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Ibrahim powers Minnesota past Syracuse in Pinstripe Bowl
Mohamed Ibrahim rushed for 71 yards on 16 carries with a touchdown and became Minnesota’s all-time rushing leader in the Golden Gophers' 28-20 win over Syracuse in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Thursday.
Rodgers misses practice with knee issue, but expects to play
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn’t practice Wednesday because of a knee problem, but says he has no worries about his availability for Sunday's game against Minnesota.
Slovakia beats U.S. 6-3 in world junior hockey championship
Dalibor Dvorsky, Robert Baco and Filip Mesar scored in a 3:19 span in the second period and Slovakia beat the United States 6-3 on Wednesday in the world junior championship.
Williamson scores career-high 43, Pelicans top Timberwolves
Zion Williamson scored a career-high 43 points, capping it with New Orleans’ final 14 points in the last 2:44 of the game, and the Pelicans narrowly outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-118 for their fourth straight victory.
T.J. Hockenson proves perfect fit for Vikings' offense
T.J. Hockenson has proven to be the perfect fit, never more than this past Sunday, when he had a career game as the Vikings beat the New York Giants.
Jets suffer third straight loss, lose 4-1 to Wild
Jared Spurgeon, Mats Zuccarello and Frederick Gaudreau each had a goal and assist in the Minnesota Wild’s 4-1 victory Tuesday that handed the Winnipeg Jets their first three-game losing streak of the season.
Heat hold off Timberwolves 113-110, get back to .500 mark
Max Strus scored 19 points, Kyle Lowry added 18 points and nine assists, and the Miami Heat got back to .500 by holding off the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-110.
Vikings edge Giants 27-24 on Joseph's game-ending 61-yard FG
Greg Joseph kicked a career-long 61-yard field goal as time expired to give the Minnesota Vikings a 27-24 victory that prevented the New York Giants from clinching a playoff spot.
Brown's 4th quarter carries Celtics past T-Wolves, 121-109
Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 30 points, D’Angelo Russell scored 21 and Jaden McDaniels had 17. It was Minnesota’s second consecutive loss.