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April 19, 2018

Wolves need 'Buckets' to live up to his nickname

MINNEAPOLIS—Jimmy Butler was a tactician on one half of the floor on Wednesday night, holding James Harden to 2-for-9 shooting as the primary...

sports/basketball 6 hours 34 min ago

Lindsay Whalen File photo

Gophers' Whalen has a perfect role model in Staley

MINNEAPOLIS—Before Lindsay Whalen was introduced last Friday as the Gophers' new women's basketball coach, she already had contacted Dawn...

sports/basketball 6 hours 37 min ago

Youth hoops tourney set for this weekend

BEMIDJI -- The Pacesetter Region 8 Youth Basketball Championships will be held Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22, at Bemidji High School and Middle School. The field of 65 teams includes Bemidji, Northome-Kelliher, Cass Lake, Red Lake, Bagley, Leech Lake and Clearbrook-Gonvick....

sports/basketball 6 hours 53 min ago

The Bemidji State softball team celebrates Brooke Phillips' game-winning, walk-off single in the 12th inning of the second game of a doubleheader with Minnesota Crookston Thursday at Chet Anderson Stadium. (Austin Monteith | Bemidji Pioneer)

SOFTBALL: Beavers rally for 12-inning comeback win

BEMIDJI -- It took almost three hours, but after 12 innings and 36 combined hits, Brooke Phillips connected for the walk-off single in the bottom...

sports/softball 6 hours 57 min ago

BOYS TENNIS: Jacks improve to 6-0 with two wins

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- The Bemidji High School boys tennis team remains undefeated with a 6-0 record after two 6-1 wins over East Grand Forks and...

sports/tennis 7 hours 11 min ago

Thelen, Tompkins named NSIC Honor Student-Athletes

BURNSVILLE -- Bemidji State seniors Raquel Thelen and Evan Tompkins earned 2018 NSIC Honor Student-Athlete awards, the NSIC announced Thursday. On the soccer field, Thelen posted 15 goals and 25 assists in her 72 career matches. She was a two-time First Team All-NSIC selection, was...

sports 7 hours 13 min ago

BASEBALL: Beavers swept at Minot State

MINOT, N.D. -- The Bemidji State baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader against Minot State on Thursday at Corbett Field, falling...

sports/baseball 7 hours 16 min ago

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen celebrates a play against the New Orleans Saints at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Vikings open season at home against 49ers, have four nationally televised games

The Vikings will open the season Sept. 9 against the San Francisco 49ers at U.S. Bank Stadium, the NFL announced Thursday. It will mark the second...

sports/football 9 hours 26 min ago

Minnesota Twins left fielder Eddie Rosario (20) is congratulated by teammates after hitting an RBI triple against the Houston Astros during the fourth inning at Target Field in Minneapolis on April 11, 2018. Jeffrey Becker / USA TODAY Sports

Mission accomplished for young Twins stars at Puerto Rico Series

SAN JUAN, P.R. — Their four-day whirlwind homecoming having reached a victorious conclusion, young Twins stars Jose Berrios and Eddie Rosario...

sports/baseball 10 hours 27 min ago

Wild sell hope heading into must-win Game 5

ST. PAUL — Trailing 3-1 in a best-of-seven playoff series with the Winnipeg Jets, the Wild have found comfort in the familiar rally cry...

sports/hockey 10 hours 35 min ago

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela (15) and Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) battle for a rebound during the third quarter in Game 2 of the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center in Houston on April 18, 2018. Troy Taormina / USA TODAY Sports

Houston has exposed Karl-Anthony Towns' weaknesses. Can he adjust?

MINNEAPOLIS — One day after calling for his all-star center to get more post touches, Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague seemed to be...

sports/basketball 12 hours 36 min ago

Jason Zucker

Wild speedster Jason Zucker on his scoreless first round: 'I need to be better'

WINNIPEG, Man. — Jason Zucker isn't making any excuses. After racking up 33 goals and 31 assists amid a breakout regular season, the 26-year-old...

sports/hockey 12 hours 52 min ago

From left, head coach Mike Zimmer, quarterback Kirk Cousins, general manager Rick Spielman and owner Mark Wilf pose for a photo after Cousins was introduced as the new Minnesota Vikings quarterback during a news conference at Twins Cities Orthopedic Performance Center in Eagan, Minn., on Thursday, March 15, 2018. John Autey / St. Paul Pioneer Press

Bud Grant: New Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins one 'very happy camper'

EAGAN, Minn. — When legendary Vikings coach Bud Grant had lunch this week with Kirk Cousins, he noticed the recently signed quarterback...

sports/football 13 hours 7 min ago

This is how the interior of the Bell Bank Gate at the new Minnesota United's Allianz Field stadium in St. Paul will look when it's completed next year. Submitted illustration

Fargo-based Bell Bank announces partnership with Minnesota United soccer team

FARGO—The Minnesota United pro soccer team and Fargo-based Bell Bank have announced a 10-year partnership that involves naming a gate after...

sports/soccer 21 hours 7 min ago

Twins' LaMarre ends Puerto Rico marathon in 16th

Ryan LaMarre lined a single to center field to score Eddie Rosario with no outs in the bottom of the 16th inning Wednesday night, giving the Minnesota Twins a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians and a split in their two-game series in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The first Major League...

sports April 19, 2018 - 12:02am