Rochester reliever Rico Garcia pitched into and out of trouble in the ninth inning of the Red Wings’ 7-5 win over the St. Paul Saints on Wednesday night at CHS Field. Garcia gave up a double to Anthony Prato and then walked DaShawn Keirsey Jr. to bring the potential winning run to the plate in Jair Camargo, who was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. The 30-year-old right-hander struck out Camargo on a 3-2 fastball, then struck out Matt Wallner and Yunior Severino to end the game. St. Paul starting pitcher Joe Gunkel allowed seven runs on nine hits with one walk and two strikeouts over 4 1/3 ..read more

By JACQUES BILLEAUD, JONATHAN J. COOPER and JOSH KELETY (Associated Press) PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump ‘s chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their roles in an attempt to overturn Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. The indictment released Wednesday names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Trump won Arizona in 2020. They include the former state party chair, a 2022 U.S. Senate candidate and two sitting state lawmakers, who are charged with nine counts each of ..read more

Joe Ryan picked up his first win of the season for the Twins on Wednesday night at Target Field, and he did it with flair. Making his fifth start of the season, the 27-year-old right-hander struck out eight over six innings as the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 before an announced crowd of 12,546. The Twins go for a sweep of the four-game series on Thursday afternoon before beginning a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday. Ryan (1-1) recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts on April 13, a no-decision against Detroit, when he allowed three runs in six ..read more

Naz Reid went undrafted in 2019 after his freshman season at LSU. He spent much of his first professional season in the G-League. He was out of Minnesota’s rotation as recently as the start of last season. But every time a challenge hit, he pushed forward and adapted. He got leaner and more athletic. He honed his jumper. He developed as a defender. Ask him to play center, and he’ll do that. Small forward? He can do that, too. He may have to guard Anthony Davis on the interior one night and chase Grayson Allen around the perimeter on the next. He might play 30 minutes one night and 15 the next ..read more

Republican Minnesota senators on Wednesday unsuccessfully pushed to speed up an ethics investigation and expulsion of a Democratic-Farmer-Labor senator facing a felony burglary charge. But for now, it appears the DFL will hold onto control of the chamber — at least for the rest of the session. The GOP is asking for an ethics investigation just days after Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, was arrested for allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes, Minn., home, throwing into question whether her party can keep its one-seat majority in the Senate But more immediately, it presents a ..read more

By JACQUES BILLEAUD and JOSH KELETY (Associated Press) PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona grand jury has indicted former Donald Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Rudy Giuliani along with 16 others in an election interference case. The indictment released Wednesday names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the 2020 presidential election. It shows seven other defendants whose names were not immediately released because they had not yet been served with the charges. The Associated Press was able to determine the id ..read more

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli raised some eyebrows when he penciled in Alex Kirilloff as the team’s leadoff hitter the first two games of the series. Wednesday it was 6-foot-4, 235-pound catcher Ryan Jeffers getting the nod and serving as the Twins’ designated hitter. It was the first time in Jeffers’ five-year career, which spans 294 games, that he hit at the top of the order “He’s finally realizing how fast I am around the bases,” Jeffers said with a smile. In reality, Baldelli said the idea was to get his best two right-handed hitters, Jeffers and Byron Buxton, as many at-bats as possible ag ..read more

Republican Minnesota senators on Wednesday unsuccessfully pushed to speed up an ethics investigation and expulsion of a Democratic-Farmer-Labor senator facing a felony burglary charge. But for now, it appears the DFL will hold on to control of the chamber — at least for the rest of the session. The GOP is asking for an ethics investigation just days after Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, was arrested for allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home, throwing into question whether her party can keep its one-seat majority in the Senate But more immediately, it presents a potent ..read more

A Blaine man was sentenced Wednesday to eight months in jail and five years of probation for driving more than 100 mph while drunk and crashing into an SUV last fall in St. Anthony, seriously injuring the 21-year-old driver and her young brother. Matthew Sukhram, 19, pleaded guilty Feb. 21 in Ramsey County District Court to two counts of criminal vehicular operation while under the influence of alcohol — one for causing great-bodily harm, the other for causing substantial bodily harm — in connection with the Sept. 16 crash at Minnesota 88 and 29th Avenue Northeast. Soua Vang and her 10-year-ol ..read more

By JACQUES BILLEAUD and JOSH KELETY (Associated Press) PHOENIX (AP) — Eleven Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the 2020 presidential election were charged Wednesday with conspiracy, fraud and forgery, marking the fourth state to bring charges against “fake electors.” The defendants include the former chair of the Arizona Republican Party, a 2022 U.S. Senate candidate and two sitting state legislators. The grand jury indictment also describes an unindicted co-conspirator who is clearly Trump. The 11 people who had b ..read more