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Wolves should get player who can contribute quickly with 20th pick in draft

Wolves should get player who can contribute quickly with 20th pick in draft

The Wolves this year have a very serious need for depth, particularly at shooting guard/small forward. And they are in luck, it would seem, because of how this week's NBA draft shapes up.
Vikings players worked out at minicamp earlier this month in Eagan.
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Want to watch Vikings training camp? Better start planning now

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The Vikings will require tickets for fans to attend practices in their first training camp at their new practice facility in Eagan. Season-ticket holders get first crack on Thursday.
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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale
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GAMEVIEW: Follow Twins-Red Sox pitch-by-pitch

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The Twins are back home, and kick off a three-game series at Target Field with Boston tonight. Click here for game updates.
  • As planned, Sano starts Monday and is off Tuesday for Fort Myers
Timberwolves All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns and Olympic gold-medal winner Jessie Diggins
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KAT, Diggins featured in ESPN Body Issue

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Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns and Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins of Afton are among the athletes featured in ESPN the Magazine's 10th anniversary Body Issue. It hits newsstands June 29.
Miguel Sano, left, and Byron Buxton were the future of Twins baseball just a few seasons ago, but their ongoing struggles have the organization concer
Twins

Scoggins: Young Twins' struggles leave organization at a crossroads

June 19
Those who gazed into the Twins future and saw up-and-coming stars have received another blunt reminder that baseball development cannot be scripted or predicted with ironclad certainty.
  • One more time? Dozier has turned around slumping seasons before
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kyle Gibson is among those discovering that less is more when it comes to their wind-up on the mound.
Twins

Some Twins pitchers wind up discovering less is more in their delivery

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Decades ago, most major league starting pitchers routinely whirled their arms and pivoted their torsos and coiled their bodies in a theatrical ballet before unleashing the ball.
  • Scoggins: Young Twins' struggles leave organization at a crossroads
Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz lifts the Stanley Cup before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants
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What were the Capitals thinking with Barry Trotz?

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The Cooler: Barry Trotz resigned as Capitals head coach a week after leading them to the Stanley Cup. What on earth is Washington thinking? Pay the man.
  • The interview remains critical in the NBA draft process
MN United

Russia on brink of last 16 at World Cup, beats Egypt 3-1

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Two wins, eight goals and almost certainly a place in the knockout stage for first time since the Soviet era.
  • Senegal beats Poland 2-1, 1st African win at World Cup
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Smooth shot, stingy defense earn Lynx's Zandalasini more minutes

June 19
Cecilia Zandalasini's work on both ends of the court has coach Cheryl Reeve determined to find more playing time for her.
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Anderson: What to pack if you're headed to the Boundary Waters

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Minnetonka high schoolers dominate the field in youth fishing tournament

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