Twins sweep the White Sox with a 6-3 victoryApril 26, 2024 6:18 AMBy The Associated PressThe Chicago White Sox dropped to 3-22, wasting a two-run lead and stretching their losing streak to a season-high seven with a 6-3 defeat Thursday to Minnesota as Edouard Julien hit two of the Twins’ five solo home runs.
Play4min 28secVikings trade up twice in NFL draft. They take Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy, Alabama edge Dallas TurnerApril 25, 2024 8:34 PMBy The Associated PressThe Minnesota Vikings took Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy with the 10th overall pick in the NFL draft and Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner at No. 17. Star Tribune Reporter Ben Goessling shares what it means for the team.
Play8min 39secTimberwolves in four? and other Minnesota sports newsApril 25, 2024 1:55 PMBy Nina Moini and Alanna ElderThe team has won two games so far in a seven game series against the Phoenix Suns. It’s an exciting comeback after Minnesota lost to Phoenix every time they were matched in the regular season. Two more wins and the Wolves secure their spot in round 2 of the NBA playoffs.
Minnesota’s Naz Reid wins NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year awardApril 25, 2024 5:36 AMBy The Associated PressNaz Reid, who helped the Minnesota Timberwolves overcome an injury to Karl-Anthony Towns to have one of the best seasons in franchise history, was voted the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year.
Twins’ Castro hits birthday homer, lifts Minnesota to 6-3 win over White SoxApril 25, 2024 5:28 AMBy The Associated PressWilli Castro hit a 3-run home run on his 27th birthday and Joe Ryan pitched six innings for his first win of the year as the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 Wednesday.
Caitlin Clark becomes 1st two-time winner of Sullivan Award as nation's top college athleteApril 24, 2024 7:10 AMBy The Associated PressCaitlin Clark is still picking up trophies. The Iowa basketball star who was recently the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft has won the James E. Sullivan Award for the second straight year.
Buxton, Kirilloff help Twins rally past White Sox 6-5. MLB-worst Chicago falls to 3-20April 24, 2024 5:38 AMBy The Associated PressAlex Kirilloff hit a two-out, game-ending single after Byron Buxton led off the ninth inning with a tying homer, and the major league-worst Chicago White Sox fell to 3-20 with a 6-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins.
Timberwolves take 2-0 lead on Suns behind 25 points and ace defense from Jaden McDanielsApril 23, 2024 9:35 PMBy The Associated PressJaden McDaniels scored 25 points for a career best in the playoffs and spearheaded another stifling defensive performance by the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 105-93 victory over the Phoenix Suns to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series.
Play8min 42secTimberwolves face the Suns as A-Rod eyes team controlApril 23, 2024 4:00 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa KuznetsovA May 1 mediation session is set between current Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor and would-be majority owners Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore. Two Wall Street Journal reporters spoke to MPR News about what’s at stake.
Justice Department pays $138 million over FBI failures in Larry Nassar caseApril 23, 2024 1:54 PMBy NPR Staff The DOJ settlement goes to 139 victims of Larry Nassar, the disgraced team doctor of USA Gymnastics who sexually assaulted elite and Olympic gymnasts, after the FBI failed to promptly investigate.