Sports

Gosling scores twice to help the Sceptres beat the Frost 3-2 in PWHL playoff opener
Julia Gosling scored twice in a 1:55 span in the second period and the Toronto Sceptres beat the defending champion Minnesota Frost 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the PWHL semifinal series.
In Crosslake, governor’s fishing opener spotlights lethal impact of lead tackle to Minnesota’s loons
One of the biggest threats loons face is poisoning from swallowing lead sinkers, lures and jigs. Yet efforts to ban lead tackle in Minnesota have repeatedly failed and convincing anglers to voluntarily switch out their lead tackle for non-toxic alternatives has been a slow process.
Wild GM Guerin aims for Kaprizov extension and aggressive summer spending with cap constraints gone
The Minnesota Wild have entered a critical offseason. They’re able to fully participate in free agency again after two years of significant salary cap constraints.
Defending PWHL champion Minnesota opens playoffs in rematch vs. Toronto; Montreal faces Ottawa
Kendall Coyne Schofield and the Minnesota Frost are back in the PWHL playoffs — but barely — in a bid to defend their inaugural Walter Cup championship. Montreal and Toronto return, carrying the weight of losing in the semifinals last year.
López fans 11 as Correa, Buxton homer in Twins’ 9-1 win over Orioles
Pablo López struck out a season-high 11 batters and Carlos Correa hit an upper-deck two-run homer during a five-run third inning as the Minnesota Twins opened a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles with a 9-1 win.
Warriors take Game 1 from cold-shooting Wolves 99-88 despite Curry’s departure with hamstring strain
Buddy Hield and Draymond Green delivered from 3-point range with Golden State star Stephen Curry suddenly sidelined by a hamstring strain, and the Warriors opened the second-round series with an inspired 99-88 victory over the Timberwolves.
Lynx's Napheesa Collier poised for another WNBA title run after an offseason playing with Unrivaled
Napheesa Collier spent the offseason working on her game and raising her profile. After the Minnesota All-Star forward and the Lynx came up short in their bid for title last season, falling to Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals, Collier went to work as one of the marquee players in the Unrivaled and as co-founder of the league.
Draymond Green’s vow to keep his cool helps Warriors advance to face Timberwolves in West semis
Draymond Green made good on his promise to Golden State he would keep his cool in Game 7 against the Houston Rockets. The Warriors avoided wasting a 3-1 lead in the first round and advanced to face Minnesota.