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BIG TEN BASEBALL AT TARGET FIELD

susan — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:21:17 +0000

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. The University of Minnesota will open the tourney with a noon game on Wednesday against Illinois. The Golden Gophers are the No. 4 seed in the event. This will be the first time the Big Ten Tourney has ever been played in a Major League Baseball stadium. The tourney is a double-elimination format. Here is the schedule of upcoming games in the Big Ten Tournament at Target Field in Minneapolis (Big Ten seeding in parenthesis):

Wednesday: (4) Minnesota vs. (5) Illinois, 12:05pm,
Wednesday: (3) Nebraska vs. (6) Michigan, 3:35pm,

Thursday: (1) Indiana vs. Minnesota/Illinois winner, 7:05pm,
Thursday: (2) Ohio State vs. Nebraska/Michigan winner, 3:35pm,
Thursday: Minnesota/Illinois loser vs. Nebraska/Michigan loser, 12:05pm,

Friday: Game #6, Teams TBD, 12:05pm,
Friday: Game #7, Teams TBD, 3:35pm,
Friday: Game #8, Teams TBD, 7:05pm,

Saturday: Game #9, Teams TBD, 3:35pm,
Saturday: Game #10, Teams TBD, 7:05pm,

Sunday: Game #11 (if necessary), Teams TBD, 12:05pm.

BOSTON SWEEPS MINNESOTA

susan — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:21:26 +0000

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. The game was delayed for more than three hours due to rain. Will Middlebrooks added a solo homer in Boston’s fifth straight win. John Lackey gave up an unearned run on one hit over six innings of work as he improved to 2-and-4. Trevor Plouffe [[ PLOOF ]] scored the lone run on a throwing error for the Twins, who have dropped five in-a-row. Joe Mauer saw his 15-game hitting streak end. Pedro Hernandez allowed three runs and nine hits in four-and-a-third frames as he slipped to 2-and-1. The Twins are at Atlanta tonight for a three-game interleague series. Coverage begins at 5:40pm on AM 1350

TWINS HOST RED SOX TONIGHT

susan — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:33:31 +0000

The Twins welcome the Boston Red Sox to Target Field for a three-game weekend series. The Twins had yesterday off after losing two-of-three to the White Sox with Wednesday’s 9-4 loss. Vance Worley, who is 1-and-4 with a 7.15 ERA, gets the ball in tonight’s opener. The BoSox will counter with 6-and-0 Clay Buchholz. Coverage begins at 6:40pm on 1350 AM KCHK.

TWINS GET BEAT, HOST BOSTON FRIDAY

susan — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:47:29 +0000

Adam Dunn went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs and five RBI to help power the White Sox to a 9-4 win over the Twins at Target Field. Mike Pelfrey was tagged for five runs in four-plus frames to take the loss. Jamey Carroll went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Eduardo Escobar homered for Minnesota, which has lost three-of-four.

The Twins welcome the Boston Red Sox to Target Field for a three-game weekend series. It starts after an off day today. The BoSox are 23-and-17 and tied for second in the AL East.

VIKE’S SIGN 3 DRAFT PICKS

susan — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:43:26 +0000

The Vikings have signed three of their nine 2013 draft picks. The team inked linebackers Gerald Hodges and Michael Mauti and defensive tackle Everett Dawkins. Hodges was a fourth round selection, while Mauti and Dawkins were both taken in the seventh round.

HARDING FINALIST FOR MASTERTON AWARD

susan — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:42:45 +0000

Wild goalie Josh Harding is a finalist for the Bill Masterton Trophy, given for perseverance, dedication and sportsmanship. Harding was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis just prior to the start of the this past season. Harding played in all of the five Minnesota playoff games, notching his first career postseason win in the process. Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby and Boston’s Adam McQuaid are also finalists. Crosby played prep hockey at Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault. The award is named after the former North Stars forward, who is the only player in league history to die as a result of injuries suffered on the ice.

VIKES RELEASE NEW STADIUM DESIGN

susan — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:15:34 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings have released the design of their new 975-million-dollar multi-purpose stadium. The design package will now be submitted to the Minneapolis Stadium Implementation Committee and the city of Minneapolis for review. The stadium features the largest transparent roof in the world and operable doors to the downtown skyline. The clear roof will be permanent and will allow natural sunshine into most areas of the stadium. The new venue will be capable of hosting baseball, basketball, soccer games, and more. Groundbreaking for the new 65-thousand seat stadium will begin in October with a scheduled opening in time for the 2016 NFL season. The Vikings recently reached a deal with the University of Minnesota to play in TCF Bank Stadium for the 2014 and 2015 seasons during construction.

Vikings OTAs Later In Month

The Vikings will host Organized Team Activities later this month at Winter Park. Every NFL team can ask its players to take part in ten such days of organized off-season training, although they are not mandatory workouts. The first set of three OTA’s are scheduled for May 28-30 before seven more are set for the month of June. The team’s mandatory mini-camp is slated for June 18-20.

TWINS CRUSH WHITE SOX

susan — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:14:47 +0000

Minnesota rookie Aaron Hicks homered twice and stole a White Sox homer to help the Twins cruise by Chicago 10-3 last night in Minneapolis. Hicks homered in the fourth inning, then reached over the fence to take a home run away from White Sox slugger Adam Dunn in the top of the sixth inning, and followed that up by homering again himself in the bottom of the sixth inning. Justin Morneau knocked in four runs to help the winners and Trevor Plouffe drove in a pair of runs for the Twins, who have won five of their last seven. Pedro Hernandez gave up three runs in five-and-a-third innings as he improved to 2-and-0. Alex Rios plated two runs for the White Sox, who have lost three-of-four. Hector Santiago struck out six in five-and-two-thirds frames, but allowed six runs, three earned, on eight hits as he fell to 1-and-2. The same two teams hook up tonight at Target Field at 7:10 p.m. Coverage begins at 6:40pm on AM 1350 KCHK following New Prague Trojan Softball.

NO COACHING CHANGE FOR THE WILD

susan — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:28:02 +0000

The Wild aren’t making any changes with the coaching staff. General Manager Chuck Fletcher announced Saturday that Mike Yeo would be back for a third season as head coach with Minnesota. After adding high-profile free agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter in the offseason, the Wild were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Blackhawks.

O’S BLANK TWINS

susan — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:27:37 +0000

Chris Davis smacked a two-run homer and knocked in three as the Orioles blanked the Twins 6-0 in the rubber match of a three-game set at Target Field. Adam Jones and Steve Pearce both added solo homers for the O’s, who have won six of their last eight. Wei-Yin Chen tossed five shutout innings to even his record at 3-and-3. Joe Mauer had two of the eight hits for the Twins, who had won three in-a-row coming into this series. Scott Diamond was tagged for six runs and nine hits in five-and-two-thirds frames as he fell to 3-and-3. The Twins host the White Sox tonight. Coverage begins after softball and baseball games on AM 1350 KCHK.

Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen left yesterday’s start with a right oblique strain. The O’s initial hope is that the injury could just be a cramp, but Chen could miss a few weeks with the strain. He is scheduled to be re-evaluated today. Chen is 3-and-3 this year with a 3.04 ERA in eight starts