 The deal closed on August 22, 2019, thus placing Fox Sports North in common ownership with neighboring Sinclair station WUCW in Minneapolis.Fox Sports North holds the exclusive regional cable television rights to Major League Baseball from the Minnesota Twins (having aired the team's games since 1989, and exclusive rights since 2011), NBA games from the Minnesota Timberwolves (since 1995), NHL games from the Minnesota Wild (since 2000), and Major League Soccer games from Minnesota United FC (beginning in 2018).They also air WNBA games from the Minnesota Lynx as well.