Cassidy Hettesheimer

The more things change, the more they stay the same, I guess. @randball.bsky.social, circa 2017, on the Lynx playoffs moving for the Wild preseason (regular season was at Xcel due to Target Center renovations): www.startribune.com/cheryl-reeve...

Lynx/Wolves relationship is obviously different from Dream/Hawks with the shared ownership, etc. etc. Wolves moved a preszn game in 2024 during the Lynx's deep playoff run, and had a conveniently-low number of home preszn games (one) this year, which would have kept Target Center pretty free.

A lot of folks in Atlanta and the Bay will be out "sick" on Thursday, I guess

Some Minnesota point guard kudos at the Wolves home opener tonight:

INBOX: Not a shock w/ the MVP runner-up finish, but Olivia Miles is named to the All-WNBA First Team w/ Wilson, Clark, Mitchell and Stewart. Sixth rookie, and seventh Lynx player to earn First Team honors.

Lots of Minnesota ties at the 34-player U18 U.S. pre-Worlds camp, per usual (thread ⬇️🧵): teamusa.usahockey.com/2027u18wwcro...

(cont.) Mackenna Schlieman (Breck/Gophers), Claire Sommerfeld (Minnetonka/Wisconsin), Mia Sutch (C/SLP/Gophers), Alexis Ulrich (Breck/Gophers)

Lots of Minnesota ties at the 34-player U18 U.S. pre-Worlds camp, per usual (thread ⬇️🧵): teamusa.usahockey.com/2027u18wwcro...

Gophers WBB coach Dawn Plitzuweit talking about Tori McKinney and how her competitiveness will help her navigate her season-ending knee injury. Noted the team’s new starter is TBD and mentioned Makena Christian + freshmen as players who will be called upon more.

Gophers WBB comes in at No. 17 in the AP preseason poll, highest preseason ranking since 2005-26 szn and first time in the AP preseason poll since 2019.

INBOX: Gophers' Sarah Paul was named WCHA Forward of the Week for her four points (2G, 2A) in Minnesota's series split vs. OSU. It's the grad student's first WCHA weekly honor of her career.

Really tough blow for Gophers WBB, which announced this a.m. that Tori McKinney suffered a season-ending knee injury at practice. The junior guard was coming off a huge FIBA U23 3x3 performance and was the team's leading scorer (12.7 ppg last year) w/ Big Ten All-Defense honors.

Really tough blow for Gophers WBB, which announced this a.m. that Tori McKinney suffered a season-ending knee injury at practice. The junior guard was coming off a huge FIBA U23 3x3 performance and was the team's leading scorer (12.7 ppg last year) w/ Big Ten All-Defense honors.

FINAL: Buckeyes 6, Gophers 5. Minnesota can't complete the sweep as Ohio State scores back-to-back goals within a minute, midway thru the third, to leave Ridder with a W. Dunne with the hat trick for the Buckeyes.

Buckeyes lead 2-0 after the first, with goals from Mira Jungåker and Joy Dunne. Gophers power play goes 0-for-2. Definitely a more aggressive start for Ohio State today, vs. Friday. SOG: 20-14, Buckeyes, with some late chances ending the period mid-PP.

Buckeyes lead 2-0 after the first, with goals from Mira Jungåker and Joy Dunne. Gophers power play goes 0-for-2. Definitely a more aggressive start for Ohio State today, vs. Friday. SOG: 20-14, Buckeyes, with some late chances ending the period mid-PP.

FINAL: Gophers 6, Ohio State 2 2x Milani, 2x Kaiser, Allard and Primerano with goals as No. 3 Minn. gets ahead early and beats No. 1 Buckeyes. SOG 37-28 Gophers, Clark in net. Rematch tmrw 🔜

My first hockey game(s) of the fall-soon-to-be-winter — No. 3 Gophers host No. 1 Ohio State tonight & Saturday at Ridder Arena

A'ja Wilson wins her 5th WNBA MVP, and 3rd in a row. 65 of 74 first place votes. Olivia Miles finishes 2nd, gets six first-place votes. Only Candace Parker ('08 MVP and ROTY) had previously finished top-two in MVP voting as a rookie. Mitchell, Clark and Stewart round out top 5.