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MINNEAPOLIS — Forward Kenneth Faried had 18 points and 14 rebounds, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 100-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves...

PRINSBURG — On paper, the Central Minnesota Christian School boys basketball team would be considered an underdog in today’s Section 3A championship game against Southwest Minnesota Christian at 5 p.m. at Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall. Afterall, this is the first time...

WILLMAR — Courtney Magnuson scored a game-high 24 points, and Kaitlynn Kienholz recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds as No. 4-seed Willmar won its Section 2AAA quarterfinal 61-53 over No. 5-seed Mankato West on Wednesday. “Wow, what a tale of two halves tonight,”...

ST. PAUL — Center Mikko Koivu, left winger Jason Pominville and center Charlie Coyle scored in a five-round shootout for the Minnesota Wild in a 3-2 win as Andrew Hammond’s unbeaten run in goal for the Ottawa Senators came to an end Tuesday. Defenseman Matt Dumba recorded his...

Seven area high school section basketball playoff games that were scheduled for Tuesday were postponed due to the inclement weather. Five games...

Eddie Guardado was kicking back at his California home, just enjoying life, when his cellphone rang. Life immediately became a bit more complicated. “I was sitting in my back yard having a cigar,” Guardado recalled. “Man, life was pretty good. Then Paul (Molitor) called me...

NEW LONDON — A state-tournament girls basketball team loses six seniors, including the best player in school history. They begin the next season saying their goal is to return to state but, under the circumstances, not everyone believes that’s a realistic aspiration for most teams. New...