High Schools
May 17, 2022
Elizabeth Johnson’s feelings on basic training? “I loved it,” she said.

National Guard duties are priority for captain of Farmington High School softball team

Elizabeth Johnson is a senior first baseman for Farmington and also a graduate of basic training, a high school student with a plan for her future.
High Schools
May 17, 2022
Collin Beduhn of Wayzata

Prep Athletes of the Week: Wayzata junior coming into his own on court

Collin Beduhn's powerful serve helps him get into a rhythm, as he showed when he knocked off Class 2A's top-ranked player.
Gophers
May 17, 2022
Osseo’s Josh Ola-Joseph signed with Gophers in November, but transferred high schools to play at AZ Compass Prep.

Ola-Joseph eager to play for U after leaving Minnesota for senior year

Of the three Minnesota natives who signed with Ben Johnson and the Gophers in November, Joshua Ola-Joseph was the least visible last season.
Wild
May 17, 2022
Augustana will begin Division I men’s hockey play at Midco Arena in the 2023-24 season.

CCHA adding Augustana as ninth member when school starts hockey in 2023

The team will be coached by a former Gophers assistant and is joining the league that includes Minnesota State, St. Thomas and Bemidji State.
Twins
May 17, 2022
Souhan on the Buxton plan + a Vikings game-by-game prediction

Souhan on the Buxton plan + a Vikings game-by-game prediction

Columnist Jim Souhan joins the Daily Delivery to talk about the Twins' '100-game plan' for Byron Buxton. Also, the Lynx 0-4 start, Vikings predictions and a Gophers football recruiting development.
Twins
May 17, 2022
Minnesota Twins' Gary Sanchez, bottom left, is congratulated by third base coach Tommy Watkins after hitting a home run off of Oakland Athletics pitch

Bunt, blast and flawless bullpen give Twins 3-1 'throwback' victory over Oakland

Gary Sanchez clobbered a 433-foot home run but it was a sacrifice bunt — just the second by the Twins this season — that produced the game-winning run.
Wild
May 17, 2022
Joel Eriksson Ek lost some teeth in the Wild’s final game.

Banged-up Wild: Dumba's punctured lung, Eriksson Ek's missing teeth

Matt Dumba hesitated when asked about the injury that limited his effectiveness vs. the Blues; Joel Eriksson Ek lost three teeth to a teammate's stick.
Randball
May 17, 2022
Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley (21) smiles after fouling Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul (3) during the second half of game 5 of the NBA ba

Pat Bev roasts Paul after Suns' Game 7 collapse. 'CP can't guard nobody.'

Wolves guard Patrick Beverley loves to talk trash. Patrick Beverley also very much does not love Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul, a rivalry that dates back to when they were teenagers.
Wild
May 17, 2022
Kevin Fiala had a strong regular season, but didn’t score in the playoffs.

Fiala knows he could be gone from Wild despite best season of career

The Wild could be forced to trade Kevin Fiala after he became a 30-goal scorer for the first time. Several factors are part of the unusual situation.
Gophers Football
May 17, 2022
Cooper High School Jaxon Howard (11) ran to the sidelines after blocking a field goal in the fourth quarter.

Gophers among final four for Cooper football standout Jaxon Howard

The top football recruit in Minnesota for the 2023 class has Minnesota and three traditional football powers on his list of four schools.
Gophers
May 17, 2022
Raise your hand if you’ve won multiple important postseason games recently. P.J. Fleck can.

Souhan: A Minnesota team that wins postseason games? That's P.J. Fleck's Gophers

Postseason victories are hard to come by around here, so let's appreciate the ones who keep delivering them: the Gophers football players and coaches.
Sports
May 17, 2022
Minnesota Whitecaps goaltender Amanda Leveille celebrates with the Isobel Cup at Tria Rink on Sunday, March 17, 2019 in St. Paul, Minn. The Whitecaps

Jack Brodt departs Whitecaps after 18 seasons

Minnesota Scene: Brodt will take a position as an assistant hockey operations official with NLTT Hockey, the company that owns the Premier Hockey Federation team.

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