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Minnesota Sports Briefs: Braves up early and beat Twins 5-1

May 21, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Minnesota Sports — Atlanta’s Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer in the first as the Braves went on to a 5-1 win over the Twins last night in Georgia. Continue Reading

Big Ten Baseball Tournament comes to Twin Cities

May 21, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Minnesota Sports — The top six baseball teams in the Big Ten Conference will visit the Twin Cities this week for the Big Ten Baseball Tournament at Target Field, beginning on Wednesday.
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Timberwolves take part in NBA Draft Lottery this evening

May 21, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Minnesota Sports — The NBA Draft Lottery will take place tonight in New York. The Minnesota Timberwolves hold a 1.7-percent chance of landing the first overall pick after finishing with the ninth-worst record in the NBA at 31-51. Continue Reading

Minnesota Sports Roundup: Twins end homestand 2-7 thanks to sweep to Boston

May 20, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Boston’s Dustin Pedroia belted a two-run homer and knocked in three as the Red Sox topped the Twins 5-1 to sweep the three-game series at a rainy Target Field. Continue Reading

Oritiz’s bat smacks around Twins as they lose their fourth in a row

May 19, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Minnesota Sports — David Ortiz smacked a pair of homers against his former team and accounted for six RBI, as the Boston Red Sox topped the Minnesota Twins, 12-5, at Target Field.
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Minnesota Sports Roundup: Twins host Boston for a three-game weekend series

May 17, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

The Twins had Thursday off as they prepared for a three game weekend series against the Boston Red Sox. Continue Reading

Minnesota Sports Roundup: White Sox take rubber game over Twins

May 16, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Adam Dunn recorded his 35th career multi-home run game and finished with five RBI, and Dylan Axelrod picked up his first win of the season as the Chicago White Sox pounded the Minnesota Twins, 9-4, to take the rubber match of a three-game set at Target Field. Continue Reading

Minnesota Sports Roundup; White Sox double up Twins

May 15, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Chicago’s Tyler Flowers doubled in the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth inning as the White Sox topped the Twins 4-2 in the middle game of a three-game series at Target Field. Continue Reading

Minnesota Sports Briefs: U athletic department goes on statewide tour

May 14, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Minnesota Sports — The University of Minnesota athletic department is taking the show on the road this summer. The “Gopher Road Trip: Chalk Talk” tour begins this Thursday and will continue with various visits around the state through June 20th. Continue Reading

Vikings release stadium design plans

May 14, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Minnesota Sports — The Minnesota Vikings have released the design of their new $975-million multi-purpose stadium. The design package will now be submitted to the Minneapolis Stadium Implementation Committee and the city of Minneapolis for review. Continue Reading