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The Twins took the day off Thursday and will open a 4-game series at home with the Kansas City Royals tonight at 7:10, pregame on WJON at 6:30. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says Rich Hill isn't expected to start this weekend against the Royals but could start as early as Monday's game against Kansas City.

The Twins won the rubber game of the 3-game series 12-2 at Milwaukee Wednesday night. Byron Buxton homered twice in the game and now has 5 home runs and is hitting just under .300. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Buxton has all the physical tools and if he is selective at the plate he has a chance to be very good.

The Twins lost 6-4 at Milwaukee Tuesday night. The Twins went with a bullpen day instead of a traditional starter. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He said doing this twice so far this season due to injuries to their starting pitchers isn't ideal.

Major College football is considering cancelling or postponing games this fall. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan expects the Big Ten and Pac Ten to make their decision today and he says the NFL would likely move some games to Saturdays to capitalize financially and to fill the football void on Saturdays.

The Twins lost their 4th game in a row Sunday 4-2 at Kansas City against the Royals. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. The Twins are still 10-6 and lead the Central Division by 1/2 game over both Cleveland and Detroit. Jim says if the Twins were 10-6 and coming off a 4-game win streak we'd look at this team completely different.

The Minnesota Wild were shutout 3-0 in Game 3 of their NHL Western Conference Qualifying round playoff series Thursday afternoon. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Twins improved to 10-2 after downing the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Wednesday night. Randy Dobnak threw 6 shutout innings to get the win for the Twins. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says Dobnak will have opportunities to pitch with the Twins even if injured starters Jake Odorizzi, Rich Hill and Homer Bailey are healthy.

The Wild lost 4-3 in Game 2 of their NHL qualifying round best of 5 series Tuesday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says the Wild appeared to force feed top goal scorer Kevin Fiala too much early in the game. Fiala did score twice late in the 3rd period.

The Minnesota Wild won 3-0 in Game 1 of their NHL first round play-in series Sunday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says the Wild took advantage of the points in the game that they controlled play while Vancouver didn't capitalize on scoring opportunities.

The Twins lost 2-0 to Cleveland Thursday night in the first game of a 4-game series. Shane Bieber out-dueled Jose Berrios to get the win. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says Bieber has become a true ace in the Majors while Berrios just hasn't taken that next step.