Sports
April 28

Wyatt Johnston scores in OT, Stars beat Golden Knights 3-2 to cut series deficit to 2-1

Wyatt Johnston scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 victory over Vegas on Saturday night, cutting the defending champion Golden Knights' series lead to 2-1.
Twins
April 28
The Twins' Carlos Santana, left, celebrates his three-run home run with third base coach Tommy Watkins during the fourth inning Saturday in Anaheim.

Twins bash 17 hits in 16-5 victory over Angels, their sixth in a row

Carlos Santana, Ryan Jeffers and Max Kepler provided the loudest firepower, each smacking a home run in the Saturday night rout. Kyle Farmer reached base four times, scored twice and drove in two.
Sports
April 28

Santana homers again, drives in 4, as Twins rout Angels 16-5

Carlos Santana hit a home run in his third consecutive game and drove in four as the Minnesota Twins scored 10 times over the first four innings to extend their winning streak to six with a 16-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
Vikings
April 28
Special teams needs led to some special picks in the NFL draft: Iowa punter Tory Taylor and Alabama kicker Will Reichard are both headed to the NFC No

Five extra points: How NFC North teams got creative in the NFL draft

The Lions took some flyers. The Bears took a punter. The Vikings filled a vital need. Mark Craig takes a look at some draft picks you might have missed.
Loons
April 28
Minnesota United striker Tani Oluwaseyi, center, gets a high-five from  right wingback DJ Taylor after Oluwaseyi scored against Sporting Kansas City o

Loons score early, hang on for 2-1 home victory over Sporting Kansas City

Michael Boxall put the Loons up 1-0 before most of the Allianz Field crowd settled into its seats and Tani Oluwaseyi added another in the 25th minute.
Sports
April 27

Marchand breaks team playoff goals mark, Bruins beat Maple Leafs 3-1 to move within win of advancing

Brad Marchand broke the Boston playoff goals record with his 56th and the Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 in Game 4 on Saturday night to move within a victory of advancing to the second round.
Sports
April 27

Bryan Reynolds, Ke'Bryan Hayes hit back-to-back homers in 10th, Pirates beat Giants 4-3

Bryan Reynolds and Ke'Bryan Hayes hit back-to-back homers in the 10th inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates outlast the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Saturday night.
Sports
April 27

AP NFL draft grades: Bears earned highest mark after landing Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze

Some teams see an immediate impact from an NFL draft class.
Twins
April 27
Twins first baseman Carlos Santana is congratulated in the dugout after scoring against the Angels during the third inning Saturday night in Anaheim,

Santana warming back up at the plate after a rough start with Twins

The first baseman became the ninth active player with 1,000th career runs with a homer in the second inning Friday against the Angels.
Sports
April 27

George Kirby strikes out a career-high 12 as the Mariners beat the Diamondbacks 3-1

George Kirby struck out a career-high 12 batters in seven scoreless innings, Ty France hit a two-run homer and the Seattle Mariners beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 on Saturday night.
Sports
April 27

Suárez's scoreless innings streak ends in otherwise brilliant effort in Phillies win over Padres

Ranger Suárez's scoreless streak ended at 32 innings but he was otherwise brilliant through eight innings and Alec Bohm homered and drove in four runs for the Philadelphia Phillies, who beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 Saturday night to win the weekend series.
Sports
April 27

Benintendi hits 2nd home of game in 10th, White Sox beat Rays 8-7 for 5th win of season.

Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning for his second homer of the game and the season, giving the Chicago White Sox an 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.

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