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The Twins are playing a bit short handed right now in the outfield especially because of injuries to Max Kepler, Byron Buxton, Marwin Gonzalez and Jake Cave. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Vikings talked all offseason about getting back to running the ball more and for at least 1 week they lived up to those expectations in their 28-12 win over the Atlanta Falcons at U.S. Bank Stadium Sunday.

The Vikings host Atlanta Sunday at noon to open the regular season. Hear the game on AM 1240/95.3 FM - WJON. The Falcons have a high powered offense led by Matt Ryan and Julio Jones. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Twins lost 6-2 at Boston Wednesday night. Jose Berrios got ripped for 8 hits and 6 earned runs in 5 innings to take the loss. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Twins held on to beat the Red Sox 6-5 in Boston Tuesday night. Miguel Sano overcame a rough weekend at the plate to pick up 2 hits including a towering home run to center field in the 5th inning.

The Twins called up some key players on September 1 including top pitching prospect Brusdar Graterol, outfielder Lamonte Wade and utility man Willians Astudillo. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Gopher football team defeated South Dakota State 28-21 Thursday night in their season opener. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He said the Gophers were fortunate to win the game and without a couple of breaks on penalties and big plays by Rashod Bateman they may have lost.

The Twins beat the White Sox 3-1 Tuesday night behind another solid start from Michael Pineda. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says Pineda has been a strike thrower but isn't the ace of the Twins staff. The title still goes to Jose Berrios.

The Twins took the day off Monday and will begin a 3-game series at Chicago against the White Sox tonight at 7:10, pregame on WJON at 6:30. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON this morning.

The Vikings are 3-0 in preseason games after beating Arizona Saturday 20-9. The 1st team offense managed an 85-yard touchdown run for Dalvin Cook but did little else. Starting quarterback Kirk Cousins was 3-13 passing for 35 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions.