Brandon Roy Out At Least A Month
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Brandon Roy will miss at least the next month after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, an ominous sign for a player trying to come back from years of chronic knee issues.
The Timberwolves say Roy had surgery Monday in the Twin Cities.
Roy signed a two-year deal with Minnesota in the offseason after sitting out all of
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Gophers Whip Toledo 82-56
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rodney Williams had 12 points, eight rebounds and four steals, Austin Hollins scored 10 of his 13 points in the game's first five minutes and Minnesota blew by Toledo 82-56 on Monday night.
Joe Coleman finished with 15 points and six rebounds despite eight turnovers, and Oto Osenieks pitched in eight points off the bench for the Gophers (2-0), who played so
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Wolves Lose Another But Still Win
DALLAS (AP) — Nikola Pekovic scored 20 points before leaving with an injury and the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 90-82 Monday night.
Because of a rash of injuries, the Timberwolves dressed only 10 players. The 6-foot-11 Pekovic exited with 2:46 left in the third quarter with a sprained left ankle and didn't return.
Pekovic went 8 of 13 from
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Wolves Whip Magic
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Luke Ridnour had 19 points and five rebounds, and Greg Stiemsma got the rout started with six straight points to end the third quarter in the Minnesota Timberwolves' 90-75 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.
Stiemsma finished with 12 points and five rebounds, and Derrick Williams added 14 points and six boards for the Timberwolves, who are 3-1
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Vikes Get Whipped By Bucs
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Doug Martin racked up 214 total yards and two touchdowns, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers blew out Minnesota 36-17 on Thursday night to hand the Vikings their first home loss of the season.
Martin took a screen pass 64 yards for a score, one of three touchdowns thrown by Josh Freeman, to give Tampa Bay a 27-10 lead 1:21 into the second half. Then Martin, the
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K Love Unlucky Out 6-8 Weeks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin Love will miss the next six to eight weeks after breaking his right hand in a workout on Wednesday.
The team made the announcement after practice, saying Love broke the third and fourth metacarpals on his shooting hand during a morning workout. It's a crushing blow to the Timberwolves, who already will be without star point
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Lynx Even Series With Fever
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Seimone Augustus scored 23 of her 27 points in the second half to help the Minnesota Lynx surge past the Indiana Fever 83-71 on Wednesday night to even the WNBA finals at one game apiece.
Maya Moore pitched in 23 points and the defending champion Lynx forced the Fever into 24 turnovers, 15 after halftime. Tamika Catchings led the way as usual with 27 points and
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Vikings Dominate Titans Improve To 4-1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Percy Harvin pounded his way through Tennessee's defense for one touchdown rushing and another receiving in helping the Minnesota Vikings to a 30-7 victory over the Titans on Sunday.
Harvin caught eight passes for 108 yards for the Vikings (4-1), who have given up a combined 33 points in winning three straight games. Christian Ponder threw his first two
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Lynx Close Out Sparks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Simon Augustus scored 21 points, Maya Moore added 20 and the Minnesota Lynx held off the Los Angeles Sparks 80-79 on Sunday, advancing to the WNBA finals to defend their title.
Alana Beard missed a 16-footer at the final buzzer for the Sparks as Candace Parker pulled her jersey over her face in anguish.
Lindsay Whalen added 17 points for the Lynx, who trailed
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Lynx Whip Sparks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Maya Moore scored 20 points, Rebekkah Brunson had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 94-77 Thursday night in the opener of the Western Conference finals.
Seimone Augustus added 16 points for the defending champion Lynx.
Candace Parker scored 25 points and Alana Beard had 16 for Los Angeles. Kristi Toliver, who came in
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Twins Shake Things Up
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have fired three coaches and their head athletic trainer in the wake of a second straight last-place finish in the AL Central.
The Twins announced the moves on Thursday.
Longtime bullpen coach Rick Stelmaszek, third base coach Steve Liddle, first base coach Jerry White and head athletic trainer Rick McWane did not have their contracts
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Twins Lose To Close Out 2012
TORONTO (AP) — Pitching in his home and native land made Scott Diamond feel as though he was making his major league debut all over again.
Diamond did well in his Canadian debut, but Brandon Morrow was even better for Toronto.
Morrow struck out a season-high 11, Omar Vizquel wrapped up his 24-year career and the Blue Jays beat Diamond and the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Wednesday
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Twins Drop Fourth In A Row
TORONTO (AP) — Chad Jenkins earned his first major league win, Kelly Johnson hit a two-run home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 last night. Aaron Loup, Steve Delabar and Darren Oliver all worked one inning before Casey Janssen finished to hand the Twins their fourth straight defeat.
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Lynx Advance To Conference Finals
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Seimone Augustus scored 21 points, Maya Moore had 20 and the Minnesota Lynx held off the Seattle Storm 73-72 last night to advance to the Western Conference finals. Rebekkah Brunson scored 16 points to help the defending champion Lynx bounce back from a double-overtime loss in Game 2 and win the best-of-3 opening round series in Minneapolis.
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Mauer Picks Up Three Hits In Loss
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prince Fielder hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift Detroit to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, assuring that the Tigers won't lose any of their lead on the White Sox in the AL Central.
The Tigers entered the day two games up on Chicago in the division with four to play.
Fielder's opposite-field shot off Jared Burton (3-2)
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Lynx Lose In Double OT
SEATTLE (AP) — Sue Bird scored 22 points, including two 3-pointers in the second overtime, and the Seattle Storm beat the Minnesota Lynx 86-79 in Game 2 on Sunday night, evening their Western Conference semifinal series.
Tanisha Wright had 18 points for the Storm, including a tying 3 with 23.9 seconds left in the first overtime.
Rebekkah Brunson scored 22 points and Seimone
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Twins Spoil Yankees
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Phil Hughes ran out of gas in the seventh inning and Boone Logan couldn't hold the lead for him as the New York Yankees missed a chance to go up 2½ games on Baltimore in a 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
Hughes (16-13) was strong through six innings and the Yankees jumped out to a 3-1 lead. But he left with the bases loaded and two outs
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Twins Play Spoiler
DETROIT (AP) — Jamey Carroll hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and the Minnesota Twins beat Detroit 2-1 Sunday, winning both games of a doubleheader to prevent the Tigers from at least tying the Chicago White Sox atop the AL Central.
Chicago still has a one-game lead in the division despite extending its losing streak to five with a 4-1 loss earlier in the day against the Los
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Vikes Stun Niners!
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Christian Ponder threw two touchdown passes to tight end Kyle Rudolph and ran for another score to help the Vikings hand the 49ers their first defeat, 24-13 on Sunday.
After a dominant start to their NFC North tour by decisively beating playoff teams Green Bay and Detroit, the 49ers (2-1) were beaten in every way by the team least likely to do so.
The Vikings
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Willingham Hits #35 In Win!
CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh Willingham had four hits and four RBIs, Liam Hendriks finally got his first career win and the Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland 6-4 Wednesday night, dropping the Indians into last place in the AL Central.
Willingham belted a tiebreaking two-run homer off Zach McAllister (5-8) in the fifth inning, giving Minnesota a 4-2 lead. He also had three singles.
Hendriks
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Mastroianni Wins it For Twins In 12th
CLEVELAND (AP) — Darin Mastroianni scored the go-ahead run from second base on an infield hit in a two-run 12th inning and the Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland 6-5 on Tuesday night, tying the Indians for fourth place in the AL Central.
Mastroianni singled with two outs and stole second off Scott Maine (1-1), the team-record 10th pitcher used by Cleveland. Alexi Casilla then poked a
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Vikings Rally Falls Short
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Adam Vinatieri made a 53-yard field goal with 8 seconds left Sunday to give Andrew Luck and Indianapolis a 23-20 victory over Minnesota.
Luck and new Colts coach Chuck Pagano both picked up their first career victories in their home opener.
Minnesota (1-1) rallied from a two-touchdown deficit in the final 5½ minutes, tying the score on a 6-yard TD pass
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Twins Swept By Sox
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jake Peavy baffled Minnesota again, Dayan Viciedo and Adam Dunn homered, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Twins 9-2 on Sunday.
The White Sox scored six runs in the sixth inning to support Peavy (11-11) and stay ahead of Detroit in the AL Central.
The Tigers were playing Cleveland on Sunday and travel to Chicago for a makeup game on Monday. It will be the
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Peterson Says He's at 95%
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Adrian Peterson says his left knee has been a little sore and stiff this week after a successful season opener for Minnesota.
Peterson said Thursday the expected discomfort lasted about two days but is "nothing that would hold me back." He rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns last Sunday for the Vikings, a little more than eight months after
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Span With Walk Off Double
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Denard Span had a game-ending RBI double in the 10th inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.
Trailing 3-1, the Twins capitalized on a bases-loaded walk by Royals closer Greg Holland in the eighth and Trevor Plouffe's homer in the ninth to tie it.
Alexi Casilla led off 10th with a double to
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Deduno Wins Again For Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Samuel Deduno struck out six in seven innings and Pedro Florimon made two stellar defensive plays to go with a double and a triple, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 7-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.
Deduno (6-3) gave up just three hits and walked three, Ryan Doumit homered and Justin Morneau drove in two runs for the Twins, who took the final
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Twins With Walk Off Win Over Indians
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Morneau hit his second homer of the game in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to an 8-7 win over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
With one out in the ninth, Morneau hit the first pitch from Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano (3-2) just inside the right field foul pole for his 19th homer of the season. Morneau, who has four two-homer
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Vikings Win Opener In OT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Blair Walsh kicked four field goals, including a 55-yarder as regulation time expired and another one in overtime, and Adrian Peterson returned from a left knee injury to lift the Minnesota Vikings to a 26-23 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
Peterson ran 17 times for 84 yards and two touchdowns for the Vikings, who led for most of the second
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Rios Does In The Twins
CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Rios homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.
Rios hit a grand slam in the first inning and a two-run shot in the sixth.
The Twins erupted for 18 runs against Chicago pitching Tuesday night, but White Sox starter Jake Peavy (10-10) silenced Minnesota's bats a day
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Lynx Beat Sparks By 11
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus scored 23 points apiece to lead the Minnesota Lynx to an 88-77 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday night.
Lindsay Whalen added 12 points and Candice Wiggins had 10 for the first-place Lynx, who extended their lead in the Western Conference to three games over the Sparks. With eight games remaining, Minnesota needs only four
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Twins Romp Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Parmelee homered to cap a 10-run fifth inning and the Minnesota Twins routed the Chicago White Sox 18-9 on Tuesday night.
The Twins also batted around in a seven-run second, but first-place Chicago remained one game ahead of Detroit in the AL Central. The Tigers lost 3-2 to Cleveland.
Minnesota pecked away methodically with 17 hits — only three went for
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Vikes Lose Finale
HOUSTON (AP) — Trindon Holliday had his third kick return for a touchdown of the preseason and Justin Forsett rushed for 114 yards and two more scores in the Houston Texans' 28-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings in the preseason finale on Thursday.
Holliday brought back a punt 76 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, bolstering his case to make the Texans solely as a special
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Twins Blunder In Loss To Seattle
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Blake Beavan gave up two runs in seven innings and Trayvon Robinson drove in two runs to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
Beavan (9-8) scattered five hits, walked two and struck out one.
Kyle Seager also drove in two runs for the Mariners, who have won 11 of their last 15 games.
Brian Duensing (3-10) gave up
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Deduno And Twins Win
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Samuel Deduno dominated for seven innings, Trevor Plouffe homered and had four RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 10-0 on Wednesday night.
The normally wild Deduno (5-2) struck out a career-high nine with no walks to help the win for just the fourth time in their last 20 games.
After Trayvon Robinson singled with one out in the first
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Twins To Host 2014 All-Star Game
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A person with knowledge of the decision says the 2014 All-Star Game will be played at Target Field in Minneapolis.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the news has not yet been announced by the Twins or Major League Baseball. The news was first reported by the Star Tribune.
The Twins scheduled a news conference
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Diamond And Twins Lose To Seattle
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dustin Ackley hit a three-run homer, Hisashi Iwakuma was hard to hit and the Seattle Mariners beat the stumbling Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Iwakuma (5-3) gave up just one hit and one unearned run over six innings in another strong start for the rookie from Japan. The right-hander struck out four and helped send the Twins to their 16th defeat in their
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TE Carlson Getting Closer
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — John Carlson's first training camp with Minnesota has not been a smooth one.
In addition to trying to learn yet another new offense after leaving Seattle for a big free-agent contract with the Vikings, Carlson has been hurt for the last month. He sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee and has just returned to practice. The Vikings
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Twins Lose Pitchers Duel
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Felix Hernandez struck out five in a five-hitter and Eric Thames hit a solo homer in the eighth inning to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.
Hernandez (13-5), who picked up his 23rd career complete game and ninth shutout, hasn't lost a decision since June 12. Franklin Gutierrez went 1 for 2 with two stolen bases
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Vikings Ready For Chargers
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings want Christian Ponder to be safe when he carries the ball.
By diving head first.
Most quarterbacks are taught to avoid contact and end the play by sliding feet first. But offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave has provided video evidence for Ponder of his belief that going down head first is less of an injury risk.
The subject
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Gardy And Diamond Tossed In Loss
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton had five RBIs and Mitch Moreland doubled in the go-ahead run during a six-run eighth inning that carried the Texas Rangers to a 10-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
Adrian Beltre had three hits, including his fourth homer in two days, and scored the tiebreaking run on Moreland's drive to left-center.
A pair of Twins
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Twins Snap Skid
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Josh Willingham drove in two runs against his former team, Joe Mauer hit a two-run single and the Minnesota Twins snapped Oakland's four-game winning streak with a 7-2 victory over the Athletics on Monday night.
Brian Duensing (3-8) struck out seven and walked one in six innings to win for the first time in three starts after consecutive losses, helping the
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Vikings Injury Update
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings cornerback Chris Cook and tight end Kyle Rudolph are recovering from concussions.
Both players were banged up in Friday's preseason game against Buffalo and held out of Sunday's practice as a precaution. Coach Leslie Frazier said they're still in the evaluation phase of their injuries, but that they've passed all of their
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Lynx Clinch Early
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Maya Moore scored 22 points and the Minnesota Lynx pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Tulsa Shock 83-59 and clinch a playoff spot at the earliest point in franchise history.
Lindsay Whalen had 15 points and Seimone Augustus 14 for Minnesota (17-4), which won its fourth straight. The defending champion Lynx didn't clinch a postseason berth until their
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Twins Get Swept By Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Michael Saunders homered, helping Blake Beavan and the Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 Sunday for their fifth straight victory.
Seattle completed a three-game sweep and has won 12 of its last 13 at Safeco Field. Minnesota lost its fifth in a row.
Saunders' two-run shot was his career-high 11th homer. He connected in the seventh inning after Dustin
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Petterson Wants Opener
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — The NFL season starts for Minnesota on Sept. 9, barely eight months after Adrian Peterson had reconstructive surgery on his ripped-up left knee.
Despite the medical advances that have made comebacks from anterior cruciate ligament tears not only more common but quicker than ever, Peterson's return for the opener was always on an optimistic timetable.
The
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Twins Lose To Tigers In Matinee
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Miguel Cabrera became the first player in Tigers history to reach 30 home runs in five straight seasons and Max Scherzer threw seven scoreless innings for Detroit in a 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.
Cabrera also singled in the fifth off Cole De Vries (2-4) to push his majors-leading total to 103 RBIs. His opposite-field solo shot in the first
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Vikings Defense Looks To Improve Up the Middle
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's defense ranked first in the NFL in stopping the run from 2006 through 2008.
The current Vikings have a long way to go to get back to that level.
Preseason games can be difficult to analyze and often misleading, but no team ever feels good about allowing 260 yards rushing in one night. That's what the Vikings did in San Francisco while
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Twins Top Tigers 9-3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Darin Mastroianni and Ryan Doumit each homered and drove in three runs, Samuel Deduno baffled the struggling Detroit Tigers for seven innings and the Minnesota Twins snapped a four-game losing streak with a 9-3 victory Monday night.
Deduno (4-0) held Detroit hitless through four innings and retired nine of 10 batters before getting into trouble in the eighth. The
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Vikings To Face Moss Tonight
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — There has been an enigma running around San Francisco 49ers practices this offseason.
The long-legged, quick-footed, hair-no-longer-braided blur wears No. 84. He still pulls his socks up high, talks with a country twang and goes by Randy Moss.
Even on a team that rarely recognizes individual efforts, this new presence has been impossible to
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Peterson Out For First Pre-Season Game
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings would like to put Adrian Peterson in for some exhibition-game carries first before they clear him for the regular-season opener.
Coach Leslie Frazier said Wednesday there's no indication Peterson won't be ready to play Sept. 9 when the Vikings face Jacksonville at home. First he must return to practice and go through drills with the
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Twins Lose Finale To Indians
CLEVELAND (AP) — Justin Masterson pitched seven strong innings and Shin-Soo Choo went 4 for 4 to lift Cleveland over Minnesota 6-2 Wednesday, ending the Indians' 11-game losing streak.
The Indians avoided tying the 1931 franchise record for consecutive losses. Cleveland, which was outscored 95-36 in the streak, won for the first time since July 26.
Masterson (8-10) allowed
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Hummel Opts To Play In Spain
Minnesota's second-round draft pick Robbie Hummel says he will play in Europe rather than the NBA next season.
Hummel tells the Lafayette Journal and Courier he has agreed to a deal with El Obradoiro, which plays in Spain's top professional league.
He says the deal was made with the approval of the Timberwolves, who drafted Hummel 58th overall in June. Hummel says Minnesota has
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Roy Re-Joins Wolves!
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brandon Roy says his retirement from the NBA last year was never final.
Roy was introduced Tuesday by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He says he considered having last season off as more of a "pause" while he worked through chronic knee problems that ended his tenure with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Roy signed a two-year, $10.4 million contract to
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A.J. Does In The Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning and the Chicago White Sox held on to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Tuesday night.
After Alex Rios singled off Jeff Gray (5-1), Pierzynski hit a 0-2 pitch into the right field bleachers for his second homer in as many nights.
Matt Thornton (3-6) pitched a 1-2-3 eighth for the win.
Addison Reed allowed
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Adrian Peterson Has Allergic Reaction
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has returned to the team's training camp residence hall after an allergic reaction at lunch sent him to a local hospital.
Coach Leslie Frazier said after Monday's practice that Peterson ate some seafood that caused his face to swell and shortness of breath. An ambulance was called, and Peterson was diagnosed
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Twins Win In 9th Against Sox
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jamey Carroll's sacrifice fly in the ninth inning scored Alexi Casilla and the Minnesota Twins won their fourth straight, beating the Chicago White Sox 7-6 Monday night.
Denard Span had two hits and two spectacular catches in center field for the Twins, and Danny Valencia added three hits and two RBIs.
A.J. Pierzynski homered in his first game after missing
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Kirilenko Signs With Wolves
LONDON (AP) — Andrei Kirilenko says the time was right for a return to the NBA. After his first game for Russia in the Olympics, it's hard to argue with him.
Kirilenko scored 35 points on 14-for-17 shooting to lead Russia to a 95-75 victory over Britain on Sunday.
Speaking to American media for the first time since he signed a two-year, $20 million contract with the
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Twins Sweep Cleveland
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer, Brian Duensing threw six innings as a late fill-in for Francisco Liriano and the Minnesota Twins finished a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 5-1 victory on Sunday afternoon.
Duensing (2-6) lost all four of his previous starts this year, but he needed only 70 pitches to finish six frames and yield to the bullpen
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Liriano Traded To Sox
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Francisco Liriano realized he was ripe to be traded, with the Minnesota Twins out of the race and his contract expiring at the end of the season.
He didn't expect to wind up with the division rival Chicago White Sox.
But that's where he is, and for an interesting twist to the end of his vexing tenure with the Twins the talented yet inconsistent
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Kalil Signs In Time For Camp
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Adrian Peterson says he realizes the Minnesota Vikings might make him start training camp slowly.
But that won't stop the recovering star running back from trying to "fight against it."
Peterson reported to training camp Thursday with the rest of his teammates at Minnesota State University, with the first practice set for Friday. The Vikings
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Wolves 2012-2013 Schedule
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves will start the 2012-13 season at home against the Sacramento Kings on Nov. 2.
The NBA schedule was released Thursday, and the Wolves open at Target Center for a 12th straight year. Other highlights include a March 4 visit by defending champion Miami and an April 1 home game against Boston. The Wolves have 14 of their 82 games slated for
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Wolves Lose Battle For Batum
The Portland Trail Blazers have matched Minnesota's four-year offer sheet worth more than $45 million for swingman Nicolas Batum.
The Trail Blazers announced the decision on Wednesday, a few hours before the deadline. It brings to an end a long and occasionally bitter negotiation between the Blazers and Timberwolves.
Minnesota agreed to terms with Batum on a deal that could be
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Orioles Beat Twins 2-1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adam Jones hit a two-run homer in the first inning against Francisco Liriano and the Baltimore Orioles hung on to beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Wednesday night.
Josh Willingham's home run in the fourth was all Minnesota could manage against Tommy Hunter (4-4), who returned to Baltimore's stumbling rotation with a solid performance that lasted one out into
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Twins Take Orioles Again
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Mauer had three hits and an RBI and the Minnesota Twins bullpen pitched 4 2-3 innings of scoreless relief in a 6-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
Mauer had two singles, a double and a walk to improve his batting average to .333, second in the AL behind the Angels' Mike Trout. Ryan Doumit added two hits and two RBIs for the Twins, who
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Twins Rout Orioles
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Denard Span had three hits and five RBIs, plus two highlight-reel catches in center field to help the Minnesota Twins stop their five-game losing streak and beat the Baltimore Orioles 19-7 on Monday night.
Ben Revere made two remarkable running grabs himself in right field to go with four hits and three RBIs, Joe Mauer homered and drove in two runs and Justin
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Kleinsasser Honored By UND
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Retired Minnesota Viking Jim Kleinsasser (KLYN'-sahs-ur) headlines this year's class of inductees into the University of North Dakota Letterwinners Athletics Hall of Fame.
Kleinsasser spent all 13 of his NFL seasons with the Vikings after being a second-round draft pick out of UND in 1999. He appeared in more games than any tight end in Vikings
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Matt Capps Back From DL
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins will reinstate closer Matt Capps from the 15-day disabled list.
The Twins announced Thursday that Capps will return for Friday's game against Oakland. He has been out for three weeks due to shoulder inflammation.
To make room on the roster, the Twins optioned right-handed reliever Kyle Waldrop back to Triple-A Rochester.
Capps
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Lynx Win Last Game Before Break
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Maya Moore scored a franchise-record 19 points in just the second quarter, leading the Minnesota Lynx out of an early funk and onto an 89-74 victory over the Tulsa Shock on Thursday, their last game before the Olympic break.
One of the Lynx's three Team USA members, Moore finished with a season-high 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds before fouling out midway
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Wolves Dump Milicic
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have waived center Darko Milicic and submitted a formal offer sheet in an attempt to sign Portland forward Nicolas Batum.
Milicic received the amnesty designation Thursday, a one-time provision allowing a team to let a player go without his remaining contract counting against the league's salary cap or luxury tax.
Owner Glen
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Twins Lose Rubber Game With Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ian Kinsler hit a winning RBI single with one out in the 13th inning and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Sunday night after tying the game with three unearned runs in the ninth.
Texas had the bases loaded when Kinsler, one of eight Texas players headed to the All-Star game, hit a liner into the left-center field gap that bounced
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Wolves Host Free Agents
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted restricted free agent swingman Nicolas Batum and unrestricted free agent forward Jordan Hill for visits on Monday.
Batum flew in from his native France to meet with Timberwolves officials and tour the team's facility. The 23-year-old averaged 13.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in his fourth year with the Trail Blazers last season. He
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Twins Take Opener In Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — Trevor Plouffe hit a two-run single during Minnesota's four-run fourth inning, helping the Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4 Monday night.
Minnesota had six singles in all during its big inning as it earned its fourth consecutive win to lift Ron Gardenhire to 900 career victories.
Anthony Swarzak (2-4) picked up the win, allowing a hit and one walk in 2 2-3
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Vikings Change Training Camp Schedule
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have switched up their training camp schedule.
The team released Thursday their slate of two-a-day practices at Minnesota State University in Mankato, where they'll report July 26 with the first on-field workout the following day.
But this time, the Vikings will have hour-long walk-through practices in the mornings and put the
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Wolves Pick Hummel In 2nd Round
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Purdue forward Robbie Hummel in the second round of the NBA draft with the 58th overall pick.
Hummel averaged 16.4 points and 7.4 rebounds last season, but has struggled with two tears of the ACL in his right knee. He missed the end of the 2009-10 season after the first tear and all of 2010-11 with another tear.
The
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Roy Back With The Wolves?
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — David Kahn says the Minnesota Timberwolves are interested in signing Brandon Roy, who is seeking a comeback after knee injuries caused him to miss all of last season.
The three-time All-Star announced his retirement and was amnestied by Portland before last season began because of knee problems. After sitting out the lockout-shortened season, Roy wants to give it
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Twins Pounded By Sox
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Sale won again, pitching seven easy innings with support from a three-run homer by Adam Dunn, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 12-5 Wednesday.
The American League's leader in earned run average, Sale (9-2) struck out five and walked one with six hits and two runs allowed.
Dunn had three hits and four RBIs along with his 24th home run
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Wild Re-Signed Rau
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have re-signed center Chad Rau to a two-year deal, and agreed to terms with left wing Stephane Veilleux (VAY'-oo) on a one-year deal.
The team announced the both two-way contracts on Monday.
Veilleux returned to the Wild in a trade deadline deal with New Jersey in February. The hard-nosed veteran played his first six seasons with the
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Liriano Picks Up Win
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Francisco Liriano spoiled Kevin Youkilis' first game with Chicago, throwing a season-high seven innings to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 4-1 victory over the White Sox on Monday night.
Making his first start against the rival White Sox since his no-hitter in Chicago nearly 14 months ago, Liriano (2-7) allowed just three singles, two walks and a double. The
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Willingham Hits #14 In Win Over Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Willingham hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins scratched past the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Wednesday night.
Willingham took a fastball from Jason Grilli (1-2) over the wall in left field for his 14th homer of the season to break a tie as the Twins won for just the second time in their last seven games. Glen Perkins pitched the
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Harvin Asks For A Trade
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Percy Harvin didn't participate in Minnesota's mandatory minicamp practice Wednesday afternoon, a few hours after requesting a trade from the Vikings.
Harvin did go through a light walk-through practice with the team Wednesday morning, but he wasn't present for the longer afternoon session that he participated in Tuesday.
Harvin has
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Twins Win In 15
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Denard Span had an RBI single with two outs in the 15th inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 Sunday in the longest game played at 2½-year-old Target Field.
Jamey Carroll had four hits for the Twins, who rallied from a three-run deficit. Minnesota's bullpen pitched nine shutout innings. Anthony Swarzak (1-4) worked a
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WCHA Announces 2013/2014 Schedule
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Western Collegiate Hockey Association will play a 28-game league schedule when it's shuffled for the 2013-14 season.
The WCHA made the announcement Thursday after meetings in Detroit with the nine members of what will be a new-look league when the Big Ten and National Collegiate Hockey Conference form next year. Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks, Bemidji State,
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Twins Lose Rubber Game With Phillie
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Blanton pitched his second complete game of the season and Jim Thome homered for the second day in a row to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
Blanton (6-6) gave up seven hits and struck out seven while going the distance for the eighth time in his career, snapping an ugly string of five straight starts with at
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PJ Walters To Have An MRI
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins right-hander P.J. Walters left his start after only 15 pitches with pain and stiffness in his throwing shoulder.
Walters gave up four straight singles and two runs to begin the game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night, before manager Ron Gardenhire came out to the mound.
Gardenhire appeared to give the glum-faced Walters a
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Twins Comeback Falls Short
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jim Thome drove in four runs against his former team, including a long homer to pad Philadelphia's lead, and the Phillies hung on for a 9-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.
John Mayberry also had four RBIs, including a three-run home run in the first inning to give Cole Hamels (9-3) a six-run lead he barely held. Jonathan Papelbon got the
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Twins Sign #2 Pick Buxton
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A person with knowledge of the agreement tells The Associated Press that the Minnesota Twins have agreed with No. 2 overall draft pick Byron Buxton on a contract that includes a $6 million signing bonus. That's the richest deal so far in this year's draft class.
The person requested anonymity because the deal has not been announced. Baseball America
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Twins Rip Phillies!
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor Plouffe had a homer, a double and three RBIs to lead the Minnesota Twins to an 11-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
Ben Revere and Jamey Carroll each had three hits and two RBIs and Josh Willingham also homered for the Twins, who have won 10 of 13 games.
Jimmy Rollins had four hits and two RBIs for the Phillies, who left 10 runners on
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New Gophers Baseball Stadium
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Gophers baseball team is about to break ground on a new stadium.
The University of Minnesota has scheduled a Monday afternoon ceremony at Siebert Field, which has been slated for replacement on the same site at the north edge of campus.
The first phase of the project was approved by the Board of Regents last week. Construction of the 1,400-seat, privately funded
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Twins Lose Sweep Of Cubs
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Dempster pitched eight shutout innings yesterday to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 8-2 win over the Minnesota Twins yesterday. Dempster allowed four singles and struck out six batters to pick up his second victory of the season. Twins starter Francisco Liriano took the loss after giving up four runs in five-plus innings.
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Twins Take Buxton With #2 Pick
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have had their eyes on Byron Buxton for months. No better highlight came from tracking this super-fast high school center fielder than a Georgia state playoff game three weeks ago.
"He scored from second base on a sacrifice fly to right field," Twins scouting director Deron Johnson said.
Buxton just put his head down and never
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Twins Over Power Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Justin Morneau and Josh Willingham each hit two-run homers, Trevor Plouffe also went deep and the Minnesota Twins held off the Kansas City Royals 10-7 on Monday night.
Cole De Vries (1-1) lasted five shaky innings to pick up his first major league victory in his third career start. He got plenty of help from Jamey Carroll, who reached base four times with two
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