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MINNEAPOLIS — One Eddie back, the other still on the mend. Twins third baseman Eduardo Escobar was held out of the lineup Friday night, June 22, against the Texas Rangers as he recovers from a bruised right elbow suffered when he was drilled by Boston pitcher Rick Porcello the...

Auto racing 6 NOSA sprints In Ada, Minn., Thursday First heat—1. Thomas Kennedy; 2. Jordan Graham; 3. Trevor Mell Second heat—1. Lee Grosz; 2. Mark Dobmeier; 3. Shane Roemeling Third heat—1. Jordan Adams; 2. Jack Croaker; 3. Wade Nygaard Feature—1. Nygaard;...

MINNEAPOLIS—The Timberwolves added some desperately needed wing depth on Thursday night. Minnesota selected Josh Okogie with the No. 20 pick in the NBA Draft. The 6-foot-4 guard out of Georgia Tech provides a long perimeter defender. Okogie shot 38 percent from 3-point range...

MINNEAPOLIS — Eduardo Escobar was down in the dirt writhing in pain in the first inning Thursday, June 21, after being drilled in the right elbow by a pitch from Boston's Rick Porcello, a direct hit that probably kept the Twins third baseman from being decapitated. Manager Paul...

ST. PAUL — After being hired as the third general manager in franchise history a month ago, tasked with getting the stagnating Minnesota Wild over the hump, Paul Fenton joked at his introductory news conference last month that he probably wouldn't be getting much sleep this...