Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Dec 9, 2024 | spokesman-recorder.com | Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder |Jameel Jaffer

A federal appeals court ruled on Friday to uphold a nationwide ban on TikTok unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance, sells its ownership stake. This decision marks a significant victory for the Biden administration and comes despite TikTok’s claims that the ban violates the free speech rights of millions of American users.

Oct 13, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

It will be a long, long off season for the Minnesota Twins. An almost certain post-season berth went up in smoke when the team went into a late season swoon, which produced cries of firings, finger pointing and shaming and blaming as a result. “Everything we did probably took a step down six weeks ago,” admitted Twins Manager Rocco Baldelli to reporters, including the MSR, during his last post-season meeting after his team concluded its season on a three-game losing streak.

Aug 26, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

The Minnesota Twins are back on television. A contract dispute over pricing tiers between Comcast and Diamond Sports Group, which owns Bally Sports North, put the Twins, along with the Minnesota Lynx, off the air for three months, starting on May 1. The two sides finally reached an agreement, and the Twins returned to the television airways on July 30.

Jul 25, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Simeon Woods Richardson is eighth among MLB rookie pitchers this season with a 3.27 ERA. Richardson and the Phillies' Zack Wheeler on Tuesday were locked in an entertaining pitchers' duel as neither hurler gave up a run during their respective quality start. Both gave up exactly three hits and left the game without a run scored: Woods Richardson after six innings and Wheeler after seven. The Twins called him up from AAA St. Paul in May.

Jul 10, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Rob Parker's MLBbro.com mission statement says it all: “We will chronicle the paths of both present and past Black players, highlight their achievements in the game right now and from a historical standpoint,” it states unabashedly. Senior Writer Kevin Moore's July 1 “Bro Bombers” spotlighted two of the three Minnesota Twins Black players—Royce Lewis and Byron Buxton. “When these two players are in the lineup, it puts the Twins in a good position to win games,” said Moore.