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Rojas and France help the Mariners knock off the Twins 10-6

Rojas and France help the Mariners knock off the Twins 10-6

Josh Rojas and Ty France each hit an RBI single during Seattle’s four-run ninth inning, and the Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 10-6. Cal Raleigh connected for a pinch-hit grand slam in the seventh for Seattle, which has won three of four.
by The Associated Press

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Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert wins record-tying 4th Defensive Player of the Year award

Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert wins record-tying 4th Defensive Player of the Year award

Rudy Gobert, the Minnesota center, was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time — joining Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace.
by The Associated Press

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Man admits racial harassment of Utah women's NCAA basketball team

Man admits racial harassment of Utah women's NCAA basketball team

Prosecutors in northern Idaho say they won't bring charges against a man who admitted to using a racial slur against University of Utah women's basketball players.
by Kirk Siegler

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Woods Richardson allows 1 hit in 6 shutout innings with 8 strikeouts as Twins beat Mariners 3-1

Woods Richardson allows 1 hit in 6 shutout innings with 8 strikeouts as Twins beat Mariners 3-1

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched six shutout innings of one-hit ball and the Minnesota Twins scored twice in the seventh to beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 in the opener of their four-game series.
by The Associated Press

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Toronto treads lightly, choosing 4th-place Minnesota over 3rd-place Boston as PWHL playoff opponent

Toronto treads lightly, choosing 4th-place Minnesota over 3rd-place Boston as PWHL playoff opponent

The two teams who finished with identical 12-9-3 records, with Boston having the tie-breaking edge. Of all the aspects taken into consideration, among the most important, perhaps, was the fear of providing their opponent any additional motivation entering the best-of-five semifinal series, which opens in Toronto on Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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Edwards, Towns lead Wolves’ 106-80 blitz of Murray, Jokic for 2-0 series lead over champion Nuggets

Edwards, Towns lead Wolves’ 106-80 blitz of Murray, Jokic for 2-0 series lead over champion Nuggets

Another dominant performance by the Minnesota Timberwolves has the reigning but reeling NBA champion Denver Nuggets on the cusp of a stunning early exit from the playoffs. 
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota secures final spot in PWHL playoffs

Minnesota secures final spot in PWHL playoffs

Minnesota’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team is heading to the playoffs in its inaugural season.
by MPR News Staff

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‘I did not feel like a human’: Brittney Griner tells NPR about detention in Russia

‘I did not feel like a human’: Brittney Griner tells NPR about detention in Russia

Griner's new memoir recounts being humiliated by guards, of the pain from squeezing her 6-foot-9 frame into cramped beds and cage, and cutting her locs because it was so cold that her hair froze.
by Juana Summers, Ashley Brown and Elena Burnett

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