Minnesota United midfielder Hassani Dotson will undergo surgery on his right knee on Wednesday.

“Until the surgery is complete, it’s difficult to say … how many months it will be,” head coach Eric Ramsay said Tuesday. “Based on what I heard this morning, it could be a pretty stark difference between one outcome and another.”

Dotson has suffered a meniscus injury, sources told the Pioneer Press, and Ramsay’s comments are in line with the an assessment of the damage seen during the surgery and whether Dotson will have a trim or a repair.

Dotson, a 27-year-old who will be a free agent at the end of the year, would likely take the repair route, which would mean a longer absence from the Loons. It’s the same knee Dotson tore his anterior cruciate ligament in during the 2022 season.

In January, Dotson requested a trade after his agents and the club were unable to come to an agreement on a contract extension.

Dotson was injured in the first half of the 2-2 draw with Los Angeles Galaxy at Allianz Field on Saturday. He grabbed his knee after contact with Gabriel Pec in the 34th minute, but remained in the match. He then jumped for a ball later in the half, but landed awkwardly and subbed out of the game in the 42nd minute.

Dotson has started all five games in central midfield this season and played 374 out of 450 total minutes. Will Trapp, Joaquin, Pereyra, Robin Lod, Owen Gene, Hoyeon Jung and Joseph Rosales could see their roles increase or shift with Dotson’s prolonged absence.

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned a former business partner of Hunter Biden who was convicted of participating in a conspiracy to defraud a Native American tribe.

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Devon Archer later became a key figure in the congressional inquiry into the Biden family businesses, telling lawmakers behind closed doors that the younger Biden sold the “illusion of access” to his father.

Before signing the pardon, Trump said Archer was treated “very unfairly.” White House staff secretary Will Scharf said the “tone and tenor” of the prosecution changed after Archer began to cooperate with congressional investigators in the Biden family inquiry.

Archer was convicted in 2018 in a scheme to defraud the tribe that involved the sale of bonds. His conviction was overturned later that year before the court of appeals in New York reinstated it in 2020. He was sentenced in 2022 to a year in prison.

Archer has denied any wrongdoing and called himself a “victim of financial fraud.” In a Fox News appearance on Monday, Archer said of the potential pardon: “I didn’t think I’d need this because I never did anything.”

Archer testified before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee in 2023 as GOP lawmakers tried to make the case for impeachment proceedings against President Biden. Archer told the committee that President Biden was never directly involved in their financial dealings, though Hunter would often put his father on speakerphone to impress clients and business associates.

Archer’s testimony portrayed the president’s son as capitalizing on his father’s name, but not necessarily promising or delivering any influence that would rise to a questionable level or approach wrongdoing. At one point, Archer was asked point blank: “Are you aware of any wrongdoing by Vice President Biden?”

He responded, “No, I’m not aware of any.”

Hunter Biden was convicted last year in two separate cases of federal gun and tax charges. President Biden pardoned his son shortly before he left office, reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family.

Matt Borgschulte spent his winter familiarizing himself with Twins’ hitters, which meant staying in a guest house in rural Baxley, Ga., attending a toddler’s jiu-jitsu class in Houston and sampling Canadian delicacies in Québec City.

The Twins’ new hitting coach paid visits to Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa and Edouard Julien this offseason. A planned trip to the Dallas-area to visit Royce Lewis and Trevor Larnach was scuttled because of the weather.

Video chats and text messages helped him build relationships with other Twins hitters. It was all part of his way to acquaint — or re-acquaint — himself with the Twins’ roster after being hired to lead the Twins’ hitting group in October.

After a late collapse caused in part by their inconsistent offense, the Twins turned to Borgschulte, previously a coach within their minor league system, and he has made a strong impression in the clubhouse this spring.

“He’s a guy that’s really good at taking players and looking at them and breaking down what they specifically need to improve,” manager Rocco Baldelli said. “He’s the opposite of a one-size fits all mentality, and he’s got a very good eye and he’s got a very good way of communicating. … He’s going to tell you what you need to here to get you ready to go play Major League Baseball.”

Borgschulte coached Twins minor leaguers from 2018-21, working with current players such as Ryan Jeffers, Jose Miranda, Lewis and Larnach. He was a finalist for the Twins’ major league position in 2021 but the Twins ultimately went with David Popkins.

Borgshschulte quickly landed a job as the Baltimore Orioles’ co-hitting coach that offseason, where he had the opportunity to work with some of the game’s best up-and-coming players for the past three seasons, Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman among them. The Orioles were among the top hitting teams in the majors last year, finishing second in home runs, fourth in team OPS and fourth in runs scored.

Borgschulte described that experience as “walking into a gold mine,” with the talent and culture that he inherited in Baltimore. He now has brought everything he learned with the Orioles back to the Twins, who let go of their entire major league hitting group — Popkins, Derek Shomon and Rudy Hernandez — after last year’s late meltdown.

During camp, Borgschulte oversaw a restructured batting practice wherein players had specific focuses — first hitting the ball to the opposite field, then hitting line drives, before moving on in later rounds — as opposed to just free swinging at slow batting practice pitches thrown right down the middle.

“We have to be really disciplined in what we’re trying to do at the plate,” Borgschulte said. “We think that’s just going to allow us to be as adjustable as we can so we can have success in all kinds of different scenarios and situations that may come up.”

Borgschulte, Lewis said, is an “all-encompassing” coach who works with everybody independently to their own strengths but also lays out a general plan for the team so that they can attack pitchers “nine on one,” an approach Jeffers mentioned, as well.

The third baseman, who worked with Borgschulte as a minor leaguer, said he can tell that the coach has grown exponentially as both a coach and a person because of his time in Baltimore. Though he’s stepping in for Popkins, who was a popular coach in the Twins’ clubhouse, Jeffers said, “Sometimes it’s really good to have fresh eyes.”

“I think he kind of blends the swing mechanics and all that stuff,” Jeffers said of Borgschulte. “(He) kind of can blend that with more of ‘How do you grit down and really grind it out at the plate?’ He’s got a good balance between all of that.”

After a spring of getting to know the Twins’ roster — and vice versa — the goal is that those relationships Borgschulte has spent months building will help the coach get the most out of the group.

“Everyone has people that help them be the best they can possibly be,” Borgschulte said. “I just want to be a part of that team and use all the resources we can to help them be the best player. That’s kind of how I tried to approach it coming in is getting to know everybody and working on setting up goals … and try to keep everything pointed in that direction.”

By STAN CHOE

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street edged higher in a quiet Tuesday after roaring the day before on hopes that President Donald Trump’s tariffs may not be as sweeping as earlier feared.

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The S&P 500 added 0.2% after jumping 1.8% Monday to one of its best days of the last year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up by 4 points, or less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.5%.

U.S. stocks have recovered a chunk of their losses since falling 10% below their all-time high earlier this month, for their first “correction” since 2023. The S&P 500 is now down 6% from its record, and that drop has left the market looking less expensive than before, which had been a major criticism following its euphoric rise in earlier years.

But strategists along Wall Street warn that more sharp swings are still likely on the way with an April 2 deadline looming. That’s what Trump has called “Liberation Day,” when he will begin tariffs on trading partners that he says will roughly equal what he sees as the burden each of them puts on the United States. Monday’s spurt for Wall Street came on hopes that Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs may be more targeted than had earlier been feared.

“We think markets are underplaying the risk of a tariff shock in early April,” according to Ajay Rajadhyaksha, global head of research at Barclays. He points not only to traders’ expectations for upcoming volatility in the stock market but also to the values of the Mexican peso and Canadian dollar, which haven’t weakened substantially from the last postponement of tariffs.

Even if Trump’s tariffs do end up being less painful for the global economy than feared, all the dizzying talk about them has already soured confidence among U.S. households and businesses. The fear is that could lead them to cut back on their spending and freeze the economy.

A report on Tuesday showed that pessimism among U.S. households is only worsening. The Conference Board’s measure of consumer confidence fell by more than expected, mostly because of a tumble for expectations about upcoming conditions in the short term. That dropped to its lowest level in 12 years and is sitting “well below the threshold of 80 that usually signals a recession ahead.”

Like other recent surveys, the data showed U.S. households are much more concerned about where the economy is heading than where it is currently. So far, actual economic activity and the job market seem to be holding up despite the worsening moods of U.S. companies and consumers.

On Wall Street, Trump Media & Technology Group climbed 8.9% after the company behind the president’s Truth Social platform said it had reached an agreement with Crypto.com to offer a suite of “America-First” investment funds.

The exchange-traded funds will hold bitcoin and other digital assets, along with what TMTG called “securities with a Made in America focus spanning diverse industries such as energy.” Crypto.com will support the backend technology, provide custody and supply the cryptocurrencies for the ETFs, which will operate under TMTG’s Truth.Fi brand.

Tesla rose 3.4% after drifting between modest gains and losses following more grim sales figures from Europe. Its stock nevertheless remains down nearly 29% for 2025 so far.

European sales of Tesla’s electric vehicles dropped by nearly half during the first two months of the year, compared with a year earlier, even as the overall market for battery-powered cars grew, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association.

In addition to an aging model line, drops in sales may be due in part to CEO Elon Musk’s endorsement of Germany’s far-right party in last month’s national election, his embrace of fringe political movements and a gesture during a Trump event in January that many saw as a Nazi salute. Tesla is also facing increasing competition from Chinese carmakers such as BYD.

Homebuilder KB Home dropped 5.2% after reporting weaker profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Already mired in a slump, homebuilders may face potentially rising costs due to tariffs, which they will have to pass on to buyers. A report on Tuesday morning said U.S. sales of new homes last month were slightly weaker than economists expected.

All told, the S&P 500 rose 9.08 points to 5,776.65. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 4.18 to 42,587.50, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 83.26 to 18,271.86.

In stock markets abroad, indexes rose in much of Europe following a mixed finish in Asia.

In the bond market, Treasury yields eased. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.31% from 4.34% late Monday.

AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.