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The Vikings are 1-1 and will have a raft of injury questions to sort through after their offensive line was decimated Sunday night.

A player who "lives, eats, breathes, sleeps baseball" has done just that in his first major league season.

The Minnesota Lynx got going in their WNBA playoffs opener thanks largely to reserve point guard Natisha Hiedeman, who finished with 18 points.

Minnesota United manager Eric Ramsay said his players are full of confidence after outlasting the first-place team in the Western Conference late Saturday.

Vikings quarterback and new dad J.J. McCarthy caps a memorable week with another prime-time game. Check back here for live updates and analysis from U.S. Bank Stadium.

James McCann launched a three-run homer to spoil what was otherwise an encouraging outing for the Twins righthander.

After a slow start that saw them trail by seven after the first quarter, Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx dominated the rest of the way to a 101-72 victory over Golden State in the WNBA Playoffs.

Michael Andrews, a jack of all trades for 15 years at Ludlow's Island Resort on Lake Vermilion, is the epitome of a Minnesota outdoorsman.

From the eight penalties for 84 yards to dropped passes by wide receivers and missed assignments by linemen, the Gophers played sloppy in Saturday's loss to Cal.

The valued reserve wasn't available to help out during last season's playoff run because of WNBA rules, but she has made her presence felt in 2025.