Twins
Tracking the Twins' broadcast drama; horse safety at Canterbury
What's happening already in another market could be an indication of what's ahead for Twins fans in the Upper Midwest. Also, Rachel Blount joins host Michael Rand to talk about horse racing safety, a hot-button issue in the sport.
Sports
Amid growing national controversy, Canterbury works to keep horses fit
Increased attention to deaths around the nation, including several during Kentucky Derby week at Churchill Downs, has brought the issue of horse safety and health to the forefront. These stories examine the issues.
Sports
Why do they euthanize racehorses who break their legs?
There is a cold fact about the sport that can be hard for fans — and impossible for critics — to accept: Sometimes a horse gets hurt, and sometimes it is euthanized, often right on the track.
Twins
Twins injury updates: Maeda, Thielbar have solid rehab outings
Kenta Maeda and Caleb Thielbar pitched for the St. Paul Saints in a 9-1 win over Buffalo that also featured more solid hitting from Matt Waller, who was demoted when the Twins activated Max Kepler on Monday.
Lynx
Liberty beats Storm as Stewart shines in return to Seattle
Breanna Stewart had 25 points and 11 rebounds in her return to the Pacific Northwest and the New York Liberty beat the Seattle Storm 86-78 on Tuesday night.
Lynx
Lynx drop to 0-5 with loss to Dallas; top draft pick Miller hurts ankle
Ex-Lynx players Natasha Howard and Crystal Dangerfield were among the leaders against their former team, which played without rookie Diamond Miller for most of the game.
Twins
Future of Twins TV broadcasts set to be decided at bankruptcy hearing
Depending on a judge's ruling, Bally Sports North could be forced to stop broadcasting Twins games, with MLB taking over the production and distribution on TV and the web.
Twins
Batting slumber resumes, Ryan has worst start of year in loss to Astros
Joe Ryan's streak of innings without giving up a home run ended and the Twins offense reverted to the form it has shown for much of the month with a minimum of clutch hitting in the 5-1 defeat.
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Local sports team values on an endless rise. Current total? Billions
It took $1 million to purchase the NFL franchise that became the Vikings. In the decades since, they have been joined by five other major Minnesota pro franchises — and their values have kept increasing. Here's a look at the rise.
Vikings
Vikings will host Titans, Cardinals for joint training camp practices
The Vikings viewed last year's practices with the 49ers as some of their most important preseason work for the veterans who didn't play in any of the team's three exhibition games.
Local
St. Paul man pleads guilty after fatal punch to Bloomington hockey coach
The charge was reduced from second-degree unintentional murder.
Twins
Live: Twins try for second win in Houston. Follow it on Gameview
The Twins rallied to win Monday in 10 innings. Tap here to follow the play-by-play, in-game boxscore and updates from around MLB.
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