Luke Ridnour made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:23 left, Nikola Pekovic scored a career-high 27 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Jersey Nets 108-105 on Friday night.]]> http://KAALtv.com/article/stories/s2482492.shtml?cat=10216 KAALtv.com Sat, 4 Feb 2012 04:55:37 GMT Now that Minnesota Athletic Director Joel Maturi has announced his retirement, some nervous coaches in the program are watching closely to see who replaces him.]]> http://KAALtv.com/article/stories/s2482081.shtml?cat=10216 KAALtv.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:18:17 GMT The Minnesota Wild have traded forward Casey Wellman to the New York Rangers for center Erik Christensen and a conditional seventh-round draft choice.]]> http://KAALtv.com/article/stories/s2482080.shtml?cat=10216 KAALtv.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:16:16 GMT Niklas Backstrom had 37 saves for his third shutout of the season and 25th of his NHL career, and Greg Zanon scored in the Minnesota Wild's 1-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.]]> http://KAALtv.com/article/stories/s2480886.shtml?cat=10216 KAALtv.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 04:47:19 GMT Minnesota coach Tubby Smith says he isn't concerned about the effect of athletics director Joel Maturi's retirement on his job status.]]> http://KAALtv.com/article/stories/s2480580.shtml?cat=10216 KAALtv.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:04:14 GMT University of Minnesota athletics director Joel Maturi will leave his post when his contract expires this summer. School officials and the 67-year-old Maturi announced his retirement Thursday at a late morning news conference.]]> http://KAALtv.com/article/stories/s2479817.shtml?cat=10216 KAALtv.com Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:40:37 GMT Danny Granger scored 29 of his 36 points in the second half to help the Indiana Pacers blow by the Minnesota Timberwolves, 109-99, on Wednesday night.]]> http://KAALtv.com/article/stories/s2479040.shtml?cat=10216 KAALtv.com Thu, 2 Feb 2012 04:44:12 GMT Senior Matt Gatens scored 18 points and Iowa rallied to beat Minnesota 63-59 on Wednesday night and snap a three-game losing streak.]]> http://KAALtv.com/article/stories/s2479020.shtml?cat=10216 KAALtv.com Thu, 2 Feb 2012 04:23:41 GMT Minnesota coach Jerry Kill had a special assistant with him on some of his recruiting visits.]]> http://KAALtv.com/article/stories/s2479019.shtml?cat=10216 KAALtv.com Thu, 2 Feb 2012 04:22:03 GMT The list of players who have signed scholarship national letters of intent with Minnesota for 2012.]]> http://KAALtv.com/article/stories/s2478652.shtml?cat=10216 KAALtv.com Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:57 GMT