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Ryan Kostecka

Minneapolis

Current: Sports Editor at the @StarTribune for @StribSports | [email protected] | 🇬🇺 Former: Digital Content Writer for @utahjazz

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  • With the Timberwolves chasing a title, here's a guide for the casual fan

    1 month ago | startribune.com | Ryan Kostecka

    By Ryan Kostecka 2024-25 stats: 27.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 39.5% three-point shootingIn a trade that sent shockwaves through the NBA last fall - about a month before the start of the season - Minnesota sent franchise cornerstone Karl-Anthony Towns to New York and brought back Randle and Donte DiVincenzo. Many analysts deemed the trade a failure for the Wolves, believing the team got significantly worse by doing so.

  • Wolves play host to Game 1 Tuesday night as Jimmy Butler, Steph Curry, Draymond Green and the Warriors come to the Target Center

    1 month ago | startribune.com | Ryan Kostecka

    By Ryan Kostecka Game 6: (if necessary) Sunday, May 18 at Chase Center, time TBD | TV TBDGame 7: (if necessary) Monday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. CST at Target Center | ESPN The Wolves struggled against the Warriors this season, losing there of four. However, both of these teams are vastly different compared to their earlier versions. Minnesota was one of the hottest teams during the final stretch of the season, going 17-4 over their final 21 games.

  • Video: With their season on the line, Napheesa Collier and the Lynx understand that a winner-take-all Game 5 on Sunday doesn't happen if they don't handle business Friday night

    Oct 18, 2024 | startribune.com | Ryan Kostecka

    Wednesday night wasn’t how the Lynx envisioned. Riding the energy of a loud and raucous crowd — the largest in Lynx history — Minnesota jumped out to a 15-point lead in the opening 10 minutes. But New York slowly chipped away over the remaining three quarters, resulting in Sabrina Ionescu’s 28-foot three-pointer with one second left in the game to give the Liberty the 80-77 victory.

  • Video: Collier talks Liberty ahead of WNBA Finals Game 3

    Oct 16, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Ryan Kostecka

    ShareWith the series tied 1-1, Collier and the Lynx will face the Liberty in Game 3 on Wednesday night at the Target Center — with everything on the line. Napheesa Collier knows precisely what lies ahead. It’s an opportunity to complete one of the best stories in the WNBA, to lead a team that wasn’t expected to make much noise this season and end it with hoisting the championship trophy.

  • Video: Lynx star Napheesa Collier talks Liberty ahead of WNBA Finals Game 3

    Oct 16, 2024 | startribune.com | Ryan Kostecka

    Napheesa Collier knows precisely what lies ahead. It’s an opportunity to complete one of the best stories in the WNBA, to lead a team that wasn’t expected to make much noise this season and end it with hoisting the championship trophy. With the series tied 1-1, Collier and the Lynx will face the New York Liberty in Game 3 on Wednesday night at the Target Center — with everything on the line.

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Ryan Kostecka @Ryan_Kostecka
8 Jun 25

RT @StarTribune: Dragonflies are swooping in to help with mosquito control https://t.co/zinSXgUYBe

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7 Jun 25

RT @Simone_Biles: @Riley_Gaines_ You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser. You should be…

Ryan Kostecka
Ryan Kostecka @Ryan_Kostecka
7 Jun 25

The national team is bad… like real bad