Sports & Outdoors Archives

Napheesa Collier’s Lunar Owls win inaugural Unrivaled game

The 3-on-3 women’s basketball league co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Lynx forward Napheesa Collier debuted Friday.

Wild continue their struggles on home ice in 4-0 loss to Utah Hockey Club

Typically among the hardest places in the NHL for opponents to play, the home crowd noticeably lacked energy – for good reason …

Mike Conley plays best game of season in Timberwolves’ win in Dallas

“Conley has played an absolutely fantastic game,” ESPN analyst Jay Bilas noted near the end of the national broadcast.

Preliminary 2024 season report shows higher deer harvest

Hunters harvested more than 170,000 deer during the 2024 hunting season, up 7% statewide from the 2023 hunting season.

Lake Vermilion Area Trail Report – January 22, 2025

Trail conditions are looking up a bit from last week! Attached is the trail report as of today.

DiVincenzo-less T-Wolves crumble late in loss to Memphis

The Timberwolves led by nine in the fourth quarter in the MLK Jr. Day matinee.

Frost left chasing after early goal in third straight loss

The loss was the third straight for the second-place Frost, who lost 3-2 to New York in a shootout before falling to Montreal 4-2 last week.

Vikings agree to multi-year contract extension with Kevin O’Connell

On Tuesday afternoon, the Vikings announced they have agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension.

No late letdown this time, as Wild pull away from Avalanche in the third

Minnesota emphatically snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 road win in Colorado.

Timberwolves fall apart in second half of loss to Cleveland

Everything Minnesota had going for it at that point appeared to be highly repeatable. Yet it wasn’t.

Another early lead fades in Nashville as Wild lose third in a row

Minnesota coach unhappy with many aspects of his team’s game, with Colorado showdown next.

Abby Boreen scores twice as Montreal Victoire beat Frost

Kendall Coyne Schofield and Claire Thompson scored for the Frost, who suffered their first road regulation loss of the season.

Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves take it to Knicks in fourth quarter for key win in New York

The win meant something to Minnesota after it was drubbed by the Knicks on national television a month prior at Target Center.

What’s going on with the Twins? Here’s an update on what has (and hasn’t) happened this offseason

A few big names have left via free agency, but the Twins have yet to add a major league player to the roster this offseason.

Five questions the Vikings need to answer this offseason

If the Vikings want to take the next step, however, they need to pull the right strings this offseason. A 14-3 regular-season record speaks for itself — but there are some clear weaknesses that need to be improved upon.

Frost let one go late, fall in shootout at New York

The Minnesota Frost were two minutes away from a third consecutive win, but some late New York magic wrested the victory away on Wednesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Pretty, gritty, and nasty as Oilers outlast Wild

It’s only the midway point of January, and the Minnesota Wild’s regular season finale is still three full months away, but some numbers-crunching websites showing that the local hockey club has a 97% chance of making the playoffs.

Lake Vermilion Area Trail Report – January 15, 2025

Where the trails go through swamps and exposed areas, they are showing grass and ground after the first grooming pass. But overall trail conditions are much better than they were before grooming.

Area Conservation Officer Weekly Reports

January 13, 2025 Area Conservation Officer Weekly Reports forMinnesota DNR Districts 5 and 6.

Jan. 20 is the first 2025 Free Park Day at Minnesota state parks, recreation areas

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving vehicle permit fees at all 73 state parks and recreation areas on Monday, Jan. 20. This Free Park Day. This Free Park Day is one of four such days each year.

Minnesotans fish free statewide with kids Jan. 18-20

During this three-day weekend, any Minnesota resident can go fishing for free if fishing with a child 15 years old or younger. Minnesotans 15 years old or younger.

Edwards scores 41 as Timberwolves beat Wizards for fourth win in five games

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 20 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcome a sloppy first half and beat the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 120-106 on Monday night.

Frost wins before the biggest women’s pro hockey crowd in U.S. history

The top two teams in the Professional Women’s Hockey League, one from Canada, one from the U.S., played in Denver as a stop on the PWHL Takeover Tour before a record crowd of 14,018.

If this is it for Harrison Smith, his legacy with the Vikings is set

Though it’s still unclear if Smith, 35, will actually hang up the cleats for good, his emotions, and the fact that he couldn’t hide them, spoke for themselves.