Wild
July 26, 2016
Casey Mittelstadt

NHL's top draft prospects report flooded with Minnesota preps

Casey Mittelstadt of Eden Prairie and Scott Reedy of Prior Lake are among the 22 skaters from Minnesota on the NHL's annual draft watch list.
July 26, 2016
Teddy Bridgewater, a PFF top-15 QB, throws out first pitch at Marlins game

Teddy Bridgewater, a PFF top-15 QB, throws out first pitch at Marlins game

Teddy Bridgewater has now been the starting pitcher in a major league baseball game for more teams than Sandy Koufax. Kind of, anyway.
Gophers
July 26, 2016
Apple Valley guard Tre Jones (3)

Local talent in 2018 class dominates Gophers' attention

Even as the signing period for 2017 recruits approaches in November, much of Gophers coach Richard Pitino's remaining summer will be about 2018 recruits
Twins
July 26, 2016
Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer heads home after his solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Wednesday, July 2

Future MVP Mauer still recalls World Series snub

Game 7 of the 1991 World Series led to a night that Joe Mauer, 8 years old at the time, will never forget.
July 26, 2016
Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen

A look at the defensive line heading into Vikings training camp

The Vikings already have the NFC North's deepest and most talented defensive line. So don't expect much drama here as camp unfolds.
Twins
July 26, 2016
The classic image from the 1991 World Series is from Game 2, when Atlanta's Ron Gant had just singled to left field. But he was tagged coming back to

Then and now: 25 years ago, last-place Twins and Atlanta were Classic

One year before they met in a World Series that's remembered as one of the best ever, the Twins and Atlanta finished last in their divisions, the same place both teams reside 25 years later.
Vikings
July 26, 2016
Phil Loadholt was taken in the first round of the 2009 draft.

Injury setback prompts Vikings tackle Loadholt to retire

The towering lineman had been a punishing run blocker and one of the NFL's finest right tackles before a string of injuries brought his career to a halt.
Sports
July 26, 2016
Reigning world 100-meter breaststroke champion Yulia Efimova is among four Russian swimmers withdrawn by the Russian swimming federation because they

World swimming body bans seven Russians from Rio

Seven Russian swimmers have been barred from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, including three linked to recent allegations of a major doping coverup by Russian authorities, world swimming's governing body FINA said Monday.
Lynx
July 26, 2016

Women's Olympic basketball team avoids upset by Select team

Maya Moore scored 11 points and Lynx teammate Lindsay Whalen had nine points and five assists, helping the U.S. women's Olympic basketball team defeat the U.S. Select team 88-84 on Monday night in Los Angeles.
Outdoors
July 26, 2016
Muskellunge (juvenile)

Gull Lake to get muskies under DNR stocking plan

A Minnesota fish feud over muskie stocking has been settled — for now — with a decision by the DNR to introduce the big predators to the Gull Lake chain near Brainerd.
Gophers
July 26, 2016
At Big Ten media days, Gophers quarterback Mitch Leidner said, ‘‘This is a team that can be at the top of the Big Ten.’’

Quarterback Leidner is confident after strong offseason

Mitch Leidner remembers being in the weight room when he first heard he'd been projected as a first-round pick in a "Way-too-early 2017 NFL Mock Draft" by an ESPN analyst.
Sports
July 26, 2016
FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2016, file photo, University of Michigan NCAA college football head coach Jim Harbaugh speaks to reporters at IMG Academy in B

Jim Harbaugh hopes Michigan improves

Jim Harbaugh spoke at his second Big Ten football media days on Monday and discussed how he hopes his Wolverines improve from last year's 10-3 record and praised his highly-rated freshman football class.

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