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Twins reinstate C Christian Vazquez from injured list
The Minnesota Twins reinstated veteran catcher Christian Vazquez from the 10-day injured list on Monday.,Vazquez, 35, missed the last 43 games with a left shoulder infection.,He played four rehab games at Triple-A St. Paul, going 2-for-15 with a home run, four RBIs and three walks.,Vazuez was battin...
Fire dominate Minnesota United in road shutout
Chris Brady made four saves as the Chicago Fire put together a complete performance in a 3-0 shutout of Minnesota United FC on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Chicago (13-11-6, 45 points) put the match away in the 70th minute when Philip Zinckernagel received a pass at the top of the 18-yard box...
Fire dominate Minnesota United on the road
Chris Brady made four saves as the Chicago Fire put together a complete performance in a 3-0 shutout of Minnesota United FC on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Chicago (13-11-6, 45 points) put the match away in the 70th minute when Philip Zinckernagel received a pass at the top of the 18-yard box...
Twins RHP Pablo Lopez (forearm) to miss rest of season
Heading to the injured list for the third time this season, Minnesota Twins right-hander Pablo Lopez will miss the remainder of the season with a mild forearm strain in his pitching arm. ,Placed on the 15-day IL on Saturday, Lopez went 5-4 in 14 starts with a 2.74 ERA over 75 2/3 innings. The 29-yea...
Minnesota United mount bid for Supporters' Shield vs. Fire
On Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn., the Chicago Fire will try to distance themselves from the bottom of the playoff standings against a Minnesota United side with eyes on the Supporters' Shield.,The Fire (12-11-6, 42 points) sit in the ninth and final spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs, but enter Satu...
Minnesota United mounts bid for Supporters' Shield vs. Chicago Fire
On Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn., the Chicago Fire will try to distance themselves from the bottom of the playoff standings against a Minnesota United FC side with eyes on the Supporters' Shield.,The Fire (12-11-6, 42 points) sit in the ninth and final spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs, but enter S...
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele stars in Cal's win vs. Minnesota
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw three touchdowns, leading Cal to a 27-14 win over Minnesota and the program's second straight 3-0 start Saturday night in Berkeley, Calif.,Three minutes after Minnesota missed a game-tying field goal and two plays after Cal's Aiden Manutai recovered a muffed punt insid...
Minnesota United top first-place San Diego FC despite being outshot 28-6
Dayne St. Clair made 12 saves and Nectarios Triantis had a goal and an assist in his MLS debut as second-place Minnesota United closed to within two points of Western Conference-leading San Diego FC by beating them 3-1 on Saturday night.,Anthony Markanich and Carlos Harvey also scored goals for Minn...
Valkyries face uphill battle in Game 1 vs. Lynx
The WNBA playoffs for the No. 1 seed Minnesota Lynx begin in Minneapolis on Sunday when they face the eighth-seeded Golden State Valkyries for the second straight game.,Minnesota and Golden State had a warmup for the playoffs in the last game of the regular season on Thursday, when the Lynx posted a...
MLS-best San Diego hosts West showdown with Minnesota
The top two teams in the Western Conference standings meet on Saturday night when second-place Minnesota United visits first-place San Diego FC.,The Loons (14-6-9, 51 points) are five points behind San Diego (17-7-5, 56 points) with just five games and a possible 15 points to go, so it's a must-win ...
All-Star 2B Ketel Marte expected back for Diamondbacks against Twins
The Arizona Diamondbacks admittedly have an uphill climb in their quest to secure the final wild-card spot in the National League.,Fortunately for the Diamondbacks, they appear to have avoided another obstacle with respect to the health of second baseman Ketel Marte.,The three-time All-Star likely w...
Minnesota's big tests: Cal's QB and the time zone change
It will be a rare edition of Late Night with Gopher Football on Saturday when Minnesota faces Cal in Berkeley, Calif.,Make that a very late night.,The contest will kick off at 7:30 p.m. local time -- 9:30 p.m. CT -- and likely will not end much before 1 a.m. for folks watching back home in the Twin ...
Angels' season-high 12 runs back Kyle Hendricks in win over Twins
Kyle Hendricks scattered four hits over seven shutout innings and Chris Taylor and Yoan Moncada each hit three-run homers to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 12-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Anaheim, Calif.,Hendricks (7-9) walked one and struck out six while snapping a seven...
J.J. McCarthy Rallies Minnesota Vikings to Comeback Win in NFL Debut
J.J. McCarthy shook off a pick-6 to lead the Vikings past the Bears with 21 unanswered points in his impressive NFL debut....
Twins, Angels seeing their playoff hopes fizzle since trade deadline
Two teams in fourth place in their divisions limp into a three-game series when the Minnesota Twins of the American League Central face the Los Angeles Angels of the AL West on Monday night in Anaheim, Calif.,The key word here is limp. Both teams, once in contention for wild-card berths around the t...
Natisha Hiedeman's big game for Lynx ruins big night for Valkyries
Natisha Hiedeman bombed in six 3-pointers en route to career high-tying 24 points, Jessica Shepard contributed 12 points and 13 rebounds and the visiting Minnesota Lynx spoiled a record-setting night for the expansion Golden State Valkyries with a 78-72 triumph on Saturday in San Francisco.,One game...
Royals start fast in win, end night early for Twins starter Joe Ryan
Salvador Perez's three-run homer highlighted a five-run first inning against Minnesota Twins All-Star Joe Ryan, who had never previously lost to Kansas City, as the host Royals rolled to an 11-2 victory on Saturday night.,Kansas City starter Stephen Kolek (5-5) yielded two runs on six hits and one w...
Minnesota dominates Northwestern State behind historic scoring performance
Five players rushed for one touchdown apiece, two defenders found the end zone, and Minnesota cruised to a 66-0 win over Northwestern State on Saturday in Minneapolis.,Drake Lindsey completed eight of nine passes for 139 yards and a touchdown for Minnesota (2-0). Max Shikenjanski took over for Linds...
J.J. McCarthy NFL Debut: How Kevin O’Connell Plans to Develop His Franchise QB
J.J. McCarthy makes his NFL debut with the Vikings against the Bears. Here’s how Kevin O’Connell plans to guide his rookie QB’s development....
Minnesota seeks improvement in matchup vs. Northwestern State
Minnesota earned a victory in its season opener, but that doesn't mean coach P.J. Fleck is satisfied heading into his team's next matchup.,Fleck is looking for improvement on both sides of the ball when Minnesota (1-0) faces Northwestern State (1-0) on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,The Golden G...