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Ober, out: Twins put righty on IL from ravaged rotation
The Minnesota Twins have placed right-hander Bailey Ober on the 15-day injured list with a strained right groin in yet another health setback for their rotation.
Aerial Powers scored 27 points, Sylvia Fowles and Kayla McBride added 18 apiece and the Minnesota Lynx held off the New York Liberty 84-77 after nearly blowing a 19-point lead.
Iga Swiatek tops Coco Gauff to win the French Open
Tennis's top-ranked Swiatek beat Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the final at Roland Garros. Swiatek's unbeaten run of 35 matches equals one by Venus Williams in 2000 as the longest this century.
Twins end Jays' win streak at 8
Minnesota had scored just two runs in its previous three games, all losses to Detroit, before piling up nine runs and 12 hits against Toronto.
Josh Berlo has been hired as the University of Denver’s athletic director after serving as AD at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, since 2013. Berlo succeeds Karlton Creech, who announced he was stepping down earlier this spring after the Pioneers men’s hockey team won the national championship.
Rhyne Howard scored 22 points, Kristy Wallace made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 18 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the Minnesota Lynx 84-76.
Former U of M football player Marion Barber III has died
Marion Barber III — who played football at Wayzata High School before going to the U — was found unresponsive inside his apartment in Frisco, Texas, according to NBC 5 TV in Dallas.
Connelly wants to push Timberwolves into NBA upper echelon
The Minnesota Timberwolves are riding the momentum of a return to the NBA playoffs and determined to further elevate their long-struggling franchise. New president of basketball operations Tim Connelly is the latest step in the process.