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Clay Buchholz pitched two hitless innings, David Ortiz homered and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 10-2 on Monday night.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have become a hot ticket in the Twin Cities again, and their ticket prices next season will reflect that surge in interest.

Kevin Love had 39 points and 17 rebounds to carry the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 95-94 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.

The NBA lockout is expected to end after the players and owners have reached a tentative agreement to start playing basketball again and end the 149-day lockout. The deal would allow for a 66-game schedule instead of 82 games and would start on Christmas Day some teams. Training camp and free agency would begin December 9.

I had the opportunity Monday to go and watch our beloved Vikings take on the the Division rival Packers in the belly of the beast that is Lambeau Field. And, while the Vikes put up little defense as Aaron Rodgers and company dismantled the Vikings, one thing was clear....we need a stadium in Arden Hills.

The St. Cloud State men's hockey team earned a split in the weekend series at Minnesota State-Mankato with a 3-2 win Saturday night. SCSU scored 3 first period goals and goaltender Ryan Faragher made the lead stand up. Faragher had 29 saves for the Huskies. Ben Hanowski had a goal and an assist and both Cory Thorson and David Eddy added a goal for SCSU.

The St. John's football team blanked last place Hamline 61-0 to close the season on a 4-game winning streak. St. John's was led by Connor Bruns with 183 yards passing and 3 touchdowns and he ran for 25 yards and 2 touchdowns. Taylor Freetly had 4 catches for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns for St. John's.

The 13th ranked St. Cloud State football team defeated Minnesota State-Moorhead 47-14 Saturday afternoon to win a share of the NSIC title. SCSU finishes the regular season 9-2 overall and 8-2 in the NSIC. Michael Walker ran for 73 yards and 3 touchdowns for SCSU and Andy Folz ran for 73 yards and 1 touchdown for the Huskies. Phil Klaphake threw for 157 yards and ran for 34 yards and 1 touchdown for St. Cloud State.

The 18th ranked Wisconsin Badgers beat the Gophers 42-13 at TCF Bank Stadium Saturday afternoon. Wisconsin keeps control of the traveling trophy "Paul Bunyan's Axe". Wisconsin led 28-6 at halftime and cruised in the 2nd half. Marqueis Gray was held in check throwing for just 51 yards and rushing for 68 yards. Minnesota scored its two touchdowns on a 96 yard kickoff return by Duane Bennett and a 5-yard fake field goal run by kicker Jordan Wettstein.

The Twins have come to an agreement on a 2-year contract with 37-year old middle infielder Jamey Carroll. The deal is reportedly worth $2 Million and has an option for a 3rd year. Carroll can play both 2nd base and shortstop and has played plenty of 3rd base and outfield in the major leagues too.