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Rhyne Howard scored 22 points, Kristy Wallace made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 18 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the Minnesota Lynx 84-76.
Former U of M football player Marion Barber III has died
Marion Barber III — who played football at Wayzata High School before going to the U — was found unresponsive inside his apartment in Frisco, Texas, according to NBC 5 TV in Dallas.
Connelly wants to push Timberwolves into NBA upper echelon
The Minnesota Timberwolves are riding the momentum of a return to the NBA playoffs and determined to further elevate their long-struggling franchise. New president of basketball operations Tim Connelly is the latest step in the process.
Twins' Carlos Correa tests positive for COVID-19
Carlos Correa has tested positive for COVID-19, the Minnesota Twins said after a 7-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said the 27-year-old shortstop had not been feeling well but doesn’t have significant symptoms.
Schoop 3rd from Curaçao with 1,000 hits, Tigers top Twins
Jonathan Schoop became the third player from Curaçao with 1,000 major league hits and finished a home run shy of the cycle, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 in the opener of a five-game series.
At historic opener, Minnesota Aurora battle to a draw before sellout crowd
With a sellout crowd of more than 5,000 fans cheering them on, the Minnesota Aurora women’s soccer team played to a 1-1 draw with the Green Bay Glory on Thursday night in Eagan, in the franchise’s first game.
Royals score 3 runs in eighth inning, rally past Twins 3-2
Whit Merrifield drove in two runs with a double and scored on Bobby Witt Jr.’s double, as the Kansas City Royals rallied for three runs in the eighth inning and beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2.