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Twins top Brewers 7-4 in rain-shortened game for 4th in row
Miguel Sano and Byung Ho Park homered, and the Minnesota Twins got a season-best 14 hits Monday night in a 7-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers that was shortened to six innings because of rain.
News 8 Sports Round Up - April 18, 2016
Central scores six runs in the fourth inning to beat Luther 10-2.
Pominville, Wild surge back to beat Stars 5-3 in Game 3
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jason Pominville had two goals and an assist and the Minnesota Wild roared back from an early two-goal deficit to beat Dallas 5-3 on Monday night and slice the Stars' lead in the Western Conference quarterfinals to 2-1.
Twins bring back Gardenhire as special assistant to GM Ryan
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have hired former manager Ron Gardenhire as a special assistant to general manager Terry Ryan.
Vikings re-sign fullback Zach Line, who was restricted FA
The Minnesota Vikings have re-signed fullback Zach Line.
Gopher baseball team reaches No. 25 in national ranking
The University of Minnesota baseball team is ranked 25th in the latest D1Baseball.com poll.
Packers WR Jordy Nelson ahead of schedule in injury recovery
When the Green Bay Packers went back to work Monday for the official start of the team's offseason workout program, they saw more of wide receiver Jordy Nelson and less of running back Eddie Lacy.
Sandillo steps down as La Crosse Loggers field manager
The Loggers say health, business and family were reasons why Sandillo decided not to return to La Crosse.
News 8 Sports Round Up - April 17, 2016
UW-La Crosse baseball improves to (17-5, 8-0 WIAC) with a doubleheader sweep of UW-Oshkosh.
Brewers surrender 17 hits, 2 HRs in 9-3 loss to Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) — When the Milwaukee Brewers lose, they generally have lost big. The trend continued Sunday.
Down 0-2 to Dallas, Wild recall D Mike Reilly from Iowa
The Minnesota Wild have recalled defenseman Mike Reilly from Iowa of the AHL.
Arcia's hit in the 12th lifts Twins over Angels 3-2
A season of exile in the minor leagues left Oswaldo Arcia searching for ways to get back in the Minnesota Twins' good graces.
News 8 Sports Round Up - April 16, 2016
UW-La Crosse baseball is off to its first 6-0 start in conference since 1997. Luther softball storms back for a win against Cochrane-Fountain City and Aquinas baseball runs into trouble agains Pacelli.
Arcia, Park homer in 8th to lift Twins over Angels 6-4
Oswaldo Arcia didn't need to wait for the Spanish translation when asked if he'd ever seen a home run travel as far as teammate Byung Ho Park's eighth-inning drive on Saturday.
Stars beat Wild 2-1 for 2-0 series lead
Antoine Roussel scored from behind the net without the puck touching a stick and Jamie Benn had an unassisted goal and the Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Saturday night for a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference playoff series.
McCutchen homers, Pirates blank Brewers 5-0, end 4-game skid
Jon Niese made it sound simple as he talked about how he pitched.
Karl-Anthony Towns named Western Conf Rookie of the Month
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns has been named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for April.
Braun hits 2 HRs to lead Brewers to 8-4 win over Pirates
The breeze blowing in from center field did not bother Ryan Braun.
Perfect 10: Twins stop 9-game skid with 5-4 win over Angels
The Minnesota Twins became the last team in the major leagues to win this season, after Byung Ho Park drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the eighth inning for a 5-4 victory Friday night over the Los Angeles Angels.
News 8 Sports Round Up - April 15, 2016
A 7th inning rally moves Black River Falls baseball past Luther and Central gets a tough road test at La Crescent. Also, highlights from the West Salem Early Bird golf invite.