CHICAGO (AP) — Shota Imanaga pitched seven shutout innings and Nico Hoerner had a bases-loaded triple and four RBIs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 10-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer in the first and Imanaga (6-8) took over from there, allowing ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Jeffers hit a go-ahead three-run homer, Bailey Ober struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings and the surging Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Friday night. The Twins got back to .500 for the first time since April 22. They have won three straight and 10 of 14. Ober ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Blaze Jordan hit his first major league homer and Iván Herrera went deep twice for the St. Louis Cardinals in a power-fueled 9-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Herrera and Jordan Walker had back-to-back home runs off reliever Justin Lawrence that broke a ...
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dillon Dingler had two homers among his four hits and drove in four runs Tuesday night, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 10-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. Dingler had a solo homer in the first and a three-run shot in the sixth to raise ...
By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired Ayo Dosunmu from Chicago in February, they expected to get a strong defender and savvy offensive player. If he wants to be an elite scorer, they'll take that, too. Dosunmu scored a ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer From Fernando Mendoza to Red Murdock, 257 players were selected in the 2026 NFL draft. Some will have instant success. Others will need more time to develop. Not all of them will make the roster. Teams spent several months scouting, interviewing, ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy scored on a deflection with 28.9 seconds left in the first overtime and the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday in Game 4 to tie the first-round NHL playoff series. Jared Spurgeon took a shot that ...
By KRISTIE ACKERT Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shane McClanahan turned in five scoreless innings to get his first win at Tropicana Field in nearly three years as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Saturday. The left-hander, returning from two surgeries ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL and ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writers The Minnesota Vikings traded edge rusher Jonathan Greenard to the Philadelphia Eagles for two third-round picks, one this year and one next year, in a future-looking move on the second night of the NFL draft on Friday. The Vikings ...
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Trevor Larnach hit a three-run home run, Brooks Lee added a solo shot and the Minnesota Twins used a seven-run third inning to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Saturday for their fifth win in six games. Blue Jays designated hitter George ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jonathan Aranda hit a two-run double, Yandy Díaz drove in two runs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1 on Saturday night. Aranda's double highlighted a three-run second inning, and Díaz later added an RBI triple as Tampa Bay rallied behind a strong start ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tristan Gray hit his first career grand slam to cap a seven-run seventh inning for the Minnesota Twins in a cold and rainy 10-4 home-opener victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Gray's one-out line drive off a 1-1 cutter from ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves were missing five of their top seven players for most of their record-setting overtime rally to beat the Houston Rockets. They chose focus over frustration. With a game-closing 15-0 run, the Timberwolves ...
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Trevor Rogers pitched seven shutout innings and Colton Cowser and Blaze Alexander had seventh-inning RBIs to give the Baltimore Orioles a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on opening day Thursday. Following a stellar 2025 season in ...
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Bones Hyland scored 23 points, Jaden McDaniels had 19 and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Celtics 102-92 to snap an 18-game losing streak in Boston. Ayo Dosunmu added 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Minnesota, and Rudy ...
By JESSICA HILL Associated Press NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children were killed Saturday in a weekend house fire in Minnesota, the league announced Sunday. Pierce, 37, covered the Minnesota Wild as the correspondent for NHL.com for the past decade. "The entire NHL.com team ...
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms on a new contract with quarterback Carson Wentz on Thursday, bringing back the 11th-year veteran for more depth after a problematic season at the vital position. Wentz started five games in 2025 after J.J. McCarthy was sidelined by a ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Igor Shesterkin made 46 saves and Vladislav Gavrikov had a goal and two assists as the New York Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Noah Laba, Jaroslav Chmelar and Vincent Trocheck also scored ...
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 42 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves held off the injury-plagued Golden State Warriors 127-117 on Friday night. Edwards shot 13 for 22, made all 12 of his free throws and also had eight rebounds and five ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic had 31 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds in his seventh triple-double of the season, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame LeBron James' latest injury absence to sweep their season series with the Minnesota Timberwolves with a ...