High Schools
January 16, 2017
Nevada's Marcus Marshall (1) celebrates his team's win following the end of an NCAA college basketball game against New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M., S

Reusse: St. Paul Johnson star impresses Musselman at Nevada

Marcus Marshall was a star at St. Paul Johnson. Five years later, he's closing his college career making big shots in a manner his coach hasn't seen before.
January 16, 2017
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers scrambled away from Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr during a Dec. 24, 2016, game in Green Bay.

Vikings grades, outlook: Anthony Barr's quiet season an enigma at linebacker

Barr, the former ninth overall pick, played more than ever in his third NFL season, but didn't make the same splash plays Vikings followers became accustomed to seeing from the linebacker.
Wild
January 16, 2017
Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) looks on as Minnesota Wild right wing Jason Pominville (29) scores the game winning goal during the thir

Boudreau says Kuemper is 'going to have to get better'

The backup goaltender, who surrendered a 4-0 lead Saturday in Dallas before Jason Zucker's late winning goal bailed him out, has allowed four or more goals five times and three goals two other times in his nine starts.
Wild
January 16, 2017
First-place Wild rallies from two down to beat Chicago

First-place Wild rallies from two down to beat Chicago

Jason Pominville snapped a 19-game goal drought with the third-period game-winner to help the conference- and division-leading Wild take a two-point lead on Chicago while playing four fewer games than the Blackhawks.
Gophers
January 16, 2017
Carlie Wagner scored a career-high 38 points against Michigan on Sunday, but 28 of those were the second half, including 19 in the fourth quarter. By

Gophers women lose to Michigan, despite 38 points by Wagner

Carlie Wagner scored a career-high 38 points, but 28 of those were the second half, including 19 in the fourth quarter. By then, the Gophers were in too deep a hole. Their largest deficit was 29 points.
Gophers
January 16, 2017
Chris Pfarr gave up an early takedown to 20th-ranked Ryan Christensen but otherwise controlled their 174-pound bout, taking a 7-4 victory that gave th

Minnesota Scene: Gophers beat Badgers in wrestling

Chris Pfarr gave up an early takedown to 20th-ranked Ryan Christensen but otherwise controlled their 174-pound bout, taking a 7-4 victory that gave the Gophers wrestling team an 18-15 victory over Wisconsin on Sunday at the Sports Pavilion.
Gophers
January 16, 2017

6-foot-5 Kansas wide receiver commits to Gophers

At 6-5 and 185 pounds, the three-star recruit attracted multiple scholarship offers, including ones from Iowa, Kansas and Western Michigan.nth.
Sports
January 16, 2017
Ohio State guard JaQuan Lyle went up to shoot between Michigan State guards Alvin Ellis III, left, and Miles Bridges during the second half Sunday.

Lyle, Ohio State top Michigan State for first Big Ten victory

JaQuan Lyle led the way with 22 points and all five starters scored in double figures as Ohio State beat Michigan State 72-67 in one of team's most complete games thus far.
Sports
January 15, 2017

Packers making a habit of taking playoff games down to the wire

Six Packers playoff games have been decided on the last play in the Mike McCarthy era. Sunday was their first victory.
Sports
January 15, 2017
FILE - In this March 29, 2015, file photo, Brock Lesnar makes his entrance at Wrestlemania XXXI in Santa Clara, Calif. UFC 200 has grown so big that a

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Wolves
January 15, 2017

Gallery: Dallas 98, Wolves 87

The Mavericks beat the Wolves 98-87 in Dallas on Sunday, ending Minnesota's three-game winning streak.
Sports
January 15, 2017

RandBall: Staal signing among best in recent Minnesota sports history

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