Gophers
July 25, 2016
Tracy Claeys will try to improve on the 2-4 record he forged as Gophers interim coach.

Big Ten football — talking about it, anyway — starts Monday

Big Ten media days start Monday in Chicago, and there will be heavy hearts after Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler were killed in a car crash Saturday.
Golf
July 25, 2016
Amateur Ben Greve of Minneapolis Golf Club shot a second-round 64 Sunday to win the Minnesota State Open golf title at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coo

Former Gophers standout Greve wins Minnesota State Open

Ben Greve — a former Gophers player on the national champion team in 2002 and husband of Lynx star Lindsay Whalen — shot a 64 in the second round of the weather-shortened tournament.
Twins
July 25, 2016
Minnesota Twins' Tommy Milone, center, walks back to the mound after giving up a three-run home run to Boston Red Sox's Travis Shaw, right, during the

Suzuki eyes Tuesday return after stitches on the chin

Catcher Kurt Suzuki did not start in Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Red Sox because of the cut he suffered on his chin the night before. But he hoped to return to the lineup Tuesday, when the Twins open a six-game homestand.
Twins
July 25, 2016
Another Sano error, Boston's homers too much for Twins to overcome

Another Sano error, Boston's homers too much for Twins to overcome

Miguel Sano's 10th error in his last 15 games at third base was followed by a three-run homer, the second allowed Sunday by Twins starter Tommy Milone.
Motorsports
July 24, 2016
Winner Kyle Busch drove through the first turn during the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Kyle Busch dominates in winning Brickyard 400

Kyle Busch won the Brickyard 400 on Sunday to make it clean sweep at Indianapolis. He led a race-record 149 of the 170 laps and beat Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Matt Kenseth to the finish line by 2.126 seconds.
Twins
July 24, 2016

Gallery: Boston 8, Twins 7

Comeback falls short as Twins fall to Boston, with third baseman Miguel Sano's latest error leading to four unearned runs.
Vikings
July 24, 2016

Larry Fitzgerald Jr., NFL ironman

As Larry Fitzgerald Jr. enters his 13th season, he is performing as good as or better than some of the NFL's greatest wideouts. How his 12th season compared with the 12th year of some of the best.
Twins
July 24, 2016

Sunday's Twins-Boston game recap

Red Sox All-Star shortstop Xander Bogaerts continued to torch the Twins, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored.
Sports
July 24, 2016

Monday's Page 2 tipsheet

Sports
July 24, 2016

RandBall: We're talking about laundry in this Chris Sale dispute

Motorsports
July 24, 2016
Kyle Busch kisses the yard of brick at the start\finish line after winning the Brickyard 400 NASCAR auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indian

Kyle Busch wins Brickyard 400

Kyle Busch won Sunday's Brickyard 400 to complete a sweep of Sprint Cup and Xfinity races at Indy Motor Speedway this weekend. Busch spoke afterwards.
Golf
July 24, 2016
Jhonattan Vegas, of Venezuela, holds the trophy as he adjusts a Stetson borrowed from a Mountie, after his victory in the Canadian Open golf tournamen

Jhonattan Vegas wins Canadian Open

Jhonattan Vegas birdied his final three holes to win the RBC Canadian Open and collect his second win on the PGA tour. An emotional Vegas spoke after the win.

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