A pair of 13-game winners will take the mound in the rubber game of the three-game between the Chicago White Sox and the American League Central-leading Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis. Right-hander Lucas Giolito (13-6, 3.41 ERA), who has struck out a total of 24 batters in his past two starts, will start […]
Twins pull away late against White Sox
TWINS 14, WHITE SOX 4 Nelson Cruz homered and drove in three runs on four hits in his second game back from a wrist injury as Minnesota beat Chicago. Max Kepler hit a two-run homer to stay one ahead of Cruz for the team lead, starting pitcher Michael Pineda (9-5) stayed strong for seven innings, […]
Gopher center Olson is ready to go (AUDIO)
MNN Sports Director Mike Grimm talked with Golden Gopher starting center Connor Olson of Monticello this week at fall camp. Minnesota begins the season one week from tomorrow with the season opener at TCF Bank Stadium against South Dakota State: $10 tickets for the season opener go on sale tomorrow (Aug 22) at 10 AM […]
Twins-White Sox set for game two
After their four-game winning streak was snapped by the Chicago White Sox in the series opener Monday, the American League Central-leading Minnesota Twins will turn to right-hander Michael Pineda in Game 2 of the three-game series on Tuesday night in Minneapolis. Pineda (8-5, 4.20 ERA), who missed the entire 2018 season following Tommy John surgery, […]
Twins lose at home to White Sox
WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 4 Jose Abreu hit a three-run homer in a four-run third inning, helping Ivan Nova and Chicago beat Minnesota. Nova (9-9) allowed 10 hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings, with both runs scoring among Minnesota’s first three batters of the game. Alex Colome worked a rocky ninth for his […]
Gophers offering $10 tickets for football opener
The University of Minnesota athletic department announced today that it will host an online 24-hour State Fair Sale from 10 a.m. on Aug. 22 to 10 a.m. on Aug. 23. During this time, single-game tickets for Minnesota’s season-opening football game against South Dakota State will be $10. The Gophers host the Jackrabbits at 8 p.m. […]
First-place Twins entertain White Sox at Target Field
Right-hander Kyle Gibson gets the start Monday night as the Minnesota Twins open a six-game homestand against the Chicago White Sox at Target Field in Minneapolis. The Twins finished a productive 5-1 road trip to Milwaukee and Texas with the team’s first-ever four-game sweep of the Rangers in Arlington. Jorge Polanco’s three-run triple with two […]
Vikes beat Seahawks in preseason
Rookie tight end Irv Smith Jr. and backup wide receiver Brandon Zylstra of Spicer each had touchdown receptions for Minnesota and the Vikings displayed depth and versatility in their passing game in a 25-19 exhibition victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night. Kirk Cousins led the starters for two drives, the last one yielding […]
Twins sweep Rangers behind Polanco
TWINS 6, RANGERS 3 Jorge Polanco cleared the bases with a tiebreaking triple in the eighth inning, helping Minnesota to its first-ever four-game sweep of Texas. Polanco hit a two-out liner to the gap in right-center field off Emmanuel Clase (0-2). Minnesota maintained a 2+-game lead over Cleveland in the AL Central. Reliever Sam Dyson […]
Minnesotan wins a title at NHRA event in Brainerd
Minnesota driver Jason Line won in Pro Stock Sunday in the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. He beat Erica Enders with a 6.597 to 6.604 in a Chevrolet Camaro. Leah Pritchett ended a 26-event winless streak. Pritchett beat Mike Salinas in the final with a 4.066-second run at 235.72 mph for her […]