Nearly one year to the day since he suffered a torn meniscus in his Minnesota Vikings preseason debut, J.J. McCarthy will return to game action, with coach Kevin O'Connell announcing his new starting quarterback will indeed play in the team's preseason opener Saturday against the Houston Texans.

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy's long wait for game action is set to end on Saturday. Head coach Kevin O'Connell said that the plan is for McCarthy to play against the Texans in Minnesota's preseason opener.

Kerry Carpenter homered in a three-run sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 6-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday.

The Tigers are favored (-158 on the moneyline to win) when they host the Twins (+134). The scheduled starters are Casey Mize (9-4) for the Detroit Tigers, and Simeon Woods Richardson (5-4) for the Minnesota Twins.

SportsLine's model simulated Minnesota vs. Detroit 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for the matchup at Comerica Park

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued a new air quality alert for northeast Minnesota due to the wildfires burning in Canada.

Skies over much of Minnesota looked clearer and smelled cleaner Sunday as the most troublesome air from Canadian wildfires moved east into Wisconsin. On Sunday evening, state officials canceled what had been a record-long six-day air quality alert.