The Minnesota Twins unveiled their new manager Derek Shelton at a press conference Tuesday. Shelton most recently was manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates and said being back with the Twins “feels like home.”
Newcomers Cade Tyson scored 30 points and Jaylen Crocker-Johnson had a double-double, giving new coach Niko Medved a victory in his Minnesota debut, 87-60 over Gardner-Webb.
Julius Randle had 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in his 15th career triple-double, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the winless Brooklyn Nets 125-109 on Monday night.
Obed Vargas scored early in the first half and late in the second to help the Seattle Sounders beat Minnesota United 4-2, forcing a deciding match in the best-of-three first-round series for the MLS Cup.
The Seattle Sounders have home-field advantage for Game 2 of the playoffs. But Minnesota United is the only visiting MLS team to win a match at Lumen Field in Seattle this season.
Minnesota United FC will try to accomplish a first-round sweep Monday night in Seattle and complete a sweep of their first-round, best-of-3 Western Conference playoff series.
J.J. McCarthy threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score in his return from an ankle injury, leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 27-24 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
Marco Rossi scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists, helping the Minnesota Wild stop a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.
Drake Lindsey scored on a 3-yard run on third down in overtime after he had the tying rushing touchdown with 29 seconds left in regulation, and Minnesota kept Michigan State winless in Big Ten play with a 23-20 victory on Saturday.
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