Gray, an All-Star starting pitcher in 2015 with the A's and 2019 with the Reds, adds a veteran presence to a Twins' starting rotation largely devoid of major-league experience.
A Russian airstrike on a military training base in western Ukraine killed at least nine people and wounded 57, a local official said Sunday. The assault brought the war closer to the border with Poland after a senior Russian diplomat warned that Moscow considered foreign shipments of military equipment to Ukraine "legitimate targets."
Rattled by a derogatory shout from a spectator, Naomi Osaka went on to lose 6-0, 6-4 to Veronika Kudermetova of Russia in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday night.
Sammy Walker's tally at 17 minutes, 21 seconds of the third gave the Gophers a 3-2 victory over Penn State, their ninth consecutive win and their fourth appearance in the Big Ten title game.
Senior forward Logan Gravink scored at 8:59 of the second overtime period to win the all-important third meeting this season of rising Northwest Suburban Conference powers.
Jessie Diggins, the cross-country skier from Afton, finished second in the women's overall standings, 180 points behind overall champion Natalia Nepryaeva of Russia.
If bubble teams Indiana, Michigan and Rutgers are selected Sunday, that would likely give the conference a record-tying nine NCAA tournament bids.
Former team captain and longtime Minnesotan Mikko Koivu will be honored before Sunday's home game.