Early in the off-season, Flip Saunders made it known he’d only wait so long for an offer to return to the Wolves, the team he used to coach; when that deadline passed, he accepted an opportunity to go to Washington and take over the Wizards. For much of this season, that decision has been considered [...]
It may pay off, or it may be a move they come to regret, but athletic director Joel Maturi has assured media sources that the Gophers will offer Tim Brewster a contract extension. Soon. The offer will come after the Gopher’s appearance at the Insight Bowl, but before February’s National Signing Day. Perhaps coach Brewster [...]
After a humiliating loss in which he was pulled from the floor early in the game, rookie PG Jonny Flynn, who’s trying hard to make folks forget about the PG the Wolves took ahead of him but who’s playing over in Europe this year, came out strong last night against the New Jersey Nets. Flynn [...]
When the Minnesota Vikings took the field Sunday night, their most immediate battle was already won for them; earlier in the day, the Pittburgh Steelers had defeated the Green Bay Packers, locking in the Vikings as the NFC North champions for the second consecutive year. Sing “Skol Vikings” one more time, right? Not so fast; [...]
It’s not a win; those are rare this season. It’s also not a moral victory; can’t have those when you lose by 12 points in the final score. But Kevin Love’s 19 rebounds against the Los Angeles Lakers delivered notice that he’s one player who refuses to roll over for the defending NBA champs. Of [...]
The Minnesota Vikings have locked up a spot in the post-season today with a dominating defensive performance and a 30-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, one of the best teams they’ve faced this season. While Vikings fans are Free People (unlike Packer backers), the home Dome was in rare playoff-atmosphere form as the Vikings faced [...]
Kevin Love is back in the Timberwolves lineup and, since his return, they’re playing like a .500 team. OK, maybe that’s premature after only two games, but it was nice to see the Wolves get their third win of the season with Love back on the floor with Al Jefferson against the Utah Jazz. The [...]
It’s a cruel start to December for the Vikings as the struggling Arizona Cardinals proved potent enough to upend the Vikings in Sun Devil Stadium Saturday night, 30-17. Adrian Peterson struggled to get his running game going and Kurt Warner had a better night than Brett Favre in the battle of really old QBs. Still, [...]
