13+ hour, 44+ min ago (190+ words) Senior quarterback Kaleb Blaha threw four touchdown passes and ran for another as Wisconsin-River Falls beat Chapman (CA) 58-7 in the NCAA Division III playoffs on Saturday afternoon in River Falls.***Click the video box for highlights from the game***After earning a bye in the first round of the postseason, the Falcons put up 492 yards [] Wisconsin-River Falls football team advances in DIII playoffs; St. John's, Bethel also move on NCAA DIII Playoffs: WI-River Falls beats Chapman Senior quarterback Kaleb Blaha threw four touchdown passes and ran for another as Wisconsin-River Falls beat Chapman (CA) 58-7 in the NCAA Division III playoffs on Saturday afternoon in River Falls. After earning a bye in the first round of the postseason, the Falcons put up 492 yards of total offense in their playoff opener. River Falls will host St. John's in round three of the…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago (121+ words) With J.J. McCarthy still in concussion protocol, former Gophers quarterback Max Brosmer will make his first NFL start for the Vikings on Sunday in Seattle, head coach Kevin O'Connell confirmed on Friday. McCarthy felt concussion symptoms after the Vikings' loss in Green Bay last Sunday. Brosmer played well in the preseason for the Vikings after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent. He started 47 games in his college career, including 13 as a senior for the Gophers in 2024. The Vikings also ruled out starting left guard Donovan Jackson with an ankle injury. Christian Darrisaw, Jonathan Greenard, Theo Jackson, Josh Metellus, and Jalen Redmond are all listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Seahawks....

3+ day, 12+ hour ago (248+ words) Quarterback J.J. McCarthy was cleared to be a limited participant in the Vikings first full practice of the week on Wednesday, but remains in the concussion protocol. Backup Max Brosmer led the starting group during the practice session. Click the video box on this page to watch Wednesday's comments from Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell and wide receiver Justin Jefferson "He's cleared enough of the protocol to at least participate in a limited capacity today," head coach Kevin O'Connell of McCarthy, underscoring their careful approach. "As a former player, and just kind of thinking about it from that context, we want to " for sure " defer to the medical team. "That's exactly why (the protocol is) in place. You don't have to worry about it being about a player's decision or my decision, when it's in regard to something like this." "The…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago (135+ words) After a 23-6 loss in Green Bay, the Vikings have lost three games in a row, and just six points against the Packers was the second time this season that Minnesota only scored six points in a loss. KSTP Sports was at Lambeau Field to witness another Vikings loss this year. Postgame, we spoke with captains Justin Jefferson and Josh Metellus, along with kicker Will Reichard, center Ryan Kelly and running back Aaron Jones Sr. J.J. McCarthy was 12/19 passing in the game with 87 yards and two interceptions. The Vikings" offense only totaled 145 yards in the loss with just 10 first downs. After the loss, the Vikings dropped to 4-7 overall. Next up, the Vikings travel to Seattle next Sunday. It"s a 3:05 p.m. Central start....

1+ week, 22+ hour ago (509+ words) Jack Olsen's third field goal of the game, from 33 yards, snapped a tie with 53 seconds left and Northwestern ended a three-game losing streak with a wild 38-35 win over Minnesota at Wrigley Field on Saturday. Olsen's boot capped a 14-play, 60-yard drive as Northwestern rebounded from a 28-13 third-quarter deficit to snap a three-game losing streak. Minnesota's Brady Denaburg's 40-yard field-goal attempt as time expired went wide to the left, and the Wildcats (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) held on for their first victory ever at the historic home of the Chicago Cubs in eight tries dating to 1923. Preston Stone threw for two touchdowns and 305 yards on 25-for-30 passing. Caleb Komolafe hauled in his first reception touchdown this season and ran for another to increase his season total 11 TDs and finish with 129 total yards. Griffin Wilde pulled in a reception TD and 111 total yards and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (607+ words) Perhaps it was an omen of things to come when Moorhead traveled to the Twin Cities to play Edina in the regular-season finale on Oct. 15. A combined 95 points were scored with Moorhead prevailing by seven points. When the two Class AAAAAA heavyweights made their way through the big-school bracket this postseason, their journeys converged again. Each team carried their primary storyline: Moorhead was on a magical run while competing in Class AAAAAA for the first time. Edina carried with it recent memories of heartbreak in a loss to Centennial for the 2023 title. With so much at stake in their second meeting, certainly record-setting drama was in store. It absolutely played out that way in what will be remembered years from now as an instant classic. In a track meet of sorts, Edina outlasted Moorhead in the offensive slugfest with a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (362+ words) Throughout the 2025 season, the Orono football team had a mantra that it would lean on in challenging times: "One more play." They were three words that united the Spartans, 11 letters that symbolize the number of players it takes to come up big. The words were elusive for much of the second half of Orono's Class AAAA Prep Bowl Championship Game matchup with Kasson-Mantorville on Friday, Nov. 21 in the Minnesota State High School League's Football State Tournament at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis. But Orono had faith, and it was rewarded. With Kasson-Mantorville seriously threatening to tie the score and potentially force overtime, Orono's defense took one last stand and with "one more play" turned aside the KoMets to preserve a 21-14 victory for the Spartans' first championship in eight state tournament appearances. Kasson-Mantorville, trailing by 21 points at the half, rallied mightily…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (579+ words) Winning streaks and capturing state championships typically are byproducts of one another. The amazing common denominator in compiling both is consistency. Minneota has been the epitome of consistency at a high level and the mastery of meshing a winning streak and championships continued Friday, Nov. 21 in a 49-14 victory over Breckenridge in the Class A Prep Bowl Championship game of the Minnesota State High School League's Football State Tournament at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Vikings scored 49 unanswered points in the second and third quarters to record a powerful exclamation point to another season of dominance. It is Minneota's fourth consecutive Class A crown and extended its current winning streak to 46 in a row. "It feels great, but also kind of weird because we've never really known what losing is," senior wingback Joey Lacek said. "To me, it just feels kind of normal,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (400+ words) Fumbling six times and losing five of them isn't a recipe for success for any football team. When it happens in a championship game, the negative impact is magnified greatly." But somehow, committing those miscues didn't prove costly enough to prevent Jackson County Central from winning the Class AA championship for the second consecutive season following a drama-filled 20-15 victory over Goodhue in the Minnesota State High School League's Football State Tournament on Friday, Nov. 21 at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis." With hanging onto the ball a record-setting dilemma, the Huskies (13-0) turned to their defense to stop Goodhue (12-1) from staging one of the season's biggest upsets. Jackson County Central quieted Goodhue's passing game in the final minutes with key pass deflections by junior linebacker Gage Johnson and junior defensive tackle Michael Reipke." That defensive stand followed Jackson County Central's regaining of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (129+ words) The 2025 Minnesota State High School Football Tournament comes to a close this weekend with seven championship games on Friday and Saturday. If you can't make it to U.S. Bank Stadium, don't worry. You can watch and stream all of the Prep Bowl action on 45TV. See all of the action on KSTC/45TV, available for free over the air using a digital antenna or through your cable or satellite provider. Find Prep 45 at the following channels across Minnesota: You can also stream the games live: Coverage begins at 10 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, with games scheduled for kickoff every three hours. Catch up on all of the tournament action leading up to the championship games " 2025 H.S. State Football Tourney Central...