The Wolves didn’t have Anthony Edwards or Mike Conley available for the second game in a row, and Rudy Gobert departed in the second half for personal reasons.

QB J.J. McCarthy threw for a career-high 250 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, as the Vikings beat the Cowboys 34-26 on Sunday night.

Kirill Kaprizov scored twice and the Wild’s newest star joined in on the scoring with a third-period goal.

A shooting in the Stewartville High School parking lot Friday morning left one student injured and the shooter dead. More details may come on Monday.

Before the Vikings play the Cowboys on Sunday, check here for a Q& A with Minnesota Star Tribune reporters who cover the team.