The Texas Rangers find themselves 10 games out of an American League wild-card spot with just 42 games remaining as they open a four-game series with the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night in Arlington, Texas. Even so, the Rangers have a lot to play for, according to shortstop Elvis Andrus. “I think the next six […]
Gophers open the season two weeks from tonight (AUDIO)
MNN Sports Director Mike Grimm sat down with Golden Gopher starting quarterback Tanner Morgan to preview the start of the U of M season, which is two weeks from tonight against South Dakota State at TCF Bank Stadium. Tickets are available for the game, and all games, here.
Twins lose late in Milwaukee
(Milwaukee, WI) — Rookie Trent Grisham belted a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth to lift the Brewers past the Twins 6-5 in Milwaukee. Eric Thames had three hits and two RBI for the Crew, who split the two-game set. Junior Guerra got the win and Matt Albers his fourth save. Mitch Garver homered to […]
Twins play Brewers again today
Right-hander Kyle Gibson will try for his 12th win of the season as the visiting Minnesota Twins attempt to sweep their two-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon. Gibson (11-5, 4.24 ERA) has won two of his past three starts but comes in off a 7-5 loss to Cleveland on Thursday when he […]
Gophers prepping for the football season
The football program at Minnesota has experienced plenty of potential breakthroughs over the last half-century, only to plateau or regress in the games and years that followed. Well, the Gophers have arrived at another pivotal season. With Paul Bunyan’s Axe returned to that often-empty trophy case thanks to a dominant victory at rival Wisconsin that […]
Twins back in first place
TWINS 7, BREWERS 5 Christian Yelich returned to the starting lineup and sparked a late rally, but it wasn’t enough for the Milwaukee as Marwin Gonzalez hit a three-run home run off of Josh Hader to propel Minnesota to a come-from-behind win. With Milwaukee trailing 4-1 in the seventh inning, Yelich hit an RBI double […]
Twins in Milwaukee tonight
The Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers continue their border rivalry with a two-game series that begins Tuesday night at Miller Park, with plenty at stake for both teams. Minnesota entered Monday in a tie for first place in the American League Central with Cleveland after dropping three of four home games over the weekend to […]
Vikings trying to figure out kicking game
The Minnesota Vikings have spent the first part of training camp in an all-too-familiar search for stability with their specialists for the kicking game, an issue that has persisted over most of the time sixth-year head coach Mike Zimmer has supervised the team. Their latest attempt to address the problem could wind up as a […]
Vikings trade for kicker/punter
Seeking a solution for their longtime kicking trouble, the Minnesota Vikings have acquired specialist Kaare Vedvik in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens. Vedvik has kicked and punted for Baltimore, which was set at those positions with standouts Justin Tucker and Sam Koch. The Ravens announced on Sunday they obtained an unspecified draft pick in […]
Twins lose to Indians in extra innings
Carlos Santana hit a grand slam in the 10th inning, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Sunday to win the four-game series and forge another tie for the AL Central lead. The Twins tied the game with four hits in a two-run ninth against Brad Hand (5-3), using a single by […]