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WILLMAR -- Affiliated Community Medical Centers has announced a five-year, $175,000 donation to the Kandiyohi County Area Family YMCA "Commitment to Community'' Capital Campaign. The funds will help provide needed expansion space at the YMCA for youth and teens, special needs classes,...

By Ben Walker AP Baseball Writer ST. LOUIS -- A big star who's overcome personal adversity. A popular band that everyone counted out. A crazy critter with a cute nickname. Turn on the TV this week, and you can see top talent, neat plot lines and two loaded lineups. So what's it...

By Noah Trister AP Sports Writer DETROIT -- Doug Fister delivered another strong start in a game Detroit needed and Miguel Cabrera homered and hit a tiebreaking double to lead the Tigers past the Texas Rangers 5-2 Tuesday night in Game 3 of the AL championship series. Detroit dropped...

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The barbs already were flying. Come Sunday, the Milwaukee Brewers bashed the St. Louis Cardinals with their bats. Needing a rally in the NL championship series opener, Milwaukee turned to its power duo of Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder, then got a clutch hit from...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the AL wild card with a stunning rally Wednesday night, overcoming a late seven-run deficit and then beating the New York Yankees 8-7 on Evan Longoria's home run in the 12th inning. The Rays' win came four minutes after Boston...

By Dave Campbell AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS -- Most of the current Minnesota Twins weren't alive the last time the team struggled this badly. Kevin Slowey even dipped into Greek mythology to describe the frustration. Ichiro Suzuki stopped Slowey's no-hitter with a two-out infield...