Joe Benson

Before they went upscale at Target Field, the word that best described the Twins varied according to whether they made the playoffs. They were efficient in the good years, cheap in the other ones. The cost of everything has soared post-Metrodome,...

For 17 seasons, Derek Jeter has been the best reason to keep believing in baseball. His throwback approach has yielded daily excellence in the middle of the Yankees infield. He has kept life simple off the field, and that never seems to be a bad idea....

The Sports Xchange By Richard L. Shook, The Sports Xchange Walters, Twins make three-run first hold up DETROIT -- A starter gave the Minnesota Twins some much-needed relief on Saturday. Journeyman P.J. Walters, handed a three-run lead before he even...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Auto Racing--Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 6:30 a.m. (NBC); Indy Racing League, IndyCar, Indianapolis 500, 11 a.m. (ABC); NASCAR Sprint Cup, Coca-Cola 600, 5 p.m. (FOX) Tennis--French Open, 11 a.m. (NBC), 4 a.m. (ESPN2)...

The Sports Xchange By Scott Johnson, The Sports Xchange Rangers 5, Mariners 2 SEATTLE -- Not even streak-stopper Felix Hernandez could slow down the Texas Rangers or break the downhill slide of the slumping Seattle Mariners. The Rangers piled up 13...

DETROIT (AP) — Joe Mauer homered and had three hits, helping the Minnesota Twins snap a 10-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory at the Detroit Tigers yesterday. Mauer had already earned the ire of Detroit fans when he broke up Anibal Sanchez's no-...

The Sports Xchange By Richard L. Shook, The Sports Xchange Twins 3, Tigers 2 DETROIT -- Journeyman P.J. Walters, aided by a beleaguered bullpen, gave Minnesota some relief on Saturday as the Twins snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over...

|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball—Playoffs, St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves, 4 p.m. (TBS); Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers, 7:30 p.m. (TBS) College Football—Pittsburgh at Syracuse, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Utah State at Brigham Young, 9:15 p....