The Minnesota Wild continued its struggles on Saturday night, losing to the NHL's worst team 3-1.
Minnesota have dropped to two games under .500.
Two months ago, the Wild were on top of the standings and the Timberwolves were still a laughingstock. Are Minnesota's two winter teams changing places in the sports landscape?
The Minnesota Wild continued its struggles on Saturday night, losing to the NHL's worst team 3-1.
But the Wolves went 1-1 without Kevin Love, which isn't all bad
And we really can't understand why
If you want to find the Gophers, you're going to have to scroll. A lot.
So says the folks from the four-letter
Did the Wild get taken by the Sharks in a trade?
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NBA MVP 2012 Power Rankings: Kevin Love Falls Following Wolves Win
Kevin Love is currently serving the second game of a two-game suspension brought about when he stomped on Luis Scola's last week. That likely won't hurt him in the long-term as he attempts to prove he's the most-overlooked MVP candidate in the NBA, but it's not helping either.
SB Nation's Tom Ziller put out this week's 2012 NBA MVP Power Rankings and, in a not-so-surprising development, Love dropped from No. 5 to No. 7 following this week's Minnesota Timberwolves win over the Sacramento Kings, sans Love.
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by Scott Schroeder • Feb 8, 2012 4:47 PM CST
College Hockey Rankings: Gophers Remain #1 In USA Today Poll, UMD Falls To #3
Despite being off last weekend, not much changed for Minnesota. The same can't be said for the rest of college hockey.
The Gophers (19-9-1, 15-5-0 WCHA) remain the top-ranked team in the USA Today/USA Hockey Poll for a second consecutive week, barely edging out number two Boston University (16-8-1, 13-6-1 Hockey East). The Terriers won their only game this week against then-number four Merrimack and received 9 first-place votes to Minnesota's 16.
The USCHO.com poll has BU number one and Minnesota second. Neither team has a majority of the fifty first place votes - Boston University has 12 and Minnesota has 22 with the rest being split between four other teams - which goes to show there is a lack of a consensus at the top. Much of that has to do with the Pairwise rankings given the Gophers are presently 7th in the poll which determine the NCAA tournament seedings.
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by Nathan Wells • Feb 6, 2012 3:11 PM CST
Best Super Bowl 2012 Commercials: Our Favorite Ads From Sunday Night
The Super Bowl is every bit as well-known these days for its commercials as it is for the football game itself. Sunday night's contest, however, was a bit lacking in the "quality" department as far as the commercials go, in this writer's opinion.
That isn't to say that there weren't any good ads. To the contrary, there were a few good ones. After the jump, I will present you with my five favorite ads from Super Bowl Sunday.
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by Christopher Gates • Feb 6, 2012 7:01 AM CST
Super Bowl Viewing Alternatives, Or "Hey, What Else Is On TV Today?"
Aside from the big football game, Super Bowl Sunday is becoming known for one thing in the world of television, and that's programming executives pretty much saying, "You know, nobody's watching anyway, so let's give everyone a breather and just play the same show all day."
Yes, it's television marathon Sunday in the land of television, and if you have a wife or a girlfriend. . .or a husband or a boyfriend (since we want to be equal opportunity around here). . .that doesn't feel like watching the Super Bowl, there are a veritable plethora of viewing alternatives for them to keep an eye on this afternoon and evening.
Follow us after the jump, and we will detail them for you in chronological order, with all times converted to Central time for your viewing pleasure.
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by Christopher Gates • Feb 5, 2012 2:00 AM CST
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