Sports
May 10

Framber Valdez pitches 7 strong innings and Astros use a late 4-run rally to beat Tigers 5-2

Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and the Houston Astros used a four-run eighth inning to rally past the Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Friday night.
Sports
May 10

Irvin sharp again for the Orioles, and Kimbrel pitches in the 7th inning of a 4-2 win over Arizona

Cole Irvin pitched into the sixth inning in another effective start, and a reshuffled bullpen held on for the Baltimore Orioles in a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
Local
May 10
Dave Doucot shows off the new ”Naz Reid” tattoo he got on his fingers by Marika George at Beloved Tattoo in Roseville on Friday.

Tattoo artist inks 'Naz Reid' on dozens of Timberwolves fans ahead of Game 3

More proof that love of the Timberwolves runs deep in Minnesota — skin deep.
Sports
May 10
FILE - Arizona Diamondbacks' Sean Burroughs, right, and Gerardo Parra celebrate after the Diamondbacks defeated the San Francisco Giants in a baseball

Sean Burroughs, former MLB player, Little League World Series and Olympic champion, dies at 43

Sean Burroughs, a two-time Little League World Series champion who won an Olympic gold medal and went on to a major league career that was interrupted by substance abuse, has died. He was 43.
Sports
May 10

Judge strikes down NY county's ban on female transgender athletes after roller derby league sues

A New York judge on Friday struck down a Long Island county's order banning female transgender athletes after a local women's roller derby league challenged it.
Sports
May 10

2-time defending champ Steve Stricker takes 2nd-round lead at Regions Tradition over Ernie Els

Two-time defending champion Steve Stricker birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and a one-shot lead over Ernie Els on Friday after the second round of the Regions Tradition, the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors.
Vikings
May 10
Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy said of his first NFL practice: "I was just trying to be in the present, take in the moment, and I had so much fun o

McCarthy loses bet, learns from his coach's mistake all in first Vikings practice

Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy gained a valuable and exhausting lesson about talking trash to the opposing defense.
Vikings
May 10
Vikings edge rusher Dallas Turner described rookie minicamp like this: “You ever seen one of those little kids in public and the mom has the backpac

Vikings rookie first-rounder Turner finding his bearings

At the opening of a three-day rookie minicamp Friday, edge rusher Dallas Turner was taking comfort in the familiar, and Apple Valley's Spencer Rolland was happy to be home.
Sports
May 10

Michigan's Edwards, Texas' Ewers, Colorado's Hunter among 6 on college football video game cover

Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter are among the six players displayed on the cover of EA Sports College Football 25, which is set to return after being discontinued 11 years ago.
Sports
May 10

Paul Skenes is ready to deliver on the hype as prized Pirates rookie prepares for major league debut

Paul Skenes thought he was ready for the majors months ago.
Sports
May 10

Twins' lucky summer sausage goes international with road trip to Toronto for series vs. Blue Jays

The Minnesota Twins and their lucky sausage have gone international.
Sports
May 10

45-year-old pleads guilty in theft of bronze Jackie Robinson statue from Kansas park

A 45-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas.

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