MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kentucky big man Karl-Anthony Towns worked out for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, less than a week before the Wolves pick first in the NBA draft. Towns arrived in the Twin Cities on Friday night. He took a tour of the Wolves’ new $25 million practice... Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have struggled to get runners on base lately. Even when they did against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, it didn’t end well. Baserunning mistakes by Byron Buxton, Eddie Rosario and Joe Mauer short-circuited any chances for generating offense late in the game, and... Read more
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — One mystery was solved Thursday in the U.S. Open. Chambers Bay can be as hard as the USGA wants it to be. Henrik Stenson and Dustin Johnson shared the lead at 5-under 65, and the other 23 players who managed to break par in... Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Slumping Kennys Vargas hit a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 2-1 victory and a two-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals. Joe Mauer homered for the Twins, too, tying the game... Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tommy Milone gave up one run in seven innings and the Minnesota Twins squeaked out a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. Milone (3-1) gave up five hits and struck out five and Eduardo Nunez had two hits and two RBIs to... Read more
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Not a day has gone by at this U.S. Open without seeing something new on the young course at Chambers Bay. A practice range that should have felt like a ghost town late Wednesday afternoon suddenly came to life when Tiger Woods arrived just... Read more
The South Dakota High School Track and Field Coaches Association announced the Academic All-State boys and girls track and field team for 2015. To qualify for this prestigious award, an athlete must maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above, have participated in the sport for at least... Read more
CLEVELAND (AP) — As the final seconds ticked off and the Warriors began bouncing in celebration on their bench, Stephen Curry looked up and saw LeBron James coming at him. James could do nothing more. He extended a conceding hand and congratulations. Moments later, Curry was hoisting a trophy... Read more
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest from Game 6 of the NBA Finals: Golden State’s Andre Iguodala has been voted NBA Finals MVP. Iguodala didn’t start a game all season until Steve Kerr inserted him into the lineup in Game 4 after the Warriors trailed 2-1. Iguodala defended LeBron James... Read more
ST. LOUIS (AP) — For the second straight game, the Minnesota Twins fell just short of success. Consecutive 3-2 losses to the St. Louis Cardinals lessen the heartache of a 1-4 trip, if only somewhat. The Cardinals have the best record in the majors and the Twins remained in... Read more
