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3M Open again attracts some of Oklahoma State's best
Two years after Matthew Wolff won and Viktor Hovland performed well at the 3M Open as sponsor exemptions, Austin Eckroat tied for 16th in only his fourth pro event.
After unexpected call at 3M Open, 'Captain America' heads to Olympics
Patrick Reed became a last-minute replacement after Bryson DeChambeau tested positive for COVID-19 prior to competition in Tokyo.
Day 3 at the 3M Open: Notes, quotes and anecdotes
The 18th hole played to the highest par-5 average to par on the PGA Tour this season.
Mitchell's birdie streak at 3M Open ties PGA Tour record
Keith Mitchell made seven birdies in a row to begin his third round at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, a mark just three other PGA Tour players have reached.
After withdrawing from 3M Open, Murray tweets PGA Tour is 'absolutely awful'
Hours after pulling out of the tournament in Blaine citing a knee injury, Grayson Murray took to his verified Twitter account to bash the PGA Tour saying it does not help players.
Day 2 at the 3M Open: Notes, quotes and anecdotes
Looking for Dustin Johnson this weekend? Don't bother looking at TPC Twin Cities.
Kuchar, Fowler fondly recall 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
All four of the U.S. men's golf Olympians from 2016 played this week at the 3M Open in Blaine.
Four-way tie for lead midway through second round of 3M Open
If the morning wave is any indication, players the rest of Friday are going to enjoy a birdie-fest at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine.
Opening day at the 3M Open: Notes, quotes and anecdotes
Adam Schenk was among those players who can't complain at all after the first round.
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Stricker scouts, plays at 3M Open
Steve Stricker has six captain's picks to make before September's Ryder Cup.
3M Open resumes in Blaine with low scores following lightning delay
Scott Stallings, a three-time PGA Tour winner, made three birdies in a row on holes 5-7 then rolled in four more on Nos. 10-13 and led the field at 8-under through 17 holes.
Fowler tees off at 3M Open seeking Fed Ex Cup playoffs spot
At age 32, fan favorite Rickie Fowler is on the cut line for the PGA Tour playoffs, which he has never missed as a full-time professional.
Fans are back and so is some major talent: 3M Open is on for Year 3 in Blaine
A year after crowing a champion in front of no spectators, the 3M Open returns to action this week at TPC Twin Cities. There is plenty for fans to see.
State golf roundup: Two tied for lead after Round 1 in girls' Class 3A
Simley's Reese McCauley and Roseville's Olivia Salonek each shot 2-under 70s.
Simonson completes hat trick in overtime, leads Prior Lake boys' lacrosse to Section 6 title
The Lakers' Justin Simonson had three goals against Edina, clinching his team a state tournament berth with the victory.
Prior Lake girls' lacrosse scores eight times in second half to stun Edina
The Lakers came back from a two-goal deficit at halftime with seven unanswered goals in the second half to advance to the state tournament.
Centennial softball completes comeback against Maple Grove, advances to state
The Cougars were down by two runs in the seventh inning but rallied to top the Crimson in eight.
Park of Cottage Grove baseball beats Eagan (twice) to advance to Class 4A state tournament
The Section 3 winners emerged from the losers' bracket to make their first state tourney since 1993.
Chanhassen boys' lacrosse holds on to beat Shakopee
The Storm were up early, but the Sabers made it a close score in the final minutes of the game.
Lakeville South girls hold off Blake to cap regular season
Emily Moes recorded a game-high seven goals in the Cougars' victory.
Bloomington Jefferson boys' lacrosse tames Blake, shines on the power play
The Bears, averaging 15 goals per game this season, scored just three times while the Jaguars took advantage of a litany of Bears penalties.
Park of Cottage Grove escapes Hastings with seventh-inning score
Senior Ben Johnson's sacrifice fly in the seventh inning led the Wolfpack to a narrow victory over the Raiders.
Centennial softball takes Northwest Suburban Conference crown over Elk River
The Cougars needed one offensive outburst to propel themselves over the Elks on Tuesday.
Benilde-St. Margaret's softball hands St. Anthony its first loss
Sophie Melsness worked her magic in scoring each run for the Red Knights to down the Huskies.
Lee, Morrison combine for 10 goals to power Blake girls' lacrosse past Eden Prairie
Erin Lee and Ellie Morrison each had five goals, helping the Bears to their sixth consecutive victory.
Shakopee boys' lacrosse hands Rosemount its fourth loss
The Sabers methodically moved through the game to beat the Irish on a rainy evening.
Maple Grove baseball breaks stalemate in walk-off over Champlin Park
Hunter Gerber took advantage for the Crimson with the bases loaded in the seventh to beat the Rebels.
Forest Lake softball stays hot with win over Woodbury
Logan Anderson recorded three hits, including a two-run home run, to help lead the Rangers to their seventh consecutive win.
Girls' lacrosse: Early push from Edina holds off Minnetonka
The Hornets used a nine-goal first half to gain some space on the Skippers en route to a victory.
Prior Lake strikes for six runs in first two innings, defeats Belle Plaine
Lance Goeschel led the way for the Lakers at the plate, going 3-for-3, coming up a home run shy of the cycle.
Consecutive home runs lift White Bear Lake softball past Cretin-Derham Hall
Sisters Heidi and Chloe Barber broke a 2-2 tie with a pair of home runs to help the Bears defeat the Raiders.
Anderson's hat trick propels Stillwater boys' lacrosse past Cretin-Derham Hall
The Ponies' Aidan Anderson scored three times, including the game-winner in the fourth quarter.
Girls' lacrosse: Chanhassen turns back slow start to beat Benilde-St. Margaret's
After falling behind 2-0, the Storm rattled off 11 goals to finish the first half with a commanding lead over the Red Knights.
Stillwater softball edges East Ridge to remain unbeaten
Cat Smetana hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning to push the Ponies past the Raptors in a Suburban East Conference matchup.
Boys' lacrosse: Minnetonka's late scoring surge puts away Eden Prairie
The Skippers had seven goals in the second half to run away with a victory over the Eagles.
Baseball: Argento leads Wayzata to victory over Minnetonka
Nick Argento allowed just one run and struck out nine batters, helping the Trojans secure a 4-1 win over Minnetonka
Girls' lacrosse: Henry Sibley/Gentry Academy beats Hermantown/Proctor
The Warriors used an 18-goal first half to build a comfortable lead over the Stealth on Friday.
Prior Lake boys' lacrosse hangs on to top Lakeville North
Ben Mickett scored twice for the Lakers in the victory.
Girls' lacrosse: Armstrong puts up 12 goals before halftime, routs rival Cooper
The Falcons flew to their first win of the season with six players scoring two goals apiece.
Pitchers' duel ends with Chanhassen victory over Northfield
The Storm capitalized in extra innings to beat the Raiders 1-0.
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Boys' hockey: 1A finalists bucked trend as first-year entries
Gentry Academy and Dodge County had atypical success in reaching the title game in their first state tournament appearance.
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Girls' hockey notes: Proctor/Hermantown just fifth public school 1A champ
Notes, quotes and anecdotes from the last day of the girls' state hockey tournament.
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Eden Prairie punches last, knocks out Maple Grove 6-5 in overtime
The back-and-forth game featured a wild third period with the teams scoring four goals in 99 seconds.
Community hockey alive and well in small-town Minnesota
Little Falls and Dodge County offer examples of kids forming deep bonds starting when they were old enough to skate.
Day 2 boys' hockey All-Tournament Team
Eden Prairie, Lakeville South and Maple Grove each have two players listed among those who excelled in Class 2A quarterfinals.
Boys' basketball story lines: Minnehaha Academy chasing fifth title in as many state tournament trips
After a one-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, the boys open their high school basketball state tournament Wednesday with 16 quarterfinals games across four classes.
Ron Haggstrom handicaps the boys' basketball state quarterfinals
The quarterfinals aren't seeded 1 through 5 with three random selections like in the past. They are broken down into two groups (North and South), with each being seeded 1 through 4.
Little Falls edges Delano in 1A quarterfinals
Junior defenseman George Moore scored midway through the third period and gave his Flyers the winning goal.
Rosemount girls' basketball upsets previously unbeaten Farmington
The Irish's 52-44 victory was the program's first in a state tournament since 1990.
Hopkins girls' basketball matches state record with 78th straight victory
The Royals opened their pursuit of another title with a convincing 76-44 victory.
Six-goal outburst for Lamb sends Dodge County past undermanned Hermantown
Brody Lamb, the state's scoring leader, led his team to a 7-3 victory over a No. 1 seed playing mostly with junior varsity players.
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Chaska defeats Stillwater to advance to 4A girls' basketball semifinals
Kennedy Sanders scored 31 points to lead the Hawks in the battle of unbeaten teams.
Minnetonka defeats Holy Family to return to 2A girls' hockey state tourney
Minnetonka is headed to the Class 2A state tournament for the third consecutive season after knocking off Holy Family Catholic 4-1 on Saturday.
Newhouse powers Minnetonka past Prior Lake in boys' hockey section semifinal
Hunter Newhouse scored twice for the Skippers, sending them to next week's Class 2A, Section 2 championship game.
New varsity program Gentry Academy advances to 1A girls' hockey state tournament
The Stars' Cara Sajevic scored the game-winner late in the third period against South St. Paul to complete a hat trick and send the program to the state tournament in its first year of varsity competition.
Cooper returns to 4A, Section 6 boys' basketball title game after win over Armstrong
The Hawks led by 22 points at the half over the Falcons and didn't let go of the lead in the second.
Girls' hockey: Benilde-St. Margaret's defeats Wayzata to make Class 2A, Section 6 finale
The Red Knights scored first, took a 2-1 lead into the third period and got a pair of insurance goals 1 minute, 34 seconds apart
Three-goal second period leads Lakeville South upset of Maple Grove
The Cougars, led by Tanner Ludtke's two goals, remained undefeated as they beat the Crimson.
Godbout notches two goals in Hill-Murray victory over St. Thomas Academy
Dylan Godbout led the Pioneers to a 7-3 rout of the Cadets, including a five-goal second period.
Stillwater girls' hockey rides three-goal second to win over Cretin-Derham Hall
Freshmen Myah Krueger and Brooke Nelson each scored for the Ponies on senior day, showing how important the team's underclassmen are to success this season.
Two goals from Kukkonen helps Maple Grove boys' hockey defeat of Andover
Kyle Kukkonen, the state's No. 2 points producer with 55 this year, powered the Crimson past the rival Huskies.
Hart's second-half effort helps Farmington girls' basketball launch past Rosemount
Sophie Hart scored 13 of her 15 points in the second half to help the Tigers remain unbeaten this season.
Heyer's big second half lifts undefeated Chaska girls' basketball past Wayzata
After just scoring two points in the opening half, Mallory Heyer went off for 16 points to help her Hawks rally back to beat the Trojans.
Edina girls' hockey storms back in third period against Benilde-St. Margaret's to stay unbeaten
For the second time in nine days, the Knights were stung by a two-goal third period from the Hornets.
Minnetonka boys' hockey scores just before time expires, skates to tie with Wayzata
The Skippers' Hunter Newhouse had a rebound goal with less than a second on the game clock to tie the game at 3 in the third period.
Balanced Minnehaha Academy attack puts away Hopkins boys
Five Redhawks, led by Chet Holmgren who had a game-high 19 points, scored in double digits.
Holloman's triple-double paces Cretin-Derham Hall to boys' basketball win
Behind Tre Holloman's strong effort, the Raiders beat previously unbeaten Mounds View, avenging an early loss
Centennial girls' basketball squeezes by Maple Grove 63-60 in overtime
The Cougars had 14 points at the half but clawed back 49 points to get the three-point victory over the Crimson.
Columbia Heights boys' basketball beats DeLaSalle 62-60
Donnavin Hinsz tied the game at the free throw line and went on to hit the game-winner.
Coach of 3-time defending champion Breck girls' hockey team resigns
Steve Persian, who helped lead the Mustangs to their last two state titles, left the program along with "the majority of the staff,'' he said in a text.
Girls' basketball: Vascellaro pours in 24 points in Holy Angels' rout of DeLaSalle
In addition to Francesca Vascellaro's performance, the Stars got big outings from Kassandra Caron and Grace Massaquoi who had 21 and 19 points, respectively.
Late three-pointer helps Woodbury boys' basketball escape with win over East Ridge
Bradley Cimperman's three-pointer with seconds left in Friday's game gave the Royals the win after they surrendered a second-half lead as big as 12 points.
Hopkins girls' surge past Minnetonka for 72nd consecutive victory
Taylor Woodson scored 21 points for the Royals, and teammates Amaya Battle and Maya Nnaji added 20 points apiece.
Duluth East boys' basketball overwhelms Bloomington Jefferson in second half
The Greyhounds got a game-high 22 points from Noah Paulson and Mattie Thompson chipped in 21 points.
