Monday Night Sports Talk with Patrick Reusse and Joe Soucheray

3M Open recap, The Twins are about to start the fire sale, and a never before heard Richard Reusse story involving fire insurance!!

Kurt Kitayama finished a sizzling weekend with a final-round 65 to win the 3M Open on Sunday, beating Sam Stevens by one stroke for his second PGA TOUR victory.

Kitayama, who shot a career-best and tournament-record-tying 60 on Saturday to enter the final round within one of the leaders, birdied six of the first eight holes to build a cushion on a 91-degree afternoon at the TPC Twin Cities.

“Getting off to a start like that kind of helps settle you down,” Kitayama said. “Final round, second-to-last group, there��s definitely some nerves.”

Joe Ryan delivered his worst start in nearly two months during a 9-3 loss to the Washington Nationals and Byron Buxton exited Saturday night’s game because of left side soreness.

It was a tough day for the Twins’ two All-Star players, and an ugly performance for a struggling team attempting to stay afloat in the wild-card standings.

“We’ve been playing some pretty good fundamental baseball,” manager Rocco Baldelli said. “Today was not that.”

Buxton didn’t return to the field after the sixth inning, but Baldelli said Buxton was “relatively upbeat” when they chatted during the game. Buxton, who made a leaping catch at the center field wall in the first inning, will undergo medical imaging Sunday morning. 

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Scottie Scheffler wins The Open Championship getting one step away from a career grand slam

 Scottie Scheffler may not find his life's true fulfillment in winning, but that's not going to keep him from continuing to do it on the sport's biggest stages.

Scheffler had all the time in the world to celebrate his latest major title, carding a 68 on Sunday to cruise to a four-stroke victory in the Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

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Byron Buxton is one of the best comeback stories in Twins history. Livvy Dunne was at Target Field on Friday night. Lee Elia passes away at the age of 87. Plus Reusse is under a boil water emergency in Golden Valley.

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Joe and Pat hate it when PBP guys talk to players during the game!!! More tales from the game of flaws. A golfer going to compete in the British open served time in prison.

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Reusse Scoop: The MN Wild are going to trade Kaprizov for Connor McDavid!!!

In a fitting tribute, Dundas names baseball stadium for Bill Nelson, team’s biggest booster

On a lazy summer weekend when overcome with an urge to see a grassroots ballgame, the cure often has been to take a drive an hour south to Dundas. The Cannon Valley League offers some of the state’s top competition, and if it’s the Dukes vs. Miesville’s Mudhens, you have an unmatched rivalry.

I was there one Sunday when there was a playoff game, with both teams guaranteed to advance to the state tourney. Immediately after the game, the managers went into a small area to draft pitchers from other Cannon Valley teams.

Joe Driscoll had been drafted by Dundas the previous year. He walked around with a beer in hand, waited a couple of minutes and then found out he would be a Mudhen for this tournament.

Driscoll tipped the beer upward in a salute and said, “Well, every team needs a role model.”

Joe died three years ago, and the world has been a less enjoyable place since then.

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The Twins are playing baseball like a 10u travel team!!

The Twins are 3-13 since losing Pablo López to a long-term injury in early June. This weekend’s sweep by the Brewers might have been the lowest of the low, Michael Rand writes in today’s 10 things.

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J.J. Spaun captures first major title, wins 125th U.S. Open

J.J. Spaun survived a terrible start and challenging elements to pull away from the pack and capture his first major championship with a two-stroke victory in the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on Sunday.

Minnesota Twins swept by Astros, lose in 10 innings after Jhoan Duran gives up ninth-inning run again

Jhoan Duran, who gave up only one run during his award-winning previous month, has put runners on base in five consecutive appearances in June, and it has cost him and the Twins. Less than 24 hours after entering a tied game and giving up the walk-off game-winner, Duran blew a save for the second time this season, and the Astros completed a weekend sweep of the Twins with a 2-1 victory in 10 innings.

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Yes, a section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) runs directly through Oakmont Country Club, a prestigious golf course in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. The highway bisects the course, with holes 1 and 9-18 on the west side and holes 2-8 on the east side.

The BlueJays fans did not travel the way they used to this past weekend at Target Field.

Are the Frost the first Original 6 dynasty in sports??

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An inside look at the current state of MN High School girls fastpitch. The Twins might be good, and can certainly pitch this year. Plus we officially put a bow on the Timberwolves season.

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The MN Frost women's hockey team wins back to back championships. Are they a dynasty? The Twins pitching staff has the makings of a 90 win season, the lineup has the makings of a 70 win season. Plus, the season might be coming to an end tonight in Oklahoma City.

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