by By TIM REYNOLDS No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, 4-1) vs. No. 7 Golden State Warriors (48-34, 4-3) Season series: Warriors, 3-1. Schedule: Game 1 at Minnesota, Tuesday; Game 2 at Minnesota, Thursday; Game 3 at Golden State, Saturday; Game 4 at Golden State, May 12; Game 5 at Minnesota, May 14 (if necessary); Gam...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- University of North Dakota head hockey coach Dane Jackson announced on Tuesday forwards Ellis Rickwood and Isaac Gordon as well as goaltender Zach Sandy have signed valid grant-in-aids (GIA) and will join the Fighting Hawks for the 2025-26 season. "Excited to bring this group of ...

By DAVE CAMPBELL MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Timberwolves have found a new gear after a regular season of fits and starts. Jaden McDaniels converted a three-point play with 39.5 seconds left for the lead and stole the ensuing inbounds pass from LeBron James, leading a rally by the Timberwolves for a 116-113 win over t...

By MIKE COOK ST. PAUL, Minn. - Some puck luck finally went the Vegas Golden Knights' way and they avoided getting pushed to the brink of elimination. Ivan Barbashev scored at 17:26 of overtime and the Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in Game 4 on Saturday to even their first-round playoff series. Nicolas Ro...

EAGAN, Minn. (courtesy Minnesota Vikings)- The Vikings have used their second pick of the 2025 NFL Draft to add a receiver to the roster. Minnesota selected Maryland's Tai Felton with the 102nd overall pick after trading down from the 97th overall spot. Felton started all 12 games he played for the Terrapins last seaso...

By DAVE CAMPBELL ST. PAUL, Minn. - Kirill Kaprizov missed half of the regular season with a lingering lower-body injury that kept him out until just before the NHL playoffs began as the Minnesota Wild barely got in. He's fully recovered now. His team clearly is, too. Kaprizov had had two power-play goals to help the ...

by Tyler Mason MINNEAPOLIS - Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach homered help the Minnesota Twins beat the last-place Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Wednesday night. Larnach hit a solo shot in the sixth, his second blast in two games, to make it 4-3. Buxton hit a two-run homer an inning later as Minnesota won its second straigh...

By MARK ANDERSON LAS VEGAS - Brett Howden had never scored double-digit goals until this season. Then he went out and scored 23. Turns out, Howden isn't finished. He had what turned out to be the game-winning goal and later delivered an empty netter, and the Vegas Golden Knights opened their first-round Western Confer...

By BILL TROCCHI ATLANTA - Michael Harris II had two hits and two RBIs, Drake Baldwin delivered a game-winning pinch-hit single in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Friday night. Enyel De Los Santos (1-0) earned the win with 1 2/3 innings of relief, and Raisel Iglesias ...

By GREG BEACHAM AP EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Luka Doncic has been with the Los Angeles Lakers for 2 1/2 months now, and he's feeling fairly comfortable in his new home. He is building chemistry with his new teammates, who are getting used to his brilliant passes, prolific scoring outbursts and fiery competitiveness. But the...

What to know about the first-round matchups in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer It took until the penultimate night of the regular season, but all the matchups are set for the first round of the NHL playoffs. The reigning champion Florida Panthers open against the cross-state rival Tampa B...

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Anthony Edwards had 18 of his 43 points in the third quarter to help the Minnesota Timberwolves pull away from the Utah Jazz for a 116-105 victory to secure a spot in the playoffs and stay out of the play-in games. Rudy Gobert had 19 points and 18 rebounds as the Tim...

By JOHN WAWROW ST. LOUIS - Owen Michaels didn't hesitate after watching his shot slide into the open net with more than two minutes left to essentially seal Western Michigan's first Frozen Four title in its first championship game. The sophomore forward made a beeline toward the bench and hurtled the boards to jump in...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (UND Athletics)- Sophomore defenseman Jake Livanavage added another major accolade to his mantle on Friday evening, earning a spot on the AHCA/CCM All-America Second Team. The honor was announced as part of the 2025 NCAA Frozen Four festivities from St. Louis, Mo. Livanavage is the program's 67th player,...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- University of North Dakota head hockey coach Dane Jackson announced on Friday that forward Anthony Menghini (pronounced MEN-gee-knee) has signed a valid grant-in-aid (GIA) and will join the hockey program beginning in 2025-26. Menghini has two seasons of eligibility remaining. "A...

GRAND FORKS, N.D.(UND Athletics) - University of North Dakota Director of Athletics Bill Chaves announced on Saturday night that Dane Jackson has been named the 17th head coach of the North Dakota hockey program. "Tonight, I could not be happier to announce Dane Jackson as our next head coach," said Chaves. &...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- University of North Dakota Director of Athletics Bill Chaves and Mallory Bernhard announced on Monday that Bernhard will be stepping down as head coach of the women's basketball program at North Dakota after five seasons. In addition, current Associate Head Coach Dennis Hutter has bee...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - University of North Dakota Director of Athletics Bill Chaves announced on Sunday that a change is being made in the leadership of the North Dakota hockey program. Brad Berry, who just completed his 10th season behind the bench, will not return next season. "Coach Berry has had a tremendous deca...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (UND Athletics)- Top-seeded Western Michigan defeated No. 5 seed North Dakota, 4-2, in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Semifinal on Friday night from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. The loss ends North Dakota's season at 21-15-2, marking the first time since 1990 that the program eclipsed the 20-win...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (UND Athletics)- North Dakota had multiple honorees once again at the annual NCHC Awards Banquet, as freshman forward Sacha Boisvert was named the league's top rookie while veteran radio broadcaster Tim Hennessy was selected as the year's media excellence winner on Thursday night. Boisvert took home N...