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Gleyber Torres leads Yankees to Game 3 win and sweep of Twins
Torres got New York going with a second-inning home run, scored on each of his two doubles and made a pair of sparkling defensive plays, fueling the Yankees to a...
Analysis: Few minority NFL coaches in top offensive jobs
After all the points were piled up in the second-highest scoring season in NFL history, the popular prototype for a head coach became predictably clear.
Tom Thibodeau fired as Minnesota Timberwolves head coach
A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that the Minnesota Timberwolves have fired coach Tom Thibodeau, halfway into his third season with the team that began...
Twins to retire Joe Mauer’s No 7 jersey next season
The Minnesota Twins will retire Joe Mauer's No. 7 jersey next season, making a swift move to honor the homegrown player and six-time All-Star who recently retired after a 15-year...
Twins’ Joe Mauer retiring after 15 seasons
Joe Mauer is retiring after 15 major league seasons, six All-Star games, three Gold Glove awards, three batting titles and 2,123 career hits, all with his hometown Minnesota Twins.
John Gagliardi dies at 91: Colorado native was college football’s winningest coach
MINNEAPOLIS -- John Gagliardi, who won more games than any other college football coach with his unconventional methods at a small Minnesota school, has died. He was 91.
End zone celebration cleverness thrives in relaxed NFL
The idea for one of the most clever touchdown celebrations of the season was hatched in Minnesota tight end Kyle Rudolph's mind right before the pass play was called that...
Vikings add RB Stevan Ridley, place rookie Dalvin Cook on IR
The Minnesota Vikings have signed veteran running back Stevan Ridley to replace injured rookie Dalvin Cook.
NFL owners speak out in support of players, against Trump
The NFL's players and owners have united in a manner unseen in years in the nation's most popular professional sports league, sounding a resolute chord in decrying President Donald Trump's...
Vikings run past Saints in opener on Monday Night Football
Sam Bradford started his second season with Minnesota in style, passing for 346 yards and three touchdowns to help the Vikings beat New Orleans 29-19 on Monday night and spoil...