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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio robbed Royce Lewis of a potential tying homer in the eighth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers ended the Minnesota Twins’ 13-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory on Sunday. Isaac Collins and Sal Frelick each drove in two runs to help the Brewers end the second-longest win streak in Twins history. The…

Over the past three months, a growing number of universities have added or dropped entire sports programs on the eve of dramatic changes coming to college athletics under the $2.8 billion NCAA settlement. UTEP dropped women’s tennis, Cal Poly discontinued swimming and diving, Marquette added women’s swimming and Grand Canyon shuttered a historically dominant men’s volleyball program. It was…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pablo López combined with three relievers on a three-hitter as the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 on Saturday for their third straight shutout and 13th consecutive victory. The Twins haven’t allowed a run since giving up six of them in the third inning of an 8-6 victory at Baltimore in the second…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers acquired left-handed pitcher Rob Zastryzny from the New York Yankees for cash and optioned right-handed pitcher Elvis Peguero to Triple-A Nashville on Friday. Zastryzny, 33, returns to Milwaukee after going 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA in nine appearances with the Brewers last season. He had spent all of this…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa was placed on the seven-day concussion injured list Friday, a day after he collided with center fielder Byron Buxton in pursuit of a shallow fly ball. Buxton had entered concussion protocol after Minnesota’s 4-0 victory at Baltimore on Thursday and also was held out of the Twins’ lineup Friday for the…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa and center fielder Byron Buxton were both placed in the concussion protocol following a collision during Thursday’s 4-0 victory over Baltimore. Baltimore’s Cedric Mullins hit a fly ball to shallow center field leading off the bottom of the third. Correa retreated to the outfield grass in pursuit while…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox claimed infielder Vinny Capra off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. Milwaukee had designated Capra for assignment on Friday, the same day the Brewers had recalled infielder Andruw Monasterio from Triple-A Nashville. Capra, 28, batted .074 with a .121 on-base percentage, one homer and four RBIs in 24 games…

The Green Bay Packers take on their division rival right at the start of the 2025 regular season.  Week 1 features the Packers playing the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on September 7. It won’t be until Week 12 before Green Bay faces another NFC North team with the visiting Minnesota Vikings on November 23. …

The Minnesota Vikings have back-to-back international games in 2025 as the team releases its schedule for the coming season.  In Week 4, the team travels to Dublin, Ireland to play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, September 28. On Week 5, they head to London for a game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, October 5. …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting to send the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals for the second straight year with a 121-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 on Wednesday night. Anthony Edwards had 22 points and 12 assists for the sixth-seeded Wolves, who will…