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Twins' Pedro Hernandez Gets First Major League Win

Pedro Hernandez pitched five shutout innings for his first major league win, Josh Willingham homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 Saturday to end a three-game slide.  Read More

Wild Make Playoffs With 3-1 Win Over Avalanche

Devin Setoguchi broke a second-period tie and Niklas Backstrom stopped 29 shots, helping the Minnesota Wild secure their first playoff spot in five years with a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.  Read More

Rangers Hold Off Twins 4-3

Adrian Beltre homered and rookie Justin Grimm won his second consecutive start and the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Friday.  Read More

Wild Routed By Oilers With Playoff Berth On Line

Corey Potter and Nail Yakupov both scored two goals, and the Edmonton Oilers prevented the Minnesota Wild from clinching a spot in the Western Conference playoffs with a 6-1 rout on Friday night.   Read More

Vikings Trade Up To Draft WR Patterson

The Minnesota Vikings have traded up to take Tennessee wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson with the 29th selection overall in the NFL draft.  Read More

Tepesch Picks Up Second Win As Rangers Beat Twins

Nick Tepesch pitched six strong innings for his second win while Elvis Andrus and Nelson Cruz each drove in runs to lead the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.   Read More

Vikings Select DT Shariff Floyd At No. 23; Rhodes At No. 25

The Minnesota Vikings have taken Florida defensive tackle Shariff Floyd with the 23rd overall pick in the NFL draft.   Read More

New $4M Turf In Alerus Center Being Replaced

The new $4 million turf in the Alerus Center in Grand Forks is being torn out and replaced only seven months after it was installed.   Read More

Golf Courses Lament Money Lost To Bad Weather

Add golf course owners to the list of Minnesotans irked by the spring that's never showed up.   Read More

Vikings To Sign Williams So He Can Formally Retire

The Vikings are planning to sign former defensive tackle Pat Williams for one day so he can formally retire as a member of the team.   Read More