The Minnesota Twins head into the weekend riding high after taking consecutive series from Cleveland and Boston but could be shorthanded Friday night when they open a three-game set with the Texas Rangers at Target Field. Eduardo Escobar left in the fourth inning of Minnesota’s 9-2 loss to the Red Sox Thursday after he took […]
Twins go for sweep in matinee today
After earning a victory for the first time in 12 starts in his last outing, Minnesota Twins right-hander Kyle Gibson will try to make it two in a row Thursday afternoon as the Twins look to finish off a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox at Target Field in Minneapolis. Gibson (2-4, 3.27 ERA) […]
Twins take out Sox again
TWINS 4, RED SOX 1 Robbie Grossman and Max Kepler homered to back an effective start by Lance Lynn as Minnesota beat Boston. Grossman led off the bottom of the first with a home run and Kepler added a two-run shot off David Price (8-5). Brian Dozier added a pair of doubles to help the […]
Vikes make roster moves
The Minnesota Vikings announced on Wednesday that they have signed linebacker Mike Needham, who was released by the Arizona Cardinals after their rookie minicamp. Needham takes the roster spot of defensive end Hercules Mata’afa, who sustained a torn ACL in minicamp and was waived with an injury designation. An undrafted rookie from Washington State, he […]
Twins host Red Sox tonight at Target Field
More than two weeks after he returned to the disabled list for a second time this season, the Boston Red Sox have no timetable for second baseman Dustin Pedroia’s return. Pedrioa underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee last October and began the season on the disabled list. He began a […]
Lynx hang on against Wings
Led by 21 points and seven assists from Maya Moore, and another 19-point, 17-rebound double-double–career-high tying 5 steals–from Sylvia Fowles, the Minnesota Lynx built up a big lead and held on for a 91-83 victory over the Dallas Wings on Tuesday night at Target Center. The victory moved Minnesota to 5-6 on the season, and […]
Twins knock Sox off
TWINS 6, RED SOX 2 Eduardo Escobar hit two go-ahead doubles, a two-run delivery off Chris Sale in the sixth inning and one that sparked a four-run eighth for the Twins in a victory over the Red Sox. Robby Scott (0-1), just recalled from Triple-A, relieved Sale to start the eighth and walked the first […]
Twins host Red Sox tonight
After splitting a four-game weekend set in Seattle, the Boston Red Sox return to work Tuesday night when they open a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The Red Sox went into their off day on Monday just a half-game behind the New York Yankees, but they have won six of their […]
Dennis Green to Vikings Ring of Honor
The Minnesota Vikings will induct the late Dennis Green in the club’s Ring of Honor this season, the team announced Monday. Green, who coached the Vikings from 1992-2002 and led the club to the NFC Championship Games in 1998 and 2000, died of a heart attack in July 2016. He was 67. In acknowledgement of […]
Minnesota will get regular PGA Tour stop
The PGA Tour will soon be making a regular stop in Minnesota. Long host to the 3M Championship, a thriving tournament on the senior circuit, the TPC Twin Cities course in suburban Minneapolis has landed a spot on the main PGA Tour with a seven-year contract starting in 2019. The event will be called the […]