Twins
June 29, 2020
North Carolina's Aaron Sabato (19) rounds second base against Auburn during Game 1 at the NCAA college baseball super regional tournament in Chapel Hi

Did the Twins finally draft a winning first baseman in slugger Sabato?

After striking out with three first-round draft picks who were first basemen, the Twins think they've found a winner in Aaron Sabato, who combines power and intelligence.
Gophers
June 29, 2020
Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle walked onto the field before the start of Saturday's game against Maryland. ] Aaron Lavinsky • aaron.lavinsky@s

Hartman: Coyle says university is ready for return of athletes

The list of athletic and medical experts the Gophers have to draw on is large because the University of Minnesota has such a well-respected academic roster
Golf
June 29, 2020

Ex-South High golfer Bryn wins Twin Cities Golf Championship

After shooting a first-round 66 on Saturday at Theodore Wirth in north Minneapolis, Yarri Bryn wrapped up the victory at Hastings Golf Club.
Sports
June 29, 2020
Worth 20,000 words: Our 20 favorite sports photos

Worth 20,000 words: Our 20 favorite sports photos

What are the sports memories that we remember best because of the pictures we've seen? We selected our Top 20. Have a look here.
Sports
June 29, 2020
Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball superfan Elvera "Peps" Neuman, known to many as The Blanket Lady, rallied Golden Gophers fans in the secon

Six Minnesota sports traditions and where they came from

There are all sorts of traditions associated with pro and college sporting events in Minnesota. While we know them well, the stories about how they came to be can be a mystery.
Vikings
June 29, 2020
Twins general manager Thad Levine, manager Rocco Baldelli and chief baseball officer Derek Falvey talked during spring training in February. All 13 of

Scoggins: Time for bold change among Minnesota's sports executives

Minnesota's sports leadership a largely homogeneous group of white people who run teams and programs that have a high percentage of athletes who are minorities. It's time to change that.
Twins
June 29, 2020
West Virginia's Tevin Tucker, left, beats a tag-attempt by Fordham's John Stankiewicz, right, during an NCAA college baseball regional tournament Frid

Twins get five players in frenzied undrafted free-agent scramble

The Twins enlisted former players Torii Hunter, Michael Cuddyer and LaTroy Hawkins to call prospects and sell them on signing wioth the team after the amateur draft was cut to five rounds.
Twins
June 29, 2020
Jefferson City, Mo., native and WNBA star Maya Moore, right, calls Jonathan Irons as supporters react Monday, March 9, 2020, in Jefferson City after C

Souhan: Maya Moore more deserving than Cruz for ESPYs' Humanitarian award

Nelson Cruz was a deserving winner, but the Lynx star gave up her career to dedicate her life to criminal justice reform, and should have won the award.
Twins
June 29, 2020
Bill Evers, 66, joined the Twins coaching staff last season.

Twins sideline two coaches; announcers Provus and Gladden won't travel

Bullpen coach Bob McClure and major league coach Bill Evers, both in their 60s, won't do those jobs because of COVID-19 concerns; WCCO's Cory Provus and Dan Gladden will work road games by watching remotely.
Golf
June 29, 2020
October 8, 1961 Sports information director for the university, Otis J. Dypwick, keeps close tab on the play on the field in order to help furnish sta

Reusse: Otis Dypwick, golf author, to be part of 2020 Hall of Fame class

Best known for his role publicizing Gophers sports, he also produced instructional golf books.
Twins
June 28, 2020
An empty Target Field an hour before what would have been the home opener against the Oakland A's

Anticipation begins, with concerns, as Twins return to training

The team gets a small window to reboot excitement more than three months after departing spring training.
Outdoors
June 28, 2020
South Dakota pheasant hunts are known for their spectacular sunsets and vast prairies. But bird numbers in the nation's No. 1 pheasant state have been

Anderson: Ending South Dakota pheasant survey won't fool hunters

If the South Dakota commission hopes to trick pheasant hunters into visiting by ending the state's brood surveys, that ploy won't work. Hunters aren't stupid.

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