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Wild will be without Joel Eriksson Ek and Jonas Brodin for first two games of series vs. Avs
The Minnesota Wild will be without forward Joel Eriksson Ek and defenseman Jonas Brodin for the first two games of their second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche because of lower-body injuries.
Roese scores in OT to offset hat trick as Frost beat Victoire 5-4 in semifinal opener
The two-time defending champion Frost scored five times against Ann-Renée Desbiens — the league's stingiest goaltender, who led with a 1.11 goals-against average and a 0.955 save percentage.
The NHL playoffs feature a bunch of new blood in the second round
The second round of the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs has at least six teams who did not make it that far a year ago. Buffalo, Colorado, Minnesota, Philadelphia and Anaheim have already qualified. The winner Montreal-Tampa Bay first-round series will also deliver another newcomer.
Twins slump continues in 7-3 loss to Blue Jays
Kazuma Okamoto homered twice, Yohendrick Pinango had three hits in just his fifth career game, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3.
Jaden McDaniels leads Timberwolves on both ends of the court in 110-98 clincher to oust Nuggets in 6
Jaden McDaniels had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 24 points in a surprise start for the injury-ravaged Minnesota Timberwolves in a 110-98 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 that finished off another tense NBA playoff series between the rivals.
Minneapolis high school swimmer invents device that detects harmful pool chemicals
Aditi Gandhi, a student athlete from the Blake School in Minneapolis, has invented a device that continuously monitors for chloramines, a toxic type of chemical compound found in swimming pools.
Wild beat Stars 5-2 for first playoff series win in 11 years
Quinn Hughes led Minnesota to its first playoff series victory in 11 years, scoring twice in the Wild's 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 6 on Thursday night.
Lindsey Vonn tells the AP she is not yet in position emotionally to decide if she will race again
Lindsey Vonn is still recovering physically and emotionally from her frightening crash at the Winter Olympics. She has undergone eight surgeries after suffering a complex left leg fracture — one that nearly led to amputation — in the women’s downhill skiing race on Feb. 8.