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The Wild takes on the Los Angeles Kings in Thursday night's opener. Coach Mike Yeo says the Wild is looking to get better offensively. He says it's something he and the players talk about a lot.
Former Gov. Arne Carlson says the Minnesota Vikings should contribute money toward settling the Minnesota Orchestra lockout. “I can see the Vikings saying, ‘We did get a very good deal from the state, so we’d like to be part of the solution’,” Carlson said, speaking to Tom Weber on The Daily Circuit. “I think we should Read more →
The Wild takes on the Los Angeles Kings in Thursday night's opener. Coach Mike Yeo says the Wild is looking to get better offensively. He says it's something he and the players talk about a lot.
The Minnesota Vikings won their first game of the 2013 season in London yesterday, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-27. The Vikings are are now 1-3. MPR's Phil Picard spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the victory which featured Matt Cassel replacing Christian Ponder as the starting quarterback. Ponder sustained a rib injury last week.
The Minnesota Twins are reportedly taking a step toward assuring there’ll be no more of the same old losing at Target Field today by continuing more of the same in the manager’s office. Ken Rosenthal, one of Fox’s baseball reporters says Gardenhire will be rewarded with a two-year contract. Sources tell me and @jonmorosi that…
Minnesota will open the finals on Oct. 6 at home against Atlanta, which completed its sweep of Indiana earlier Sunday. It's a rematch of the 2011 championship in which the Lynx swept Atlanta in three games.