Mackey: The Jason Marquis experiment has failed completely for Twins Updated: 8 hours ago Jason Marquis made a concerted effort to quicken the pace in the first inning on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers, but working at a quicker pace wound up being akin to simply ripping the bandaid off faster. Is it time to end the experiment? [Full Story]

Zulgad: All Twins can offer at this point is hope and professionalism Updated: 14 hours ago Don't be fooled by the Minnesota Twins' recent stretch of better baseball. As Judd Zulgad writes, hope and professionalism is likely all the 2012 Twins are going to be able to offer their fan base. [Full Story]

Jason Marquis shelled once again as Brewers throttle Twins Updated: 15 hours ago Jonathan Lucroy belted two home runs, including his first career grand slam, en route to a career-high seven RBI as the Brewers buried the Twins, 16-4, in the finale of a three-game set on Sunday at Miller Park. [Full Story]

Jonathan Lucroy takes a pie to the face after 7-RBI performance Updated: 19 hours ago

The Ron Gardenhire Show -- 5/20 Updated: 20 hours ago Ron Gardenhire joins Jim Souhan from Milwaukee to talk about the the team's 4-game winning streak before they attempt to get the brooms out against the Brewers [Click to listen]

Trevor Plouffe's home run gives Twins fourth straight victory Updated: 1 day ago Trevor Plouffe hit a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. [Full Story]

Twins celebrate after Trevor Plouffe's go-ahead home run Updated: 1 day ago

Manny Ramirez's 2012 debut for A's likely to come against Twins Updated: 1 day ago If Manny Ramirez's minor league stint goes according to schedule it's likely would join the A's in the middle of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on May 29 or 30. [Full Story]

Diamond steady, Mauer drives in three as Twins pound Brewers Updated: 2 days ago Scott Diamond lost his scoreless streak. He still won his third straight start for the Minnesota Twins, who pounded the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3 on Friday night. [Full Story]

Joe Mauer tags out Norichika Aoki on close play at plate Updated: 3 days ago

Target Field picked to host 2013 Big Ten baseball tournament Updated: 3 days ago The Twins stadium will become the first Major League ballpark to host the Big Ten baseball tournament. [Full Story]

Vikings sign former Bears offensive tackle Levi Horn Updated: 3 days ago The Vikings made another roster move Friday, signing offensive tackle Levi Horn from Montana. [Full Story]

Carl Pavano, 'feeling fantastic,' may not need a cortisone shot Updated: 3 days ago In an interview with 1500 ESPN on Friday morning Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said right-hander Carl Pavano 'had a good week' and is 'feeling fantastic.' [Full Story]

Sandell: Dissecting 'U' football roster as summer preparations begin Updated: 3 days ago The expectations for notable on-field improvements will be heavily increased for the 'U' football team in Jerry Kill's second season. With less than three months to go until fall camp, Nate Sandell provides an early position-by-position breakdown. [Full Story]

Vikings decline opportunity to be featured on HBO's 'Hard Knocks' Updated: 4 days ago The HBO show "Hard Knocks" expressed interest in featuring the Vikings again during training camp this summer but the team declined. That doesn't come as a surprise considering the type of access the show is looking to get. [Full Story]

Mets awarded 2013 All-Star Game, Twins expected to be host in 2014 Updated: 4 days ago Now that the New York Mets have been awarded the 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field, it's expected the next step will be for Commissioner Bud Selig to announce that the 2014 game will be played at Target Field. [Full Story]

Justin Morneau, Trevor Plouffe help power Twins to sweep of Tigers Updated: 4 days ago Justin Morneau and Trevor Plouffe hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning, and rookie P.J. Walters earned his first victory of the season to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday at Comerica Park. [Full Story]

Vikings waive tackle Kevin Murphy, cornerback C.C. Whitlock Updated: 4 days ago The Minnesota Vikings announced Thursday that offensive tackle Kevin Murphy and cornerback C.C. Whitlock were both waived. [Full Story]

Twins place Nick Blackburn on DL instead of Ryan Doumit Updated: 4 days ago A day after leaving the Minnesota Twins' victory at Detroit because of a strained left quadriceps, pitcher Nick Blackburn was placed on the 15-day disabled list, according to the Star Tribune. [Full Story]

Twins place Ryan Doumit on disabled list, recall outfielder Ben Revere Updated: 4 days 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 calf and recalled outfielder Ben Revere from Triple-A Rochester. [Full Story]