Jim Miner Sr., the CEO of Hermantown-based Miner's Inc., died on Sunday. He was 77 years old. His funeral will be held on Thursday at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth.

Angels' starter Jered Weaver threw a no-hitter against the Twins Wednesday night. The 6-foot-7 right-hander struck out nine and walked one. It's the first time the Twins have been no-hit since David Wells threw a perfect game against them in 1998.

With September racing along, the Twins have to pile up wins if they want to avoid another last-pace finish. They get a shot at 4th-place in the AL Central tonight. A win over Cleveland gets them there. Sam Deduno starts for Minnesota.

Former Twins ace Johan Santana threw the first no-hitter in Mets franchise history Friday night. The left-hander struck out eight and walked five as the Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-0. Santana spent his first eight years with the Twins before being traded to New York in 2008.

Former Twins Pitcher Jack Morris fell short of the necessary number of votes to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame. Morris pitched Game 7 in the Twins' 1991 World Series win. The Baseball Writers Association came back with 67 percent of the ballots with Morris' name.

The Lynx have their initial playoff dates set. They’ll take on Seattle at home next week at Target Center in the Western Conference Semifinals.

It appears as though Twins relief pitcher Matt Capps will be activated from the disabled list and be back in uniform as soon as Monday, reports the Pioneer Press. Capps went on the disabled list July 15.