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Smallest opening day crowd ever at Target Field as Twins fall to Oakland
Twins officials say the 35,837 fans in the stands watched another disappointing stat unfold, too: This was the Twins third home opener loss in row. The A's beat the home team 8 to 3.
Tear gas in Lexington after Kentucky loses NCAA final
Shirtless youths streamed into the streets and lit fires soon after Kentucky's 60-54 loss to Connecticut on Monday night. Some were crying and others hugging after the defeat.
Oakland ruins Minnesota Twins' home opener
Kevin Correia has found himself right in the middle of Major League Baseball's new replay system early this season. He sat through a long review in the third inning of the Twins' home opener Monday before giving up six runs on nine hits in 5 2-3 innings as the Twins lost 8-3 to the Oakland Athletics.
The Minnesota Twins will play their home opener this afternoon at Target Field in Minneapolis against Oakland. MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about how the team has performed in several games on the road.
Behind the scenes for Twins home opener, Target Field staff are ready
As in the game of baseball, running a modern ballpark requires careful attention to detail. Someone has to take charge of the things most fans wouldn't think about, necessities such as trash cans, and niceties, like the red, white and blue bunting that hangs in the stands every opening day.
Watch the Metrodome disappear in 45 seconds
It’s hard to believe it has been just 99 days since the Vikings played their last game in the Metrodome. Since then, the roof has been deflated and two separate explosions have helped bring down the 30-year-old baseball and football stadium. Here’s how the on-the-ground demolition looked, in a time-lapse sequence of the photos the Read more →
The Minnesota Timberwolves had a chance to make a statement Saturday when Dante Cunningham bailed himself out of jail and flew to Orlando to play for an undermanned team. The team is already out of the playoff picture and it might've elevated their status in town to let Cunningham watch from the bench, and maybe think about what it means to get yourself arrested for trying to strangle a woman in your home.
No, this was not an instant replay, though it certainly is turning into a highlight loop that Aaron Harrison and his Kentucky teammates could get used to watching.