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Kayla McBride scored a season-high 24 points and Tiffany Mitchell put back her own miss with 3.0 seconds left to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 80-78 and avoided tying the franchise record for consecutive losses to open a season.
Polanco's RBI double gives Twins 1-0 win over Guardians
The Twins have won the first two games of the series and four of five overall. They played without Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton and Joey Gallo on Friday night, and Polanco was in his second game back after a stay on the injured list with a hamstring strain.
Cambridge-Isanti athletes can now compete after coach's error
An error by the team’s coach accidentally left all the female shot put athletes from Cambridge-Isanti High School off the roster for Friday’s competition. The Minnesota State High School League reversed their decision and now says they can compete.
Lynx face Connecticut, Twins v. Cleveland: What's ahead in Minnesota sports
The Lynx are still looking for the first win of their season. The Minnesota Aurora pre-professional women’s soccer team has had a dazzling start to theirs. The Twins? They’re doing okay.
Bregman, McCormick homer to help Astros beat Twins 5-1
Alex Bregman and Chas McCormick each homered in the second inning and had two RBIs and the Houston Astros built a big lead early and beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Tuesday night.
Rolling thunder: Contestants chase cheese wheel down a hill in chaotic UK race
Dozens of reckless racers have chased a 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down the near-vertical Cooper’s Hill near Gloucester in southwestern England. The cheese-rolling race has been held at Cooper’s Hill, about 100 miles west of London, since at least 1826.