CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nick Altermatt is one step closer to having his dream of making the big leagues become a reality. The right-handed pitcher took one more step this past weekend after getting the call-up to the Charlotte Knights, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. ...
By Patrick Donnelly Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Pete Alonso, Gunnar Henderson and Christian Encarnacion-Strand each had three hits and a home run on Tuesday night as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-2. Brandon Young (9-3) gave up two runs, one earned, on six hits ...
SLEEPY EYE — Despite falling short of its ultimate goal of winning the state title this year, Sleepy Eye Junior Legion still has plenty to be proud of. The team finished the season with a 20-1 overall record, recovering from a first-round loss in the DII Junior Legion State Tournament to ...
By Dave Campbell AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings have chosen Kyler Murray as their starting quarterback over J.J. McCarthy, the widely expected conclusion to what coach Kevin O'Connell pledged was a true competition. O'Connell made the announcement before ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Austin Martin had four hits including a home run, Josh Bell also homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-5 on Monday night. Dean Kremer (2-4), in his second start with Minnesota since being brought over from Baltimore at the trade deadline, allowed one run and one hit in seven innings against his former team. He struck out seven. Martin led off the third with his homer to left-center field to open the scoring. He singled in the first and reached on a bunt single in the seventh, part of a five-run inning for the Twins. He added another single ...
Courtesy of Arlington Raceway ARLINGTON — A beautiful night for racing action found lots of happy kids for the Back-to-School Kids Night, as backpacks and school items were dispersed throughout the night to over 140 kids. There were three different leaders in the 12-lap Jerry’s HQ Foods Auto Cross feature with Riley Bussler taking the lead. Soon Mitchel Boese was on his tail and the two raced around lapped traffic but by Lap 5 Bussler got caught up in a caution flag and ended his night. Then Boese was the new leader but Colten Landwer was making strides behind him and staying out ...
