Former Minnesota Timberwolf Kevin Garnett is showing Boston Celtics fans just how underrated he was when he was in Minnesota, leading the Beantown team to an easy win in playoff-opening action against the Atlanta Hawks. Garnett and the Celtics have the best record in the NBA and home-court advantage through the Eastern Conference finals. Their [...]
Minnesota Gophers legendary coach Tubby Smith lost out on a highly-recruited player he had targeted for the first time in his tenure as Gophers coach; Krys Faber finally settled on DePaul instead of Minnesota. It’s hard to blame Faber for his choice, since the Gophers already have recruited two true freshmen post players in this [...]
The Minnesota Timberwolves improved their chances, however slightly, in the NBA Draft after winning a tie-breaker with the Memphis Grizzlies this weekend. Both the Wolves and the Grizzlies finished with 22-60 records, but the Timberwolves had rare draft-related good fortune and won the tie-breaker, placing them in the third spot in the NBA Draft, which [...]
It appears the Minnesota Vikings may be close to securing a trade for Kansas City DE and NFL sack leader Jared Allen. Allen, who’s not happy in KC, is seeking a contract in excess of $70 million over six years. For the Chiefs part, while they’d like to retain Allen, they’d be willing to give [...]
The Minnesota Wild’s postseason ended earlier than expected tonight as the team lost game six to the Colorado Rockies, handing them the series and sending the Wild packing back home sooner than their regular-season results seemed to indicate might happen. The Wild applied some anti wrinkle cream this season and became a bit younger in [...]
