Morning Edition: Sports

McCarville skips Lynx season to save wear and tear
The 32-year-old may return to the court later this year, but overseas.
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Wild 4-3 Thursday night, sweeping their second-round series 4-0. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Twins are hot as they wrapped up a home stand where they went 8-3.
Timberwolves Andrew Wiggins won the NBA's Rookie of the Year award, the Vikings selected Trae Waynes in the draft and the Wild take on the Blackhawks Friday.
Minnesota Wild look to bounce back against St. Louis
The series is tied at two games apiece after the Wild were crushed 6-1 on Wednesday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
The Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 Thursday night.
The Twins take on the Kansas City Royals Monday at Target Field.
The Twins are in Detroit for their opening game of the 2015 baseball season.
Gophers claim NCAA women's hockey title
Meanwhile, the men's team cinched the Big Ten title over the weekend.
Thursday night, the Minnesota Wild lost to the Washington Capitals 3-2. Despite that setback, the Wild have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL.