Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver will miss a few more games after taking a foul ball to his facemask Wednesday against the Yankees. Garver passed baseball’s concussion protocol but was not in the lineup Thursday night when the Twins opened a four-game series against the Royals in Kansas City. Manager Paul Molitor said Garver was […]
Vikings set to visit Green Bay
One big question looms over the buildup for Sunday’s game in Green Bay between the Packers and Minnesota Vikings: Will Aaron Rodgers play? No one has a definitive answer. Rodgers injured his left knee in Monday’s comeback win over the Chicago Bears. He finished that game after rallying the Packers to a 24-23 victory, but […]
Twins fall in KC
ROYALS 6, TWINS 4 Salvador Perez and Jorge Bonifacio hit back-to-back homers during a four-run sixth inning, Heath Fillmyer pitched into the eighth and Kansas City beat Minnesota. The Royals were hitless until Hunter Dozier greeted Alan Busenitz, the Twins’ third pitcher in the game, with a leadoff double to leftfield in the sixth. Perez […]
Cousins ready for Packers
With his first real game for the Minnesota Vikings in the books , Kirk Cousins has another initiation coming this weekend: a visit to Lambeau Field. Cousins and the Vikings play in Green Bay on Sunday, an earlier than usual contest for control of the NFC North. The only other times since 2000 that the […]
Mauer, Twins head to Kansas City
Joe Mauer has been the face of the Minnesota Twins for most of the century. Mauer, a native of St. Paul who attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School, was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2001 draft and made his big league debut three years later, quickly establishing himself as the hometown hero and one […]
Vikings expect Rodgers to play
Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer isn’t buying it. The Green Bay Packers can say all they want that quarterback Aaron Rodgers is day to day with a knee injury. The two-time NFL MVP will be given the whole week to get ready for Sunday’s game against Minnesota, coach Mike McCarthy said. ”Yeah, well, you know […]
Twins nearly no hit the Yankees
TWINS 3, YANKEES 1 Jake Odorizzi’s no-hit bid was broken up when Greg Bird hit a run-scoring double with one out in the eighth inning, and Minnesota beat the Yankees to take two of three from New York. The Yankees’ lead over Oakland for the AL’s top wild card was cut to one game. Odorizzi […]
Twins drop series opener to Yankees
YANKEES 7, TWINS 2 Gary Sanchez had three hits, including a mammoth home run, J.A. Happ tossed six shutout innings and New York extended its mastery of Minnesota. The Yankees increased their lead over idle Oakland to three games for the first AL wild card. New York has beaten Minnesota nine straight times, including last […]
Deng to Wolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed free agent forward Luol Deng, the latest former Chicago Bulls player to reunite with coach Tom Thibodeau. Deng’s one-year deal is for the minimum salary of $2.4 million for a player with his experience, according to a person with knowledge of the contract who spoke to The Associated Press on […]
Gophers lose Smith for season
Minnesota senior running back Rodney Smith will miss the remainder of the season because of an injury to his left knee, removing the most accomplished player from an inexperienced offense. Smith was hurt on the third play of the game on Saturday night against Fresno State, at the end of an 11-yard gain on a […]