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Minnesota’s Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. national anthem when he did so before Saturday's opening playoff game. “Racism is everywhere, and we need to fight against it,” he said. “We will fight against injustice. … Hockey is a great game, but it could be a whole lot greater, and it starts with all of us.”

Friday's game between St. Louis and Milwaukee has been postponed after multiple Cardinals employees tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

Josh Donaldson homered and drove in two runs in his Target Field debut with Minnesota, Jorge Polanco hit a two-run shot and the Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in their home opener on Tuesday night.

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Eric Sugarman, who also serves as the team’s infection control officer, confirmed that he and members of his family tested positive for COVID-19. They are in self-quarantine. The Vikings say Sugarman had no recent contact with players.

Two major league games scheduled for Monday night have been postponed after more than a dozen Miami Marlins players and staff members tested positive for the coronavirus in an outbreak that stranded the team in Philadelphia. 

Max Kepler homered against White Sox ace Lucas Giolito in his first two at-bats and the Minnesota Twins beat Chicago 10-5 on Friday night in the clubs’ first game of a 60-game season shortened by the coronavirus pandemic.

Major League Baseball's 30 teams will play a shortened 60-game season jammed into two months.

The Minnesota Vikings have signed head coach Mike Zimmer to a three-year contract extension through the 2023 season.

Major League Baseball has started its most bizarre season ever. The virus-delayed opening day began when the World Series champion Washington Nationals hosted the New York Yankees.