Minnesota finally snapped the skid Monday in Minneapolis.

After dropping five straight games, the Timberwolves got a much-needed win against a significantly undermanned Warriors team at Target Center, winning 108-83.

On the second half of the back to back between the two teams, Golden State sat Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Al Horford and De’Anthony Melton, while Minnesota was without Anthony Edwards.

Minnesota was slow out of the gates Monday, creating the thought that perhaps a sixth-straight loss was on tap. But the Wolves shot 65% from the field in the second quarter to lead by 15 at the break and never looked back, building a lead of as many as 32 points.

Takeaways from the Wolves’ needed victory:

Bones Keys Bench

Minnesota’s bench production has been putrid during the team’s recent struggles. But it got a lift from Bones Hyland on Monday.

Hyland, who’d been a revelation prior to his recent struggles, regained form in the win. He sparked the offense in the first half with a series of nice finishes around the rim along with a dose of creation for others.

For the game, Hyland finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists off the bench.

Gobert dominates

Rudy Gobert’s consistency has been one of the highlights of the Timberwolves’ 2025-26 campaign to date. Which is why his less impactful performance of date was so noteworthy.

But the center re-established his dominance against the smaller Warriors on Monday, finishing with 15 points and 17 rebounds while serving as a significant deterrent on the defensive interior.

Golden State struggles

The Warriors were down four of their key rotational pieces, on top of being without Jimmy Butler — who was lost for the season earlier this month after suffering a torn ACL. So perhaps Monday’s performance should have been expected. But Golden State struggled to a remarkable extent offensively.

Golden State shot 35% from the field and 23% from 3-point range, while committing 19 turnovers.

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Two federal agencies notified the Minnesota State High School League and the Minnesota Department of Education that they are seeking “enforcement action” against the state organizations for their “refusal to comply” with Title IX requirements regarding participation in women’s sports.

The U.S. Department of Education made the announcement on Monday, and said it was making the recommendation, along with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to the U.S. Justice Department.

“Despite repeated opportunities to comply with Title IX, Minnesota has chosen defiance — continuing to jeopardize the safety of women and girls, deny them fair competition, and erode their right to equal access in educational programs and activities,” U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a statement. “As Minnesota reels from a massive fraud scandal exposing Governor Tim Walz’s dereliction of duty, today’s referral to DOJ underscores the state’s ongoing failure to safeguard its citizens and uphold the rule of law. The Trump Administration will not stop until accountability is delivered for Minnesota’s students.”

The Post Bulletin has reached out to the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League for comment.

The announcement comes nearly a year after the federal government announced it was opening an investigation into the state agencies regarding the issue, which it did in February 2025. Along with Minnesota, the federal government announced in 2025 that it was also launching an investigation into the California Interscholastic Federation.

At that time, the U.S. Department of Education referenced a recent presidential executive order, which was signed Feb. 5, and titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.”

The executive order said: “Therefore, it is the policy of the United States to rescind all funds from educational programs that deprive women and girls of fair athletic opportunities, which results in the endangerment, humiliation, and silencing of women and girls and deprives them of privacy. It shall also be the policy of the United States to oppose male competitive participation in women’s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth.”

The report then went on to demand that MDE and MSHSL “voluntarily resolve their Title IX violations within 10 days or risk imminent enforcement action.”

On Sept. 30, the U.S. Department of Education issued a statement, announcing that it found that the state of Minnesota had violated Title IX. That report said that “over the course of several years,” MDE and MSHSL allowed male athletes to compete on multiple girls’ teams, including Alpine and Nordic skiing, lacrosse, track and field, volleyball and fastpitch softball.

Minnesota has long advocated for gender inclusion in high school sports. In October 2014, MSHSL began deliberating on how to accommodate transgender athletes. According to Minnesota Public Radio, the League’s board of directors approved a resolution on an 18-1 vote two months later, allowing transgender athletes to compete in accordance with their gender identity.

Mark Kuisle, a former athletic director of Rochester Century High School as well as a former president of MSHSL, previously said the League had been discussing the issue for multiple years leading up to that 2014 vote.

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After signing defensive coordinator Brian Flores to a contract extension last week, the Vikings suddenly need to find a replacement for arguably his most trusted confidante.

That’s because defensive backs coach Daronte Jones has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Washington Commanders to be their next defensive coordinator. He was a highly coveted candidate during the current hiring cycle as a handful of teams interviewed him for their opening at defensive coordinator.

It felt like only a matter of time before Jones garnered a promotion after establishing himself as a respected voice for the Vikings on the defensive side of the ball. He had a great relationship with veteran safety Harrison Smith, in particular, and will be missed for everything he brought to the table.

The loss of Jones is the latest subtraction for the Vikings on the coaching staff after they decided not to renew the contract of offensive line coach Chris Kuper.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York police officer who fatally shot a raccoon that aggressively charged toward people has been placed on modified duty while the matter is reviewed.

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The shooting occurred around 7:45 a.m. Thursday in Rockaway Beach, shortly after someone called 911 to report a vicious animal, a police department spokesperson said in an emailed statement Monday.

Officers were trying to usher the racoon from a boardwalk to a safe location when the animal suddenly charged. An officer fired his weapon, striking the animal. No people were injured, police said.

The officer’s name has not been released. The department’s Force Investigation Division, which reviews incidents when an officer discharges their weapon, is leading the department’s probe.

It wasn’t clear Monday if officials planned to test the raccoon for rabies.