Jim Thome’s back still aches in the morning, just as it has for the past 10 years or so.
The older he gets, the more the Minnesota Twins slugger has to do to get those discs and muscles warmed up and ready for another day on the diamond.
There is going to come a day when that pain will be too great for him to bear, when that mighty swing of
Read the rest: http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2011644.shtml?cat=7
Kyle Rau’s incredible diving goal with 3:17 to play in triple overtime lifted Eden Prairie to a 3-2 victory over Duluth East in the Class 2A boys’ state championship game on Saturday night.
Andrew Ford had 29 saves and Mark Rath and David Rath also scored for the top-seeded Eagles (23-5-2), who won their second state title in three years.
Trevor Olson scored twice and JoJo Jeanetta made 27 saves for third-seeded Duluth
Read the rest: http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2015106.shtml?cat=1
Twins rookie Tsuyoshi Nishioka walked into the Twins clubhouse at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, Florida Friday morning unaware that a massive Earthquake had severely damaged a portion of his home country of Japan.
Nishioka said after the game, that when he walked into the clubhouse his Twins teammates were wondering if his family was ok. The second baseman said he was able to communicate with his wife through email and that his family
Read the rest: http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2013029.shtml?cat=7
Kevin Love had 24 points and 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled to a 122-101 victory over the sputtering Utah Jazz on Friday night.
Love extended the longest double-double streak since 1973-74 to 53 straight games and Michael Beasley scored 23 points for the Timberwolves, who snapped an incredible 20-game losing streak to Northwest Division opponents.
Gordon Hayward scored 18 points for the new-look Jazz, who have lost 10 of their last
Read the rest: http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2014285.shtml?cat=7
Defenseman Trevor Daley ignited a three-goal flurry over in 1:31 span in the second period, Kari Lehtonen made 14 saves for his 15th career shutout, and the Dallas Stars continued their home dominance over the Minnesota Wild with a 4-0 victory on Friday night.
Tom Wandell and Mike Ribeiro added second-period goals for the Stars, 6-0-2 in their last eight games.
Jamie Benn scored a goal in his sixth consecutive game to help
Read the rest: http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2014303.shtml?cat=7