MINNEAPOLIS — The NBA postponed Saturday night’s game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors at Target Center hours after the fatal shooting of a city resident by federal agents in south Minneapolis. The league said the decision was made to “prioritize the safety and security of the Minneapolis community.”

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota travels to Dallas looking to stop its three-game road skid. The Mavericks are 11-19 in Western Conference games. Dallas ranks second in the Western Conference with 53.3 points per game in the paint led by Anthony Davis averaging 13.1.

Wisconsin basketball returns to the Kohl Center court on Wednesday night for a matchup against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Get your calendar ready. Minnesota's football schedule for this fall is now out.

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota comes into the matchup against Golden State after losing five games in a row. The Timberwolves have gone 14-14 against Western Conference teams. Minnesota is fifth in the Western Conference with 33.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Rudy Gobert averaging 7.4.

The Milwaukee Admirals will be playing outdoors in Minnesota on Friday, Jan. 23, despite the extreme cold.

Minnesota will be challenged early and often next season.

Every hockey fan in Minnesota and likely almost every hockey fan in the United States knows that Minnesota is considered the “State of Hockey”. Winters

SAINT PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild, KSTP-TV, 5 Eyewitness News and KSTC-TV, 45TV, and FanDuel Sports Network North today announced that four Minnesota Wild games will be simulcast on over-the-air television this season. This marks the first time since the 2010-11 season that Wild games will be on over-the-air television.