Utah's Alissa Pili, right, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected eighth overall by the Lynx in the 2024 WNBA d

Lynx land dynamic scorer Pili with No. 8 pick in WNBA draft

Alissa Pili averaged 21.1 points over her final two seasons at Utah and can score with high efficiency inside and outside. Caitlin Clark went No. 1 overall while LSU star Angel Reese went to Chicago at No. 7.
Twins starting pitcher Louie Varland throws during the second inning against the Orioles. Varland allowed 11 hits and six runs, though two were unearn
Twins

Varland rocked again in Twins loss, says he's 'letting the team down'

6:20am
Twins pitcher Louie Varland has yielded almost one earned run per inning in three starts, with the latest bad outing in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Orioles.
Speaking to reporters Monday, Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell said, “The quarterback position is one where you may have 10 really smart coaches or per
Vikings

O'Connell has spent life around QBs. Can that help Vikings draft one?

6:38am
Kevin O'Connell has been an NFL quarterback, played with Tom Brady and coached the position. The Vikings head coach shared things he wants to see in a quarterback.
Emma Bates of Elk River crosses the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing as the top American woman for the second year in a row.
Sports

Elk River's Bates again top American woman in Boston Marathon

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After an injury last fall, Emma Bates regained her place among the nation's elite runners — even if her time fell slightly short of her expectations.
Dallas Turner had 14.5 tackles for losses and 10 sacks last season for Alabama.
Vikings

This position rivals quarterback as Vikings' top need

5:55am
The Vikings need defensive line help inside, outside and all over the place. There's a reason why edge rusher is the most common position selected by the Vikings in mock drafts.
Frederick Gaudreau is the newest parent on the Minnesota Wild. “Our hearts have been exploded in the best way possible,” he said.
Wild

Gaudreau returns as a new parent for Wild, who top Kings

12:27am
"Our hearts have been exploded in the best way possible," Frederick Gaudreau said after leaving the team to be with his wife, Kjersten, for the birth of their son.
Minnesota Vikings’ tight end T.J. Hockenson takes to the podium for a news conference Monday at the TCO Performance Center in Eagann.
Vikings

Hockenson says NFL needs to look at hit that injured his knee

6:42am
Tight end T.J. Hockenson, whose 95 catches led the Vikings last season, could miss the start of the regular season following surgery in January to repair a torn ACL.
Gophers

Is Minnesota still the State of (College) Hockey? Let's take a look.

April 15
The fact that no Minnesota team was in the Frozen Four (and only a handful of players with Minnesota ties were at the X) gave fuel to critics who offered a collective, "State of Hockey, my posterior!" Do they have a point?
Golf

Souhan: Why Tiger Woods should keep swinging

April 15
Woods knows the end is near, but why rush toward it? Why not play, if you can still play? Tiger gave an answer with how he approached Sunday's final round at the Masters.

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