(AP)  The Minnesota Twins have agreed to a $2.2 million dollars, one-year contract with reliever Tyler Duffey, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. Duffey was one of seven Twins players eligible for salary arbitration for the 2021 season, joining left fielder Eddie Rosario, starting pitcher José Berríos, […]

Jamestown  (UJ)  University of Jamestown has announced that Mason Walters of the University of Jamestown is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports men’s basketball player-of-the-week.  Walters, a sophomore from Jamestown, North Dakota, posted back-to-back double-doubles in helping Jamestown to a pair of road wins last week. He scored 13 points and […]

UNDATED (AP) — Left-hander Mike Minor and the Kansas City Royals have finalized an $18 million, two-year deal, reuniting the 32-year-old starter with the club that helped him revive his career. The contract includes a club option for 2023 for $13 million with a $1 million buyout. The 32-year-old Minor […]

UNDATED (AP) — The New York Mets have reached their first agreement with a free agent since Steven Cohen bought the team, a deal with 31-year-old right-hander Trevor May, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person tells The Associated Press that the agreement is subject to a […]

(AP) — Minnesota has canceled its game against Northwestern on Saturday, the second straight football cancellation for the Gophers because of a spike in their COVID-19 cases. The decision was made by university officials Monday in consultation with the Big Ten. Since Nov. 19, Minnesota has had 47 positive cases, […]

Valley City  (VCSU)  Upcoming Vikings sports schedule changes posted. Men’s Basketball VCSU men’s games scheduled for December  5 versus Dickinson State and December 7 versus Trinity Bible College have been postponed. The Dickinson State game is rescheduled for Decembe 19 at 3 p.m. in Valley City. A make-up date is […]

(AP) Gonzaga and Baylor remain the top two teams in first The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll of the regular season. The Zags received 57 first-place votes from a 63-person media panel. The Bears received six first-place votes, with Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois rounding out the top five. Gonzaga […]

Christian Bishop provided 13 of his 16 points in the second half to help 11th-rated Creighton come away with a 69-58 victory against North Dakota State. Antwann Jones scored nine of his 11 points in succession as the Bluejays turned an early deficit into a lead.

UNDATED (AP) — There’s no change among the top eight in The Associated Press football poll, with Alabama remaining the unanimous No. 1 team again. The Crimson Tide are spending a fourth straight week atop the poll and have been ranked for 209 consecutive weeks, tying the third-longest streak in […]