INDIANS 4, TWINS 1 Shane Bieber pitched one-run ball into the sixth inning in his first major league win, helping Cleveland beat Minnesota. Bieber (1-0) scattered 10 hits and struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings in his second career start. The rookie right-hander was recalled from Triple-A Columbus earlier in the day when Carlos […]
Vikings co-owner talks about National Anthem policy
Minnesota Vikings co-owner Mark Wilf told reporters that the organization supports the NFL’s new anthem policy and that each member of the team will be on the same page. League owners approved a new policy last month that requires players and league personnel on the sideline to stand for the national anthem but gives them […]
Twins visit Cleveland
Two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber, who is pitching like he wants to add a third Cy Young to his resume, will be on the mound Friday night as the Cleveland Indians begin a nine-game homestand with the opener of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins. Kluber (10-2, 1.99 ERA) has gone six […]
Twins lose in Detroit
JaCoby Jones’ two-run homer capped a three-run seventh inning as the Detroit Tigers came from behind to beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Thursday afternoon. Jones was hitting .135 in his last 10 games, and had struck out in his first two at-bats before hitting Lance Lynn’s 3-1 fastball for his fifth home run. Detroit […]
Vikings head into some time to rest
Kirk Cousins pushed himself so hard last summer that by Washington’s second regular-season game, he felt as if his body and mind aged 10 extra weeks. This time, even though he’s in a new place in Minnesota, his goal for the summer break is to make it a little less intense. ”I had treated July […]
Twins and Tigers in rubber match today
The Detroit Tigers recovered quickly from the loss of their biggest star. They now have a chance to collect a series win over a key division rival. The Tigers rallied for four runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Wednesday night. Detroit was playing its first game since learning Miguel […]
Twins fall late in Motown
TIGERS 5, TWINS 2 Victor Reyes’s RBI single keyed a four-run eighth inning and Detroit rallied to beat Minnesota. The Tigers, playing their first game since Miguel Cabrera’s season-ending biceps injury, won for just the fourth time in 11 games. With one out, John Hicks, Niko Goodrum and Grayson Greiner hit consecutive singles off Addison […]
Vikings feeling good this offseason
Several prominent players across the NFL have skipped mandatory minicamps this week, subjecting themselves to team fines out of concern for their contract status in a league where so little is guaranteed. Everyone is accounted for in Minnesota, where good vibes from the top of the organization to the bottom of the roster can only […]
Game Two: Twins at Tigers tonight
Miguel Cabrera’s season is over. The Detroit Tigers will have to try to get through the next 94 games without their veteran slugger, starting on Wednesday. Cabrera suffered a ruptured left biceps tendon while taking a big swing in the third inning against Minnesota’s Jake Odorizzi on Tuesday. He’ll undergo season-ending surgery in the near […]
Twins win, Tigers lose Cabrera
Miguel Cabrera ruptured his left biceps tendon Tuesday night, an injury that will sideline the slugger for the rest of the season, and the Detroit Tigers lost 6-4 to the Minnesota Twins. The two-time AL MVP will have surgery this week, the Tigers said. Cabrera, playing his 12th game since missing 26 with a hamstring […]