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Bulldogs picked third in NCHC preseason media poll

Minnesota Duluth will enter the 2026-27 season carrying some of the highest expectations in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Bulldogs were picked to finish third in the NCHC

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Minnesota Twins

Tim Meyer: Twins’ late fade hurts, but 2027 is starting to look interesting

Tim Meyer is a Duluth architect and community builder. Reach him at tim.meyer@meyergroupduluth.com The Minnesota Twins are running out of September, and another season that once carried legitimate postseason possibilities is rapidly becoming a study in what might have been. Minnesota entered Wednesday at 69-77, six

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Tim Meyer: Twins still searching for answers as early mediocrity sets tone

Tom Pohlad has continued to express a commitment to winning, but the roster construction has yet to reflect that urgency. The absence of a clear replacement for Pablo Lopez, combined with instability at shortstop and in the bullpen, suggests a team operating below the standard required to contend.

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Tim Meyer: Community ownership of the Twins?

If the current ownership group can deliver sustained contention, it will be welcomed. If not, it may be time to ask whether a broader form of ownership — one rooted in the community — could provide the stability and commitment required to build a true, lasting winner.

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Fred Friedman: A Baseball Lifer’s Betrayal

I’ve put my money where my mouth is. I’ve bought Twins tickets for decades. My taxes also helped pay for Target Field — along with three other Minneapolis stadiums: the Vikings’ U.S. Bank Stadium, Target Center for the Timberwolves, and the University of Minnesota’s football stadium.

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Breaking Sports News: MLB, Twins announce TV, streaming partnership

Note: Breaking Sports News is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. For the 2025 season, Major League Baseball will produce and distribute local games for the Minnesota Twins, offering fans more ways to watch the Twins on TV or via digital streaming. Last

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Vikings Notebook, Wednesday Sports Events

Gilmore, who will turn 34 in September, began his career with the Buffalo Bills, overlapping with Vikings Assistant Head Coach Mike Pettine in 2013 when Pettine was Buffalo's defensive coordinator.

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Twins trade Polanco to Seattle

The Minnesota Twins acquired right-handed pitchers Anthony DeSclafani, Justin Topa and Darren Bowen, and outfielder Gabriel Gonzalez from the Seattle Mariners, in exchange for infielder Jorge Polanco. DeSclafani, 33, pitched in 19 games (18 starts) for the San Francisco Giants in 2023, going 4-8 with a 4.88

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Quote Me, Howie: How 'bout them Twins

On the 2023 Twins season: Arik Forsman – “In Minnesota we’re used to our professional sports teams having their seasons end in heartbreak. But the 2023 Twins and their young talent showed great promise for the future even in defeat this postseason and they should be a force to be

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