Twins
June 21, 2017
Oops: 'Mittlestadt' honored at Wrigley Field before NHL draft

Oops: 'Mittlestadt' honored at Wrigley Field before NHL draft

NHL draft prospect Casey Mittelstadt of Eden Prairie is in Chicago ahead of the draft, but the Cubs proved he's not yet a household name.
Wild
June 21, 2017
Wild's Erik Haula, Alex Tuch bound for Vegas by day's end

Wild's Erik Haula, Alex Tuch bound for Vegas by day's end

Sources say the Golden Knights have signed Haula and will send them Tuch in return for the expansion team not taking anyone else from the Wild's list of unprotected players.
Sports
June 21, 2017
Legendary Noon Ball player Tom Otterdahl, “Otts” on the court, once had a community college coach pleading with his team: “Somebo

Reusse: 'Noon ball' legend lights it up until his final days

Tom Otterdahl died last week at age 72 Three days earlier, "Otts" had been playing in St. Paul's notorious Noon Ball basketball games in a grade school gym.
Sports
June 21, 2017
Children's Mercy Park during a match between the LA Galaxy and Sporting KC last season.

Model franchise? United looks to Kansas City and sees its future

After playing to small crowds in ill-fitting venues, Sporting Kansas City has sold out its stadium for close to 100 games in a row and built a loyal following with a fan-focused approach.
Wolves
June 21, 2017
Timberwolves GM Scott Layden: Thursday's draft could be 'historic'

Timberwolves GM Scott Layden: Thursday's draft could be 'historic'

The Wolves are leaving open all options -- stay where they are, move down, move up, trade -- with their seventh pick in Thursday's NBA draft
Gophers
June 21, 2017

Gophers get running back to flip commitment from Bowling Green

P.J. Fleck's coaching staff watched Thomas Rush at a satellite camp in Canton, Ohio, offered a scholarship and he accepted.
Vikings
June 21, 2017
Norv Turner

Former Vikings coordinator Norv Turner remains open to coaching again

Turner, the former Vikings offensive coordinator, has not taken a new coaching position since he surprisingly resigned here last November, after disagreements with head coach Mike Zimmer.
Wolves
June 21, 2017

End of an era: Nikola Pekovic's Wolves statistics

In his best Minnesota season, center Nikola Pekovic averaged 17.5 points and almost nine rebounds per game. Here are his season-by-season stats.
Gophers
June 21, 2017
Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino addresses fans after Minnesota beat Nebraska in an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Minnea

Gophers basketball, hockey leaving ESPN 1500 for 'The Fan' family of stations

The University of Minnesota has opted to move all of its sports programming to the iHeartRadio family of stations, which features 100.3 FM radio in the Twin Cities.
Outdoors
June 21, 2017
Anderson: Record northern pike catch still a fish story for the ages

Anderson: Record northern pike catch still a fish story for the ages

It's worthwhile to review records already on the books — including Minnesota's most famous, or perhaps infamous.
Twins
June 21, 2017
Santana struggles but Twins 'offense took care of it;' Vargas blasts 475-foot homer

Santana struggles but Twins 'offense took care of it;' Vargas blasts 475-foot homer

Miguel Sano and Kennys Vargas smashed home runs and the Twins' bullpen bailed out starter Ervin Santana for a 9-7 victory against the White Sox.
Wild
June 21, 2017
Minnesota Wild left wing Erik Haula could be headed to Las Vegas.

Sources: Expansion Vegas team negotiating with Wild free agent Haula

If the Golden Knights sign the former two-time University of Minnesota leading scorer, Erik Haula would count as the Wild's lost player in expansion.

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