Morning Edition: Sports

The Minnesota Twins return from the All-Star break firmly entrenched in last place in the American League's Central Division.
The local winter sports teams, the Timberwolves and the Wild, are beginning an important part of the off-season. This is the time when they can sign free agents. Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, runs down the latest.
The Minnesota Timberwolves picked Kris Dunn of Providence in last night's draft of college and international players.
The Minnesota Lynx have the best record in the WNBA, and their 11-0 start is the best in league history. Sunday, the Lynx take on Seattle.
Saturday offers Minnesota sports fans a relatively rare chance to see the good and the bad back-to-back in downtown Minneapolis.
In search of winning MN teams? Look to U softball, Lynx
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about a pair of winning teams on the Twin Cities sports scene: The University of Minnesota softball team and the defending WNBA champs the Minnesota Lynx.