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TWINS RUBES Twins Starters Putting the Pressure On
In 2010, the inaugural season at Target Field, Carl Pavano started 32 games for the AL Central Champion Minnesota Twins. Pavano went 17-11 with a 3.75 ERA, including a league-leading 7 complete games....
Posted on 5/21/13 at 4:47 PM
NHL Roundup: Two tiebreaking goals in Rangers victory over Capitals 
Derek Stepan and Arron Asham both scored tiebreaking goals in the third period for the New York Rangers in a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 on Monday night in New York.
By Associated Press , May 06, 2013
PRO CLIPBOARD: NFL, NBA
A quick look at today's pro-sports news.
May 01, 2013
UND IN THE PROS: Toews has NHL’s top-selling jersey
The top-selling jerseys in each professional sport belong to Derek Jeter, Robert Griffin III, Carmelo Anthony and Jonathan Toews.
By Brad Elliott Schlossman , May 01, 2013
NBA veteran center Jason Collins comes out as gay
With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay.
By Howard Fendrich , April 29, 2013
Texas loses 2 in a row for 1st time this season
The Texas Rangers started Sunday as the only team in the majors that hadn't lost two games in a row this season. That streak is over after Kevin Correia pitched eight sharp innings, Justin Morneau homered and the Minnesota Twins beat Texas 5-0.
By Associated Press , April 28, 2013
Twins' Pedro Hernandez gets first major league win
Pedro Hernandez pitched five shutout innings for his first major league win, Josh Willingham homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 Saturday to end a three-game slide.
By Associated Press , April 27, 2013
Rangers hold off Twins 4-3
Adrian Beltre homered and rookie Justin Grimm won his second consecutive start and the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Friday.
By Associated Press , April 26, 2013
Vikings 1st team with 3 No. 1s since 2001
Minnesota Vikings President Mark Wilf and brother Zygi were wrapping up an organization-wide meeting on Friday morning when the newest members of the team walked into the room. All three of them.
By Jon Krawczynski , April 26, 2013
Teo's time is 2nd round, 6th pick to San Diego
Manti Te'o is headed to San Diego. Geno Smith is a Jet. The Notre Dame All-America linebacker was chosen sixth in the second round by the Chargers, drawing a loud roar from the fans at Radio City Music Hall. One spot later, the Jets took the West Virginia quarterback, drawing a raucous reaction of cheers and boos.
By Barry Wilner , April 26, 2013
Twins game at White Sox postponed by cold weather
The Twins' series opener in Chicago against the White Sox on Friday was called off due to a forecast of cold, windy weather. It's the third time this week that bad weather has kept Minnesota off the field.
By Associated Press , April 19, 2013
Timberwolves head into an offseason filled with maybes
The injuries started immediately and never stopped, keeping the Minnesota Timberwolves out of the playoffs for the ninth straight season. That's the longest active streak in the NBA.
By Jon Krawczynski , April 18, 2013
Day leads at Masters, 14-year-old makes cut
The 14-year-old from China isn't going anywhere in a hurry. And this Masters is still a long way from taking shape. Despite being the first player at Augusta National to get hit with a one-shot penalty for slow play, teen sensation Guan Tianlang still made history Friday as the youngest player to make the cut in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event.
By Doug Ferguson , April 12, 2013
Hicks, Twins rally to 4-3 victory over Orioles
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The Minnesota Twins aren't playing like a team content to muddle through rebuilding. Two series into the season, a team that lost more than 90 games in each of the past two seasons has a pair of series victories and some newfound confidence.
By Associated Press , April 07, 2013
Adelman gets 1,000th W in Wolves' 107-101 win
The final seconds ticked down on Rick Adelman's 1,000th career victory, and a season's worth of hardship and heartache quickly evaporated. As his players surrounded him to celebrate, the 66-year-old basketball lifer quickly disengaged from the crowd, and everyone in the arena knew where he was headed.
By Jon Krawczynski , April 06, 2013
Twins use unearned run to beat Orioles 6-5
In the first game of the season in which Chris Davis failed to hit a home run, he still managed to make a play that influenced the final outcome. Unfortunately for Davis and the Baltimore Orioles, his error led to the pivotal run in the Minnesota Twins' 6-5 victory Saturday night.
By David Ginsburg , April 06, 2013
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