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Minnesota Vikings to re-sign RB Aaron Jones, per reports

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March 9, 2025

Minnesota Vikings to re-sign RB Aaron Jones, per reports

Aaron Jones will avoid free agency and re-sign with the Minnesota Vikings. He agreed to a two-year deal worth $20 million to stay in the Twin Cities, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Free agency’s top running back is now off the market after securing his NFL home for the 2025 season.

Jones found himself in free agency for the second straight offseason. He inked a one-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024 following his departure from the Green Bay Packers. Remaining in the NFC North turned out to be a good thing for Jones, who turned 306 touches into 1,546 scrimmage yards.

The 30-year-old has been bitten by the injury bug in recent years but managed to play in all 17 games last season.

After being buried in what was a strong running back market headlined by Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry and Josh Jacobs in 2024, Jones finally had his chance to be atop the class.

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Paige Bueckers endures a loss to the Lynx in her first WNBA game

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May 17, 2025

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Paige Bueckers endures a loss to the Lynx in her first WNBA game

She looked like she belonged on the floor, comfortable in her role, though she definitely noticed the step up in the speed of the game, the shorter nature of the shot clock. The pace of everything. “And then there’s a level of physicality, of course,” she said. “That’s a level up from college. The size at that [guard] position is a little bit different.”

She flashed some speed early, getting Lynx guard Karlie Samuelson on her heals before darting to the hoop. But the shot didn’t fall, something Bueckers was still thinking about long after the game.

“I should have made the first one,” she said.

She had four points, two boards and a block in the first quarter. She had only two turnovers in 30 minutes.

There was a moment, coming out of a timeout, when she and Napheesa Collier, both former UConn players and once teammates on a Team USA 3×3 team, talked on the court. Collier said she was just congratulating Bueckers on having arrived in the league. Bueckers called it an old, friendly UConn chat.

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NBA Western Conference Finals schedule unveiled

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May 16, 2025

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NBA Western Conference Finals schedule unveiled

The Minnesota Timberwolves don’t know who they’re playing in the Western Conference Finals yet, but they do know when the games will be played. The Wolves will start the series on the road in Game 1 on Tuesday night.

The Timberwolves await the winner of the Oklahoma City-Denver series. That series is tied at 3-3 with Game 7 being played on Sunday at Oklahoma City.

On Thursday night, the NBA announced the following schedule for Western Conference Finals (Best-of-Seven):

Game 1: Tue, 5/20 – Minnesota at OKC/DEN – 7:30PM
Game 2: Thu, 5/22 – Minnesota at OKC/DEN – 7:30 PM
Game 3: Sat, 5/24 – OKC/DEN at Minnesota – 7:30 PM (on 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS)
Game 4: Mon, 5/26 – OKC/DEN at Minnesota – 7:30 PM
Game 5*: Wed, 5/28 – Minnesota at OKC/DEN – 7:30 PM
Game 6*: Fri, 5/30 – OKC/DEN at Minnesota – 7:30 PM
Game 7*: Sun, 6/1 – Minnesota at OKC/DEN – 7:00 PM

(*if necessary)

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Minnesota Twins Expected to Call Up Top Prospect RHP Zebby Matthews

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May 15, 2025

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Minnesota Twins Expected to Call Up Top Prospect RHP Zebby Matthews

Minnesota Twins prospect Webby Matthews is expected to get called up to the big leagues this weekend, The Minnesota Star Tribune’s Bob Nightengale reported Thursday.

With Simeon Woods Richardson getting optioned to Triple-A St. Paul, the Twins’ rotation is down to four arms. Joe Ryan and Pablo López are slated to start Friday and Saturday’s games against the Milwaukee Brewers, while Bailey Ober and Chris Paddack aren’t in line to start again until the Cleveland Guardians visit town next week.

That leaves Sunday vacant, so Matthews should be able to slide in and make his first MLB start of the year in the series finale at the Brewers.

Baseball America had Matthews ranked as the No. 73 overall prospect in baseball entering 2025. That made him the No. 1 pitcher and No. 4 overall prospect in the Twins’ farm system.

Matthews technically exhausted his rookie eligibility in 2024, having made nine starts between Aug. 13 and the end of the season. He went 1-4 with a 6.69 ERA, 1.646 WHIP and -0.6 WAR, though, all while Minnesota fell out of the playoff picture.

In 9.1 innings of work in spring training, Matthews gave up four hits, one walk and zero runs with 12 strikeouts, but he still got sent to Triple-A St. Paul to open the regular season. He has made seven starts with the Saints so far in 2025, going 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA, 1.194 WHIP and 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings.

Since getting drafted in the eighth round of the 2022 MLB Draft, Matthews has gone 15-7 with a 3.03 ERA, 0.987 WHIP and 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings in the minors.

Matthews, 24, will likely face off against Freddy Peralta on Sunday. Peralta, a 28-year-old All-Star, is 4-3 with a 2.66 ERA, 1.066 WHIP and 1.5 WAR so far in 2025.

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