Twins place Ryan Doumit on disabled list, recall outfielder Ben Revere Updated: 8 minutes ago The Minnesota Twins placed Ryan Doumit on the 15-day disabled list after Wednesday's 11-7 victory in Detroit because of a strained right calf and recalled outfielder Ben Revere from Triple-A Rochester. [Full Story]

Twins offense explodes, rescuing Nick Blackburn against sloppy Tigers Updated: 34 minutes ago Jamey Carroll hit a two-run double in the sixth inning to give the Twins the lead, and they outlasted the sloppy Detroit Tigers 11-7 on Wednesday night. [Full Story]

Pelissero: Vikings buying Jerome Simpson as 'legitimate' deep threat Updated: 1 hours ago The Vikings know the dangers of overpaying for speed all too well. As Tom Pelissero writes, that might explain why the Vikings were not only willing to take a chance on Jerome Simpson, but downright giddy about signing a 26-year-old receiver whose on [Full Story]

Twins rookie Brian Dozier goes deep again early against Tigers Updated: 5 hours ago

Read transcript from Wednesday's Vikings chat with Pelissero, Zulgad Updated: 9 hours ago The NFL Draft is complete and OTAs are right around the corner. What's next for the Minnesota Vikings? Join 1500 ESPN's Tom Pelissero and Judd Zulgad for a live chat at 1 p.m. Wednesday. [Full Story]

Twins still waiting for the 'good' Nick Blackburn to show up Updated: 11 hours ago One year ago Monday, Minnesota Twins right-hander Nick Blackburn held the Toronto Blue Jays to two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out eight in 7 2/3 innings. The Twins are still searching for that version of Blackburn. [Full Story]

Vikings to spend extra week in Mankato for camp, which starts July 26 Updated: 11 hours ago The Vikings announced on Wednesday that players will report to camp on July 26 and stay for three weeks -- returning for the week following their Aug. 10 preseason opener at San Francisco, rather than reconvening practice at Winter Park. [Full Story]

Vikings waive rookie end Kevin Cyrille, who signed for a $2K bonus Updated: 13 hours ago The Vikings announced on Wednesday they have waived Kevin Cyrille, the undrafted end out of Florida Atlantic who signed for a $2,000 bonus less than a month ago. [Full Story]

Ron Gardenhire wants struggling Jason Marquis to pick up the pace Updated: 1 day ago After Tuesday's game manager Gardenhire recommended that Marquis pick up the pace between pitches. There were several times throughout the game when Marquis was taking 25 and 30 seconds between pitches, mostly with runners on base. [Full Story]

Vikings sign defensive end Nick Reed, claim tackle Kevin Murphy Updated: 1 day ago The Vikings continue to turn over the bottom of the roster. On Tuesday, they signed defensive end Nick Reed, who participated in the Vikings' rookie camp earlier this month on a tryout basis, and claimed rookie tackle Kevin Murphy off waivers from Sa [Full Story]

Twins option Parmelee to clear room for Morneau, who will play 1B Updated: 1 day ago It might not matter at this point, but the Minnesota Twins will get a shot in the arm on Wednesday with the return of Justin Morneau, who was sidelined for two weeks due to lingering soreness in his surgically-repaired wrist. [Full Story]

Derek Lowe makes history in shutout of Twins; Marquis 'embarrassing' Updated: 1 day ago Tuesday's match-up between a groundball-inducing pitcher against a groundball-heavy offense turned out exactly how most would expect in a 5-0 win by the Cleveland Indians over the Minnesota Twins. [Full Story]

Nikola Pekovic undergoes 'successful' surgery on troublesome ankle Updated: 1 day ago Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic underwent surgery on Tuesday to remove bone spurs in the right ankle that gave him trouble last season. [Full Story]

Mackey: Paced by Joe Mauer, Twins offense hitting too many grounders Updated: 1 day ago Over the past five seasons, offenses that have led the majors in most groundballs hit have finished 25th, 28th, 27th, 29th and 25th in total runs scored. The Twins have hit the most grounders this year, as Phil Mackey points out, led by Joe Mauer. [Full Story]

Pavano's start 'encouraging,' but shoulder has been slow to improve Updated: 1 day ago Despite allowing four earned runs in six innings, Carl Pavano -- battling discomfort in his throwing shoulder -- was able to reach back for some quality pitches in the Minnesota Twins 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Monday night. [Full Story]

Twins tie it on Doumit's HR, but Capps gives up winning run in ninth Updated: 2 days ago The Minnesota Twins made a late charge, thanks to Ryan Doumit's two-run blast in the eighth, but Matt Capps allowed the go-ahead RBI single to Shin-Soo Choo in the ninth allowing the Cleveland Indians to sneak out with a 5-4 win. [Full Story]

Zulgad's Roundup: Rookies had rocky beginning before becoming friends Updated: 2 days ago Wide receivers Jarius Wright (left) and Greg Childs, who were both selected by the Vikings in the fourth round of last month's draft, have known each other since third grade and are good friends. But the friendship had a rocky start in Warren, Ark. [Full Story]

Morneau can deal with some wrist soreness 'as long as it's manageable' Updated: 2 days ago Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau made positive strides on Monday in his attempt to return from left wrist soreness, taking 35 or 40 swings during early batting practice. Several of those swings resulted in long home runs. [Full Story]

Governor signs bill to build new Vikings stadium Updated: 2 days ago Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill to build a nearly $1 billion stadium for the Vikings. Dayton signed the bill to cheers Monday during a ceremony attended by the NFL team's owners and several key legislators. [Full Story]

Pierre McGuirre talking about the NHL playoffs Updated: 2 days ago [Click to listen]