Sports
April 27, 2017

Arbor Day is one day set aside to learn – and plant

Arbor Day got its start in improbable place.
Vikings
April 27, 2017
Joe Mixon in NFL draft will test sliding scale of morality

Joe Mixon in NFL draft will test sliding scale of morality

The Vikings and other teams are trying to decide where troubled Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon fits in the philosophy that the more talented a player is, the more a team is willing to put up with.
Sports
April 27, 2017
A control room at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn..

ESPN lays off about 100 employees as viewers turn elsewhere

The 36-year-old network has been squeezed by rising fees to broadcast live events at the same time millions of cord-cutting TV viewers have been canceling their ESPN subscriptions
Twins
April 27, 2017
Twins' sweep dream unravels as bullpen caves in against Texas

Twins' sweep dream unravels as bullpen caves in against Texas

Looking for their first three-game road sweep over the Rangers in decades, the Twins give away early 2-0 lead in a big way.
Lynx
April 27, 2017
Plenette Pierson

'I'm the enforcer.' Lynx's Pierson brings the pain to opponents

Veteran Plenette Pierson joined the Lynx for one big reason — a shot at a title. And she'll do whatever it takes to prove her worth.
Twins
April 27, 2017
Santiago's bereavement leave from Twins creates bullpen option

Santiago's bereavement leave from Twins creates bullpen option

Hector Santiago will be away from the Twins after his grandmother passed away. Buddy Boshers is a fresh arm option.
Vikings
April 27, 2017

Hartman: Zimmer assesses what Vikings could do in draft, free agency

Even though the Vikings don't have a first-round pick Thursday night, coach Mike Zimmer expects talent to still be available.
Vikings
April 27, 2017
Minnesota Vikings fans Eric Klitzke of Blaine and Joe Hager of Ormsby reacted to announcement of the Vikings selecting Cordarrelle Patterson during th

Reusse: History hasn't been kind to Vikings in years without a No. 1 pick

No matter the rhetoric coming for Winter Park, history tells us a draft without a No. 1 is more likely to be a dry well than a gusher.
Twins
April 27, 2017
Sano, Buxton flourish in Texas; Santiago leaves Twins to grieve

Sano, Buxton flourish in Texas; Santiago leaves Twins to grieve

The Rangers waxed the Twins, who have today off before starting a series in Kansas City.
Twins
April 26, 2017

Twins-Texas game recap

A look back at Wednesday night's game.
Vikings
April 26, 2017
If anyone knows Vikings' NFL draft trivia, it should be these fans doing the team's SKOL chant.

Vikings draft quiz: How well do you know draft history?

As the 2017 NFL Draft approaches, the Vikings are preparing to make picks they hope will bolster their franchise. How well have they done in the past?
Minneapolis
April 26, 2017
Kathleen Blatz

Fees for high school games in U.S. Bank Stadium? New chief says no

Stadium manager SMG had wanted a $2 per ticket fee added to high school events held there.

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