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May 13, 2024

Twins win series from Jays

(Toronto, ON) — The Minnesota Twins took the rubber match of their weekend series against the Toronto Blue Jays with a 5-1 win in Canada yesterday. The game was scoreless in the top of the seventh when Carlos Santana hit a three-run home run to put Minnesota up for good. Max Kepler added a two-run […]

May 10, 2024

Governor’s Fishing Opener in Lake City

The Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener is in Lake City, MN this weekend. Our own Joel Niemeyer had a conversation about the area with the Mayor of Lake City Mark Nichols…

May 10, 2024

Twins Crush Mariners

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Twins put five runs on the board in the first inning and never looked back as they mashed the Mariners 11-1 on Thursday afternoon at Target Field. Catcher Ryan Jeffers his his eighth home run of the season and Max Kepler added his third in the victory. Pablo Lopez got the […]

May 10, 2024

KAT Wins award

(Minneapolis, MN) — The N-B-A announced Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns has been named the 2023-24 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion. Towns becomes the first Timberwolves player and fourth recipient of the award since its inception in 2021. The annual award honors a current N-B-A player for pursuing social justice and upholding the league’s values […]

May 9, 2024

Twins use long ball to beat Mariners

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Twins crushed three home runs during a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners at Target Field last night. Carlos Correa and Trevor Larnach went back-to-back in the first inning, while Willi Castro went deep in the second frame. Castro added a triple and two R-B-I to pace the Twins at […]

May 9, 2024

Lynx win final preseason game

(Washington, DC) — The Minnesota Lynx wrapped up preseason play with an 83-77 win over the Washington Mystics at Entertainment and Sports Arena in D-C yesterday. Napheesa Collier had 15 points to lead Minnesota, while Courtney Williams finished with 13. First-round pick Alissa Pili had ten points off the bench. Minnesota trailed by double digits […]

May 9, 2024

Gopher Golfer qualifies for NCAA Championships

(Auburn, AL) — Golden Gopher sophomore golfer Isabella McCauley of Inver Grove Heights fired a seven-under-par-65 in yesterday’s final round of the N-C-A-A Golf Regional in Auburn, Alabama, pushing her into a second-place finish and a spot in the N-C-A-A Championship Tournament next week. McCauley birdied the final hole to clinch the spot. The seven-under […]

May 8, 2024

Twins bullpen blows game late

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Twins surrendered four runs in the top of the seventh inning and then four more runs in the top of the ninth inning during a 10-6 loss to the Seattle Mariners at Target Field last night. The game was tied at six entering the ninth inning after Max Kepler scored […]

May 8, 2024

Gobert wins DPOY, as Wolves prepare for Game 3

(Minneapolis, MN) — Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert tied a league record when he became just the third player in N-B-A history to win four Defensive Player of the Year awards yesterday. His fourth win matches the total for Hall of Fame centers Ben Wallace and Dikembe Mutombo. Gobert led the voting with 72 first-place […]

May 8, 2024

Minnesota’s PWHL team starts playoffs tonight

(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota P-W-H-L team embarks on its chase for the Walter Cup this week, after qualifying for the league’s inaugural playoffs. Minnesota will face top-seeded Toronto tonight to open their best three-out-of-five series. Toronto beat Minnesota three times out of four meetings during the regular season, including a 4-1 last Wednesday. […]