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Photo by Sean M. Haffey/ The Minnesota Wild blueliner is giving up five large for doing the big one against Sonny Milano. In one of the first mass performances by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety this season, Minnesota Wild defenseman Greg Pateryn has been fined a total of $5,000 for his cross-check against Anaheim Ducks forward Sonny Milano. Fourteen minutes and 19 seconds into the first period of the game on Monday, Pateryn delivered a fairly hefty check with his stick against the back of Milano, but the play did not result in any penalty. As always, the fine...

The streamlining of baseball's minor leagues cost Ray Smith his job after 26 years of managing the rookie-level Elizabethton Twins of the Appalachian League.

Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via The Minnesota Timberwolves played their eighth game of the season without Karl-Anthony Towns on Monday in Atlanta and lost for the seventh time in eight tries. On today’s pod we get into why this loss was somewhere between the six-game losing streak and the one KAT-less win against San Antonio. Additional topics today include: Jarred Vanderbilt making it clear he is the best power forward option on the roster. And what Vanderbilt allows the Timberwolves to do in pick and roll coverage. The Vanderbilt-Josh Okogie tandem. How Jarrett...

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Morant-less Memphis Grizzlies in their only game of the past week. Welcome back to the weekly Wolf of the Week column and what was the least-eventful week so far during the Minnesota Timberwolves season — at least in terms of on-court action. It was already only a two-game week, […] Minnesota Timberwolves: Wolf of the Week, Part Four - Dunking with Wolves - Dunking with Wolves - A Minnesota Timberwolves Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald discuss the departure of assistant general manager George Paton and much more! The Daily Norseman and the Climbing The Pocket Network have joined forces to create a one-stop shop for Vikings podcasts delivered to your eardrums daily. This collection of shows promises to deliver the top independent voices covering the Vikings from every angle. Subscribe below: Click here for iTunes Click here for Stitcher Click here for Spotify Click here for iHeartRADIO Click here for YouTube Click here for Google Play...

What are four positions the Minnesota Vikings will not be using their 2021 first-round draft pick on? The Minnesota Vikings pick in the first half of the 2021 NFL Draft, holding the 14th overall selection. They’ll surely be looking to address some of the biggest weaknesses on their roster with that choice. The Vikings have […] 4 positions the Vikings won’t be targeting with their 2021 first-round pick - The Viking Age - The Viking Age - Minnesota Vikings News and Fan Community

Minnesota Wild (2-1-0, third in the West Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (1-1-1, fifth in the West Division)

Orlando Magic (6-8, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (3-9, 15th in the Western Conference)

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/ Undefeated no more. Minnesota gets blanked by the Ducks in a 1-0 goalie duel. If you missed this game, you picked a great one to miss. After two exciting games the Minnesota Wild played and won in Los Angeles, the team put up a stinker. Minnesota failed to capitalize on chances and did not get on the scoresheet Monday night. The Minnesota Wild were blanked by the Anaheim Ducks in a snoozer 1-0 game. Ducks goaltender John Gibson earned his 20th career shutout in a goalie duel between he and Wild netminder Cam Talbot. The Anaheim goalie stopped...

John Gibson made 34 saves in his 20th career shutout, and Nicolas Deslauriers scored early in the third period of the Anaheim Ducks 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night.

Dalvin Cook is on the All-NFL team for the first time, joining the Titans' Derrick Henry at running back.

Bryan Miller is a local writer and comedian that stops by each week for a skoLOL top 10 list! This week he focuses on the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs… 10. The Rams lost badly to the Packers. It’s the first time in history someone from LA didn’t look good in Wisconsin. 9. Patrick … The post skoLOL: The Divisional Round Jamboree appeared first on Vikings Territory.

The Minnesota Twins are known as a very active franchise in the international free agent market, and this year was no different, with the Twins bringing in a larger class of thirteen free agents. This included two on MLB.com’s list of Top 30 International Free Agents available and several other players to help fill out […] Minnesota Twins: Ranking the 13 International Free Agents Signings - Pucketts Pond - Pucketts Pond - A Minnesota Twins Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

The Minnesota Vikings missed the playoffs this year after making it last year. The fans right now are not just wishing their team was still in the playoffs, but also looking back at some playoff moments in franchise history (mostly bad). No doubt the Vikings have had many heartbreaking playoff losses in their history, including … The post What is the worst loss in Vikings history? appeared first on Vikings Territory.

Unfortunately, the Minnesota Vikings were not the team to eliminate the New Orleans Saints from the playoffs this season. The Vikings let the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take care of business instead this time around. However, this year’s playoff loss could have a much larger impact on the Saints than all of the other times they’ve […] Could the Saints be interested in trading for Kirk Cousins? - The Viking Age - The Viking Age - Minnesota Vikings News and Fan Community