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PWHL joins video game roster for NHL 25 in holiday update
Fans of women’s hockey and of the video game franchise EA SPORTS NHL 25 will soon be able to play the game with all six teams of the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
Minnesota Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback
Minnesotan Lindsey Vonn says she is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team in an attempt to race again at age 40. Thursday’s announcement comes more than six years after Vonn’s last Olympics.
Sharpe and Clingan power the Trail Blazers to a 106-98 victory over the Timberwolves
Shaedon Sharpe scored 33 points, Donovan Clingan narrowly missed a triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocks on Wednesday, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves for the second straight night 106-98.
Olympic champion wrestler Gable Steveson ends retirement, returns to University of Minnesota
Wrestler Gable Steveson, who won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, is coming out of retirement. Steveson will compete for the University of Minnesota for a fifth and final season. 
Williams and Grant help Trail Blazers beat Timberwolves 122-108
Robert Williams and Jerami Grant each scored 19 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 122-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Naz Reid led Minnesota with 28 points in the loss while star guard Anthony Edwards pitched in 26 points.
Minnesota Twins initiate front office transition with Falvey to president, Zoll to GM, St. Peter to adviser
The Minnesota Twins will promote Derek Falvey to president of baseball and business operations and Jeremy Zoll to general manager as part of a front office succession plan initiated by current club president Dave St. Peter’s move into a strategic adviser role. 
Minnesota Lynx GM, associate head coach leave the WNBA team
General Manager Clare Duwelius is headed to Unrivaled, the new women’s three-on-three basketball league started by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. And associate head coach Katie Smith is headed to Ohio State, where she’ll be the assistant coach for the women’s basketball team.