Lynx
May 18
Lynx guard Kayla McBride shoots a basket in the first overtime of the home opener against the Seattle Storm at Target Center on Friday.

Lynx pull away from Storm 102-93 in double overtime for 2-0 start to season

Napheesa Collier scored 29 points, Kayla McBride added 19 and the Lynx recovered to win their home opener after giving up the final 11 points of regulation.
High Schools
May 17

Friday's prep sports results

Scores and results from around the metro.
Gophers
May 17
Retiring Gophers baseball coach John Anderson.

Gophers baseball misses out on Big Ten tournament

The Gophers beat Northwestern, but Penn State clinched the final spot in the eight-team conference tournament with two victories.
Twins
May 17
The Guardians' Josh Naylor (22) congratulates David Fry, right, after Fry's two-run home run off Twins relief pitcher Steven Okert as catcher Ryan Jef

Twins fall to Guardians on Ramírez home run off Duran

The Twins ended their scoreless drought but dropped the series opener to the AL Central leaders. "It's frustrating for our players when late in the game every meaningful call did go against us," Rocco Baldelli said.
Sports
May 17
Minnesota's Sophia Kunin (11) gets mobbed by teammates Lee Stecklein (2), Liz Schepers (21) and Sophie Jaques (16) after her empty-net goal during the

PWHL Minnesota beats Toronto in Game 5 to reach inaugural finals

Maddie Rooney made 27 saves in the 4-1 victory as Minnesota won its third game in a row to earn its spot against Boston for the Walter Cup.
Sports
May 17
Jay Lietzau's Canterbury Park line for opening day

Jay Lietzau's Canterbury Park line for opening day

Our handicapper returns with his picks for the opening night of racing at Shakopee.
Wolves
May 17
Wolves centers Naz Reid (11) and Rudy Gobert (27) keep Nuggets center Nikola Jokic sandwiched in the first half of Game 6 at Target Center on Thursday

When is Game 7 between the Timberwolves and Nuggets?

The game will be Sunday night after the Knicks lost to the Pacers on Friday night.
Twins
May 17
Through four Class AAA starts, Louie Varland owns a 4.57 ERA with 27 strikeouts and five walks in 21⅔ innings.

Varland, after demotion to minors, seeing success with different pitch

The North St. Paul native was told to use his changeup more, and it has been effective during his stint with the Saints.
Loons
May 17
Eric Ramsay is off to a strong debut as Minnesota United coach, but he doesn't like talking about the record.

Who said it: Ted Lasso? Or Loons coach Eric Ramsay?

The Loons are off to a strong start at 6-2-3, but Ramsay insists he's focused on process over results.
Sports
May 17
Trainers head to the track for an early morning workout at Canterbury Park in Shakopee on Wednesday.

'Downward spiral.' What if troubled Canterbury Park fails?

Horse breeders, owners, trainers, veterinarians and feed dealers see their livelihoods are at stake. "We love this industry," one veteran owner said. "But I'm desperately concerned it's going to die."
Wolves
May 17
Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns team up to guard Denver's Nikola Jokic during Game 6 at Target Center, a strategy the Wolves used to great effe

'They destroy us': Jokic, Malone on how Wolves took apart Nuggets

Denver's superstar center and its veteran coach listed the reasons why the Timberwolves were able to win Game 6 by 45 points. "They hit us first, they hit us second and they hit us third," Malone said.
Sports
May 17
Canterbury Park's 2024 race schedule runs from Saturday through Sept. 28.

Canterbury Park's 2024 schedule at a glance

The Shakopee horseracing track has 54 race days coming between now and September's end.

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