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CLEVELAND — Lingering illness kept Miguel Sano out of the Twins' starting lineup for a second straight game Saturday, but he was hopeful of returning by Sunday's series finale with the Cleveland Indians. "I didn't want to push it," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. The Twins...

DULUTH — Hermantown's Dylan Samberg said he didn't want to travel to Chicago for the 2017 NHL Draft with high expectations in case he wasn't drafted as high as projected. Turns out Samberg had nothing to worry about. The incoming Minnesota Duluth freshman defenseman exceeded...

MINNEAPOLIS — Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said the front office would take time this next week to see whether the team ranks among the Western Conference's elite. Minnesota finished 13th in the West last year and 10 games out of a playoff spot, but last week's acquisition...

CHICAGO — You might remember Dylan Samberg as the kid who netted the game-winning goal to lift Hermantown to a dramatic 4-3 double overtime win over Monticello/Annandale/Maple Lake in this year's state boys hockey tournament. That served as a marquee moment for Samberg in a...

CHICAGO — After nearly a month of looking, the Minnesota Wild officially named Bob Woods as an assistant coach on Saturday morning. Woods takes over for Scott Stevens, who resigned last month in order to spend more time with his family on the East Coast. It serves as a reunion...

CHICAGO — Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher joked that coach Bruce Boudreau was bored on Friday night during the first round of this year's NHL draft. Fletcher started to get a little bored himself as potential trades became less and less likely as the night wore...

CHICAGO—Center Skyler Brind'Amour and goaltender Cayden Primeau were among more than a dozen players with NHL bloodlines who were chosen on the second and final day of the draft Saturday afternoon. Brind'Amour is the son of Rod Brind'Amour, who tallied 1,184 points during a...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings are covering Michael Floyd's flank in his kombucha tea defense as the wide receiver prepares to face an Arizona judge Monday to explain how he violated house arrest by accidentally ingesting alcohol. Vikings chief operating officer...