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Taylor drives in all 3 runs as Twins snap skid, beat Jays in 10 innings

TORONTO (AP) — Michael A. Taylor hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning and had a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th as the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Friday night, snapping a season-high five game losing streak. Taylor generated all the scoring for the Twins, who had ...

Rookie Louie Varland throws 7 scoreless innings, Twins rout Astros 8-2

HOUSTON (AP) — Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli said rookie starter Louie Varland deserved an offensive game ball after throwing seven scoreless innings in a victory over the Houston Astros Wednesday night. An odd comment considering the right-hander didn't step to the plate in the ...

Bregman, McCormick homer to help Astros beat Twins 5-1

HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman and Chas McCormick each homered in the second inning and had two RBIs and the Houston Astros built a big lead early and beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Tuesday night. Bregman and McCormick connected off Joe Ryan (7-2) to put Houston up 3-0 — and snap Ryan's ...

Giants rally past Twins 4-3 on Conforto’s key double, go-ahead homer

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Conforto doubled to spark a slow-developing sixth-inning rally and hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh for the San Francisco Giants, who rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Tuesday night for their seventh win in eight games. Giants starter Alex ...

Twins pitcher Tyler Mahle shut down with elbow injury

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins right-hander Tyler Mahle will be shut down for at least four weeks after tests revealed a posterior impingement and flexor pronator strain in his pitching elbow. Mahle left his most recent start last Thursday against Kansas City after four innings, showing ...

Correa rallies Twins over Yank 4-3, overcomes Volpe’s 1st HR

NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Correa homered for the second straight game and hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning off Clay Holmes as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Friday night. Correa homered in the sixth off Nestor Cortes and helped the Twins ...

T-wolves send Gobert home after fight with teammate Anderson

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are fired up for the postseason. Whether they have enough depth and maturity to stay awhile is to be determined. Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was sent home after throwing a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson during an argument on the bench in ...

Wild beat Blues 5-3 to keep pace in Central Division

By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan Hartman and Sam Steel scored short-handed goals 20 seconds apart in the first period and the Minnesota Wild earned two key late-season points by beating the St. Louis Blues 5-3 on Saturday night. Freddy Gaudreau, Jared Spurgeon ...

Jazz beat conference-leading Nuggets 118-114

By The Associated Press undefined SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ochai Agbaji scored 28 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 118-114 victory over the Western Conference leading Denver Nuggets on Saturday, snapping a four-game losing streak. Luka Samanic finished with a career-high 23 points and eight ...

Jamison Battle announces transfer from Minnesota to Ohio St.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's second-leading scorer Jamison Battle has decided to transfer to Ohio State for his final college season, the fifth-year forward announced Thursday on his Instagram account. The 6-foot-7 Battle was a preseason All-Big Ten pick who missed the first four games of ...

Towns makes 2 late 3-pointers, lifts TWolves over Warriors

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch has plenty of confidence in his new-look team's ability to defend at every position, all over the court, even with the ball in Stephen Curry's hands and the game on the line. Karl-Anthony Towns hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 11 ...

Becher rallies Whitecaps to 1-1 draw with Minnesota United

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Simon Becher scored unassisted in his first match of the season and it came in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time, rallying the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night. Becher subbed in and played 20 minutes before ...

Hartman scores late, Wild beat Blackhawks 3-1

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan Hartman scored with 1:11 remaining in the third period and the Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Saturday. Ryan Reaves and Frederick Gaudreau also scored for Minnesota, and Filip Gustavsson made 22 saves in ...

Towns scores 22 in return as Timberwolves rally past Hawks

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 22 points in his long-awaited return from a strained right calf and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 125-124 on Wednesday night. Naz Reid added 26 points off the bench and Jaden McDaniels had 25 for Minnesota, which ...

Vikings bring back defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms on a new contract on Tuesday with defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard, who played in 12 games with seven starts last season. Bullard joined the Vikings last year, his fifth team in five seasons. The eighth-year veteran had 23 tackles ...

DeRozan scores 49 as Bulls beat Timberwolves in double OT

CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 49 points, Zach LaVine finished with 39 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-131 in double overtime on Friday night. DeRozan and LaVine joined Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen as the only Bulls duo with 39 points or more ...

Brown scores 35, Celtics hold on to beat Wolves 104-102

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 35 points and Jayson Tatum added 22 as the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-102 on Wednesday night. Malcolm Brogdon added 12 points off the bench for Boston, which overcame a tough shooting night to win for the third time in ...