Joe Mauer set to rejoin Twins Friday in Cleveland
DETROIT — After going hitless in 10 plate appearances for Triple-A Rochester, Joe Mauer is scheduled to rejoin the Twins Friday in Cleveland — four weeks after he was sidelined with a neck injury and...
View ArticleLight-hitting Twins watch one get away to end Detroit series on (another) downer
DETROIT — Lance Lynn could not believe it when Twins manager Paul Molitor ambled to the mound with two outs in the seventh inning after the Tigers rallied to tie a game in which he had been in complete...
View ArticleTwins’ demotion of Miguel Sano part of ‘holistic’ plan to reboot all-star...
DETROIT — For Miguel Sano, it’s spring training redux served with a giant slice of humble pie. The Twins on Thursday banished their struggling all-star third baseman all the way down to Single-A Fort...
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Brian Murphy: Vikings’ LGTBQ symposium a victory for Chris Kluwe
Reconciliation can be a fool’s errand in the cutthroat NFL, where recyclable players are discarded like junk mail and cultural scandals leave everyone desperate for a bath. But somehow, something...
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Brian Murphy: Twins’ snakebit season eroding one battered player at a time
Eduardo Escobar was down in the dirt writhing in pain in the first inning Thursday after being drilled in the right elbow by a pitch from Boston’s Rick Porcello, a direct hit that probably kept the...
View ArticleEddie Rosario returns to Twins lineup; Eduardo Escobar gets day off
One Eddie back, the other still on the mend. Twins third baseman Eduardo Escobar was held out of the starting lineup Friday night against the Texas Rangers as he recovers from a bruised right elbow...
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Hit and run? Twins do neither in loss to Rangers
The Twins’ offense is so quiet these days you could hear the crickets chirping in the bat rack if not for the teeth gnashing all around. Trying times indeed for an injury-plagued team with a razor-thin...
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Brian Murphy: Kill the ump? No thank you.
Baseball is ailing as an entertainment product. The symptoms of its demise are hiding in plain sight as fans numbed by inactivity wait for the grand old game’s caretakers to emerge from the shadows and...
View ArticleVikings sign ‘pretty-much-perfect’ DE Danielle Hunter to $72 million contract...
Vikings coach Mike Zimmer has a body type in mind when he thinks of the ideal NFL defensive player: tall, long-limbed, athletic. Danielle Hunter might be the apogee of that type. “He’s pretty much...
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Brian Murphy: Rafael Palmeiro chasing a big-league encore at 53
Age is a state of mind. So is denial. Rafael Palmeiro is 53 years old and still raking at the plate as he chases a big-league encore as a banged-up icon with the independent Cleburne Railroaders, who...
View ArticleMinor hip injury lands Twins’ Morrison on 10-day DL
Twins first baseman/designated hitter Logan Morrison expects to be back playing following the July 16-19 all-star break after being placed on the 10-day disabled list Thursday with a left hip...
View ArticleGibson shines as Twins roll on with 5-1 victory over streaking Rays
Torrential rains delayed Thursday night’s game at Target Field for two hours. Twins starter Kyle Gibson did not mind the wait. In fact, he considered jumping in the clubhouse hot tub to stay loose...
View ArticleTwins unclear on severity of Byron Buxton’s latest injury setback
X-rays taken of Byron Buxton’s left hand Friday were negative, but the Twins are still waiting for further tests to know the full extent of what is another injury setback for the center fielder....
View ArticleTwins start off hot, hang on to beat Tampa Bay, 11-8
Suddenly it is party time at Target Field, with the Twins seemingly determined to salvage a season left on death’s doorstep only 10 days ago. Not that everything went smoothly Friday night. Furniture...
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St. Paul’s newest hall of famer Jack Morris ‘just didn’t accept losing’
Bert Blyleven had the curve ball, Paul Molitor the smooth swing and peerless base-running. Dave Winfield was the preternatural athlete who could have played any sport but chose baseball, Rod Carew is...
View ArticleX marks the spot for surging Minnesota Wild
Sweet home Minnesota, where the losses are so few. Xcel Energy Center has always been the Wild’s sixth man, but the building also is a destination for opposing players to visit. The ice is renowned for...
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Wild blow 3-1 lead, lose 4-3 to Arizona Coyotes
Arizona Coyotes' Nick Cousins, right, shoves Minnesota Wild's Charlie Coyle along the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim...
View ArticleWild’s Devan Dubnyk: An ‘I don’t know’ for every third-period goal allowed
Devan Dubnyk was back in net after missing Friday’s game against Winnipeg because of illness, two days after he was pulled with seven minutes remaining in the third period of a 4-4 tie against Ottawa...
View ArticleStill smarting from bad loss, Wild seek atonement in Columbus
Wednesday was a day of atonement for the humbled Wild, who packed for a one-game trip to Columbus, Ohio, still wearing the residue of their collapse against Arizona like a scarlet letter. Coach Bruce...
View ArticleAt 34, Wild’s Zach Parise appears ‘reborn’
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Wild shelled out $98 million to sign Zach Parise away from New Jersey in 2012, banking on the net-crashing winger to grind out points and deliver on their 13-year investment. Twice...
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