The University of Minnesota Gophers beat LSU 5-3 this evening at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium in the first game of a best-of-three series in the Minneapolis Super Regional. A four-run fourth inning, seven strikeouts by Amber Fiser and two RBIs by Maddie Houlihan helped the Gophers record a historic win. Minnesota, which notched its first […]
First-place Twins back home to host White Sox
Following a 6-1 West Coast road trip that saw them smash 22 home runs and outscore the opposition, 67-29, the Minnesota Twins open a five-game homestand with a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox starting Friday night in Minneapolis. Right-hander Jose Berrios (6-2, 3.39 ERA), who is 7-1 with a 2.12 ERA and .183 […]
Twin tie team record with eight homers in win over Angels
Miguel Sano and Jonathan Schoop each hit two of Minnesota’s franchise record-tying eight home runs and the Twins hammered Matt Harvey and the Los Angeles Angels 16-7 Thursday. C.J. Cron homered, doubled twice and singled twice for the Twins. Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco and Eddie Rosario also homered for Minnesota. It was the third time […]
Wild add Modano as advisor
Mike Modano has decided to return to his NHL roots in Minnesota. The Hall of Fame center was named Thursday as the executive adviser to Wild owner Craig Leipold and president Matt Majka, a newly created position that Modano will assume on Sept. 1. Leipold and Modano often communicated by text message during Wild games […]
Twins-Angels play make-up game this afternoon
The scheduled Wednesday night game between the Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins that was postponed because of wet field conditions will be made up Thursday afternoon in Anaheim, Calif. A fast-moving rainstorm passed through Orange County on Wednesday afternoon, and even though the skies had cleared by the scheduled start time of 6:05 p.m., […]
Rudolph Reports To OTAs Amid Contract Talks
As a ninth-year veteran on an expiring contract with a team in a tight salary cap situation, tight end Kyle Rudolph has no guarantee he’ll get to continue his career with the Minnesota Vikings. That so-far-unfulfilled desire for clarity on his football future has not stopped him from making spring workouts a priority. ”I could […]
St. Thomas And MIAC Set Divorce Date
The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has decided to oust St. Thomas, the largest school in the NCAA Division III league and the most successful in recent years in sports. The MIAC announced Wednesday the Tommies will be ”involuntarily removed” in two years by the conference they helped found with six other schools in 1920. The […]
Twins-Angels Rained Out In Anaheim
Very little has slowed the Minnesota Twins of late. A rare Southern California rain shower did the trick Wednesday night. The Twins had their series finale against the Los Angeles Angels postponed because of weather and unplayable field conditions. It has been rescheduled for Thursday. It is only the third postponement at Angel Stadium since […]
Twins Pound Halos
(Anaheim, CA) — The Twins did all of their scoring in the final four innings as they pounded the Angels 8-3 in Anaheim. Marwin Gonzalez homered, doubled and drove in three runs for Minnesota. Luis Arraez also went deep for the Twins, who have won seven-of-eight. Michael Pineda tossed six frames of three-run ball to […]
Twins visit Angels for game two of three-game set
The Los Angeles Angels likely will be without their No. 3 and No. 4 hitters in the lineup when they take on the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif. Designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and shortstop Andrelton Simmons were injured two pitches apart in the eighth inning Monday night during the Angels’ 3-1 loss […]