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For the first six games of the season, the Minnesota Vikings were able to count on their top-tier defense to bail out an inconsistent offense. As a result, the Vikings went into Detroit at 6-0 — the last undefeated team in the NFL.
Jerry Koosman, Minnesotan who won World Series fame with '69 Mets, dies at 83
Jerry Koosman, an All-Star pitcher from Appleton, Minn., who secured the final out for the Miracle Mets in the 1969 World Series and also pitched for the Minnesota Twins, died Sunday in Osceola, Wis., after battling multiple illnesses for about a year.
Timberwolves blow out Clippers 127-101 behind Ball's 24 points
LaMelo Ball had a season-high 24 points and Jaden McDaniels scored 23 as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Clippers 127-101 in NBA Cup group play for their first win without star Anthony Edwards.
Schaefer scores his 2nd goal of the game in OT to lift Islanders past Wild, 4-3
Matthew Schaefer scored his second goal of the game on a wrist shot at 33 seconds of overtime to give the New York Islanders a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Schaefer beat goalie Jesper Wallstedt from the right circle on a break.
PWHL and union reach agreement to expand rosters and increase minimum salaries entering 4th season
The PWHL and its union announced reaching an agreement to increase each team’s active roster by one player and a stepped-up jump in minimum annual base salaries over the remaining five years of their existing collective bargaining agreement.