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Murray has 40 points, Nuggets beat Timberwolves for 2-0 lead
Jamal Murray scored 40 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 13 of his 16 in the fourth quarter, powering the Denver Nuggets past the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-113 on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the NBA playoff series. 
Tone set for Wild-Stars series after long, exhausting Game 1
The first-round series between the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild is off to an already exhausting and rugged start. It was expected to be a hard-hitting and closely contested best-of-seven series between the Central Division rivals.
Red Sox top Twins 5-4 in 10 on Verdugo's unusual hit
Alex Verdugo singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning on a fly ball that barely stayed fair at Fenway Park, giving the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins in a bizarre finish.
Nuggets out to avoid letdown following blowout of T-Wolves
It might be the Minnesota Timberwolves who want to forget Denver's stifling defense in the opener of their playoff series, but it was the Nuggets on Tuesday who picked apart the game film from their 109-80 blowout of the Wolves in Game 1.
Damar Hamlin cleared to play, 4 months after cardiac arrest
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin took to the podium and declared he's ready to resume his football career some four months after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field during a game.
AP source: Twins, Pablo López add $73.5M for 4 years
The Minnesota Twins and starting pitcher Pablo López have agreed on a contract that adds $73.5 million over four seasons, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal. 
Murray leads Nuggets past Wolves 109-80 in NBA playoffs
Jamal Murray scored 24 points and the top-seeded Denver Nuggets routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-80 in the opener of their playoff series Sunday night.
Knight scores 3 in USA hockey gold-medal 6-3 win over Canada
Hilary Knight scored three times, including the go-ahead goal with 3:10 left in regulation, and the Americans won their 10th women’s world hockey championships gold medal and first in four years with a 6-3 win over cross-border rival Canada.