Timberwolves boss Flip Saunders is stretching belief and trying to put a good face on a pretty obvious play by his superstar player to force a trade soon.
Yeo signed a multi-year contract extension with the Wild on Saturday, the team announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the agreement was expected after Yeo guided the team out of the first round of the playoffs for just the second time in franchise history in the final year of his original deal.
The Woodbury Bulletin says the Metrodome's signature blue seats are waiting for fans again: Woodbury High School Royals fans. The paper reports that Royals Stadium has 400 seats salvaged from the Metrodome.
The undefeated Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA are at home tonight against the San Antonio Stars. MPR News' Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about what's been working for the Lynx so far this year.
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Pro sports teams are hawking more than beer and brats at games these days. They're also pushing raffle tickets that give lucky fans at the stadium a chance to win thousands and raise money for charities too.
The Tewaaraton Award is college lacrosse's equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, given out each year to the sport's best male and female players. If either of two brothers were to win it, he would be the first Native American to do so. The irony: Lacrosse was created by Native Americans.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are still looking for a new head coach after their first choice decided he did not want the job. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about how the search has gone so far, and where the team could look next.
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Appearing loose and ready to go, Kurt Busch chatted with family and well-wishers hours before he tried to become just the second driver to complete the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in a single day.
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