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Minnesota Twins 1 hour agoWall, Kentucky Pull Away From Alabama
ESPN Video — John Wall had 23 points, including seven straight in the second half to give the Wildcats the lead for good, and No. 2 Kentucky overcame an 11-point deficit Friday in beating Alabama 73-67 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals
Minnesota Wild 2 hours agoTimberwolves' Kevin Love out with foot injury
St. Paul Pioneer Press — Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love will not play in tonight's game against San Antonio because of a left mid-foot sprain suffered Wednesday night against Denver.
Minnesota Timberwolves 3 hours agoStarCaps trial: Judge will rule on Vikings' Kevin and Pat Williams by mid-May
St. Paul Pioneer Press — A Hennepin County judge said he would decide by mid-May whether the NFL violated Minnesota drug-testing laws by suspending Vikings defensive tackles Kevin and Pat Williams after attorneys for both sides made their closing arguments today.
Minnesota Vikings 6 hours agoReport: Jets could give Tomlinson two-year, $5 million contract
St. Paul Pioneer Press — The New York Jets are locked in a strong recruiting effort to keep LaDainian Tomlinson from signing with the Minnesota Vikings.
Minnesota Vikings 6 hours agoClosers who might interest Minnesota Twins
St. Paul Pioneer Press — The Twins have in-house options to take over for Joe Nathan, if need be, manager Ron Gardenhire said. The leading candidates in that pool are likely Matt Guerrier and Jon Rauch, but surely general manager Bill Smith's due diligence will include exploring trade possibilities as well.
Minnesota Twins 7 hours agoMinnesota Twins game canceled
St. Paul Pioneer Press — The Minnesota Twins have canceled today's spring training game against the New York Mets at Fort Myers, Fla., because of rain, the Twins announced.
Minnesota Twins 7 hours agoEagles eyeing Ray Edwards, report says
St. Paul Pioneer Press — The Delaware County (Pa.) Times reported that the Philadelphia Eagles are expected to try to sign Vikings free-agent defensive end Ray Edwards. The report made no mention of a possible timetable.
Minnesota Vikings 16 hours agoFrancisco Liriano shows serious stuff
St. Paul Pioneer Press — FORT MYERS, Fla. — This is what the Twins hoped for when they saw Francisco Liriano's winter ball reports — a fastball with command, a tight slider and a solid changeup to mix in.
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- UM basketball advances to make first appearance in ACC semis South Florida Sun-Sentinel Freshman guard Durand Scott scores 17 points in upset of fourth-seeded Virginia Tech in ACC quarterfinals .The low point of the season came two months ago for the Miami Hurricanes.
- Miami pulls off another upset in ACC tourney, faces Duke next South Florida Sun-Sentinel The low point of the season came two months ago for the Miami Hurricanes.
- Anderson: Thrashers feeling pressure of playoff race Atlanta Journal-Constitution Anderson: Too much pressure?: Thrashers coach John Anderson said the pressure of a playoff race may be reason for his team’s four-game losing streak heading into Friday night’s game against the New York Rangers.
- Women's basketball: No. 11 Texas A&M 77, No. 15 Texas 64 Dallas Morning News
- Rose doesn't blame Howard despite deja vu Inside the Bulls | Chicago Sun-Times Derrick Rose is disappointed he'll miss his first game of the season tonight when the Bulls play the Miami Heat, but Rose knows his situation could have been much worse. After suffering a left wrist injury Thursday night in Orlando...
- Chiefs bring back Wiegmann Kansas City Star In an effort to improve their offensive line, the Chiefs went back to their glory days to sign center Casey Wiegmann.
- Backup closers: Finding save candidates Fox Sports Daniel Bard is Boston's future closer.
- Mound musings: Ranking top 100 relief pitchers Fox Sports Kansas City's Joakim Soria ranks No. 4 among the top 100 relief pitchers.
- Position Primer: Starting Pitcher Yahoo! Sports When it comes to drafting starting pitchers, owners should expect the unexpected.
- Forecaster: March Madness, NBA style ESPN Neil Tardy previews Week 21 in fantasy basketball, and wonders who will be the surprise player to emerge in March.
- Diamond Debate: Evan Longoria versus David Wright ESPN Eric Karabell and Christopher Harris argue the merits of Evan Longoria and David Wright as two of the elite third-base option in fantasy this season.
- Quentin healthy, productive again in spring games ESPN Chicago White Sox left fielder Carlos Quentin still hasn't put up a 500 at-bat season in the major leagues, but that's the only real negative at this ...