Eric Strack

1 week ago | minnesotasportsfan.com | Eric Strack

The Minnesota Twins won their second-straight game on Wednesday, a 5-4 series-deciding victory in extras vs the New York Mets. David Festa pitched well again, Harrison Bader was game MVP, Byron Buxton had a day and Ty France hit the walk off hit. Now, the 7-12 Twins will get a day of rest on Thursday, before starting a new series down in Atlanta vs the Braves on Friday. Unfortunately, there was plenty of bad news to go along with their victories on Tuesday and Wednesday.

1 week ago | minnesotasportsfan.com | Eric Strack

The Minnesota Wild will play the final game of their 2024-25 regular season tonight against the Anaheim Ducks, and they have yet to qualify for the 2025 NHL Playoffs, which begin later this week. But the Wild hold their own destiny. All they need Tuesday is one point. If they can get to overtime vs the Ducks, Minnesota will officially make their 10th playoff appearance in the past 12 seasons.

1 week ago | minnesotasportsfan.com | Eric Strack

The Minnesota Timberwolves are on the verge of a majority ownership change for the first time since 1994, when Glen Taylor saved the five-year-old NBA franchise from being shipped off to New Orleans or elsewhere. One year later, the Wolves did something that was , at the time. With the No. 5 overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft, the Wolves and their new owner selected 6-11, 200 lb high school beanstalk, Kevin Garnett, who had just graduated from Farragut Academy in Chicago months earlier.

1 week ago | minnesotasportsfan.com | Eric Strack

While they’ve been intentional with the type of free agents signed, the Minnesota Vikings and their head decision makers — whoever they are — were incredibly active at the start of 2025 NFL free agency, filling major needs in the secondary, backfield and both trenches. It wasn’t cheap, either. As mentioned, the Vikings carefully targeted as many players as possible, who won’t affect their 2026 comp pick formula. But that didn’t mean they weren’t willing to spend money.

1 week ago | minnesotasportsfan.com | Eric Strack

It’s been less than a month since Niko Medved was hired as the head coach of the Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball, and he hasn’t wasted time putting together his depth chart for 2025-26, which started as bare as great grandpa’s house cupboards during the great depression. The Gophers new coach started by keeping a couple of young perimeter talents from Ben Johnson’s squad, before adding a few more guards/wings, where he has since continued to build with three other portal commitments.