49ers RB Frank Gore leaves game with ankle injury; X-rays show no broken bonesMINNEAPOLIS — San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore left the game Sunday against Minnesota with a right ankle injury. The team says his return is questionable. Timberwolves give veteran guard Antonio Daniels permission to seek tradeMINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves say they have given veteran guard Antonio Daniels permission to seek a trade. If Daniels and his agent cannot work out a deal, the Timberwolves will buy him out. Timberwolves allow Blount to skip training camp, preseason and seek roster spot elsewhereMINNEAPOLIS — Mark Blount will not join the Minnesota Timberwolves, who have given his agent permission to seek a new team for the veteran center. NFL says no plans for a Packers-Vikings site swap, in case of Tigers-Twins tiebreaker at DomeMINNEAPOLIS — The NFL said Monday it will not swap sites for this season’s Packers-Vikings games in case the baseball playoffs get in the way at the Metrodome. Polanco’s 3 RBIs lead Tigers past Twins 6-2 to increase AL Central lead to 3 gamesMINNEAPOLIS — Placido Polanco drove in three runs, Detroit’s bullpen pitched four shutout innings and the Tigers avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday to increase their AL Central lead to three games. Twins 3B Joe Crede to have 3rd surgery on balky back; season is overMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins third baseman Joe Crede plans to have another surgery on his injured back. Twins stun Verlander, Tigers with rally fueled by ball lost in roof, win 6-2, cut lead to 2MINNEAPOLIS — The latest ball lost in the Metrodome’s deceiving roof spoiled Justin Verlander’s stellar start in the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins rallied past the Detroit Tigers 6-2 Saturday to move within two games of the AL Central lead. Simply the Best: No. 8 Cal’s Jahvid Best rushes for 5 TDs in 35-21 win at MinnesotaMINNEAPOLIS — Jahvid Best wouldn’t allow California’s road curse to continue. Cuddyer’s power, Duensing’s pitching fuel Twins to 3-0 win over Tigers, cut Central lead to 3MINNEAPOLIS — Might the Minnesota Twins be better off with Justin Morneau cheering on the bench? It’s probably a silly suggestion, but they’ve sure been playing well while he’s out. Cuddyer’s homer, 3 RBIs keeps Twins in playoff chase with 7-3 win over IndiansMINNEAPOLIS — Michael Cuddyer homered, doubled and drove in three runs Wednesday and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3 for a three-game sweep. Nick Punto’s two RBI help Twins beat Indians and move 4½ games back of Tigers in AL CentralMINNEAPOLIS — Nick Punto had three hits and two RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins gained ground in the AL Central with a 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. Rubio’s replacement: Timberwolves introduce free agent signee Ramon SessionsMINNEAPOLIS — When Ricky Rubio told the Minnesota Timberwolves he was planning on staying in Spain for at least the next two years, word quickly spread to restricted free agent Ramon Sessions. Ouch: Twins learn Morneau is finished for the year due to back injury, Crede likely done tooMINNEAPOLIS — Justin Morneau’s season is over because of a stress fracture in his lower back. Cuddyer’s 3-run homer in 8th helps Twins play catch up in 6-3 victory over IndiansMINNEAPOLIS — Michael Cuddyer’s tying three-run homer rescued the Minnesota Twins in the eighth inning, ruining a fine start for Cleveland by Jeremy Sowers in a 6-3 victory over the Indians on Monday night. Joe Mauer’s HR, 3 hits lead Brian Duensing and Twins to 8-0 victory over OaklandMINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer had three hits, including his 27th home run, and rookie Brian Duensing pitched the Minnesota Twins to an 8-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Vikings select QB Brett Favre as 1 of 5 captains for 2009 seasonMINNEAPOLIS — When Brett Favre signed with the Minnesota Vikings less than a month ago, he openly wondered if he could make all the plays he used to make and last all the way through a 19th season in the NFL. Anderson, Pennington lead Athletics over Twins, 4-2MINNEAPOLIS — Brett Anderson threw seven sharp innings and Cliff Pennington had three hits with an RBI as the Oakland Athletics won for the fifth time in six games, beating the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Saturday. Oakland hits five homers and Mortensen secures first big league win in 12-5 victory over TwinsMINNEAPOLIS — Jack Cust hit one of the Oakland Athletics’ five home runs and Clayton Mortensen earned his first major league victory Friday night, 12-5 over the Minnesota Twins. Finally here: Gophers to open TCF Bank Stadium against Air ForceMINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Golden Gophers finally have a home of their own. Appeals court says NFL can’t suspend Minnesota Vikings Pat Williams and Kevin WilliamsMINNEAPOLIS — A federal appeals court says the NFL can’t suspend Minnesota Vikings Pat Williams and Kevin Williams for violating the league’s anti-doping policy. Minnesota Lynx keep playoff hopes alive with victory over Detroit ShockMINNEAPOLIS — Anna Montanana’s putback with 28.6 seconds capped her career night and gave the playoff-hopeful Minnesota Lynx a 75-72 victory over the Detroit Shock on Wednesday night. Houston scores 22 points as Lynx rally past Storm 76-68 to preserve slim playoff hopesMINNEAPOLIS — Charde Houston had 22 points and the Minnesota Lynx rallied to beat the short-handed Seattle Storm 76-68 on Saturday night. Vikings’ backup QB situation still murky after 35-31 preseason loss to DallasMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress was still steamed even 20 minutes after his team wrapped up the preseason against Dallas on Friday night. Jerry Jones: Potential demise of revenue sharing increases urgency for Vikings stadium pushMINNEAPOLIS — Jerry Jones has something Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf wants, and it’s not just the Super Bowl rings on Jones’ fingers. Source close to the deal says Timberwolves have signed Ramon SessionsMINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed restricted free agent point guard Ramon Sessions to an offer sheet, a person close to the deal says. Laimbeer and Theus among assistants to join Rambis on Timberwolves staffMINNEAPOLIS — Kurt Rambis and Bill Laimbeer were perhaps the two biggest agitators on the court when the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons went at each other in the 1980s. One strike from victory, Nathan gives up 2 homers as White Sox score 4 in 9th to top Twins 4-2MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Nathan gave up back-to-back home runs to Gordon Beckham and Paul Konerko with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox got to Minnesota’s four-time All-Star closer to win 4-2 on Wednesday. Morales comes through in ninth inning to lift Twins to 4-3 victory over White SoxMINNEAPOLIS — Pinch-hitter Jose Morales singled home Nick Punto with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. After Thome trade, Ozzie Guillen insists slumping White Sox haven’t given up on seasonMINNEAPOLIS — Over the last month, the Chicago White Sox committed to more than $100 million in future money by adding an elite starting pitcher and an accomplished everyday outfielder. Timberwolves say G Ricky Rubio backed out of deal to play, will stay in Europe for nowMINNEAPOLIS — After saying all summer long that his preference was to play in the NBA, Ricky Rubio apparently got a case of cold feet at the last minute. Kahn: T’Wolves had deal to bring Rubio to MN this year, but Rubio backed outMINNEAPOLIS — Timberwolves president David Kahn says Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio has backed out of a deal to play in Minnesota this season. Mauer, Kubel take Floyd deep, and Blackburn pitches Twins to 4-1 victory over struggling SoxMINNEAPOLIS — Home runs by Joe Mauer and Jason Kubel in the third inning lifted Nick Blackburn and the Minnesota Twins to yet another Metrodome victory over the collapsing Chicago White Sox, 4-1 on Monday night. It’s not so hard to say goodbye: White Sox manager Guillen eager to help Twins with Dome adieuMINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins are in their final weeks at the Metrodome, and Ozzie Guillen has offered to help his rivals with the goodbye. Minnesota scores three runs in eighth in come-from-behind win over TexasMINNEAPOLIS — Pinch-runner Carlos Gomez scored the go-ahead run as the Minnesota Twins scored three times in the eighth inning Sunday to beat the Texas Rangers 5-3. Feldman picks up 14th win, pitches Rangers to 3-0 victory over Twins with help from HamiltonMINNEAPOLIS — The quality pitching that Texas lacked for so long has finally emerged, and the result is not a coincidence. |
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