Royals SS Pena to have surgery after breaking hand against Twins

May 14th, 2009 Wanda Sykes and wife welcome twinsLOS ANGELES — Wanda Sykes and wife Alex are the parents of twins. Sykes' publicist, Danica Smith, says the babies, daughter Olivia Lou and son Lucas Claude, were born April 27.

May 5th, 2009 Rehab going well for KC's GordonKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just two hours after hip surgery, still numb and woozy, Kansas City Royals third baseman Alex Gordon was riding a stationary bike.

May 3rd, 2009 Royals 10, Twins 7, 11 inningsE_Crisp (2), Aviles (3), Punto (2), A.Casilla (2). DP_Kansas City 3, Minnesota 3.

May 3rd, 2009 Royals place Pena on DLMINNEAPOLIS — Kansas City placed Tony Pena Jr. on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday with a fractured bone in his left hand.

May 3rd, 2009 Royals 7, Twins 5E_Bloomquist (1), J.Buck (3), Soria (1). DP_Kansas City 1.

May 3rd, 2009 Guillen drives in 4 runs, Royals rally past TwinsMINNEAPOLIS — Jose Guillen homered and drove in four runs, rallying the Kansas City Royals past Minnesota 7-5 on Sunday after Twins starter Scott Baker carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning. Guillen's three-run shot accounted for the first runs off Baker (0-4), who flirted with Minnesota's first no-hitter since 1999.

May 3rd, 2009 Soria returns, helps Royals top Twins 10-7 in 11MINNEAPOLIS — Joakim Soria returned to his All-Star closing form for the Kansas City Royals, getting the last five outs in a 10-7 victory in 11 innings over the Minnesota Twins on a sloppy Saturday night for both sides. Soria (1-0) made his first appearance in 10 games after sitting out to rest a sore shoulder.

May 2nd, 2009 Mauer homers in 1st game as Twins top Royals 7-5MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer sure gave the Minnesota Twins a spark, and Justin Morneau kept it going. Mauer homered in the first at-bat of his delayed season debut and scored three times, and Morneau's go-ahead two-run shot sent the Twins to a 7-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

May 2nd, 2009 Twins 7, Royals 5DP_Kansas City 2. LOB_Kansas City 5, Minnesota 6.

May 1st, 2009 Twins activate Mauer; reliever Morillo to minorsMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer has been activated from the disabled list after missing the first month of the season with a back injury. Right-hander Juan Morillo was sent outright to Triple-A Rochester on Friday to make room on the roster.

April 29th, 2009 Twins 4, Rays 3Two outs when winning run scored. E_C.Pena (3).

April 28th, 2009 Niemann, Pena lift Rays over Twins, 7-1MINNEAPOLIS — Jeff Niemann kept the Minnesota Twins guessing into the sixth inning and Carlos Pena hit his majors-leading ninth home run, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-1 victory Monday night. Niemann (2-2) gave up just three hits and one run in 5 2-3 innings and the bullpen didn't allow a run the rest of the way for the defending AL champions, who are off to an identical start as last season (8-12) before they went on a stunning run to the World Series.

April 28th, 2009 Rays 7, Twins 1DP_Tampa Bay 1. LOB_Tampa Bay 3, Minnesota 8.

April 26th, 2009 Laird, Granderson two-run homers lead TigersKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gerald Laird and Curtis Granderson hit two-run homers and Magglio Ordonez a solo shot as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-1 Saturday night.

February 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and London-based businessman Raj Kundra Tuesday announced that they had bought a 12 percent stake in the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Rajasthan Royals. 'The team's success story last year was an inspiration for me.