Gophers
February 9, 2018
Ohio State guard Kam Williams (15) and forward Keita Bates-Diop (33) guard Minnesota guard Amir Coffey (5) during the first half of an NCAA college ba

Ohio State is Big Ten's best; Gophers, Badgers, Hawkeyes all in bottom 5

Gophers
February 9, 2018

Purdue-Michigan State is must-watch Big Ten college basketball

Sports
February 9, 2018
Combined Koreas head coach Sarah Murray, left, watches a women's ice hockey friendly game between her team and Sweden at Seonhak International Ice Rin

Former UMD player finds herself as Team Korea's unlikely coach

Not yet 30 and with no coaching experience, Sarah Murray took a giant leap in becoming the coach for a team that has become one of the most fascinating stories at the Olympics.
Wild
February 9, 2018
Coyotes goalie Antti Raanta looks to defend as Matt Cullen searches for an opening.

Souhan: Good but not good enough. Can the Wild do anything to help itself?

In the real world, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and hoping for a different result. In sports, insanity sometimes pays dividends.
Sports
February 9, 2018
United States's winner Jessica† Diggins, front, in action during the Ladies' 10 km Cross Country World Cup competition in Seefeld, Austria, Sun

Diggins, U.S. women's cross-country team apply lessons from Sochi

Afton native Jessie Diggins enters the Olympics on the rise, after winning the final World Cup race before the Winter Games
Celebrities
February 9, 2018
Carly Zucker is hosting a new KFAN show, "Overtime."

Carly Zucker's new KFAN show is station's first female-led program in a decade

Zucker's "Overtime" will explore the personal lives of pro athletes.
Vikings
February 9, 2018
John DeFilippo was previously offensive coordinator in Cleveland

Position filled: Vikings make DeFilippo their offensive coordinator

John DeFilippo, 39, beat out Vikings quarterbacks coach Kevin Stefanski, who was thought to be the team's other leading candidate to replace Pat Shurmur.
Gophers
February 9, 2018
Minnesota head coach Marlene Stollings confers with guard Kenisha Bell

U women improve tournament chances with win at Purdue

Kenisha Bell scored 22 points as Minnesota won a game on the road that could be key to its hopes of making the NCAA tournament next month.
Wild
February 9, 2018
Coyote goalie Antti Raanta

Last-place Arizona rallies from three-goal deficit to shock Wild

The Wild sputtered in its kick-off to a five-game homestand, falling 4-3 in overtime to the Coyotes, who won for just the 13th time all season.
Sports
February 9, 2018

Scoggins: Murray calmly builds a bridge as Korea's women's hockey coach

Weeks before the Pyeongchang Games, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced that he would send 22 athletes to the Olympics, 12 of them women's hockey players. That was a surprise to the coach.
Wild
February 9, 2018
Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin is expected to miss up to a month.

Wild acquires Loov from Devils adding to blue line options in Brodin's absence

Viktor Loov can play either side; he's spent the entire season in the American Hockey League with the Devils' affiliate in Binghamton, N.Y., chipping in five goals and 17 points in 36 games
Wild
February 9, 2018
Mario Lucia (22) of the Iowa Wild celebrated after scoring a goal in the second period. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ ï cgonzalez@startribune.com - December

Wild trades Lucia, Bertschy to Devils

Viktor Loov has been with New Jersey's top farm team in Binghamton.

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