Morning Edition: Sports

The Minnesota Twins are still in contention for the post-season and still have a long home stand later this month.
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the team's recent surge on a long road trip.
Sports: Twins, Lynx, high school football and amateur baseball
Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor from the Star Tribune, talks MLB, WNBA, MHSSL football and the state amateur baseball tournament, happening this weekend.
MPR News' Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the Vikings, the Gophers and the Twins. All three teams play in the Twin Cities this weekend.
Goetz keeps U athletics focused on future amid Teague scandal
Beth Goetz became the University of Minnesota's interim athletic director Friday after Norwood Teague resigned amid sexual harassment allegations. Goetz tells MPR News she's confident the scandal won't hurt player recruitment or fundraising.
Minneapolis and St. Paul are both being considered as possible homes for an MLS team.
The album is called "Compton: A Soundtrack." It's timed to come out at the same time as the new N.W.A. biopic, "Straight Outta Compton."
The team has lost five games in a row and now have won as many as they have lost this year.
Major League Baseball's big non-waiver trading deadline hits at 3 p.m. this afternoon.
Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, joined MPR's Cathy Wurzer to talk about the week ahead in sports