Pioneer Press

4 days ago | twincities.com | Jace Frederick

The Timberwolves missed three of their first four 3-point attempts on Saturday in Los Angeles. They also missed their final three of the night. In between those stretches, Minnesota was a blazing inferno, hitting 20 of 35 attempts from beyond the arc to blitz the Lakers in Game 1. “I mean, they had great shots, honestly,” Lakers wing Luka Doncic noted. Indeed. Twenty-seven of Minnesota’s 42 3-point attempts were “wide open” according to Second Spectrum data available on NBA.com.

4 days ago | twincities.com | Jess Myers

LAS VEGAS – Even for a grizzled veteran like Wild defenseman Zach Bogosian, who has been in the NHL for 17 seasons and has a Stanley Cup title on his resume, standing in front of a backdrop that features the Stanley Cup logo as he talked to reporters in a Nevada suburb had a different feel. “This is why we play hockey,” Bogosian said of the playoffs.

5 days ago | twincities.com | Jace Frederick

Everyone does well when everyone does well. True in life, true in team sports. While the NBA is littered with players pursuing their own individual dreams and goals, so often the path to everything everyone wants is simple — win. It’s no different for the Timberwolves, who have — as they’ve reiterated all season — eight starter-caliber players in their primary rotation.

5 days ago | twincities.com | Kristi Belcamino

A second man has been charged in a 2024 shooting that injured three teens on the last night of the Minnesota State Fair. Abhor Abdiasis Mohamed, 19, of Minneapolis, was charged with three counts of aiding and abetting attempted murder and two counts of aiding and abetting drive-by shooting. He was booked into Ramsey County jail on Friday and remains in lieu of $2 million bail. His first court hearing has not been scheduled.

5 days ago | twincities.com | Jess Myers

LAS VEGAS — In a town where the all-you-can-eat buffets are legendary, and you can get a shrimp cocktail for less than $10 at any hour of day or night, the local hockey club’s coach just wants his team to be hungry. We are less than two years removed from Bruce Cassidy directing the Vegas Golden Knights to the franchise’s first Stanley Cup title, in just its sixth season of existence, having joined the NHL as an expansion team in 2017.