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Texas Rangers win first World Series title with 5-0 victory over Arizona Diamondbacks
Nathan Eovaldi pitched six gutsy innings, Mitch Garver broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh and the Texas Rangers won their first World Series championship by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5.
Nighttime becomes the right time for November football in the Big Ten, like it or not. Bundle up
Night football historically has been a rarity in the Big Ten after the first Saturday in November. The conference’s billion-dollar-a-year television package will make it a regular thing beginning next week when Michigan State visits Ohio State for a 7:30 p.m. Eastern kickoff.
Cousins has surgery on his torn Achilles tendon. Vikings have yet to reveal a return timetable
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has had surgery to repair his torn right Achilles tendon. The Vikings announced the procedure done Wednesday by Dr. Chris Coetzee at Twin Cities Orthopedics went as planned.
Dick Bremer, TV voice of the Twins, leaving broadcast booth
Bremer, the TV voice of the Twins for the past 40 seasons, will transition into a special assistant role in the organization’s front office, the team said Tuesday, adding that it’s now examining its broadcast “talent lineup” options for next season and beyond.
English ice hockey makes neck guards mandatory after death of Adam Johnson
Ice hockey players in England will be required to wear neck guards starting next year, following the death of former Hibbing High School and University of Minnesota Duluth player Adam Johnson in a game.