An integral part of the Timberwolves front office received a major promotion Wednesday. After two seasons as Minnesota’s vice president of basketball operations, Matt Lloyd was elevated to the team’s general manager. Lloyd is now No. 2 in the Wolves’ … Continued
A new turf field opened Wednesday at the Jimmy Lee/Oxford Community Center in St. Paul. A ribbon cutting featured St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and other city officials in attendance. The 112,000-square-foot field — which cost $615,000 — will be … Continued
GRAND FORKS — Greg Johnson, UND’s all-time leading hockey scorer, has been posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease affecting people with repeated concussions and head trauma. Greg Johnson skates the puck up the ice for … Continued
While there were plenty of opportunities to celebrate Prince (who was born June 7, 1958) and the 40th anniversary of “Purple Rain” last month, the film itself was actually released on July 27, 1984. As such, members of Prince’s estate … Continued
Good luck getting top prospect Riley Heidt to talk about himself. If his answers this week at Wild development camp are any indication, he would much rather let his play do the talking. Luckily for anybody following Heidt’s rise up … Continued
Best Buy’s Geek Squad is to host an academy camp from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from July 17 to July 18 at Parkview Center School in Roseville. The free two-day camp is for kids ages 10 to 18 and … Continued