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Alvarez's slam highlights 6-run inning as Astros beat Twins

HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez's grand slam highlighted a six-run fourth inning and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Tuesday night. With Houston facing a three-run deficit after three innings, Cam Smith and Taylor Trammell singled in the fourth. With runners at the corners, ...

Haaland gives Norway its 1st World Cup knockout game win

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas — Erling Haaland scored the deciding goal in the 86th minute and Norway won a knockout game at the World Cup for the first time, advancing to the round of 16 with a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast on Tuesday. Three defenders converged on ...

'Kids Night' a thriller at Redwood Speedway

Courtesy of Trackside Mayhem REDWOOD FALLS — Early afternoon rain and a humid, cloud-covered night couldn't dampen the high-octane action for “Kids Night” at Redwood Speedway on Sunday. Despite challenging conditions, the track crew did an incredible job prepping the racing surface, ...

Sleepy Eye VFW holds off Essig

ESSIG — There was plenty of scoring to go around Tuesday evening at Essig Ballpark, but the Sleepy Eye VFW baseball team’s big sixth inning was enough to do the job against the Essig Jr. Bi-County team. In a VFW-Jr. Bi-County crossover baseball game, Sleepy Eye scored five runs in the ...

Four-run inning leads Junior Gold past Excelsior

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Junior Legion scored four runs in the bottom of the third on two of their five hits which was all New Ulm right-hander Owen Castleman needed as New Ulm topped Excelsior 5-1 Tuesday afternoon at Mueller Park. Castleman, who threw 103 pitches in the complete-game win, ...

Probst makes comeback win at Arlington Raceway

Courtesy of Arlington Raceway ARLINGTON — Cory Probst made a comeback the Jack Pines Resort IMCA Hobby feature as he took the lead on the fourth lap moved up RJ Esqueda and never looked back. He motored around the track showing he hadn’t lost his finesse to win the race. Behind him Wes Jahnz moved up six spots and son Austin moved up six spots to finish second and third. Alan Lahr led the Coors Light Sport Compact feature from start to finish to win his feature in the flawless race. Justin Schletsche charged his way to the front but had to settle for second while Neil Forsburg ...