One thousand games into his NHL career, Marcus Johansson is playing some of his best hockey. The Wild wing started his 1,000th NHL game with a career-best points streak of eight games and extended it to nine in Minnesota’s 2-0 … Continued
Before Sunday’s games, Wild left winger Yakob Trenin led the NHL with 72 hits. Teammate Marcus Foligno was 10th with 53, making the Wild the only team with two Top 10 hitmen. For now, they’re playing on the same line, … Continued
Who doesn’t love the look of an apparent maniac vociferously bobbing his head during his coach’s postgame locker room speech after a big win? There’s a lot to like about J.J. McCarthy — he’s passionate, competitive and fierce. He’ll put … Continued
There was frustration on the face of everybody in the locker room on Sunday afternoon at U.S. Bank Stadium as the Vikings tried to explain all the mistakes they made in their 27-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The recurring … Continued
After upsetting the Detroit Lions on the road last week, the Vikings put themselves back into the playoff picture. Though it was going to be an uphill climb to get themselves above the cut line, the Vikings had seemingly figured … Continued
It was a historic football weekend in River Falls. On Friday, the Wildcats high school team beat Oshkosh North 52-38 to secure the program’s first 11-win season and sectional title. River Falls will meet Notre Dame Academy in the Division-2 state … Continued