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4 weeks ago | kstp.com | Chris Long |Chris Long KSTP

It’s incredibly unlikely Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin will break one of sports’ most hallowed records in St. Paul, and the Wild would love to put his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring mark on hold for a night. Ovechkin arrives to face the Wild on Thursday night five goals from tying and six goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894 career goals.

4 weeks ago | kstp.com | Chris Long |Chris Long KSTP

The Vikings front office had been unusually quiet after a free agency haul that was given high marks by pundits and analysts. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah addressed their free agency class, as well as the persistent rumors about both quarterback Aaron Rodgers and his own contract during a press conference Wednesday.

1 month ago | kstp.com | Chris Long |Chris Long KSTP

After their longest winning streak in 21-years crashed to an end against Indiana on Monday, the Timberwolves have back-to-back games against New Orleans – a team already eliminated from the playoffs. Click the video box to watch Jaden McDaniels’ interview at Wednesday morning’s pregame shootaround discussing bouncing back against New Orleans after the team’s first loss in nine gamesThe Pelicans 18-51 record has them next-to-last in the Western Conference standings.

1 month ago | kstp.com | Chris Long |Chris Long KSTP

University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle announced early Thursday morning Ben Johnson has been fired after four seasons as head coach of the Gophers men’s basketball team. The announcement just after 1:00 a.m. came following a conversation between Coyle and Johnson when the team returned to campus from the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis.

1 month ago | kstp.com | Chris Long |Chris Long KSTP

The Wild host a Colorado team Tuesday night that’s overhauled it’s roster in a big way since the beginning of the season. They’ve added goalie MacKenzie Blackwood, former Wild forward Charlie Coyle, center Jack Drury, Bloomington-native and former Gopher defenseman Erik Johnson, Lakeville-native defenseman Ryan Lindgren, top-six winger Martin Necas, Warroad-native center Brock Nelson and wing Jimmy Vesey.