Jay Caldwell
Twins, Mauer Beat Cleveland 7-4
The Twins downed Cleveland 7-4 Saturday night behind solid performances from Trevor Plouffe and Joe Mauer. Mauer was 3-5 with a 2-run homerun and 3 RBIs on the night and Plouffe was 2-4 with a solo homerun and 3 RBIs on the night. Ben Revere and Denard Span each added 2 hits and Revere scored 2 runs...
Saberghagen Talks Baseball on GCC (Audio)
The St. Cloud Rox host Mankato Saturday at 7:05pm, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 6:35. Two time-Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen will be the guest of the Rox that night and will sign autographs, take pictures with fans and throw out the ceremonial first pitch
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Wild Sign Goaltending Prospect, Gustafsson
The Minnesota Wild signed goaltender Johan Gustafsson to a 3-year entry level contract. The Wild made that announcement Thursday giving them 5 picks from the 2010 draft under contract. The 20-year old Gustafsson had a 1.68 goals against average and a ...
St. Cloud Rox Earn First Win
The St. Cloud Rox won their first game in franchise history 10-9 at Duluth Thursday night. St. Cloud scored 9 runs in the 5th inning before Duluth scored 5 in the bottom of the 5th inning. Adam Martin hit a solo homerun for St. Cloud in the 6th inning to lead 10-6...
Vikings’ Asher Allen Retires
Viking cornerback Asher Allen has retired from the NFL at the age of 24. Head Coach Leslie Frazier announced Wednesday of the decision made by Allen and said he was surprised to hear that Allen was retiring. He didn’t get into the specifics as to why he is retiring...
Twins, Liriano Blank A’s 4-0
The Twins completed a 3-game sweep of the Oakland A’s by winning 4-0 Wednesday afternoon at Target Field. Francisco Liriano was re-inserted in the starting rotation and threw 6 shutout innings with 3 hits and 2 walks allowed to get the win and improve to 1-5...
Willingham Lifts Twins Past Oakland
Josh Willingham hit a walk-off 3-run homerun in the bottom of the 9th inning off Oakland closer Brian Fuentes to lift the Twins to a 3-2 win over Oakland Tuesday night. Justin Morneau and Ben Revere each had 2 hits for the Twins. Cole DeVries threw 5 shutout innings wieh 2 hits and 5 walks allowed but didn’t figure in the final decision...
Saberhagen Coming To Rox Home Opener
Former Major League Baseball star pitcher Bret Saberhagen will be the guest of the St. Cloud Rox for their home opener on June 2. Saberhagen will throw out the first pitch at Joe Faber Field against Mankato at 7:05 on June 2. He pitched 16 seasons in the Major Leagues with the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox...
Wild Sign Top Prospect, Granlund
The Minnesota Wild have signed top prospect Mikael Granlund to a 3-year $2.7 Million contract. The contract includes $90,000 in bonus money annually. He is ranked as the #2 overall prospect in the Hockey News Future Watch. Granlund scored 40 points in 43 games as a 17-year old in the Finnish Elite League...
Timberwolves’ Rubio and Williams Get NBA Honors
Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio and forward Derrick Williams were both honored by the NBA. Rubio made the NBA rookie first team while Williams made the rookie 2nd team. Rubio averaged 10.6 points and 8.2 assists a game while Williams averaged 8...
Vikings Sign 7 of 10 Draft Picks
The Vikings announced the signing of 7 of their 10 draft picks from the April NFL draft. The players that have signed are 4th round picks receivers Jarius Wright and Greg Childs from Arkansas and tight end Rhett Ellison of USC. The Vikings also signed 5th round pick safety Robert Blanton of Notre Dame, 6th round pick kicker Blair Walsh of Georgia, and 7th round picks linebacker Audie Cole o
Twins Officially Designate Marquis For Assignment; Callup DeVries
The Twins have officially designated for assignment starting pitcher Jason Marquis. He was 2-4 with a 8.47 ERA in 7 starts for the Twins this season. Marquis allowed 8 earned runs in 1 2/3 innings against Milwaukee Sunday. The Twins have called up righthander Cole DeVries from triple-A Rochester to replace Marquis in the rotation
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