Posts Tagged ‘Minnesota’
Twins finalize $12M Lynn deal to further upgrade rotation
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — By patiently monitoring baseball’s slow-moving market this winter, the Minnesota Twins have made several significant improvements to the team that made a surprise run last season…
Read MoreTwins SP Santana heads to New York to have injured finger examined
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Minnesota Twins right-hander Ervin Santana left spring training for New York to have his injured middle finger examined. Santana, out until mid-to-late April following surgery on…
Read MoreVikings, others face tough decisions as free agency nears
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rick Spielman came to this year’s annual NFL scouting combine with a quarterback quandary. He has two first-round draft picks trying to recover from injuries and a…
Read MoreHealthy, productive Mauer aims to play ‘as long as I can’
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The final season of the franchise-record contract the Minnesota Twins gave Joe Mauer has begun, bringing with it the inevitable questions about his future. For…
Read MoreSano reports to Twins with several unanswered questions
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — With his hulking 6-foot-4 body that’s built for football and a slugger’s mentality at the plate that can swiftly produce majestic drives soaring high over…
Read MoreTwins spring training brings rotation questions, openings
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — On the first day of spring training for the Minnesota Twins, it was difficult to watch the drills on the field without thinking about the…
Read MoreLeBron at the buzzer does in Timberwolves
CLEVELAND (AP) — One second. One shot. One player. For one night, LeBron James made all of Cleveland’s problems disappear. James dropped in a fade-away jumper over Jimmy Butler’s outstretched…
Read MoreEagles fan to pay for stadium chair stolen after Super Bowl
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who stole a seat from U.S. Bank Stadium after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl has agreed to pay…
Read MoreFrigid Super Bowl raises questions about northern venues
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After years of planning and many millions in spending, there was one thing organizers of Super Bowl 52 couldn’t control — a Minnesota winter. The Philadelphia Eagles…
Read MoreMid-West Family Broadcasting's Tony Schultz among thousands volunteering at Super Bowl
One of our Mid-West Family Broadcasting’s own is among Crew 52 on hand to help out with the crowds at the Super Bowl in Minneapolis. Today, Tony Schultz joins 10,000…
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