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Digital Extra: Recapping the Gophers’ unforgettable 2019 season

The Minnesota Gophers have a long way to go to be considered a blue-blood program, but they took a big step in 2019.

Gophers safety Winfield Jr. declares for NFL draft

Minnesota Gophers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. officially declared for the 2020 NFL Draft on Wednesday afternoon.

Thielen finds stride to give Vikings' offense a boost

Minnesota’s playoff win at New Orleans last week was especially rewarding for Adam Thielen

Rich Hill can earn up to $9.5M in bonuses from Twins

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Rich Hill could earn up to $12.5 million this season.

Cousins, Vikings quiet doubters with playoff win

Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings quiet skeptics with playoff win

Vikings Snap Counts: Sendejo holds up at nickel

Andrew Sendejo

Lynx assistant Walt Hopkins to be named New York Liberty's new head coach

Minnesota Lynx assistant coach Walt Hopkins will be hired as the next head coach of the New York Liberty.

Oturu's double-double helps Gophers beat Northwestern 77-68

Daniel Oturu had 19 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks to help Minnesota beat Northwestern 77-68

Wild Breakaway: Minnesota settles for one point

The Wild settle for one point following a shootout loss to the Flames

Wild fall to Flames in shootout 5-4

Dillon Dube scored in the seventh-round of the shootout to give the Calgary Flames a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild

Staal scores game-winner in overtime as Wild beat Jets 3-2

Eric Staal tallied his 70th career game-winning goal in the Minnesota Wild’s 3-2 win over Winnipeg on Saturday evening.

Fleck hires Sanford to be Gophers co-offensive coordinator

Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck hired Mike Sanford Jr. and promoted Matt Simon to fill his offensive coordinator vacancy Friday.

Vikings' Kendricks named first-team All-Pro

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks makes his first Associated Press All-Pro team

Top Tweets: Gophers take over Tampa for the Outback Bowl

FOX Sports North compiles the top tweets and Instagram posts from the past week of Minnesota sports.

Gophers fall in double OT to Purdue 83-78

Matt Haarms scored 26 points to lead Purdue to a 83-78 victory in double overtime over Minnesota

Vikings lean on versatile Kyle Rudolph

Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph has been a blocker this season more than ever

Wolves stick around with star-studded Bucks but lose 106-104

Shabazz Napier led the Minnesota Timberwolves with 22 points in their 106-104 loss to Milwaukee.

Cousins, Vikings feel sense of urgency ahead of season-defining playoff run

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has “more juice and excitement” this week as he prepares for the wild-card round matchup with New Orleans.

Johnson's record day guides Gophers to 31-24 upset win in Outback Bowl

Tyler Johnson caught 12 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Minnesota Gophers to a 31-24 win over Auburn in the Outback Bowl.

PHOTOS: Outback Bowl – Gophers vs. Auburn

Pictures from the Minnesota Gophers’ 31-24 win against the Auburn Tigers in the 2020 Outback Bowl

A decade to remember: The top 10 Minnesota sports stories of the 2010s

From the Minnesota Lynx dynasty to Joe Mauer’s emotional retirement, Tom Hanneman takes us through the top 10 Minnesota sports stories of the 2010s.

Twins sign veteran pitchers Homer Bailey, Rich Hill

The Minnesota Twins addressed their pitching staff Tuesday, signing right-hander Homer Bailey and left-handed pitcher Rich Hill to one-year contracts.

Wolves Fastbreak: Minnesota gets back in win column at home

The Timberwolves earned their first win at home since Nov. 13

Bucks Fastbreak: Milwaukee improves to 30-5

The Bucks’ 85.7 win percentage is the best in franchise history before New Year’s Day.

Vikings embracing underdog role entering playoffs

The Minnesota Vikings are mostly an afterthought in the playoffs this year within a top-heavy field

Upon Further Review: Bears nip Vikings reserves in meaningless game

What we learned from the Minnesota Vikings’ 21-19 loss to Chicago.

WATCH: Gophers explode for three goals in two-minute span

The Minnesota Gophers beat SCSU 4-1 on Sunday evening.

Gophers top Bemidji State 5-2, advance to Mariucci Classic final

Blake McLaughlin gave Minnesota its first lead with under three minutes to play, and the Gophers hung on in a 5-2 win over Bemidji State.

Without Towns and Wiggins, Wolves struggle against Cavs

In a game missing stars Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Kevin Love, Minnesota fell flat and lost 94-88 to Cleveland.

Wild score 3 third period goals to beat Avs 6-4

Mats Zuccarello and Victor Rask scored in a 1:17 span in the third period and the Minnesota Wild rallied past the Colorado Avalanche 6-4