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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — As the days ticked down toward the first rookie minicamp for the Minnesota Vikings, executive vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski worked feverishly with …

WHITEWATER, Wis. — The UW-La Crosse baseball team spent nearly two months working itself into a solid position to qualify for this year’s NCAA Division III Championships.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Torii Hunter went 4 for 4, including a solo homer, and drove in four runs, leading the Minnesota Twins past the Cleveland Indians 9-3 on Friday night.

DENVER (AP) — Rockies closer John Axford's 2-year-old son, who is recovering from rattlesnake bites to his right foot, threw out the ceremonial first pitch from his wheelchair on Friday night …

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues Saturday:

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Joey Logano will start at Kansas Speedway right where he left off.

TORONTO (AP) — Josh Donaldson and Chris Colabello hit solo home runs, Aaron Sanchez pitched a career-high seven innings and Toronto beat the struggling Boston Red Sox 7-0 on Friday night, the …

ST. PAUL, Minn. — For the third straight year, the Minnesota Wild were forced out of the playoffs by the Chicago Blackhawks.

GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers were unable to see first-round draft pick Damarious Randall on the field Friday because he was held out of the team’s rookie minicamp practice with what he ca…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Injured Chris Paul will start for the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 3 against the Houston Rockets on Friday night.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Matt Kuchar was lucky his ball stayed up and unlucky where it ended up.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jerry Kelly and Kevin Na headed into the weekend at The Players Championship with another chance at winning the PGA Tour's biggest and richest event.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A fire that broke out at Leavine Family Racing's facility in North Carolina early Friday damaged four backup cars, including one that the team uses on road courses.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Joey Logano will start at Kansas Speedway right where he left off.

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Friday for directing inappropriate language at a courtside fan who turned out to be Houston star James …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Team Penske is overpowering the competition in Indianapolis — again.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Dante Fowler Jr. didn't miss a game in three years of college.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — As the days ticked down toward the first rookie minicamp for the Minnesota Vikings, executive vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski worked feverishly …

TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — Former Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens was sentenced Friday to a month in jail for driving drunk in a Southern California beach town, prosecutors said.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Carl Edwards spoke with NASCAR president Mike Helton on Friday about the finish of last week's race at Talladega, which ended under green despite a massive wreck.