Jay Caldwell
Twins, Morneau Beat Yankees 6-5
The Twins beat the New York Yankees 6-5 in the Bronx Wednesday night. Minnesota scored 4 runs in the first inning of Hiroki Kuroda and Jason Marquis did just enough to get the win. Marquis in his Twins debut threw 5 innings with 4 earned runs allowed to get the win...
Vikings’ Bagley Says There is No Next Year For Stadium
The St. Paul Pioneer Press is reporting that Vikings Vice President of public affairs and stadium development Lester Bagley says “There is no next year” when asked if the Vikings would pursue a Stadium deal during the next legislative session...
Baker Gets Tommy John Surgery
Twins righthander Scott Baker received Tommy John surgery Tuesday along with the replacing of pronator flexor tendon in his right elbow. Twins General Manager Terry Ryan said the doctor had prepped Baker for the posibility of the replacement of the Ulnar collateral ligament (Tommy John surgery) in his right elbow...
Twins Beat Yankees 7-3
The Twins won 7-3 in the Bronx against the Yankees Monday night in the first game of a 4-game series. Minnesota scored 2 runs in the 1st inning, 2 in the 5th and 2 more in the 8th. The New York Yankees hit back to back homeruns off Carl Pavano in the first inning before Pavano settled down...
Timberwolves Lose Badly At Indiana; Ridnour Gets Honor
The Timberwolves lost 111-88 at Indiana Monday night for their 10th straight loss. J.J. Barea led the Wolves with 14 points and 9 assists and both Michael Beasley and Derrick Williams each scored 13 points for Minnesota. The Wolves fell behind big early and couldn’t catch up...
St. Cloud Rox Sign 8 Including Henkemeyer
The St. Cloud Rox signed 8 more players to play for the team this summer. Among the 8 is outfielder Andy Henkemeyer from Sauk Rapids. Henkemeyer is playing his college baseball for the Gophers. He was the Most Valuable River Bat last season in St
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Twins Edge Angels 10-9; Play Rangers Tonight
The Twins came from down 6-0 to beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-9 at Target Field Thrusday afternoon. Justin Morneau hit a 2-run homerun in Minnesota’s 4-run 8th inning, Joe Mauer hit a 3-run homerun, Josh Willingham had 3 hits including a solo homerun and Denard Span was 4-5 with a run and 1 RBI for the Twins...
Timberwolves Lose to Clippers Without Love
The Timberwolves lost 95-82 at home against the L.A. Clippers Thursday night. The loss is the 8th in a row for Minnesota and drops their record to 25-35. Kevin Love did not play because of a mild concussion and neck strain. Love returned to Minnesota after spending the night at a Denver area hospital Wednesday night after being hit in the head by the elbow of Javele McGee of the Denver Nug
Twins Win First Game 6-5 Over Angels
The Twins won 6-5 over the L.A. Angels to earn their first win of the season Wednesday night. Chris Parmelee had a 2-run triple in the 7th inning to tie the game at 5 before Jamey Carroll’s 2-out RBI single off before Twin, Latroy Hawkins in the 7th inning...
Twins’ Baker Done For the Season
Twins righthanded starting pitcher Scott Baker will have surgery to repair the flexor pronator tendon in his right elbow and will not play this season. The tendon has bothered Baker for the last couple of seasons and he says he can no longer pitch with the pain...
MN Wild to Pick #7
The Minnesota Wild did not win the NHL draft lottery Tuesday night. Edmonton won the lottery for a 3rd straight season. The Wild had a 4.7% chance of moving up to as high as #3 in the NHL draft. The draft is considered defenseman heavy in the top ten of the first round...
Vikings Sign Linebacker, Mitchell
The Vikings signed free agent linebacker Marvin Mitchell Tuesday to a contract. The 27-year old Mitchell was a 7th round pick by New Orleans in 2007 and played 4 seasons with the Saints before playing last season with Miami. Mitchell had 30 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 1 sack and 1 interception last season with the Dolphins...