A man suspected of car theft who police say was fleeing on foot on an Interstate 94 onramp was shot and injured Sunday afternoon by officers after he pulled out a handgun and allegedly pointed it at police officers, according to the St. Paul police department.

St. Paul police gave the following details:

About 3 p.m. General Motors notified police that a vehicle stolen out of Minneapolis was heading towards St. Paul on I-94. The car company was monitoring the car and at about 3:15 p.m. was able to remotely slow the vehicle to a stop on the westbound I-94 onramp from Highway 52.

A man who was driving the car and a female passenger exited the vehicle and began to run away on foot. As the man ran, he pulled out a handgun and pointed it at officers.

Officers fired their service weapons and the man was struck once in the leg. He was taken to Regions Hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening injury. The female was taken into custody a short time later. No officers or bystanders were injured.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating.

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Rookie Sarah Wozniewicz scored her first goal with 65 seconds left in overtime to rally the Ottawa Charge to a 3-2 victory over the two-time defending-champion Minnesota Frost on Sunday at Allstate Arena in a continuation of the PWHL’s Takeover Tour.

Wozniewicz secured an assist from Peyton Hemp to score the winner for the Charge (1-1-0-5) at 3:55 in the 5-minute OT.

Ottawa took a 1-0 lead midway through the first period on a power-play goal by Ronja Savolainen — with assists from Kateřina Mrázová and Jocelyne Larocque.

The Frost (3-0-1-2) pulled even midway through the second on Britta Curl-Salemme’s second goal. Kelly Pannek earned her fourth assist, and Mae Batherson picked up her second.

Brianne Jenner found the net for the third time this season, beating goalie Nicole Hensley with 4 seconds left to put the Charge up 2-1 heading into the final period. First-round pick Rory Guilday recorded her fourth assist on the power-play goal, and Rebecca Leslie notched her third.

Batherson, a defender, scored her first career goal and knotted the game at 2-all four minutes into the final period on a power play — with another assist from Pannek and one from Kendall Cooper — her third.

Gwyneth Philips finished with 21 saves in goal for Ottawa — one in OT. Three of Hensley’s 19 saves came in the extra period.

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PHOENIX — When the Gophers football team woke up Sunday morning, outdoor temperatures in were in the single digits in Minnesota. But when their flight touched down in the afternoon, they were greeted with 75-degree weather in the Valley of the Sun.

That’s one of the biggest perks of the playing in the Rate Bowl in Arizona in December.

Head coach P.J. Fleck prides his program on not allowing the “circumstances affect their behavior,” but they couldn’t help themselves given their shivering amid a snowy and cold winter back home.

“Coming from Minnesota, our guys are so excited to be here, truly helped bowl prep as well knowing we were going to some place really warm,” Fleck said at the airport. “We’re so excited to be here.”

Minnesota (7-5) are a 2.5-point favorite against New Mexico (9-3) for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff Friday at Chase Field. The U came out a day before the Lobos were set to arrive in Phoenix.

The Gophers sold roughly 4,000 tickets in an allotment fans when Minnesota beat West Virginia 18-6 in the 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix. This year’s total for the U might end up being lower than four years ago, but it was trending to be more than New Mexico.

Albuquerque is approximately six hours from Phoenix.

Stars coming back?

The Gophers posted a photo of star defensive end Anthony Smith in a helmet and shoulder pads on Saturday with the title “Final Practice in Dinkytown.” It appears to be an indication the Big Ten’s second-leading tackler will play in bowl game.

On Sunday, Fleck continues to express confidence that Minnesota can retain its key players for 2026, including Smith and safety Koi Perich.

Without naming names, Fleck said: “Got to finish up one or two more, and I really love what we’ve done.”

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Grace Grocholski had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Mara Braun added 16 points and four steals as Minnesota rolled past Drake, 68-43, Sunday afternoon at the Knapp Center in Des Moines.

Finau Tonga scored 12 points off of the bench for Minnesota, which improved to 9-3 and won its third straight nonconference game since a heartbreaking, double-overtime loss to No. 7 Maryland in their Big Ten opener on Dec. 10.

Maggie Taylor led Drake (2-9, 1-0 Missouri Valley) with nine points as the Bulldogs shot only 29 percent from the field and turned the ball over 21 times, leading to 24 Gophers points.

Drake took an early 15-11 lead before the Gophers ended the first quarter with a 13-4 run. A 12-0 run early in the second quarter gave Minnesota a 36-19 lead, and the Bulldogs never got within single digits again.

The Gophers started the fourth quarter with a 12-0 run that put the game away. Brylee Glenn’s layup put Minnesota up 65-36 with 7:12 remaining.

The Gophers are off until Dec. 29, when they travel to Indiana to resume Big Ten play. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. CST.

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