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Minnesota hockey great J.P. Parise dies
Minnesota hockey icon J.P. Parise, father of Minnesota Wild star Zach Parise, died after an extended battle with lung cancer.
The University of Minnesota Gophers men's basketball team has lost its first two Big Ten games. Both losses were on the road, which is a long-standing problem for the team.
1st Minnesota sled dog race of season this weekend
Fourteen mushers and their 12-dog teams have signed up for the Gunflint Mail Run Sled Dog Race.
The Gophers lost 33-17 to Missouri on Thursday in the Citrus Bowl.
The biggest sports stories of 2014
Sports took over national newscasts this year, but the coverage focused on the players, not the scores.
Gophers set for challenge in Citrus Bowl
While the Vikings played their final game of the season this weekend in Minneapolis, the Gophers were practicing in Orlando, where temperatures reached 80 degrees.
On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings host the Bears in the last game of the season for both teams.
Goaltending among issues holding back the Wild
The Minnesota Wild hope to snap a three-game winless streak when the team takes on Philadelphia Tuesday night at the Xcel Energy Center.