By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela hit the first Red Sox home run in seven games, Rafael Devers added another, and Boston ended Minnesota's 12-game winning streak by beating the Twins 9-2 on Sunday. Vaughn Grissom and Dominic Smith had two-run doubles, and ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Anthony Edwards' decision-making was as spot-on as his shot-making. When he drew a crowd, he passed. When he was open, he shot — and usually swished. Edwards scored a playoff career-high — and franchise postseason-record — 43 points, ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The lucky home run sausage safely returned to Minnesota with the Twins — and their winning streak. After hitting coach David Popkins initiated the superstition last week, grabbing an unopened summer sausage from a table in the ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Paddack pitched six scoreless innings to carry the Minnesota Twins to their 11th consecutive victory, a 5-2 decision over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. The Twins matched win streaks in 2003 and 2006 for their third-longest ...
By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Max Kepler and José Miranda hit run-scoring singles to put Minnesota ahead in the seventh, and the Twins rallied late for their 10th straight win, 10-5 over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. Miranda added his third hit for another RBI ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves will enter their second round playoff series against defending champion Denver with an unsettled bench — coach Chris Finch will be recovering from knee surgery. Finch, who was hurt in a sideline collision ...
By SARAH EFFRESS Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Max Kepler had a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Monday night for their eighth straight win. Byron Buxton doubled to lead off the ninth against John Brebbia (0-1). ...
By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Chicago White Sox dropped to 3-22, wasting a two-run lead and stretching their losing streak to a season-high seven with a 6-3 defeat to Minnesota on Thursday as Edouard Julien hit two of the Twins' five solo home runs. Chicago ...
By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Willi Castro hit a 3-run home run on his 27th birthday and Joe Ryan pitched six innings for his first win of the year as the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 Wednesday. Castro's homer capped a four-run second inning against ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Naz Reid was having a productive season as a reserve when the Minnesota Timberwolves needed him in the starting lineup while playing without All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns. Reid was excellent in that role, too, helping the Timberwolves to ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Kepler had two hits and three RBIs in his return from the injured list and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Monday night. Chris Paddack struck out 10 in seven innings to win as a starter for the first time in ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bailey Ober pitched six solid innings, and the Minnesota Twins stopped a five-game slide by edging the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Saturday. Byron Buxton and Austin Martin each had two hits for Minnesota, which scored three runs on sacrifice ...
By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Wenceel Pérez hit a go-ahead two-out single in the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers handed the Minnesota Twins their season-worst fifth straight loss, 5-4 on Friday night. Pérez finished with three hits, two RBIs and ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson, Jordan Westburg and Ryan O'Hearn homered, Grayson Rodriguez pitched six solid innings and the Baltimore Orioles trounced the Minnesota Twins 11-3 on Tuesday night. Colton Cowser had two more hits for the Orioles, who ...
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles 3-1 on Monday night, ending the Kings' eight-game home winning streak. Matt Boldy and Ryan Hartman also scored for the Wild, who had been outscored 13-3 ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Oregon pulled off a run of three wins in three days, capped by a championship that propelled the Ducks into the NCAA Tournament. Standing on a makeshift stage next to the Pac-12 tournament trophy, the players danced and shouted as confetti fell in one ...
By The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota pulled its goaltender in overtime and Matt Boldy scored to lift the Wild to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday. Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury skated off 3:30 into OT, giving Minnesota a 4-on-3 advantage. Seconds ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 34 points, Jarrett Allen added a career-high 33 and 18 rebounds and the injury-thinned Cleveland Cavaliers handed the NBA's best road team a loss, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-104 in overtime Friday ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin parked himself in front of the net in overtime and started whacking at a loose puck until it went in, setting off a roar from the crowd. How's that for a return? Nichushkin knocked in a power-play goal 2:32 into overtime in ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Laila Phelia scored 23 points and sixth-seeded Michigan beat 11th-seeded Minnesota 76-57 to earn a berth in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's basketball tournament Thursday night. Michigan takes on No. 3 seed and 12th-ranked Indiana in the quarterfinals on Friday ...