The Twins' Royce Lewis celebrates as he crosses the plate after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of Opening Day. But he was injured jus

Twins not getting nearly enough from second-year players

Last year's Twins surge was fueled in large part by rookies making a huge impact. The lack of production from many of those players is a significant part of their problem so far this season.
Andover’s Cameron Begalle (1) scores a touchdown against Armstrong during the 2023 season. Begalle had 74 receptions for 1,252 yards and 12 touchdow
Gophers

U football adds No. 6 in-state recruit to 2025 class, loses 3 to portal

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Andover wide receiver Cameron Begalle committed to the Gophers but the team also saw two linemen and a defensive back from its spring roster enter the transfer portal.
Matt Wallner has strcuk out in 16 of his 24 at-bats so far this season.
Sports

Twins demoting strikeout-prone Wallner to St. Paul

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Outfielder Matt Wallner was being counted on after a successful rookie season, but has struck out in more than two-thirds of his at-bats so far in 2024.
Dallas Turner had 14.5 tackles for losses and 10 sacks last season for Alabama.
Vikings

This position rivals quarterback as Vikings' top need

5:55am
The Vikings need defensive line help inside, outside and all over the place. There's a reason why edge rusher is the most common position selected by the Vikings in mock drafts.
Wild defenseman Brock Faber fights off Kings winger Adrian Kempe to control the puck during Monday night's game in Los Angeles.
Wild

Wild's defense had all kinds of problems — and one breakout star

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Brock Faber's emergence as an all-purpose specialist should make the former Gophers standout a Rookie of the Year finalist and a big part of the Wild's future.
Speaking to reporters Monday, Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell said, “The quarterback position is one where you may have 10 really smart coaches or per
Vikings

O'Connell has spent life around QBs. Can that help Vikings draft one?

6:38am
Kevin O'Connell has been an NFL quarterback, played with Tom Brady and coached the position. The Vikings head coach shared things he wants to see in a quarterback.
Utah's Alissa Pili, right, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected eighth overall by the Lynx in the 2024 WNBA d
Sports

Lynx land dynamic scorer Pili with No. 8 pick in WNBA draft

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Alissa Pili averaged 21.1 points over her final two seasons at Utah and can score with high efficiency inside and outside. Caitlin Clark went No. 1 overall while LSU star Angel Reese went to Chicago at No. 7.
Daily Delivery

How Chris Finch went from Division III basketball to top NBA coach

10:46am
The co-author of the new book, "Pipeline to the Pros: How D3, Small-College Nobodies Rose to Rule the NBA," joined Michael Rand on the podcast to talk about Finch's route to the Timberwolves.
Vikings

Hockenson says NFL needs to look at hit that injured his knee

6:42am
Tight end T.J. Hockenson, whose 95 catches led the Vikings last season, could miss the start of the regular season following surgery in January to repair a torn ACL.

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