Wild will play three of seven exhibition games at home

The Wild will play three of its seven exhibition games at home, the team announced Wednesday. After beginning training camp Sept. 20 in Grand Forks, N.D., the Wild will return home Sept. 23 and host Columbus (Sept. 24), Chicago (Sept. 30) and Buffalo (Oct. 1) in exhibition games. It plays at Chicago on Sept. 26, at Buffalo on Sept. 28 and at Columbus on Oct. 3, and ends the preseason Oct. 4 in Montreal. MICHAEL RUSSO UFC card a big seller When Target Center officials agreed to host the next Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view event Aug. 9, they hoped to capitalize on the growing popularity of mixed martial arts. Three weeks before the event, they've done that and more. The UFC 87 card, which features local fighters and former Minnesota wrestler Brock Lesnar, is already the Target Center's largest ticket gross for a... [read full story]