Trading for Durant would be a clear championship-level swing, but how close Minnesota would be to a title depends on what the cost of such a trade would be
J.J. Spaun sank an improbable 64 1/2-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole to cap his stunning first major victory, emerging from the pack in the wild, waterlogged final round of the U.S. Open on Sunday at Oakmont Country Club.
Shane van Gisbergen led a race-high and career-best 60 laps and decimated the field in NASCAR's historic road-course race Sunday afternoon, winning the Viva Mexico 250
For McIlroy, who was making his 11th attempt at completing the Grand Slam, the feat marked a crowing achievement in his career and delivered his first major title since August 2014.
The late loss was a difficult one to take for the Twins, who were in control of the game for much of it, after scoring three runs in the first, another in the second and three more in the fourth.
The win helped solidify the Wild’s hold on the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, giving them six points, 91-85, on idle Calgary.