Twins
May 9, 2017
Kevin Chapman, a left-handed relief specialist with 58 games of major-league experience, has been acquired by the Twins from the Atlanta Braves in exc

Twins trade Danny Santana to Braves for lefty reliever Chapman

Kevin Chapman, a lefthanded relief specialist with 58 games of major league experience, was acquired by the Twins from Atlanta in exchange for utility player Danny Santana, the team announced Monday night.
Golf
May 9, 2017
Ryan Farrow photo No. 14 at San Dunes

Sand Valley golf course in Wisconsin is product of big dreams

Remote and hilly by design, the new course three hours from the Twin Cities was laid out with a links-golf feel in mind.
Lynx
May 9, 2017
Rebekkah Brunson (32, shown in a 2016 game against Connecticut) had 14 points and seven rebounds, and the Lynx ended their exhibition schedule with a

Lynx win second preseason game, open WNBA season on Sunday

Rebekkah Brunson had 14 points and seven rebounds, and the Lynx ended their exhibition schedule with a 74-59 victory over Washington. Maya Moore sat out the game with an injury.
Gophers
May 9, 2017
Marion Barber Jr. returned to school 36 years after leaving for the NFL and will get his degree from the University of Minnesota.

Scoggins: Former Gophers football star Barber getting degree at age 57

Marion Barber Jr. promised his mother as a teenager that he would graduate from the University of Minnesota. On Thursday, he will receive his diploma at age 57.
Outdoors
May 9, 2017
Some fishing openers, like this one in 2009, are remembered for the cold temperatures as much as the fish. But regardless, it's a season not to be mis

Anderson: Minnesota fishing opener is a rite not to be missed

Come Saturday, the first day of fishing 2017 in Minnesota, the best spot to be is on the water - whether with friends, family or a collection of the like.
Motorsports
May 9, 2017

Belle Plaine's Dungey wins third AMA Supercross title in a row

Ryan Dungey twice collided with Eli Tomac, including during a tense final lap, but still finished high enough Saturday to win his fourth Monster Energy AMA Supercross season title and third in a row.
High Schools
May 9, 2017

Monday's preps results

Here's the scores from high school sports games on Monday:
Sports
May 9, 2017
Sporting Kansas City forward Dom Dwyer, right, attempted to block a kick by Minnesota United goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth on Sunday. Shuttleworth did

United FC goalie Shuttleworth kicked in face but finishes shutout

While this is the first time Shuttleworth has broken his nose in a nine-year Major League Soccer career, this isn't the first boot-to-head collision this season for Shuttleworth.
Sports
May 9, 2017
Minnesota United defender Brent Kallman (14) jumps on Sporting Kansas City's forward Dom Dwyer (14) on Sunday, May 7, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Top pick Danladi scores in first start as United stuns Sporting KC

After allowing 18 goals in their first four matches, the Loons recorded their second shutout of the season against a top MLS team.
Twins
May 8, 2017
Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Michael Tonkin, left, gets a visit on the mount from catcher Jason Castro in the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturd

Twins push team record for runs allowed in back-to-back games

The Twins tested their record for most runs allowed in back-to-back games over the weekend. The top numbers in team history:
Twins
May 8, 2017

Twins-White Sox series preview

The Twins are 7-4 on the road, and went 4-1 on their last trip to Texas and Kansas City.
Golf
May 8, 2017

Information on Sand Valley Golf Resort

Sand Valley Golf Resort is a 1,700-acre sand barren in central Wisconsin, south of Wisconsin Rapids, upon which five or more courses — funded by a founding membership — could be built.

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