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Twins mount major comeback in 7-6 win over Kansas City to secure sweep

Max Kepler scored the winning run in the ninth inning on Sunday.

The Twins rallied with five runs off the Royals' bullpen in the eighth inning and two more in the ninth to finish off a three-game sweep of the Royals and a 5-1 road trip.

  • Souhan: By pumping brakes on Buxton and Lewis, Twins avoid downside risk
  • Reusse: First place doesn’t mean flawless for Falvey-Levine Twins
  • Chicago shortstop Anderson says Josh Donaldson made racist remark, MLB investigates

Souhan: By pumping brakes on Buxton and Lewis, Twins avoid downside risk

Twins center fielder Byron Buxton caught a ball Friday night in Kansas City. He sat Sunday — the only Twins position player who didn’t get in the

As hungry as fans are to see Byron Buxton and Royce Lewis run and hit, protecting them for the long run is the wise plan with an AL Central title in play.

  • Reusse: First place doesn’t mean flawless for Falvey-Levine Twins
  • Twins mount major comeback in 7-6 win over Kansas City to secure sweep
  • Series preview: Twins return home to face Detroit

Thomas wins 2nd PGA title in playoff after 7-shot rally

Justin Thomas holds the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship in a playoff against Will Zalatoris at Southern Hills in Tulsa

Justin Thomas didn't pay attention to any score but his own Sunday in the PGA Championship, knowing he was seven shots behind but with only six players ahead of him on a Southern Hills course where anything could happen.

  • Chile's Pereira misses chance at PGA history with closing 6
Scores, schedules and stats

Loons get back to winning ways with 2-1 victory at Dallas

FC Dallas’ Franco Jara tried to go around Minnesota United defender Michael Boxall during the first half Sunday night in Frisco, Texas.

Sunday's decision stopped a four-game winless streak for the Loons, who got goals from Robin Lod and DJ Taylor.

Lynx forward Achonwa cleared to play, Sjerven released

Veteran reserve Natalie Achonwa suffered a hamstring injury earlier this month but will be back.

Reeling from suicides, college athletes press NCAA: 'This is a crisis'

Five recent deaths by suicide have shaken the close-knit community of elite college sports, sparking fear and anxiety, according to athletes and others working in college sports.

How the Gophers rewire the nation's top volleyball recruits

Three of the nation's top prep players enrolled at the University of Minnesota this spring and got right to work, learning coach Hugh McCutcheon's formula for success. It meant forgetting everything they knew about the sport that has dominated their lives.

Kane's 2nd-period hat trick helps Oilers top Flames 4-1

Evander Kane was without a team in January after having his contract terminated. He's now a crucial member of Edmonton's playoff push.

Rich Strike yes, Preakness champ Early Voting no for Belmont

Twelve hours before Early Voting won the Preakness, Kentucky Derby champion Rich Strike was back on the track at Churchill Downs to begin preparations for the Belmont Stakes.

Here it is, skip: Twins manager Baldelli hopeful to keep 14 pitchers

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli asked for this headline himself, with an MLB limit to keep rosters to 13 pitchers approaching next week.

Wiggins, Warriors dunk Mavericks 109-100 for 3-0 series lead

Stephen Curry shimmied for the TV crew, Andrew Wiggins shook Luka Doncic with a posterizing dunk and the Warriors are thinking sweep.

3 goals in 5-minute recovery wins Premier League for City

Manchester City had been here before, losing at home and risking throwing away the title.

Scott Dixon blazes to Indy 500 pole in record 234 mph run

Not much rattles The Iceman at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, not even record speeds.

Thiem out of sync, out of French Open with 10th loss in row

It all used to come so easily for Dominic Thiem on a tennis court — his powerful forehand, his elegant backhand, his hit-which-shot-when calculations, all fine-tuned to the point of a title at the U.S. Open and three other Grand Slam final appearances, including two at Roland Garros.

Saints finish frustrating road trip with another loss to Omaha

Royce Lewis returned to shortstop, going 3-for-5 with a double.

New scrutiny for Avs' Kadri after collision with Binnington

That water bottle tossed toward Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri hardly came out of nowhere.

Denver's Connelly closing in on deal with Wolves; will meet with Taylor

Glen Taylor, as current controlling owner, has final say in potential hiring of Tim Connelly as President of Basketball Operations after Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez targeted Connelly for the job.

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BLOGS + COLUMNISTS

Jim Souhan

Souhan: By pumping brakes on Buxton and Lewis, Twins avoid downside risk

As hungry as fans are to see Byron Buxton and Royce Lewis run and hit, protecting them for the long run is the wise plan with an AL Central title in play.

Patrick Reusse

Reusse: First place doesn't mean flawless for Falvey-Levine Twins

Baseball boss Derek Falvey and General Manager Thad Levine have made some odd choices since taking over in November 2016.


Vikings

Bud Grant in 1967 and in 2022.

Reflections on the journey of a lifetime. Bud Grant at 95

Vikings mailbag: Which rookies and second-year players will step up?
Souhan: Herschel Walker goes from football stardom to troubling Senate candidate
Tasks ahead for O'Connell, Vikings led by retooling the defense

Wild

Oilers winger Evander Kane, second right, celebrates his goal with teammates during the second period

Kane's 2nd-period hat trick helps Oilers top Flames 4-1

Stamkos, Kucherov lead Lightning past Panthers 5-1 in Game 3
Zibanejad leads Rangers to 3-1 win over Hurricanes in Game 3
New scrutiny for Avs' Kadri after collision with Binnington

Gophers

Gophers volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon watched freshman outside hitter McKenna Wucherer during practice in March.

How the Gophers rewire the nation's top volleyball recruits

Gophers' softball season ends in loss to late-charging Texas A&M
Souhan: Perfect 10s, All-American, academic honors: U gymnast Loper did college well
Scoggins: Fisher-Saban feud shows wackiness in new era of college sports

Wolves

Golden State guard Stephen Curry drives to the basket past Dallas forward Reggie Bullock during the second half of Game 3

Wiggins, Warriors dunk Mavericks 109-100 for 3-0 series lead

NBA fines Mavs $100,000 for 3rd bench violation in playoffs
Denver's Connelly closing in on deal with Wolves; will meet with Taylor
Miami beats Boston for 2-1 series lead; Butler leaves with injury

Loons

FC Dallas’ Franco Jara tried to go around Minnesota United defender Michael Boxall during the first half Sunday night in Frisco, Texas.

Loons get back to winning ways with 2-1 victory at Dallas

Loons keep same starting 11 for first time this season
3 goals in 5-minute recovery wins Premier League for City
Zinchenko's tearful support for Ukraine after EPL title win

Lynx

Lynx forward Achonwa cleared to play, Sjerven released

Lynx forward Achonwa cleared to play, Sjerven released

Parker's triple-double propels Chicago past Washington 82-73
Sun start fast, breeze to 92-70 victory over Fever
Aces to host Sparks Monday

Twins

Max Kepler scored the winning run in the ninth inning on Sunday.

Twins mount major comeback in 7-6 win over Kansas City to secure sweep

Here it is, skip: Twins manager Baldelli hopeful to keep 14 pitchers
Souhan: By pumping brakes on Buxton and Lewis, Twins avoid downside risk
Saints finish frustrating road trip with another loss to Omaha

High Schools

Co-captain Moua Tia Xiong, gesturing to crowd, helped form the boys’ volleyball team at Como Park Senior High School in St. Paul.

Yuen: Why boys' volleyball 'feels like home' for a new generation of Minnesota players

Mock draft: A Magic reunion for Minnehaha stars Suggs, Holmgren?
True Team track meet: A better way to pick Minnesota's best teams?
St. Paul Highland Park's HaNeul Jeong-McDonell wins badminton state title

Outdoors

Jan Anderson, wife of outdoors columnist Dennis Anderson, with a family favorite, a crappie.

Anderson: Walleyes are tasty — but crappies and sunnies are more fun

8,000-year-old skull found in Minnesota River goes home to its Native American descendants
Closed roads give rise to charters to Northwest Angle, other remote areas
Call of the loons is heard — and the call to help them

More Stories

Blaney wins $1M NASCAR All-Star race after caution, net

Ryan Blaney is talking about framing the window net from his No. 12 Ford, the one he somehow got secured enough to run two extra laps and win NASCAR's All-Star race and $1 million — after he and Team Penske thought they had already won once.


Justin Thomas takes PGA from uninspiring to unforgettable

Justin Thomas wrapped his arms around the 27-pound Wanamaker Trophy after winning his second PGA Championship, and thousands of fans ringing the 18th green amid the setting sun at Southern Hills showered him in adulation.


LEADING OFF: Cardinals getting playful with pitching staff

A look at what's happening around the majors today:


Red Sox climbing out of early hole with much-needed streak

The Boston Red Sox needed a winning streak like this.


Machado leads Padres against the Brewers following 4-hit game

Milwaukee Brewers (26-15, first in the NL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (27-14, second in the NL West)


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