Morning Edition: Sports

Parise died of lung cancer Wednesday. His son, Wild star Zack Parise, did not play against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
The University of Minnesota Gophers men's basketball team has lost its first two Big Ten games. Both losses were on the road, which is a long-standing problem for the team.
Gophers set for challenge in Citrus Bowl
While the Vikings played their final game of the season this weekend in Minneapolis, the Gophers were practicing in Orlando, where temperatures reached 80 degrees.
Goaltending among issues holding back the Wild
The Minnesota Wild hope to snap a three-game winless streak when the team takes on Philadelphia Tuesday night at the Xcel Energy Center.
The Minnesota Vikings blew a 14-0 lead and lost to the first place Detroit Lions 16-14 Sunday.