toronto in franchise's first playoff game

May 8
Minnesota outshot Toronto 26-19 in Game 1 of the opening-round series, but Toronto prevailed 4-0 as its goaltender, Kristen Campbell, stopped all the shots she faced.
Totino-Grace’s Dothan Ijadimbola (0) celebrates after defeating DeLaSalle 74-67 in the class 3A semifinals at Williams Arena on March 21.
Gophers

Two U men's basketball targets featured on this star-filled AAU team

May 8
The D1 Minnesota team of high school sophomores is among almost 300 teams playing this weekend at an AAU tournament that will take over gyms in the west metro.
Natalie Darwitz, general manager of the PWHL's Minnesota team, loads duffel bags onto the team’s truck at Xcel Energy Center in January. With such a
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How Natalie Darwitz built a pro women's hockey team in a few months

May 8
PWHL Minnesota GM Natalie Darwitz has constructed a roster, negotiated contracts, hired coaches, made a trade, swept floors and unpacked smelly equipment — anything to get the team off the ground.
Wolves

Wolves halftime: Red Panda, balancing acts and a dog steal the show

May 8
Red Panda, "Christian and Scooby" and others are among the novelty acts that travel the continent to perform during intermissions of basketball and hockey games. "What you might be able to do on your feet, I can do on my hands," one said.
Randball

When will McCarthy make his first start at quarterback for the Vikings?

May 8
With an eye toward the past 10 years of NFL draft history but also with perspective on how the Vikings want to develop rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy, let's look at when he might get on the field in 2024.

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