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Twins place Dobnak on 10-day injured list, call up Jax

The Minnesota Twins placed right-handed pitcher Randy Dobnak on the 10-day injured list with a right middle finger strain, the team announced Thursday. To take his place on the roster, the Twins recalled right-hander Griffin Jax from Triple-A St. Paul. In 13 games this season (43 2/3 innings), Dobnak has

Jun 24

Twins often find win column with Berrios on mound

Lost in the Minnesota Twins’ disappointing 31-42 start to the season has been the solid campaign strung together by right-hander Jose Berrios. In 14 starts, Berrios has logged a 7-2 record, 3.56 ERA and 9.4 K/9. He leads all Minnesota pitchers and ranks fourth overall on the club with a

Jun 24

Twins prospect Rooker racking up extra-base hits for Triple-A Saints

Minor-league baseball is back! With games back on in 2021 every Thursday for the rest of the season, Bally Sports North will take a closer look at some specific young players in the Minnesota Twins’ farm system -- as well as noting others who might be stepping up -- measuring,

Jun 24

NHL top awards: Who should win … and will win

A number of the NHL's individual player awards have already been handed out during the ongoing postseason run, including the Masterton (won by Oskar Lindblom), Lady Byng (Jaccob Slavin) and Selke (Aleksander Barkov). But we’re still awaiting the results for some of the more prominent honors, such as the Calder,

Jun 24

Minnesota United strikes early to top Austin FC 2-0

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Franco Fragapane and Adrien Hunou scored early goals eight minutes apart and Minnesota United beat expansion Austin FC 2-0 on Wednesday night. Minnesota (3-4-2) won for the first time since May 15 when it edged FC Dallas 1-0, also at Allianz Field. Austin (2-5-3) is winless

Jun 24

Lynx erase 18-point deficit, beat Dream 87-85

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Sylvia Fowles had 26 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks, Damiris Dantas added 23 points and the Minnesota Lynx overcame an 18-point first-half deficit to beat the Atlanta Dream 87-85 on Wednesday night. Fowles made two free throws with 3:13 remaining to give the Lynx an

Jun 24

The best of Twins legend Rod Carew on Twitter

Over his 19-year career in the big leagues, Hall of Fame infielder Rod Carew put up mind-boggling numbers: 18 All-Star appearances, seven batting titles and a career .328/.393/.429 slash line over 2,469 games. In 1991, he became the 22nd player in MLB history to be inducted into the Baseball Hall

Jun 23

Twins slugger Cruz finds 'boomstick' again in June

Nelson Cruz, Twins designated hitter (⬆️ UP) Cruz had a tough month of May, batting .221/.302/.360 with three homers in 24 games. Well, everyone’s favorite 40-year-old slugger (who turns 41 on July 1) has found his swing again in June. "Boomstick" has clobbered six dingers and is batting .400/.486/.767 across

Jun 23

More bad luck: Another burst of stardom for Twins' Buxton interrupted by injury

MINNEAPOLIS — The glimpses of Byron Buxton's game-changing, worth-the-admission skills have grown broader over the last three years as the Minnesota Twins center fielder has blossomed with the bat to match his long-superior work with the glove. Those bursts of dominance just keep getting interrupted, though: Buxton has landed on

Jun 23

Wolves land No. 7 pick in 2021 NBA lottery, goes to Golden State

Barring any offseason trades, the Minnesota Timberwolves will not have a first-round pick in 2021. Minnesota, which finished with the sixth-worst record in the NBA in 2020-21, landed the No. 7 pick in the 2021 draft lottery, held Tuesday night. In order to keep this year’s first-round pick, Minnesota had

Jun 23

Furious eighth-inning rally ties game, but Twins lose 10-7 to Reds

MINNEAPOLIS — The Cincinnati Reds didn't look drained to manager David Bell, despite this recent slide. The boss was right, because the Reds had plenty of energy left for a late surge against Minnesota after the Twins took a game of back-and-forth rallies the night before. Tyler Naquin went 4

Jun 22

Twins' Buxton heads back to 10-day injured list with left hand fracture

Byron Buxton can’t catch a break. Just three games after returning from the injured list with a right hip strain, Buxton was drilled by a pitch in his left hand during the fourth inning of the Minnesota Twins’ 7-5 win over Cincinnati on Monday. Buxton left the game in the

Jun 22

StaTuesday: Extra-inning walk-off home runs in Twins history

Miguel Sano had seen enough. With one out and a runner at third base in the 12th inning Monday night, Sano crushed a 3-1 slider off Cincinnati’s Heath Hembree into the Minneapolis night sky, sending the Twins home happy with a walk-off home run and a 7-5 victory. His tater

Jun 22

Twins' Sanó caps marathon game versus Reds with walk-off smash

MINNEAPOLIS — The longest game in the major leagues this year left the Minnesota Twins feeling emotionally spent. Their best winning streak of the season is still going, but center fielder Byron Buxton has been sidelined once again. Miguel Sanó hit a two-run homer in the 12th inning to lift

Jun 22

Vikings rookie DT Jaylen Twyman recovering from gunshot wounds

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings rookie defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman is recovering from four gunshot wounds that caused scary but superficial injuries after bullets hit a vehicle he was riding in, his agent Drew Rosenhaus said Monday night. Twyman does not need surgery and is expected to make a full recovery

Jun 22