Thome, Valencia Help Twins Beat Brewers 9-7
Danny Valencia delivered another bases-loaded hit, a two-run single that capped a four-run seventh inning as the Minnesota Twins rallied past the Milwaukee Brewers 9-7 Sunday.
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Danny Valencia delivered another bases-loaded hit, a two-run single that capped a four-run seventh inning as the Minnesota Twins rallied past the Milwaukee Brewers 9-7 Sunday.
In the 1990s and into the new millennium the St. Paul Saints were, in many respects, the only outdoor game in town.
Michael Cuddyer has been named the lone All-Star game representative for the Minnesota Twins. It will be his first appearance.
The Twins played a 3-game series in what may be the National League's finest ballpark -- AT&T Park in San Francisco.
He grew up locally and was the number one overall pick in the NHL draft in 2005, which means Erik Johnson has had a few years to learn a few things about the business he is in.
Twins closer Matt Capps can't remember a tougher game in his career than the one he pitched in Saturday night.
There have been no workouts at Winter Park in the past three months, but that hasn't changed what the Vikings scouts work on in the summer.
Joe Mauer had his first three-hit game of the season and reached base in each of his four at-bats. Jim Thome hit his 594th career home run, a three-run shot in the first inning. Joe Nathan worked a 1-2-3 eighth.
Twins first baseman Justin Morneau will try some light activities over the next two weeks, another step in his recovery from surgery to remove a fragment of a herniated disk from his neck.
The Minnesota Wild re-signed backup goaltender Josh Harding to a one-year, $750,000 contract Friday.
The labor negotiating teams led by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and players' association chief DeMaurice Smith met for a couple of hours Friday morning and will return to the table next week.
The NBA's labor deal has expired, and the league has locked out its players, the second pro sports league shut down by labor strife.
Lindsay Whalen scored 13 of her 21 points in the second period, Candice Wiggins added 18 points and the Minnesota Lynx cruised to a 101-71 victory over the Tulsa Shock on Thursday night.
New Minnesota Wild head coach Mike Yeo has finalized his staff, keeping three assistants and adding a fourth.
Union chief Billy Hunter says "it's obvious the lockout will happen tonight" after players and owners failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement, potentially putting the 2011-12 season in jeopardy.
