Category Archives: KNSI Local Sports

Glen Taylor announces that Timberwolves are no longer for sale. Deal with A-Rod, Lore not completed
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Timberwolves will evidently remain in the control of owner Glen Taylor, after he announced Thursday that a deal where Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez would have acquired ...
Associated Press Mar 28, 2024 AP Photo/Matt Krohn

St. Cloud State University Husky Hockey Defenseman Jack Peart Goes Wild
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Wild are adding some local depth to their bench by signing St. Cloud State University Husky Men's Hockey standout defenseman Jack Peart. Peart and the team announced the three y...
Jennifer Lewerenz Mar 28, 2024 KNSI Sports

Twins Spring Training Attendance Soars
(KNSI) - Spring training attendance suggests baseball could be seeing a resurgence across the country, but especially in Minnesota. In 2023, the Twins were one of only six teams in Florida's Grapefrui...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 26, 2024 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Huskies Hockey Season Ends in Conference Tournament Semifinal
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud State University Men's Hockey Team has narrowly missed the NCAA tournament. The Huskies needed to repeat as champions of the Frozen Faceoff conference championship to nab an aut...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 24, 2024 Unsplash

Albany Boys' Basketball Falls Just Short In Bid For Second Consecutive State Title, Takes Third
(KNSI) - The Albany High School Boys' Basketball Team came close to repeating as state champions this weekend. The team dropped a hard-fought semifinal contest Friday against Lake City, 69-59. It was ...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 24, 2024

SCSU Hockey Needs Wins This Weekend At Frozen Faceoff Tournament
(KNSI) - St. Cloud State Men's Hockey will try to skate to its second consecutive National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff championship this weekend. They'll need two wins and a trophy to ...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 21, 2024 St. Cloud State Hockey Twitter

Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon has died at age 52
Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon has died. He was 52. Simon died Monday night in his hometown of Wawa, Ontario, a spokesperson for the NHL Players' Association, who has been in touch with the late forw...
Associated Press Mar 20, 2024 AP Photo/Ed Betz, File

Twins Announce Grand Slam Lineup of Festivities For Opening Day
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Twins have a murderers' row of events slated for Opening Day on April 4th against the Cleveland Guardians. First pitch in the American League Central tilt is scheduled for 3:10 ...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 19, 2024 Unsplash

Double Jeopardy: Providence Academy Bests Albany in Girls' Basketball State Championship Again
(KNSI) - What looked like a state title and revenge for the Albany Huskies Girls' Basketball Team turned into heartbreak Saturday. The team fell late to Providence Academy in the Class AA championship...
Ashley Menzemer Mar 18, 2024

Vikings agree to deals with ex-rival RB Jones and QB Darnold as sub for Cousins, AP sources say
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings stayed aggressive in free agency Tuesday by adding former Green Bay running back Aaron Jones and 2018 third overall draft pick Sam Darnold as a temporary repla...
Associated Press Mar 12, 2024 Associate Press