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Power 96 Sports Update 6-5

06/05/2023

Albert Lea Sports: The Tiger baseball team strung together back to back wins in Section play winning game one against Jordan 1-0 in 10 innings and then a half hour later won game two, 5-4 against St. Peter. The Tigers will next take on Kato West Tuesday at 5 pm in New Ulm. POWER 96 will bring you that game live.

The Twins and Guardians played three games over the weekend. The Twins took home the win on Friday night 1-0, on Saturday night Cleveland took home the win 4-2 and then last night The teams wrapped up the four game series. No score in the top of the seventh inning when Josh Naylor hit an RBI double giving the Guardians the first run of the game. The next batter was Andres Gimenez who hit an RBI triple scoring Gimenez and Cleveland was up 2-0. In the bottom of the eighth inning the Twins got on the board when Willie Castro homered to cut the deficit to 2-1 but was all the offense the Twins could push across the plate as the Guardians took home the win 2-1. After the four game series the Twins lead in the AL Central remains at 3.5 games. The Twins have the night off and will take on the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.

On the Ice the Stanley Cup final got underway on Saturday. The game was tied at two heading into the third period when the Golden Knights scored three goals to put the game out of reach winning 5-2. Vegas leads the best of seven series 1-0. Game two is scheduled for tonight at 7 in Las Vegas.

Lets wrap up in the NBA where the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat are tied at one game a piece. Denver took home the win in game one 104-93 and then last night in a close game the Heat escaped with a 111-108 to tie the series at one win a piece. The series now moves to Miami. Game three is scheduled for Wednesday.

Power 96 Sports Update 6-2

06/02/2023

Albert Lea Sports from last night, the Albert Lea VFW baseball team was bested by Owatonna 6-1. The VFW team will host a double header on Sunday beginning at 11am as Albert Lea faces John Marshall. ALHS Section baseball action will continue Saturday as the Tigers take on Jordan in New Ulm. POWER 96 will bring you that game live at 2pm Saturday afternoon. Girls golf finished 3rd in the section 1AAA Tourney, Alyssa Jensen and Whitney Mullenbach qualified for state.

The Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Guardians kicked off a four game series last night. Trailing 1-0 the Twins got on the board and tied the game on a Max Kepler single in the fourth inning and then took the lead on a Michael Taylor solo homer in the fifth inning. Cleveland scored four runs in the sixth inning to take a 6-3 lead. In the bottom of the eighth inning Royce Lewis tied the game on a two run homer and in the bottom of the ninth inning the Twins walk off on a sac fly by Willie Castro taking the game 7-6. The teams will be back at it tonight at 7:10 from Target Field.

In the WNBA the Minnesota Lynx are still looking for that elusive first win of the season after they fell to 0-6 on the season losing to the Connecticut Sun 89-84.

The NBA finals kicked off last night in Denver as the Nuggets took on the Miami Heat. The Nuggets took home the win 104-93 to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Bam Adebayo led the Heat in scoring with 26 points to go along with 13 rebounds, and five assists. Nikola Jokic recorded a triple double leading all scorers in the game with 27 points, to go along with 10 rebounds and 14 assists, a blocked shot, and a steal. Game two from Ball arena is scheduled for Sunday and you can catch the action on ABC at 7pm.      

Power 96 Sports Update 6-1

06/01/2023

Albert Lea Tiger Sports: The Tigers baseball team fell to the Mankato East Cougars last night 10-4 in the first game of the 2AAA sections. The Tigers will be back in action Saturday at 2 pm when they face either Marshall or Jordan whos game was postponed last night. POWER 96 will bring you that game live Saturday afternoon at 2. Also Yesterday the Boys Golf team fell just short in their sections tournament finishing second place to Mayo by two strokes. Tiger Athletics today Boys and Girls Track and Field will begin their quest for state with the 1AA sections taking place at Lakeville South. Girls Golf continues section 1AAA play in Cannon Falls.

Power 96 will be live at Hayek Field tonight for coverage of the home opener for VFW Baseball. You can catch all the action tonight starting at 6 p.m.

The Minnesota Twins and Astros wrapped up their three game series as well as their season series last night. No score through two innings but the Twins broke the tie with three runs in the third inning on Solano and Kirilloff RBI singles and led 3-0. In the fifth the twins added two more runs to make it 5-0. Solano added another RBI double and put his team up 7-0 and the Twins took home the win 8-2. Louie Varland allowed four singles and struck out five with a walk on 86 pitches. Varland improved to 3-1 on the season. The Twins will be in action tonight against Cleveland at 6:40 from Target Field.

The NBA Finals will get underway tonight in the Mile High City of Denver Colorado as the Denver Nuggets make their first NBA Finals appearance and are looking for their first NBA title. The only thing in their way is a Miami Heat Basketball team who is back in the NBA Finals for the second time in four seasons looking to win the fourth title in franchise history. Tip off from Ball Arena is scheduled for tonight at 7:30 and you can catch the game on ABC

Power 96 Sports Update 5-31

05/31/2023

Albert Lea Tiger Sports today Baseball takes center stage as the Tigers open up section play in the 2AAA section opener. POWER 96 will bring you that game live tonight at 5:00 from Wolverton Field in Mankato as the Tigers take on Kato East. Elsewhere in Tiger Athletics the Boys Golf Teams finds themselves in first place after the first day of Sections play shooting a team score of 295. The Tigers lead Rochester Mayo and Rochester Century who both shot 299. Northfield and Farmington at 301 and Lakeville North shot 304.

The Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros took to the ball diamond for game two of their three game set. The Astros got out to a three run lead in the second inning when Alex Bregman and Chas McCormick hit home runs to make it 3-0 Astros in the second inning. The Astros added two more runs in the third and led 5-0. The Twins scored a run in the top of the fifth inning on a Christian Vasquez RBI single to make it a 5-1 game and that would be your final Houston took home the win 5-1. Joe Ryan went 4 innings and allowed 4 earned runs, struck out six and walked three batters. The two teams will wrap up their three game series tonight. First Pitch scheduled for 7:10 from Minute Maid Park.

In the WNBA the Minnesota Lynx continue to look for their first win of the season after they fell to the Dallas Wings last night 94-89. The 0-5 Lynx will try for their first win Thursday against the Connecticut Sun.    

The NBA Finals will get underway tonight as the Miami Heat head to the Mile High City to take on the Denver Nuggets. Denver has been off for over a week since sweeping the LA Lakers. The Miami Heat will have a quick turnaround after they defeated the Boston Celtics in game seven Monday night. The teams played twice during the regular season and the Nuggets won both games winning game one 124-119 and game two 112-108. Tip off from Denver is scheduled for tonight at 7:30 and you can catch the action on ABC.

Power 96 Sports Update 5-30

05/30/2023

Tiger Athletics: Tiger Baseball has been awarded the six seed in the section 2AAA Baseball tournament and will head to Mankato on Wednesday to take on the three seed Mankato East. Elsewhere in Tigers Sports, Girls Golf will compete in the section 1AAA tournament at Cannon Falls and Boys Golf will compete in the 1AAA tournament at the Jewel Golf Club.

The Minnesota Twins lost two of three to the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend falling 3-1 on Friday, winning 9-7 on Saturday and falling 3-0 on Sunday. Last night the Twins used two home runs by Royce Lewis and Ryan Jeffers to defeat the Astros 7-5 in ten innings. Royce also recorded four RBI in the game. The Twins improved to 28-26 on the season. Jhoan Duran gets the win for the Twins after pitching two innings and striking out three. The teams will be right back at it tonight at Minute Maid Park with first pitch scheduled for 7:10.

On the ice we now know who will be competing for the Stanley Cup. The Florida Panthers punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final by sweeping the Carolina Hurricanes. Last night it was the Vegas Golden Knights who punched their ticket by finishing off a pesky Dallas Stars team in game six winning six to nothing. William Karlsson scored two goals to go along with an assist. Vegas will be in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since their inaugural season in 2018 when they fell to the Washington Capitals. Game one of the Stanley Cup final will get underway on Saturday.   

In the NBA the Miami Heat avoided making history for the wrong reasons. The Heat defeated the Boston Celtics in game seven 103-84 to advance to the NBA Finals for the second time in four seasons and the sixth time since 2006 when they won their first NBA title. The Heat will take on the Denver Nuggets for the NBA title starting on Thursday.

Power 96 Sports Update 5-26

05/26/2023

Tiger Athletics: The Tigers softball team fell in section play last night dropping the first game 10-0 to New Prague, then fell 7-6 to Jordan in the consolation bracket. The Clay target team finished 1st in the conference. They will next shoot in the league championship on June 16th in Alexandria. Five individual shooters have already qualified for the State meet.

Girls golf finished in 3rd place in the Big 9 Tournament and 2nd overall. As a team they were just two strokes behind Northfield who are the conference Champs.

On the ice the Dallas Stars kept their season alive against the Golden Knights thanks to two goals in the first and third periods by Jason Robertson that tied that game twice. The game went into overtime where Joe Pavelski scored on the power play and Dallas took home the win 3-2. Vegas leads the series three games to one as the series moves back to Vegas, where the Knights look to close it out in front of the home fans on Saturday.        

In the NBA the Boston Celtics defended home court and kept their season alive by defeating the Miami Heat 110-97 at TD Garden. Four of the Boston starters had twenty plus points led by Derrick White who had 24 points in the win. Miami still leads the series three games to two with a chance to close it out in front of the home fans in Miami on Saturday. Boston will look to force a winner take all game seven at TD Garden.     

The Twins will return to action tonight when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays are 26-24 on the season which has them tied for fourth in the AL East with the Boston Red Sox. Bo Bichette leads the team in homers with nine as well as batting average with .327. Vlad Gurerro Jr. leads the team in RBIs with 34. First Pitch from Target Field is tonight at 7:10.

Power 96 Sports Update 5-25

05/25/2023

Tiger Athletics today: Tiger Softball will start the section 2AAA Softball Tournament when they take on New Prague at 5p.m. and then a second opponent at 7p.m. that will be deterimed by results of the first game. Elsewhere Boys and Girls Track and Field are in Winona today at 10:30 and Girls Golf is in Big 9 action today in Mankato

The Minnesota Twins and San Francisco Giants wrapped up their three game series yesterday afternoon. The Twins got on the board first on a solo home run from Edouard Julien. Later in the game the Twins led 4-1 when Willi Castro stole home to give the Twins a 5-1 lead they never surrendered. The Twins took home the win 7-1. Joe Ryan picked up his seventh win of the season pitching five innings, giving up on run, and striking out four batters. The Twins will have the night off tonight before hosting the Toronto Blue Jays Friday night.

On the ice the Florida Panthers completed the series sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes to advance to the Stanley Cup Final. The Panthers won on a goal by Matthew Tkachuk with 4.7 seconds remaining in the third period. The Panthers advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1996 when they fell to the Colorado Avalanche. Florida will take on the winner of the Western Conference Finals where the Vegas Golden Knights lead the Dallas Stars three games to none.

In the NBA tonight the Miami Heat will try to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2020 when they take on the Celtics. The Heat lead the series three games to one. The Celtics look to make history and become the first team in NBA history to come back from a three games to none deficit and win a series. Tip off is tonight at 7:30.

Power 96 Sports Update 5-24

05/24/2023

Tiger athletics from yesterday saw the Tiger Boys baseball drop their final regular season game to Owatonna 10-4. Tiger teams are off today. Tiger Softball will begin their section tournament tomorrow at Caswell Field in North Mankato tomorrow at 5p.m.

The season ended in heartbreak for the Austin Bruins as they were defeated in the Robertson Cup final by the Oklahoma Warriors 4-3 in Blaine Mn. The Warriors scored a late power play goal and although the Bruins threw everything they had at the Warriors in the remaining minute 37, they just could not find the tying goal. This was the first time in 8 years they Black and gold made it to the final round.

The Minnesota Twins and San Francisco Giants played game two of their three game series last night. The Twins got out to an early 2-0 lead on a Byron Buxton two run blast in the bottom of the first inning. Later in the fifth the Twins still leading 2-0 Michael Taylor launched a solo shot to give the Twins a 3-0 lead. In the sixth inning the Giants started a rally cutting the lead to 3-2 in the sixth inning and then Michael Conforto gave the Giants the lead in the seventh on a two run homer and the Giants took home the win 4-3. The two teams will be back at it this afternoon for the series finale.

On the ice the Vegas Golden Knights took control of the series over the Dallas Stars with a huge 4-0 win to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series. One more win and the Golden Knights will make their second ever appearance in the Stanley Cup Final.

In the NBA the Boston Celtics kept their season alive defeating the Miami Heat 116-99 to avoid elimination and the Heat now lead the series three games to one. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 33 points to help keep their slim hopes alive. Game five will be Thursday in Boston.      

Power 96 Sports Update 5-23

05/23/2023

Tiger athletics from yesterday saw the Tiger girls golf team come in second behind Northfield who shot a team score of 326. Albert Lea was two strokes behind and finished with a 328. Boys baseball added another W to the win column defeating Worthington 6-3. The Boys golf team brought home the Big 9 Conference Title. It is the first boys golf Championship since 2010. On tap for today is Boys baseball as they take on the Huskies in Owatonna at 5 pm and Power 96 will have that game for you live, and Boys Tennis will be involved in 1AA Individual Sections in Rochester at Century.

The Austin Bruins take on the Oklahoma Warriors in the Final for the Robertson Cup in Blaine Mn. Tonight. It is the final faceoff for the NAHL season in a 1 game winner takes all game.The final Faceoff for the Robertson Cup is set for 7 p.m.

The Minnesota Twins opened up their three game series with the San Francisco Giants last night. The Giants got on the board early with their first four batters all crossing home plate in the first inning. JD Davis opened the scoring with an RBI double and then a few batters later Michael Conforto launched a three run homer to put the giants up 4-0. The score remained the same until the bottom of the eighth inning when Kyle Garlick hit a solo home run to make it a 4-1 game. The solo shot was all that Twins could produce as the Giants took home the win 4-1. Bailey Ober for the Twins had a rough outing, allowing four runs on three hits and three walks over five innings in his first loss since Sept. 21 at Kansas City. The Twins and Giants are back at it tonight at 6:40   

On the ice the Florida Panthers are one win away from the Stanley Cup Final after defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 last night. The Panthers will have the chance to close out the series Wednesday night.

In the NBA the Denver Nuggets defeated the LA Lakers to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. The Nuggets defeated the Lakers

113-111 last night to complete the sweep of the Lakers. The Nuggets will take on either the Miami Heat or the Boston Celtics for the NBA title.

Power 96 Sports Update 5-22

05/22/2023

Tiger Athletics: Power 96 will have coverage of Tiger Baseball as the Tigers play their final home game of the regular season against Worthington at Hayek Field. Elsewhere in Tiger athletics, Girls Golf will take on Northfield at Wedgewood Cove and Boys Golf will begin the Big Nine Tournament.

The Austin Bruins are in the Robertson Cup Final after defeating the Maryland Black Bears in a three game series over the weekend. The Bruins defeated the Bears 4-0 Friday night, On Saturday the Bears bounced back with a 2-1 win, and on Sunday the Bruins punched their ticket to the finals with a 4-2 win. The season for the Bruins all comes down to one game on Tuesday when the Bruins take on the Oklahoma Warriors in Blaine,MN. The final face off of the season, and the Robertson Cup is set for Tuesday at 7p.m.

The Minnesota Lynx fell in their season opener against the Chicago Sky 77-66.

The Minnesota Twins lost two of three games to the Angels over the weekend. The Angels won Friday night 5-4, the Twins won Saturday at 6-2, and the Angels won on Sunday 6-2. The Twins will open a series against the San Francisco Giants at Target Field on Monday. Bailey Ober (3-0, 1.78 ERA) will get the start for the Twins.

On the ice the Florida Panthers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 in overtime to take a 2-0 series lead as the series heads to Florida. The Vegas Golden Knights lead the Dallas Stars 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals as the series shifts to Dallas.

In the NBA the Denver Nuggets lead the LA Lakers 3-0 and can close out the series Monday night. The Miami Heat lead the Boston Celtics 3-0 with game four scheduled for Tuesday.

Power 96 Sports Update 5-19

05/19/2023

Albert Lea Tiger Athletics from yesterday: The Albert Lea Boys Baseball team defeated the Austin Packers on Senior night 7-6 at Hayek Field. The Tigers will next be in action on Monday as they take on Worthington at 5:30. Tomorrow Power 96 will have Softball coverage starting at 10AM when the Tigers take on the Glenville-Emmons Wolverines.

The Minnesota Twins had the night off last night as they made the cross town journey for when they take on the Angels tonight as the teams open a four game series. Joey Ryan (6-1, 2.16 ERA) will get the start for the Twins and Reid Detmers (0-3, 4.89 ERA) will get the start for the Angels. The Angels won the season series last season four games to two. First Pitch from Angel Stadium is tonight at 8:38.

In the NBA the Nuggets defeated the Lakers in game two of the Western Conference Finals 108-103. A close game throughout. In the fourth quarter Jamal Murray took control of the game scoring 16 of this 37 points in the quarter to help the Nuggets take home the win and a 2-0 lead in the series. The series now moves to LA for games three and four. Elsewhere in the NBA tonight the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat will resume their series. The Heat lead the series one game to none after winning game one 123-116. You can catch all the action tonight at 7:30 on TNT.

The Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers opened the Eastern Conference Finals in the NHL. Seth Jarvis got the Canes on the board first in the first period and Carolina led 1-0 after the first period. The Panthers answered the Jarvis goal with two of their own. Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe scored in the second and the Panthers led 2-1 after the second period. Stephan Noesen tied the game at 2-2 early in the third of the Canes. The game went into overtime. In the first overtime it looked as though the Panthers had won the game but after a review the goal was waived off due to goalie interference. The game went to a fourth overtime period and Matthew Tkachuk played hero for the Panthers when he scored with less 12 seconds left in the fourth overtime period. Florida takes home the win 3-2 in four overtimes and a 1-0 lead in the series. Game two will be Saturday in Raleigh.    

Power 96 Sports Update 5-18

05/18/2023

Tiger Athletics from last night: The Girls softball team fell to the Owatonna Huskies 7-0. Tonight Power 96 will being you coverage of Tiger baseball as the Tigers take on the Austin Packers at Hayek Field starting at 5p.m. Tiger Softball will be in Austin at 5 p.m.

The Minnesota Twins and L.A. Dodgers wrapped up the three game series. The Dodgers led 1-0 into the fourth inning when Byron Buxton hit a solo home run to tie the game at 1-1. In the sixth inning the Twins tied the game at 2-2 on a home run from Joey Gallo. The Twins briefly had a 3-2 as a result of a throwing error that allowed Castro to score. The game was tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning when James Outman hit a grand slam which put the Dodgers up 7-3 and that would be the final score. The Twins have the night off tonight and will be back on the ball diamond taking on the Angels tomorrow.

In the NBA the Eastern Conference Final got under way in Boston as the Celtics took on the Miami Heat. In the third quarter the Heat used a 13-1 scoring run to rally and tie the game at 78-78. The rest of the game was in favor of the Heat as they defeated the Celtics 123-116 and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Jimmy Butler led the Heat in scoring with 35 points in the win. Game two from Boston is scheduled for Friday night.

On the Ice tonight the Eastern Conference Final will get under way as the Carolina Hurricanes take on the Florida Panthers. The Hurricanes are in the Eastern Conference Final for the first time since 2019 when they were swept by the Boston Bruins. The Panthers are in the Conference Final for the first time since 1996 when they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games before losing to the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Final. Game one from Raleigh is tonight at 7p.m. and the game can be seen on TNT.

Power 96 Sprots Update 5-17

05/18/2023

Tiger Athletics from last night: The Boys golf team took home the win in a four way meet shooting a 293 defeating John Marshall who shot at 297, Rochester Mayo who shot a 338 and Winona who shot a 377. The Boys Baseball game against NRHEG was canceled and the game tonight against Worthington has been postponed and will take place on Monday May 22nd.

The Minnesota Twins and LA Dodgers played game two of their three game series. Kyle Farmer opend the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning. WIlli Castro extended the Twins lead to 2-0 with an RBI single. In the fifth inning both teams scored. Jeffers laid down a sac fly that scored a run to put the Twins up 3-0. In the bottom of the fifth inning Freddie Freeman recorded an RBI single. The Twins put the game away on a two run home run from Kyle Farmer in the ninth and took home the win 5-1. Bailey Ober, who improved to 3-0 for the Twins, went six innings, allowing one run, struck out six and walked a batter.The Twins and Dodgers will wrap up their series tomorrow afternoon at 2:10.

In the NBA the Western Conference finals got underway in Denver. Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets in scoring with 34 points and Jamal Murray scored 31 as the Nuggets took game one 132-126 and a 1-0 series lead. Game two is scheduled for Thursday.

Power 96 Sports Update 4-18

04/18/2023

Albert Lea Athletics from last night: Boys Golf emerged victorious in their match against Northfield winning 320 to 325. Today, Boys baseball is to host Northfield at 5 pm. The softball team will be in Northfield at 5p.m.. The track and field teams will be in Red Wing to take on the Wingers and Rochester Century at 4:30p.m. and Boys Tennis will face Rochester Century in Rochester at 4:30.

The Minnesota Wild started their quest for Lord Stanley's Cup last night in Dallas taking on the Stars. The Wild opened the scoring with less than a minute remaining in the first period when Kirill Kaprizov scored his first goal of the playoffs, the Wild led 1-0 after the first period. The first five minutes of the second period could have been better for the Wild who gave up two goals to Dallas and fell behind 2-1. Late in the second Sam Steel tied the game for the Wild and the game went to the second intermission tied at two goals a piece. The game went to double overtime where Ryan Hartman played hero when a puck found his stick and he scored on a wide open net. The Wild took game one 3-2 in double overtime and the lead in the series 1-0. The series will resume on Wednesday.

The Minnesota Twins and Pitcher Pablo Lopez agreed to a four year $73.5 million contract extension. The extension will keep Lopez in the Twin Cities through 2028. Lopez on the season is 1-1 with an ERA of 1.73 and leads the major leagues with 33 strikeouts in 26 innings pitch this season. The Twins are in Boston tonight taking on the Red Sox. First pitch is scheduled for 6:10.

The Minnesota Timberwolves return to action Wednesday for game two of their series with the Denver Nuggets. Game two will tipoff Wednesday at 9p.m.

Power 96 Sports Update 4-17

04/17/2023

The Austin Bruins split the regular season finale against the Minot Minotauros dropping Friday nights game 7-3, then bouncing back Saturday night with a 2-0 shutout win.

The Bruins will again face Minot in the first round of the Roberson Cup playoffs. Games 1 and 2 are at Riverside this Friday and Saturday Night.

The Minnesota Timberwolves opened their postseason in Denver when they took on the Nuggets. The first quarter was evenly matched as the Nuggets took the scoring battle by three points 26-23. The second quarter is where the nuggets created the separation by out scoring the Timberwolves 29-21 and Denver took a 55-44 lead into the halftime locker room. The Nuggets put the game on ice in the third quarter holding the Timberwolves to just 14 points while scoring 32 which built the lead to 87-58, and the Timberwolves couldn"t mount a comeback. Denver took game 1 109-80 and leads the series 1-0. Only two Minnesota Starters scored in double digit points, Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves in scoring with 18 points and Karl Anthony Towns chipped in 11. Denver Guard Jamal Murray led all scorers with 24 points. Game two is scheduled for Wednesday.

The Minnesota Wild will start their quest for the Stanley cup tonight in Dallas when they take on the Stars. Minnesota finished third in the Central Division with a record of 46-25-11 for 103 points, five points behind Dallas for second place. Dallas and Minnesota played four times this season and split the games with each team taking a pair. The Wild took the bookend games 6-5 and 2-1 both in the shootout. The Stars took the middle two games both by the score of 4-1. The Teams have played once in the playoffs in 2016 and the Stars took the series in six games. Faceoff from American Airlines Center is scheduled for tonight at 8:30.   

The Minnesota Twins will return to the ball diamond tomorrow after a night off tonight. The Twins will be at Fenway Park to take on the Boston Red Sox for the first game of a three game series. The Twins are currently 10-6 on the season and look to snap a two game skid after falling to the Yankees over the weekend. The Red Sox are 8-8 on the season and have won three straight games to get to .500 on the season. The Red Sox will take on the Angels today. Boston and Minnesota split their six meetings last season, each team winning three games. First pitch from Fenway is scheduled for tomorrow at 6:10p.m.. Sonny Grey will get the start for the Twins. The Red Sox will counter with their ace Chris Sale.     

The Twins made some off the field news as well. The team has agreed to a new deal with Right Handed Pitcher Pablo Lopez on a four year contract extension worth $73.5 Million. The extension will keep Lopez with the Twins through the 2027-2028 season. Lopez is 1-1 with a 1.73 ERA in four starts in a Twins uniform. He leads the major leagues with 33 strikeouts in 26 innings.

Power 96 Sports Update 4-14

04/14/2023

Albert Lea Tiger Athletics saw the Boys Baseball team fall to Mankato West 12-1 to fall 0-2 on the season. Tiger Baseball will be back on the diamond tonight at 5p.m. when they take on the Winona Winhawks at Hayke Park. Tiger Track and field will be in action as both teams are taking part in the Triton Invitational.

The Minnesota Twins were in the Bronx for game one of their series against the New York Yankees. In the top of the first inning the Twins offense came to life as they jumped out to a 5-0 lead and then hit back-to-back-to-back home runs to go up 9-0 after the first inning. The offense was not done, Michael Taylor added a two run homerun that put the Twins up 11-0. Anthony Rizzo launched two home runs in the fourth and ninth innnigs but that was all the offense the Yankees got as the Twins took the game 11-2. Joey Ryan went seven innings allowing one run and struck out ten batters for the Twins. The teams will resume their series tonight at 6:05. Louie Varland will get the start for the Twins.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will play with their season on the line tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The winner of the game will be the eight seed in the Western Conference and take on the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. The Timberwolves won three of four games against the Thunder this season. Tipoff from Target Center is tonight at 8p.m.

The Minnesota Wild concluded thier regular season with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators. Frederick Gaudreau scored his 18th and 19th goals of the season to keep the Wild in the game. After the game Gaudreau was awarded with a new 5-year, $10.5 million contract extension. The Wild will play either the Colorado Avalanche or Dallas Stars in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Power 96 Sports Update 4-14

04/14/2023

Albert Lea Tigers Athletics saw the boys baseball team fall to Kato East 12-1 and fell to 0-2 on the season. Tigers Baseball will be back in action tonight at 5:00 as the Tigers take on Winona at Hayke Park. Also in action today, Boys and girls Track and Field will participate in the Triton Invitational.

The Minnesota Twins were in the Bronx for game one of their series against the Yankees. Minnesota got off to a great start in the game as they jumped out to a 5-0 lead. The offense wasn't done as the Twins hit back to back to back home runs from Michael Taylor, Eduardo Julien and Carlos Correa. At the end of the first inning the Twins led 9-0. The offense wasn"t done yet Michael Taylor added his second home run of the game, a two run shot, to make it 11-0 Twins in the top of the third inning. Anthony Rizzo homered twice for the Yankees in the fourth and the ninth inning but that wasn't nearly enough as the Twins beat the Yankees 11-2. Joey Ryan the Twins starter went seven innings, allowed one run and stuck out ten. The Twins and Yankees resume their series tonight at 6:05. Louie Warland gets the start on the Mound for the Twins.

The Minnesota Timberwolves season comes down to tonight in the final game of the NBAs play-in tournament. The Timberwolves will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder with the season on the line. Both teams are looking to clinch their spot in the postseason and book a trip to Denver for the first round of the playoffs. The Timberwolves and Thunder have played four times this season and the Timberwolves took three of the four games. The winner of the game will be the eight seed in the Western Conference and play the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. Tipoff between the Timberwolves and Thunder is scheduled for 8:30 tonight at Target Center.

The Minnesota Wild concluded the regular season with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators. Frederick Gaudreau scored his 18th and 19th goals of the season to keep the Wild in the game. After the game Gaudreau was awarded with a new 5-year, $10.5 million contract extension. The Wild will play either the Colorado Avalanche or Dallas Stars in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Power 96 Sports Update 4-14

04/14/2023

Albert Lea Tigers Athletics saw the boys baseball team fall to Kato East 12-1 and fell to 0-2 on the season. Tigers Baseball will be back in action tonight at 5:00 as the Tigers take on Winona at Hayke Park. Also in action today, Boys and girls Track and Field will participate in the Triton Invitational.

The Minnesota Twins were in the Bronx for game one of their series against the Yankees. Minnesota got off to a great start in the game as they jumped out to a 5-0 lead. The offense wasn't done as the Twins hit back to back to back home runs from Michael Taylor, Eduardo Julien and Carlos Correa. At the end of the first inning the Twins led 9-0. The offense wasn"t done yet Michael Taylor added his second home run of the game, a two run shot, to make it 11-0 Twins in the top of the third inning. Anthony Rizzo homered twice for the Yankees in the fourth and the ninth inning but that wasn't nearly enough as the Twins beat the Yankees 11-2. Joey Ryan the Twins starter went seven innings, allowed one run and stuck out ten. The Twins and Yankees resume their series tonight at 6:05. Louie Warland gets the start on the Mound for the Twins.

The Minnesota Timberwolves season comes down to tonight in the final game of the NBAs play-in tournament. The Timberwolves will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder with the season on the line. Both teams are looking to clinch their spot in the postseason and book a trip to Denver for the first round of the playoffs. The Timberwolves and Thunder have played four times this season and the Timberwolves took three of the four games. The winner of the game will be the eight seed in the Western Conference and play the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. Tipoff between the Timberwolves and Thunder is scheduled for 8:30 tonight at Target Center.

The Minnesota Wild concluded the regular season with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators. Frederick Gaudreau scored his 18th and 19th goals of the season to keep the Wild in the game. After the game Gaudreau was awarded with a new 5-year, $10.5 million contract extension. The Wild will play either the Colorado Avalanche or Dallas Stars in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Power 96 Sports Update 4-13

04/13/2023

Albert Lea Tiger Athletics from yesterday: The Boys Golf team emerged victorious over Holy Angels and Richfeilds. The Tigers shot a 308 while Holy Angels and Richfield shot a 340 and 384 respectively. Two Albert Lea Tiger hockey players will continue their careers, Jack Ladlie signed a tender with the Alexandria Blizzard and Dakota Jahnke signed a tender with the Badlands Sabers. Both the Blizzard and the Sabers are part of the NA3HL.

The Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox concluded their three game series with the rubber match. No score until the bottom of the fourth inning when Michael Taylor grounded out which allowed Ryan Jeffers to score and the Twins led 1-0. The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the eighth inning when Willi Castro, who took the place of the injured Kyle Farmer, hit an RBI double the allowed Jeffers to cross home plate for the second time and the Twins led 2-0. The lead grew a few batters later when Michael Taylor hit an RBI single that scored Castro to round out the Twins offense. The Twins took the game 3-1. Kyle Farmer for the Twins was taken out of the game after being hit in the face by a 92 MPH fastball. The hit to the face will require the Twins infielder to have oral surgery to reset four teeth and repair a laceration to his jaw. The Twins will take on the Yankees tonight at Yankee Stadium at 6:05.

The Minnesota Wild will wrap up the regular season tonight when they are in Nashville to take on the Predators. The Wild have lost three of their last five games including Tuesday to the Jets. The Predators have won three of five including 3-2 over Calgary Monday. The Wild are locked into the three seed in Central Division and will play either the Colorado Avalanche or Dallas Stars in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Puck drop from Bridgestone Arena is scheduled for tonight at 7p.m.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in a do or die game Friday night as part of the NBA's play-in tournament. The Timberwolves fell to the Lakers Tuesday and the Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans last night. The Timberwolves took three of four games from the Thunder this season. Tip off at Target Center is Friday night at 8:30p.m. The winner will be the eight seed in the Western Conference and play the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.     

Power 96 Sports Update 4-12

04/12/2023

Tiger athletics action yesterday saw Tiger girls softball team fall Kato West 13-1. Boys baseball came from behind, but fell just short to Kato West. Down 7-0 in the bottom of the 6th, the Tigers put together a 6 run rally but came up just short falling 7-6 to last season's State runner up. Boys Tennis was shut out by Owatonna 7-0. Tiger teams are off on Wednesday.

The Minnesota Wild were back at Xcel Energy Center taking on the Winnipeg Jets hoping to keep their Central Division hopes alive. The Jets were looking to clinch a playoff spot. The Jets broke the ice early in the first period when Adam Lowry scored his 13th goal of the season. The Jets extended the lead to 2-0 on Matt Scheifele"s 42nd goal of the season and the Jets led 2-0 after the first period. No scoring in the second period. The Wild cut the lead in half when Kirill Kaprizov scored his 40th goal of the season to make it 2-1 Jets. The Jets got on the board one last time on a goal by Mason Appleton his fifth of the season and the Jets take the game and clinch a playoff spot. The loss means the Wild are locked into third place in the Central Division and will play the Colorado Avalanche or Dallas Stars in the first round of the playoffs. The Wild wrap up the regular season Thursday against Nashville.

The Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox played game two of their three game series last night. The White Sox got the offense going early in the top of the first inning. After the first two batters reached base Andrew Vaughn hit a two RBI double and Chicago led 2-0. The Twins got on the board in the bottom of the first inning to tie the game at 2-2 on a Byron Buxton two run homer that scored Salono as well. In the home half of the second inning the Twins took a 3-2 lead on a solo shot from Michael Taylor. The White Sox tied it on a solo shot from Roberts Jr. to force extra innings. In the bottom of the tenth Taylor laid down a sacrifice bunt and the throw towards first goes over the head of Andrew Vaughn and the Twins Walk off on a throwing error to win 4-3. The teams will meet this afternoon to conclude the three game series at 12:10.

The Minnesota Timberwolves played for their playoff lives last night as they took on LeBron James and the Lakers in the play-in Tournament. The Timberwolves lead at halftime 60-49. In the third quarter the Lakers trimmed four points off of the Timberwolves lead. In the fourth quarter the Timberwolves went ice cold and didn't hit a shot in the last six minutes of the fourth quarter as the Lakers rallied to tie the game at 95. The Lakers seemingly hit the knockout punch when Dennis Schroder hit a three with a second remaining. On the attempted game tying three point shot Mike Conley was fouled by Anthony Davis sending him to the line for three free throws. Conley hit all three free throws to force overtime. In overtime the Lakers took the lead and never looked back, winning the game 108-102. The Lakers will be the seven seed in the playoffs. The Timberwolves will have one last chance to save their season against either the Pelicans or Thunder on Friday.

Power 96 Sports Update 4-11

04/11/2023

Albert Lea Tiger athletics action yesterday saw the girls softball team defeated Faribault 9-7. In Boys golf the Tigers shot an impressive 297 to start their season with a win defeating Red Wing 297-325. The Tigers were led by Drew Teeter who shot a 6 under 66. Tiger baseball will open the season today starting at 5 p.m. as the Tigers host Kato West. Softball back in action today as the girls travel to Kato West. The track and field teams in action today with the boys hosting Kato west at 4p.m. The girls will travel to Kato to take on both Kato East and West. Boys Tennis will host Owatonna at 4:30 this afternoon.

Trying to keep their Central Division hopes alive the Minnesota Wild were back on the ice taking on the Chicago Blackhawks. Matt Boldy got the Wild on the board first with his 31st of the season. The Blackhawks scored two back to back goals and took a 2-1 lead into the second period intermission. The Wild offense came alive in the last six minutes of the game scoring three goals two by Marcus Johansson and the empty netter by Gustav Nuisances. The Wild took home the win 4-2. The Wild will be back at it tonight when they take on the Winnipeg Jets at 7p.m.

The Minnesota Twins were back at it yesterday afternoon taking on the Chicago White Sox. The Twins opened the scoring in the bottom half of the third inning when Nick Gordon scored on a fielder's choice. In the Fourth inning Chicago got on the board and took the lead. First Yasmani Grandal hit an RBI single and then Hanser Alberto gave the White Sox the lead on a three run homer. The Twins cut into the lead in the bottom of the fourth when Trevor Larnach hit an RBI single to make it 4-2. The Twins scored again in the bottom of the fifth inning on an error to make it 4-3 but that's as close as the Twins could get as the White Sox hold on to win 4-3. Kenta Meada went six innings, allowing eight hits and giving up four runs with three strikeouts. The Twins and White Sox will be right back at it tonight at 6:40.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will take on the Lakers in the play-in tournament tonight. The winner of the game will be the seven seed in the playoffs and take on the Memphis Grizzlies. The loser will take on the winner of a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Oklahoma City Thunder where the winner will be the eight seed and take on the Denver Nuggets. Tipoff from Los Angeles is tonight at 9p.m.           

Power 96 Sports Update 4-10

04/10/2023

The MSHSL announced Friday that four Albert Lea Tiger sports will be moving classes for the next couple seasons. Tiger Football will move down to 1AAA, Basketball will move down to 1AA, Wrestling will be moving up to 1AAA, and soccer will move down to 2A for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 seasons.

The Austin Bruins dropped two games to the Minot Minataruos in Minot this weekend. The Bruins will conclude regular season play this weekend at Riverside arena where the Bruins will once again take on Minot Friday and Saturday nights.

The Minnesota Wild were back on the ice Saturday when they took on the St Louis Blues for the final time this season. The Wild fell behind 1-0 but Ryan Hartman 15 and Sam Steel 10 scored in the first to give the Wild the lead after the first. The Wild extended the lead to 4-1 in the second on goals by Fredrick Gaudreau his 17th and Spurgeon his 11th. The Blues rallied to make it 4-3 but Jonas Brodin hit the empty net and the Wild took the game 5-3. The Wild trail Dallas by four points first in the Central Division with 3 games left to go. The Wild return to the ice tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks. Puck drop is scheduled for 8p.m.    

The Minnesota Twins opened Target Field for the first time this season over the weekend for a three game series with the Houston Astros. The Twins took the first two games of the series winning Friday's game 3-2 thanks to 13 strikeouts by Sonny Grey and Saturday's game 9-6 thanks to three run home runs by Byron Buxton and Kyle Farmer. Houston won sunday to avoid the sweep 5-1. Next up for the Twins is a visit from the Chicago White Sox. First Pitch is scheduled for this afternoon at Target Field.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will defeated the San Antonio Spurs 151-131 in the front half of a back to back over the weekend. On Sunday the Timberwolves defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 113-108 to finish in eighth place in the Western Conference. The story during the game was two Timberwolves leaving the game. Jaden McDaniels left the game after he fractured his hand by punching a wall in frustration. Center Rudy Golbert was reportedly sent home after he threw a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson during a time out. The Timberwolves will play the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday in the play-in tournament. If the Timberwolves win the team will be the seven seed and play Memphis in the first round. If the Timberwolves lose they will take on the winner of the game between the Pelicans and the Thunder for the eighth seed.        

Power 96 Sports Update 4-7

04/07/2023

Albert Lea Tiger softball fought for their first win of the young season yesterday defeating Worthington 9-1. Boys track defeated Winona 108-50 and Girls track fell to Winona 83.5-48.5

The Minnesota Wild were back on the ice in a game with major playoff implications. The Penguins struck first when Kris Letang lit the lamp for the 11th time this season with under five minutes left in the first period. Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission. Midway through the second period the Penguins extended their lead to 2-0 on a goal by Rickard Rakell his 27th of the season. The Penguins made it 3-0 when Jason Zucker fired home his 27th of the season early in the third period. The Wild got on the board to make it a 3-1 game thanks to Marcus Johansson on the power play. The Penguins added one more and took the game 4-1. The loss by the Wild coupled with Dallas beating Philadelphia and Colorado beating San Jose last night means the Wild now trail the Stars and Avalanche by two points in the standings with four games left to play in the regular season. The Wild will next be on the ice Saturday taking on the St. Louis Blues at 7p.m.   

The Minnesota Gophers took down the Boston University Terriers in the frozen four 6-2 and will play for a national championship. The Gophers will take on Quinnipiac who defeated the Michigan Wolverines 5-2. The National Championship game is scheduled for tomorrow at 7p.m. in Tampa, Florida.

The Minnesota Twins are back on the ball diamond this afternoon when they take on the Houston Astros. The Twins are hoping that history doesn't repeat itself as they were swept by the Astros a season ago losing all six games. Sonny Grey is scheduled to start for the Twins Gray is 1-0 with an era of 0.00. The Astros will counter with Jose Urquidy, who has a 0-0 record with an era of close to 7 at 6.75. First pitch for the Twins and Astros is scheduled to take place this afternoon at 3:10.

The Minnesota Timberwolves return to action Saturday afternoon against the San Antonio Spurs at 3p.m.     

Power 96 Sports Update 4-6

04/06/2023

Albert Lea Tiger teams will be in action today as the Boys Baseball will take host Worthington today at 5 p.m., Girls Softball will be at the Hammer Complex taking on Worthington at 5 p.m. and both boys and girls track and field will host Austin and Winona at 4 p.m.

The Minnesota Twins and the Miami Marlins wrapped up their series last night. In the home half of the first inning the Marlins got on the board first thanks to a solo home run from Jorge Soler. The Marlins led 1-0 until the top of the seventh inning when Trevor Larnach hit an RBI single that tied the game at 1-1. In the bottom of the eighth inning the Marlins put the game out of reach when Ryan De La Cruz hit an RBI single to put Miami up 2-1. The next batter was Jorge Soler who hit his second home run of the game to put Miami up 5-1. The Twins would add a run on a wild pitch but that wouldn't be enough as the Twins fall by the score of 5-2. The Twins will next be in action Friday when they take on the Houston Astros in the home opener at 3:10 p.m..

The Minnesota Wild will return to the ice in a critical game for the team's Central Division hopes. The Wild are tied with the Colorado Avalanche who will take on the San Jose Sharks tonight and Dallas Stars who host the Philadelphia Flyers with 98 points in the standings. The Wild will be taking on the Pittsburgh Penguins who are in a fight for a wild card spot in the eastern conference. The opening faceoff between the Wild and Penguins is scheduled for 6:00 tonight.

The Minnesota Gophers mens hockey team will be in action in the Frozen Four Thursday when they take on Boston University. The winner of the game will take on the winner of Michigan and Quinnipiac on Saturday for the national championship.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are off until Saturday when they take on the Spurs in San Antonio.   

Power 96 Sports Update 4-5

04/05/2023

Albert Lea Tiger teams are off today after being rained out of all activities yesterday. Tiger athletics will resume tomorrow when Boys Baseball hosts Worthington, Girls Softball hits the road to take on Worthington, and boys and girls track and field will host Austin and Winona at 4 p.m.

The Minnesota Twins and the Miami Marlins resumed their series last night. The only scoring in the game was in the bottom of the second inning when Avisail Garcia homered to left field to put the Marlins up 1-0. From that point on it was a pitchers duel. Twins Pitcher Kenta Meada went five innings only allowing the solo shot while striking out nine Marlins. Meada did leave the game in the sixth inning due to an apparent arm injury. Marlins Pitcher Sandy Alcantara pitched a complete game shutout for the Marlins allowing only three hits and striking out five Twins. The Twins fell in the game 1-0 for their first loss of the season after winning the first four. Twins RHP Pablo López (1-0, 0.00) will start the series finale against his former club Wednesday afternoon. López spent the first five seasons of his career in Miami before he was dealt to Minnesota. Today's game gets underway at 12:10.

The Minnesota Timberwolves were back in action in Brooklyn taking on the Nets as the season winds down. The Timberwolves led 31-24 at the end of the first quarter. The nets would rally in the second quarter to take a 54-51 lead into halftime. The Timberwolves would cut the lead in the third quarter to a single point trailing after three 78-77. The Timberwolves completed the comeback in the fourth quarter to took the game 107-102. The Timberwolves were led in scoring by Anthony Edwards with 23 points. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 22 points in the game to go along with 14 rebounds and five assists as the win helps the Timberwolves keep their chances of making the play-in tournament alive. The Timberwolves have a two and a half game lead over the Dallas Mavericks for a spot in the tournament. The Wolves will be in San Antonio Saturday.

The Minnesota Wild are off tonight and will return to the ice in Pittsburgh against the Penguins tomorrow at 6:00p.m.