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March Madness: South Dakota State, UConn can both call upon deep benches as they meet in 2nd round
Second-seeded UConn and No. 10 seed South Dakota each have stars in the starting lineup. However, both the Huskies and the Jackrabbits have more options off the bench heading into Monday's second-round NCAA Tournament game. 
Wild use 3-goal second period to beat Sabres 4-1
Marco Rossi, Justin Brazeau, Mats Zuccarello and Frederick Gaudreau scored, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1. Comfortably in the Western Conference first wild-card spot, Minnesota moved within two points of third-place Colorado in the Central Division. 
Randle scores 20 points and Timberwolves stomp Pelicans 134-93 to keep pace in Western Conference
Julius Randle had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves avoided losing to one of the Western Conference’s worst teams for the second time in three days with a 134-93 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.
Here are some of the Minnesotans competing in this year’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament
It’s officially March Madness and this is the last chance for Hopkins graduate Paige Bueckers to win that elusive national championship. Here some of the Minnesotans competing in this year’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament.
Wild get three quick goals to start game, beat Kraken 4-0
Ryan Hartman, Matt Boldy and Liam Ohgren scored 1 minute, 42 seconds apart early in the first period and the Minnesota Wild beat the Seattle Kraken 4-0 on Wednesday night.
Vikings committed to J.J. McCarthy as starting QB after considering Aaron Rodgers, AP source says
The Minnesota Vikings have committed to moving forward with J.J. McCarthy as their starting quarterback this season after deciding not to offer Aaron Rodgers a contract, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.