Author: Sports Central

Border Battle | Gopher Women's Basketball at Wisconsin Cinematic Recap

Take an inside look with Gopher Digital as Minnesota Women’s Basketball closed 2024 with a win at Wisconsin. Sign up for daily email updates from Gopher Athletics! Go to to sign up.

Coach Fleck Mayo Bath After Win in Duke's Mayo Bowl

After Flavor Flav is revealed as the celebrity mascot named “Tubby” as the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Minnesota Football head coach P.J. Fleck received a mayonnaise bath to celebrate the 24-10 win over Virginia Tech. Sign up for daily email updates from Gopher Athletics! Go to to sign up.

Vikings flourishing in second decade under Wilf family’s ownership

The Vikings are 34-16 in the regular season since 2022, when the Wilfs hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell in the biggest set of changes they’d overseen. The team went 7-1 in its ninth season at U.S. Bank Stadium, the $1.06 billion facility that’s hosted a Super Bowl and men’s Final Four and is still… Continue reading Vikings flourishing in second decade under Wilf family’s ownership

Lions vs. Vikings injury report has 3 ruled out, 5 questionable for Week 18

The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings released their final injury reports of the week on Friday and a total of three players have been ruled out and another five are questionable for the Week 18 game on Sunday night. The two players ruled out for the Lions are running back David Montgomery and cornerback Emmanuel… Continue reading Lions vs. Vikings injury report has 3 ruled out, 5 questionable for Week 18

Timberwolves Recall Rookie Wing Hours After Demotion; Claim Another Rookie Off Waivers

Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images The Minnesota Timberwolves are not what we thought they were. Remember how naive we were prior to the start of the 2024-25 regular season. After just one trip to the Western Conference Finals, many of us (myself included) thought we were on the doorstep of being a West contender for the… Continue reading Timberwolves Recall Rookie Wing Hours After Demotion; Claim Another Rookie Off Waivers

‘The whole world will be watching’

Minnesota: WIN – First-round bye, LOSS/TIE – at TB, ATL or LAR Detroit: WIN/TIE – First-round bye, LOSS – at TB, ATL or LAR Here are five Vikings storylines to follow into Sunday night’s matchup: 1. Justin Jefferson on matchup with Lions: ‘The whole world will be watching and I’m excited to be a part… Continue reading ‘The whole world will be watching’