ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Niklas Backstrom stopped 27 shots for his
second shutout of the season, and Devin Setoguchi
scored the game's only goal to give the
Minnesota Wild a 1-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche last night.
Backstrom earned his 24th NHL shutout. Minnesota's won three
straight and eight of 10.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Trevor Mbakwe had 20 points
and 10 rebounds for Minnesota and was 16 for 18 from the free-throw
line to help the Gophers beat Fairfield 67-to-57 last night.
Minnesota committed 23 turnovers and was limited mostly to Mbakwe's
free throws and a handful of putback dunks, but that was all the
offense it needed to stop the Stags.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Oakland left tackle Jared Veldheer knows
he has a monumental task trying to slow down the Vikings' Jared
Allen, who's the NFL sacks leader. The second-year offensive
lineman calls Allen one of the best in the league. But he says he
thinks the Raiders offense could suffer if they have to send help
his way and hopes the team lets him go it alone.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Joel Maturi's future as
Minnesota's athletics director remains undecided beyond this school
year. The 66-year-old is in his 10th year in charge of Gophers
sports, but his contract ends next summer. In an interview, Maturi
says his job status is a "two-way street."
E-Mail
Print
