Jeff Gray

MILWAUKEE -- Dylan Axelrod seemed more intrigued by the cold weather that awaits him at U.S. Cellular Field than the fact he threw 103 pitches Saturday in a 5-4 loss at Milwaukee. "You know what, I’ve never been in snow in my life," said Axelrod,...

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING Mitchell at Brandon Valley Philip Tournament Pierre at Huron HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' HOCKEY Aberdeen Cougars at Watertown, 8 p.m. JUNIOR HOCKEY Aberdeen Wings vs. Bismarck, Odde Ice Center, 7:15 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL...

The Chicago White Sox invited 20 players to major league camp when spring training starts in mid-February in Glendale, Ariz., including their 2011 No. 1 draft choice Keenyn Walker. Walker stole 56 bases while hitting .267 at Class A last season. Also...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints, Noon (CBS); San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings, Noon (FOX); Houston Texans at Denver Broncos, 3:25 p.m. (CBS); New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...

TODAY GOLF 82nd Dakota Open at Lee Park and Moccasin Creek Country Club SDGA Men's Senior Championship at Willow Run in Sioux Falls TODAY Little League Baseball-World Series, Third Place Game, 10 a.m. (ESPN); World Series, Championship Game, 2...

|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball—Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles, 11:30 a.m. (WGN) Tennis—U.S. Open, Noon and 6 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football—South Carolina at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Texas A&M at Louisiana Tech, 6:30 p.m....

Trevor Plouffe homered twice, Josh Willingham and Drew Butera had one each and the Minnesota Twins came back from four runs down to take a big lead, then held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 10-8 Sunday. With one run already across in the sixth,...

MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer will be representing the Minnesota Twins at the All-Star Game. Josh Willingham, however, might be the team’s most valuable player at this point. He came through again in the clutch Sunday. Trevor Plouffe homered...

MINNEAPOLIS — Matt Capps came to the mound for Minnesota with the familiar soundtrack of Metallica music and a round of boos. Nobody at Target Field was cheering louder at the end than his teammates. Justin Morneau’s tying double in the...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Justin Morneau and Josh Willingham each hit tworun homers, Trevor Plouffe also went deep and the Minnesota Twins held off the Kansas City Royals 10-7 on Monday night. Cole De Vries (1-1) lasted five shaky innings to pick up his...

MINNEAPOLIS — Cubs President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer hired Dale Sveum, in part, because he doesn't fly off the handle during times like this. And if anyone in the clubhouse is ticked off at the Cubs' losing skid, which reached 20...

Felix Hernandez doesn't usually need much run support. Saturday evening, it appeared he wouldn't get any. The dynamic right-hander did his part, throwing eight innings of one-hit ball, and the Mariners broke through in the sixth inning to give...