The Twins lead the way among teams with $100 million payrolls not getting much return on investment.

His fastball had better velocity in a six-inning outing against the Brewers.

 The Twins offense didn't take full advantage of its scoring chances, but Trevor Plouffe made it right in the end.

Rooting against the Heat has replaced rooting against the Yankees as the unifying principle of the sports world.

MILWAUKEE -- Nothing has come easy for these Twins, ever since they left spring training needing to find a new starting pitcher for their home opener. They've made plenty of things tough on themselves, and the way they came to their first four-game winning streak of the season was no different.

Want a guess for Minnesota's next Super Bowl? Try 2020 or 2021.

SOMERSET, Wis. -- Darryl Sydor won two Stanley Cups during a stellar 1,291-game NHL career, but as the sun and the temperature climbed higher on the morning of Saturday, May 19, and hundreds of participants in front of Sydor also began climbing a wall separating them from the start line of an event called the Tough Mudder, Sydor took a breath and exhaled slowly.

The owner of a professional sports team is a lot like your appendix. You never really think about him until you feel a sharp pain. And by then it's usually too late.

The owner of a professional sports team is a lot like your appendix. You never really think about him until you feel a sharp pain. And by then it's usually too late.

The owner of a professional sports team is a lot like your appendix. You never really think about him until you feel a sharp pain. And by then it's usually too late.

The owner of a professional sports team is a lot like your appendix. You never really think about him until you feel a sharp pain. And by then it's usually too late.

RECAP: Though it took them longer than they would have liked, the Twins continued their winning streak in Milwaukee on Saturday, May 19.

The Twins have won four straight games after beating Milwaukee 5-4 in 11 innings on Saturday.

Repeating as WNBA champions is the only alternative for the Minnesota Lynx.

Once upon a time, the Twins had an outfielder known for his computer skills almost as much as his baseball skills -- and who hit .299 in his first full season.

Carl Pavano and his improved shoulder are on the mound as the Twins go for their fourth straight win.

Norwood Teague was not at the spring meetings in Chicago between Big Ten athletics directors and the conference's commissioner, Jim Delany. But the University of Minnesota's next AD is on board with supporting a four-team playoff in college football.

Team looking to evaluate more depth behind starters.

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Mike Yeo's sizable challenge of leading the Minnesota Wild to the NHL playoffs next season will be of secondary importance to the coach on Saturday, May 19.

If a call comes from the University of Minnesota about football and men's basketball season tickets this summer, it won't actually be the U that's calling.

Amy Senser's trial lasted nine days and the transcript might fill 1,500 pages, but a 27-word note from the jury prompted her defense attorney to say she deserves a new trial.

The major league sports scene in the Twin Cities isn't just bad.

It's never been this bad.

The 2013 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament will be held at Target Field in Minneapolis, the first time the event will be held at a major league baseball stadium.

The former North Stars winger admits he has a "big mouth" and doesn't know what his son will really do, but ...

Let's consider whether the Vikings' new playground should have a roof that opens and closes.

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