MINNEAPOLIS — New Twins hitting coach Edgar Varela was going through a quick introduction inside the visitor’s clubhouse over the weekend when he was enveloped in a bear hug that he didn’t see coming. Luis Arráez…

MINNEAPOLIS — Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz will turn 40 years old on July 1 and with him entering the final season of his contract this could be his final year in the big leagues.…

MINNEAPOLIS — Righthander Michael Pineda will have 39 games remaining on his 60-game PED suspension when the regular season begins, but the ban doesn’t stop him from being with the Twins in spring training. Pineda,…

MINNEAPOLIS — Typically if you’re in the Legends Club inside Target Field and you hear applause break out, it’s because one of the good guys just hit a home run or something. Friday night at…

In the lead up to free agency and the NFL Draft, we will look at what happened in 2019 and all the possible options of every Vikings position. Here we take a close look at the…

MINNEAPOLIS — It wasn’t clear if Karl-Anthony Towns was trying to convince the media members who surrounded him, or himself, that the 2019-20 Timberwolves still have hope, but that’s exactly what he was doing following…

Mock draft season doesn’t truly start until Mel Kiper Jr. unveils his 1.0 each winter and that happened on Friday. ESPN’s longtime draft analyst predicted the Vikings would use the 25th pick in the opening…

With the NHL trade deadline exactly a month away (Feb. 24), the Wild need to figure out which direction they are going to take. Minnesota enters the All-Star Break five points out of the final…

Justin Morneau is headed to the Twins Hall of Fame. The team announced Friday morning that the former first baseman will become the 34th member of the team’s Hall of Fame when he is inducted…

Could Karl-Anthony Towns be headed out of Minnesota? Even though the Timberwolves star is in the first season of a five-year, $158 million max contract, there have been recent reports of teams keeping a close…