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VIKINGS

Vikings add former tight end Steve Jordan to Ring of Honor

June 12, 2019 Associated Press

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings will make former tight end Steve Jordan the 25th member of their Ring of Honor this season. The ceremony will be Oct. 24, at halftime of Minnesota’s game against Washington. Jordan, a seventh-round draft pick out of Brown who played all 13 of his NFL seasons with the […]

SPORTS NEWS

UPDATE: Inspiring Minnesota runner, battling rare cancer, dies at 32 #BraveLikeGabe

June 11, 2019 Rick Solem

MINNEAPOLIS — Gabriele “Gabe” Grunewald, once the country’s best runner, who inspired so many as she battled cancer and kept running, has died at the age of 32. Gabriele Grunewald’s husband posted on Instagram Tuesday, “At 7:52 I said ‘I can’t wait until I get to see you again,’ to my hero, my best friend, […]

VIKINGS

Vikings, Rudolph reach contract extension agreement

June 11, 2019 Associated Press

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings and tight end Kyle Rudolph have agreed to terms on a contract extension, keeping the team’s longest-tenured offensive player in place despite a tight salary cap situation. The Vikings announced the deal on Tuesday as minicamp began. Rudolph had entered the final year of his previous contract with […]

COLLEGE

Big 10 taps Vikings’ Kevin Warren as new commissioner

June 4, 2019 Associated Press

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The Big Ten hired Minnesota Vikings executive Kevin Warren as its new commissioner Tuesday. The 55-year-old is a former college basketball player and sports agent with a law degree from Notre Dame. Warren will replace Jim Delany and become the first black commissioner of a Power Five conference. Warren has been […]

BREWERS

Smeltzer throws 6 shutout innings in debut, Twins top Brewers

May 28, 2019 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Devin Smeltzer added another chapter to his inspiring comeback story, pitching six shutout innings in his big league debut and helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 Tuesday night. Diagnosed with a grapefruit-sized cancerous tumor against his bladder when he was just 9 years old, Smeltzer wasn’t deterred in his […]

BREWERS

Arcia’s HR gives Brewers 5-4 win, stopping Twins streak at 6

May 27, 2019 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Orlando Arcia drove in three runs, including a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning that powered the Milwaukee Brewers past Minnesota 5-4 on Monday night to stop the major league-leading Twins’ six-game winning streak. Josh Hader struck out Miguel Sano on three pitches with two runners on, notching his 13th save after […]

WOLVES

Timberwolves retain Ryan Saunders, 33, as head coach

May 20, 2019 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have chosen Ryan Saunders as their full-fledged head coach — and the first millennial to hold the job in the NBA. The team announced Monday that the 33-year-old Saunders will stay in the post he held on an interim basis during the second half of this past season, the […]

VIKINGS

Vikings could lose TE Rudolph

May 14, 2019 Rick Solem

Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph could be cut or traded. The 29-year-old is saying all the right things, hoping he and the team can work something out. “This is where we want to be,” Rudolph said. “This is where I want to finish my career, this is where I started my career.” Rudolph will […]

BREWERS

Twins, best team in MLB, offering $5 tickets for May until 10 p.m. Thursday, including against Brewers

May 8, 2019 Rick Solem

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Minnesota Twins have announced $5 tickets for the rest of their games in May at Target Field. The tickets, which will not have a processing fee, guarantee access to Target Field but not, necessarily, a seat. Tickets can be purchased until 10 p.m. Thursday at TwinsBaseball.com/Flashsale. The Twins are tied for […]

WOLVES

New T-wolves president Rosas vows aggression, collaboration

May 7, 2019 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gersson Rosas has firsthand experience with success from unconventional strategy from his 17-year run with the Houston Rockets. An outside-the-box approach might be necessary, if the Minnesota Timberwolves are going to catch up in the cutthroat Western Conference. “We’re going to question the norm with everything that we do,” Rosas said. The […]