Sports
April 21, 2018

GAMEVIEW: Follow Twins-Rays pitch-by-pitch

Game 2 of a three-game set is underway at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Click here for updates.
Sports
April 21, 2018
Mounds Park Academy golfer Brock Bliese stood for a portrait Wednesday afternoon. ] AARON LAVINSKY ï aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com East zone spo

Mounds Park Academy's Bliese takes swing at golf history

Brock Bliese, Class 1A individual state champion in 2014 and 2015, can become just the second boys' golfer to win three state tournament titles.
Sports
April 21, 2018
Edina High School girls' softball, freshman pitcher Genevieve Ovsak. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ ï cgonzalez@startribune.com ñ April 16, 2018, Edina,

Edina's hard-throwing freshman Ovsak brings smarts, too

Genevieve Ovsak, a ninth-grader, has already committed to attend Syracuse.
Twins
April 21, 2018
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton (25) connected with the ball for a double in the second inning.

Buxton feels well enough to take batting practice

While still not 100 percent recovering from migraines, Byron Buxton was able to take batting practice in St. Petersburg on Saturday a few hours before the Twins take on the Rays.
Wolves
April 21, 2018
Timberwolves' Butler, down 0-2 to Rockets: 'I'm smiling, everybody's OK.'

Timberwolves' Butler, down 0-2 to Rockets: 'I'm smiling, everybody's OK.'

Wolves All-Star guard Jimmy Butler said his team needs to be less predictable, 'don't be as guardable' heading into Game 3.
Minneapolis
April 21, 2018
The exterior of the newly renovated Target Center. ] LEILA NAVIDI ï leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Media tour of the newly

Target Center ice rink design flaws cost Minneapolis $1.1 million

Flaws in the design have raised the price tag twice since the city accepted the bids.
Twins
April 21, 2018
Tampa Bay Rays' Denard Span, right, lines a two-run double off Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Lance Lynn during the fifth inning of a baseball game

Rosario's grand slam not enough as Twins lose in 10 innings

Eddie Rosario clubbed an eighth-inning grand slam but Fernando Rodney blew the save and the Rays won 8-7.
Wild
April 21, 2018
Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk (40) saves the shot from Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele (55) as Jason Zucker (16) defends during the first perio

Wild bows out of NHL playoffs with 5-0 loss to Winnipeg

Facing a win-or-go-home situation, the Wild allowed a goal 31 seconds into Friday night's game, and Winnipeg's party was on. The Wild went the final 141:37 of the series without a goal.
Wild
April 21, 2018
Playoff action gives Wild rookies Seeler, Greenway valuable experience

Playoff action gives Wild rookies Seeler, Greenway valuable experience

Rookie defenseman Nick Seeler and winger Jordan Greenway appeared in every playoff game for the Wild.
Twins
April 21, 2018
Target Field grounds crew worked to remove ice and snow from the field and concourse in preparation for the home opener.

Inclement weather, postponed games mess with Twins' routines

After a run of postponements at Target Field and a special two-game series in San Juan bookended by off days, the Twins on Friday embarked on the first of 19 straight days with a game - weather permitting.
Twins
April 21, 2018

Friday's Twins-Tampa Bay game recap

A look back at Friday night's game.
Wolves
April 20, 2018
Karl-Anthony Towns hasn't been able to get anything going in the first two playoff games against the Rockets

Towns: 'Amish-like' life makes him oblivious to public criticism

Karl-Anthony Towns is struggling in the playoffs, but he isn't paying attention to outsiders' observations.

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