Vikings running back Dalvin Cook wins media award
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Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook won the Korey Stringer Media Good Guy Award from the Vikings beat writers.

Gopher Coaches Show:  Lindsay Whalen talks midway point for Gophers

The University of Minnesota women’s basketball team is at the midpoint of its season, and the Gophers are slowly building momentum after a tough start.

'Circumstances force us to do these things': IOC, Tokyo Olympics to release game plan for beating pandemic

Organizers and the International Olympic Committee are finally going public with their planning, hoping to push back against reports the Olympics will be canceled with Tokyo and much of Japan still under a state of emergency with COVID-19 cases rising.

Minnesota Twins signing shortstop Andrelton Simmons to 1-year deal

According to multiple reports, with the first coming from ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Twins have signed shortstop Andrelton Simmons to a 1-year contract. The deal is reportedly worth about $10.5 million.

Sekou Smith, beloved NBA analyst and reporter, dead at 48

Beloved NBA reporter and television analyst Sekou Smith died Tuesday, the league announced. He was 48. 

Former Twins OF Torii Hunter eligible for 2022 MLB Hall of Fame ballot

There will not be a 2021 induction class to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, but at least one former Minnesota Twins player will be eligible for the 2022 ballot.

No new members inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, a first in 8 years

The baseball Hall of Fame won’t have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits — on-the-field or off — for enshrinement in Cooperstown on this year's ballot.

'We need to legalize it': Sports betting gets another push in Minnesota legislature

With the Super Bowl just two weeks away, a pair of state lawmakers is once again trying to legalize sports betting. More states are allowing it and regulating it, but in the past, it has been a losing battle in Minnesota.

Timberwolves lose at Golden State 130-108, Andrew Wiggins scores 23

For the first time since the February 2020 trade that brought D’Angelo Russell to Minnesota, the Timberwolves faced former No. 1 overall pick Andrew Wiggins Monday night out on the West Coast.

Wild continues busy stretch Tuesday night against Kings

There was plenty of talk about practice on Tuesday as the Minnesota Wild were on the ice for morning skate at Xcel Energy Center, ahead of hosting the Los Angeles Kings.

Gophers’ McLaughlin, McManus earn weekly Big Ten hockey honors

After putting up 20 goals in a weekend sweep of Arizona State, the University of Minnesota men’s hockey team had a pair of players honored by the Big Ten Conference on Tuesday.

Gopher volleyball's Melani Shaffmaster earns Big Ten weekly honor

Gophers’ volleyball player Melani Shaffmaster has been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after helping lead No. 7-ranked Minnesota to a pair of 3-0 wins over Michigan State last weekend to open the Big Ten season.

Remembering Kobe Bryant: A look at the NBA legend’s earlier years

Los Angeles may have made Kobe Bryant a household name, but Bryant’s path to greatness took him from Italy to Philadelphia before reaching California.