Sports

A longer than normal winter/snow season this year meant most Minnesota baseball teams spent a majority of their time inside, able to practice but not play full games.

With last week's thaw and melting of snow, Brian Deyak and his crew at the MAC went into overdrive to get things ready for the rest of this abbreviated season

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The Twins held a lead until the sixth inning when a familiar face blasted a three-run home run off starter Mike Pelfrey.

The Tigers topped the Twins 4-3 in the opening game of a three game series at Detroit Monday night

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New federal data confirm that anglers who enjoy Minnesota's sky blue waters are still a powerful engine for the state's economy. Data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service show that direct spending by resident and nonresident anglers in Minnesota totaled $2.4 billion in 2011.

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The Minnesota Wild have reached the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2008, when they lost in the opening round to the Colorado Avalanche.

The #8-seeded Wild will face the #1-seeded Chicago Blackhawks in a best-of-seven series beginning Tuesday night in Chicago

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Kevin Correia continued to impress Sunday for a fifth straight start to help the Twins to a win over Texas.

The Twins topped the Texas Rangers 5-0 Sunday afternoon behind eight shutout innings from starting pitcher Kevin Correia

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With the scoreboard showing both the Red Wings and Blue Jackets winning their games on Saturday night, the Wild needed a win over Colorado to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

Fortunately for Wild fans, Minnesota held on in a nail-biter for a 3-1 win over the Avalanche at Pepsi Center in Denver

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The Twins bats awoke for the first time during this series with Texas Saturday in a picturesque day at Target Field.

The Twins topped the Texas Rangers 7-2 Saturday to snap a two game losing skid and improve to

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The public will have its first look at the new $975 million Vikings stadium next month. According to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, architects plan to unveil the preliminary design for the 65,000-seat, multipurpose stadium May 13 at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.

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For a second straight game a rookie starting pitcher stymied the Twins bats at Target Field Friday night.

The Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Friday night, with rookie Justin Grimm shutting out the Twins for seven innings to earn the win

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Needing only a win against a team eliminated from playoff contention weeks ago, the Wild laid an egg at Xcel Energy Center on Friday night in their home finale.

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