1. Well played, Mauer. Joe Mauer officially said goodbye in November and on Saturday at Target Field the Twins put No. 7 up in the rare air above the limestone in left field. Twins fans…

Since the Minnesota Timberwolves hired Gersson Rosas in May as the team’s President of Basketball Operations they’ve been busy adding both to the front office and coaching staff. The Wolves hired Ryan Saunders as the…

Welcome to NBA Mock Draft 9.0 at SKORNorth.com, our penultimate edition. This version was unplanned, but thanks to the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers striking a deal this weekend, it was only right…

Willians Astudillo might no longer be on the Twins roster, but that doesn’t mean the club’s brass can ignore La Tortuga. Optioned to Triple-A Rochester on June 7, Astudillo was named the Twins’ minor league…

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins’ offense has been so explosive in 2019 that it has become easy to take for granted that no deficit will be too much to overcome. Especially against an inferior opponent. So…

MINNEAPOLIS — Byron Buxton was not in the starting lineup for a second consecutive day Sunday after suffering a bruised right wrist in the sixth inning Friday when he was hit by a pitch from…

MINNEAPOLIS — One would have thought Marwin Gonzalez would have weighed the risks and rewards long before deciding to dive for the liner off the bat of Billy Hamilton. The Royals center fielder gives Byron…

MINNEAPOLIS — You hear all the time that it’s too early to start thinking about MLB trades in June. I think that there’s some truth in that in some cases, because there are teams out…

MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer established himself as one of the greatest players in Twins history during his 15 seasons with the franchise, but he also became known for an emotionless approach to his craft. This…

EAGAN. — The talk of the offseason surrounding the Minnesota Vikings’ new offense has largely been about how quarterback Kirk Cousins will be put in a better situation to succeed in 2019 than he was…