Preview: Wild @ Jets
THE STORY: The league-leading Minnesota Wild look to extend their winning streak to eight games Tuesday, but they’ll be facing a Winnipeg Jets team that has been on a roll at home. Minnesota, which is …
13 Dec 11
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Preview: Gophers vs Central Michigan
THE STORY: Even without Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota has outperformed expectations en route to a hot start and will look to extend its win streak to five games when it hosts Central Michigan Tuesday at Williams …
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Gophers adjusting to life without Mbakwe
When the Golden Gophers lost 6-8 senior F Trevor Mbakwe in late November to a season-ending ACL tear he sustained in a tournament championship game against Dayton in Orlando, most observers expected a rough stretch …
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Minnesota Vikings: Player Watch – Tuesday
WR Stephen Burton, a rookie seventh-round draft pick, injured the medial collateral ligament in his knee and was placed on injured reserve. He won’t require surgery. Burton made the team as a practice-squad player. He …
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NHL leading Wild focused on winning
Almost in anonymity, Minnesota keeps rolling. The NHL standings leader completed a sweep of its four-game West Coast road trip when it upended Phoenix 4-1 Saturday night. The Wild have won seven in a row …
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Adelman needs to step up the learning process
Just when Timberwolves fans finally had something to really get excited about, along came the NBA lockout. That delayed the season by nearly two months and placed the team in a precarious position as the …
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Ponder benched, but is still the starter
The Vikings need to finish 2-1 against the Saints, Redskins and Bears to avoid becoming the first team to lose 14 games in the 51-year history of the franchise. “That’s our motivation now,” defensive end …
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Minnesota Twins: Winter Meetings Recap
RHP Daniel Turpen ended up being the player to be named from the Rockies in the Kevin Slowey trade. Turpen, 25 fanned 33 and walked 35 in 47 relief appearances, and one start, with Class …
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