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Twins righthander Scott Baker received Tommy John surgery Tuesday along with the replacing of pronator flexor tendon in his right elbow. Twins General Manager Terry Ryan said the doctor had prepped Baker for the posibility of the replacement of the Ulnar collateral ligament (Tommy John surgery) in his right elbow. Doctors determined that the UCL had to be replacement too. Baker's rehab will now but much longer than the 6 months that was originally forecasted.

The Twins lost 8-3 at New York to the Yankees Tuesday night. C.C. Sabathia threw 7 1/3 innings with 3 earned runs allowed to get the win. Francisco Liriano ran into trouble in the 3rd inning and threw just 2 1/3 innings with 7 hits, 5 earned runs, and 4 walks allowed to take the loss. He drops to 0-2 and his ERA swells to 11.91. Denard Span and Manager Ron Gardenhire were both ejected for arguing balls and strikes in the 3rd inning. Clete Thomas replaced Span and was 1-3 with a run scored and 1 RBI and Josh Willingham hit a solo homerun against Sabathia.

The Timberwolves lost 91-84 to Memphis at home Tuesday night. The Wolves have lost 11 straight and are 25-38 on the season. Minnesota fell behind 32-22 after 1 quarter. J.J. Barea led the Wolves with 28 points and 8 assists and Nikola Pekovic had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Minnesota. Rudy Gay led the Grizzlies with 28 points.

The second wave of National Guard soldiers are coming home today (Wednesday). There are 219 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team 34th Infantry that are returning to the state.

The Twins won 7-3 in the Bronx against the Yankees Monday night in the first game of a 4-game series. Minnesota scored 2 runs in the 1st inning, 2 in the 5th and 2 more in the 8th. The New York Yankees hit back to back homeruns off Carl Pavano in the first inning before Pavano settled down. Pavano allowed 7 hits and 3 earned runs in 7 innings to get the win. Joe Mauer went 3-4 with a run scored and 1 RBI, Justin Morneau was 2-5 with a solo homerun and Ryan Doumit and Jamey Carroll each had 2 hits for Minnesota.

The Timberwolves lost 111-88 at Indiana Monday night for their 10th straight loss. J.J. Barea led the Wolves with 14 points and 9 assists and both Michael Beasley and Derrick Williams each scored 13 points for Minnesota. The Wolves fell behind big early and couldn't catch up. Indiana was led by David West with 22 points. Minnesota shot 37 percent from the field while Indiana shot 44 percent.

Gopher basketball forward Trevor Mbakwe has made it official he's coming back for a 6th season in college basketball after being granted a medical redshirt by the NCAA last month. Mbakwe played just 7 games this season before suffering a torn ACL in his left knee in a tournament game against Dayton. Mbakwe averaged 14.0 points and 9.1 rebounds a game this season.

The Minnesota Lynx drafted 6 players in the WNBA draft Monday. Their first selection was 3rd overall, 6'2 power forward Devereaux Peters from Notre Dame. Minnesota also picked 6'4 19-year old center Damiris Dantas from Brazil with the 12th overall pick in the first round. The Lynx made 3 2nd round picks, 6'0 forward Julie Wojta from UW-Green Bay, 6'2 forward Kayla Standish from Gonzaga, and 5'7 guard Nika Baric from Slovenia. The Lynx also picked 6'0 guard Jacki Gemelos from USC.

It's that time of year again, and Jerry shares his tips for a successful outing fishing for suckers.

The Twins lost 4-3 at home to the Texas Rangers Sunday afternoon. The Rangers complete the 3-game sweep and send the Twins to a American League worst 2-7. Minnesota led until the 8th inning when Josh Hamilton hit a 2-run homerun off Twins' reliever Glen Perkins. Perkins allowed 2 hits and 3 earned runs without recording an out for the Twins. Newly acquired outfielder Clete Thomas hit a 2-run homerun in his Twins debut.