Morning Edition: Sports

Gophers set for challenge in Citrus Bowl
While the Vikings played their final game of the season this weekend in Minneapolis, the Gophers were practicing in Orlando, where temperatures reached 80 degrees.
On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings host the Bears in the last game of the season for both teams.
Goaltending among issues holding back the Wild
The Minnesota Wild hope to snap a three-game winless streak when the team takes on Philadelphia Tuesday night at the Xcel Energy Center.
A couple of college football playoff games this weekend feature teams from our region.
The Minnesota Vikings blew a 14-0 lead and lost to the first place Detroit Lions 16-14 Sunday.
Injury ends Banham's season for Gopher women
The basketball star tore her right ACL on Wednesday night during a game against North Dakota.
Gophers land first New Year's bowl game since 1962
MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for The Star Tribune, about college football's intricate process of selecting teams for bowl games.
The lowdown on a low spot in the Timberwolves' season
MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for The Star Tribune, about the state of Minnesota's professional basketball team.
The Gophers finished the regular season on Saturday with a loss to Wisconsin. They'll find out which bowl game wants them next Sunday.