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The momentum of this first-round playoff series has shifted to Minnesota.

The Minnesota Vikings return to playing home games outdoors when they open the preseason Aug. 8 against the Oakland Raiders.

Major League Baseball has suspended four players involved in last Sunday's brawl between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers.

Francisco Rodriguez convinced his manager that he could pitch for a fourth straight day.

For three periods, Mikael Granlund and the Minnesota Wild were flinging puck after puck at Semyon Varlamov, who was busy playing the part of impenetrable force.

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie will miss the rest of the first-round playoff series against Minnesota and more.

Major League Baseball did not issue discipline Monday for this brawl.

The Minnesota Wild have switched goalies for Game 3 of their playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche, giving Darcy Kuemper the start instead of Ilya Bryzgalov.

Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman has decided to retire after 23 seasons in the NBA, The Associated Press has learned.

In losing twice to the Avalanche, the Wild found themselves flat-footed at the wrong times and letting their young, potent opponent dictate the pace and flow.

It is customary in baseball for a pitcher to be awarded a commemorative baseball after his first big league win, a nice keepsake to reflect upon years down the road.

The Milwaukee Brewers have put outfielder Logan Schafer on the 15-day disabled list and reinstated first baseman Lyle Overbay from the paternity list.

Carlos Gomez and Milwaukee bench coach Jerry Narron were ejected after a shouting match quickly escalated into a full-scale fracas

"[We're] coming up on five years but we're still doing pretty well financially," UW-La Crosse Men's Tennis Coach Bill Hehli said.

The Twins have claimed outfielder Sam Fuld off waivers from Oakland and designated outfielder Darin Mastroianni for assignment.

Several punches were thrown and a couple of players were tossed to the ground once the benches and bullpens emptied.

Game 3 is Monday in Minnesota.

Braun has five home runs this season after being suspended for the final 65 games last year in the Biogenesis drug scandal.

Local highlights and scores from Saturday.

The funding was approved Friday by the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority. It brings the total cost of the project from $975 million to $976.2 million.