Vikings
April 25
Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, left, and coach Kevin O’Connell need to be able to live with giving up any quarterbacks they leave on the table in th

Scoggins: Worried about costly trade to draft a quarterback? Don't be.

Which one, at what pick, for what cost? If the Vikings draft a quarterback who becomes a star, you won't remember what they paid to get him.
Wolves
April 25
Wolves center Naz Reid passes the ball around Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic during the fourth quarter Saturday at Target Center.

Naz Reid. That's the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year winner.

Reid is the first player in Wolves history to win the award and only the undrafted player to win it. The vote was very close.
Vikings
April 25
Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell, a former NFL quarterback drafted in the third round in 2008, is expected to select the team's quarterback of the future

Next phase of O'Connell's quarterback journey begins tonight

In the first round of the NFL draft tonight, the Vikings could make franchise history with a choice coach Kevin O'Connell was hired two years ago to make.
Twins
April 25
The Twins' Willi Castro rounds the bases on his three-run homer in the second inning Wednesday night.

Castro's three-run birthday blast helps Twins beat White Sox

Willi Castro celebrated his 27th birthday with a three-run home run Wednesday night, and the Twins defeated the MLB-worst Chicago White Sox 6-3.
High Schools
April 24

Wednesday's prep sports results

Scores and results from around the metro area.
Sports
April 24
Al Shaver, pictured in 1979, arrived with the North Stars in 1967 and chose not to follow the franchise to Dallas after the 1993 season. He instead wo

Reusse: Shaver was 'Voice of the North Stars' and an all-time great guy

Al Shaver, who had a premier standing among Minnesota sports radio voices, died Monday at 96. He made many friends and called it like he saw it.
Colleges
April 24
Tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford works out for NFL scouts during Gophers pro day in March.

How will Minnesota be represented in the NFL draft?

Here are some players with state ties to watch for, ranging from a potential top-10 pick to others who might sign with pro teams as undrafted free agents.
Wolves
April 24
Guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker has given the Wolves superior perimeter defense, along with teammates Jaden McDaniels and Anthony Edwards, in the team'

Wolves' shut-down defense frustrates Suns in first-round playoff series

Phoenix has yet to score 100 points in the series, and the efforts of the perimeter defensive trio of Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jaden McDaniels and Anthony Edwards have led the way to a 2-0 lead.
Sports
April 24
Minnesota Twins left fielder Trevor Larnach slid safely into third in the first inning on a Ryan Jeffers single. The Minnesota Twins faced the Chicago

Live: Twins, White Sox back in action; follow on Gameview

Joe Ryan is on the mound at Target Field. Tap here for pitch-by-pitch updates and get scores and stats from around Major League Baseball.
Gophers
April 24
Brennan Rigsby (4) takes a shot for Oregon against South Carolina on March 21 in the NCAA tournament in Pittsburgh.

Gophers hoops lands Oregon guard transfer after Hawkins' departure

The Gophers had an increasing need at guard after Elijah Hawkins entered the transfer portal earlier this week.
High Schools
April 24
Brodie Ellavsky of Princeton is an archer with national accomplishments in place, and he's pursuing more.

High school archer focuses on target: another national championship

Princeton sophomore Brodie Ellavsky, ranked third in the U.S. in the National Archery in the Schools Program, is aiming for a title this week.
Wild
April 24
Wild forward Matt Boldy talked on Friday after his team's season ended with no playoff berth.

Matt Boldy is selected to the U.S. world championship team

Wild coach John Hynes will lead the team from May 10-16 in the Czech Republic.

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