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The Vikings activated running back Adrian Peterson from the physically unable to perform list Sunday. Peterson is coming back from a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee and has been ahead of schedule in his rehab. Peterson was able to practice with the Vikings Sunday but cannot practice in pads until Tuesday because of the new collective bargaining agreement prohibits practicing in full pads for 2 days for players that have been activated from the PUP list.

The Twins lost 7-3 in 10 innings at home to Tampa Bay and were sweep away in the 3-game series by the Rays. Tampa Bay scored 4 runs in the 10th inning. Alex Burnett allowed 1 hit, 2 walks and 3 earned runs in 2/3 of an inning to take the loss for the Twins. Jeff Keppinger drove in the go-ahead run with a groundout in the 10th inning. Scott Diamond started the game for the Twins and threw 7 innings with 8 hits and 3 earned runs allowed.

The Rox ended their first season with a 6-0 loss on the road at Rochester Sunday afternoon. Rochester scored 5 runs in the 7th inning after taking a 1-0 lead in the 1st. Andy Henkemeyer and Tony Skjefte each went 1-3 for the Rox. St. Cloud managed just 3 hits in the game. Lucas Long threw 5 innings with 5 hits and 1 earned run allowed to take the loss.

The Sartell Muskies downed Clear Lake 11-0 in 7 innings Sunday to capture the Region 1C championship. Brian Schellinger went 2-4 with 2 RBIs for Sartell. Clear Lake defeated Mora 7-6 in 10 innings earlier in the day. Brett Stinogel had a solo homerun in the 10th inning to lift Clear Lake.

The Waterloo Bucks snapped the St. Cloud Rox 8-game winning streak with a 8-6 win over the Rox on Friday night. The Rox doesn't kill the Rox playoff chances because Willmar also lost 6-0 to Mankato. Waterloo took a 5-3 lead in the 6th inning and extended the lead to 8-3. Nick Tanielu had 2 hits and 2 RBIs and Boo Vazquez was 2-4 with a run scored for the Rox.

The Tampa Bay Rays downed the Twins 12-6 Friday night to begin a 3-game series. Cole DeVries allowed 7 hits and 8 runs (7 earned) in just 1 1/3 innings to take the loss. He drops to 2-3 and his ERA swells to 4.77. Joe Mauer went 3-4 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI and Denard Span was 2-5 with 1 run scored.

The Vikings lost 17-6 in their preseason opener Friday night. Christian Ponder engineered both scoring drives that led to two field goals in the first quarter from rookie Blair Walsh. Ponder was 4-10 passing for 80 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. Joe Webb was less impressive passing throwing for just 20 yards on 4-11 passing. McLeod Bethel-Thompson was the 3rd quarterback and he was 3-7 passing for 49 yards in the 4th quarter.

The Vikings begin the preseason schedule at San Francisco tonight at 8pm (Central Time). The game will be televised on the CW network. The Vikings are expected to play their starters the first quarter including quarterback Christian Ponder. Toby Gerhart will start at running back with Adrian Peterson staying in Minnesota recovering from left knee surgery.

The Twins start a 3-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays at Target Field Friday night at 7:10, pregame on WJON at 6:40. Righthander Cole DeVries (2-2) gets the start on the mound for the Twins and righthander Jeremy Hellickson (6-7) gets the start for the Rays. Trevor Plouffe will reportedly take batting practice today but will likely need a rehab assignment before being activated from the disabled list.

The St. Cloud Rox earned a walk-off win over Waterloo 11-10 in 11 innings Thursday night. Nick Tanielu singled home Andy Henkemeyer in the 11th inning to give the Rox their 8th straight win. Henkemeyer went 4-6 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBIs, Erik Kozel went 4-6 with 2 RBIs and Chris Paul was 3-7 with 2 runs scored for the Rox.