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Justin Morneau on Track for Spring Return

Twins fans nervous about the status of star first baseman Justin Morneau heading into the 2011 season can take comfort in the words of general manager Bill Smith. Appearing on MLB Network, Smith gave an update on Morneau, who missed the second half of the regular season as well as the postseason after suffering a...

Twins' Joe Nathan, Justin Morneau on Track to Return Healthy in 2011

ORLANDO – Twins GM Bill Smith is feeling good about adding a couple elite players he didn't have for most of 2010: Joe Nathan and Justin Morneau. Nathan, the Twins' All-Star closer, missed the entire 2010 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Smith said Nathan's rehab so far has been textbook. "He is doing...

Overheard and Understood: Mr. Smith Goes Shopping

Bill Smith's first task as Twins general manager was to trade away his ace. Less than three years later, who knows, he may trade for one. But Smith insists his job hasn't really changed. "We always want to be a team that is successful because of player development and scouting," he told FanHouse. "If you have good...

Twins Welcome Move to Great Outdoors

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Architecturally speaking, everyone's excited, in one way or another, by what's happening with the Minnesota Twins. The Twins are moving outdoors, and their new home's quite a sight: A roofless ballpark whose bejeweled canopy makes for baseball's most dazzling Northern Lights. While the potential of a...

The Dugout Gives Thanks

...for Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins for simultaneously being the Magic Johnson and the Larry Bird of professional baseball. He puts up insane numbers (especially for a catcher, which is a talking point I'm sure you need more information about), he plays fair even when he doesn't have to, and he reminds us that the...

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05/22/12 Quiz: Team Names That Don't End With âS' Source: Mental Floss Two readers suggested this quiz back in 2009âBill Smith and Christi Larkins.
05/21/12 Ferris State professor to travel to Sierra Leone to... Source: The Grand Rapids Press - Grand Rapids MI A Ferris State University professor will spend five months teaching business in the African nation of Sierra Leone next year thanks to a grant from the federal government.
05/20/12 Health director says more dentists needed Source: The Robesonian The county Health director says the community learning center that East Carolina University Dental School of Medicine plans to build in Lumberton is needed in Robeson and surrounding counties.
05/18/12 Shop doctor to offer Millom a repeat prescription Source: BBC Cumbria THE author of a report that criticised shoddy signs and poor facilities is set to return to Millom.
05/18/12 Proposal could bring back council's prayer Source: Mount Vernon News - Mount Vernon OH A proposed resolution by Mount Vernon City Council member Sam Barone could bring prayer back to the city's legislative meeting, if approved by council.