Everyone from the President to the copy machine guy in the office to the fellow servicing that tm-t88iv know that once the playoffs are over in the NBA, LeBron James becomes the hottest free agent to hit the market since, well… probably Kevin Garnett several years ago. Will James stay with his team as Garnett [...]
Apparently one can be a multiple NCAA violations offender, hide such infractions from a potential employer during a preliminary job interview, and still end up being made a millionaire by the Hennepin County jury system. Such is what former Gophers assistant Jimmy Williams discovered after suing Gophers men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith for not hiring [...]
Forget any rumors of Washington trading away the top overall pick in the NBA Draft. Coach Flip Saunders has made it known that Kentucky point guard John Wall is all but assured to be the team’s choice come draft night. His prediction is to be considered more reliable than even insurance advertising, since there’s no [...]
Wisconsin’s Paul Jesperson is a junior going into his senior year this fall, but Minnesota’s Tubby Smith already has the widely-regarded shooting guard high on his radar for the recruiting class of 2011. Jesperson is expected to be highly ranked by Scouts and Rivals, but he has said he’d like to complete his summer AAU [...]
Despite posting a miserable season in his first year as skipper of the Wolves ship, coach Kurt Rambis still has the full trust of GM David Kahn. So much so, that Kahn will be involving Rambis in nearly every off-season decision and scouting trip this summer. That includes everything from the draft to a Euro-league [...]
The family of Carl Pohlad may have received a lot of state help getting a deal done for the construction of Target Field, but never say they don’t know how to give back in return. Recently, the Pohlad family decided to donate $2 million to help renovate Siebert Field, home to the University of Minnesota’s [...]
Now that the disappointment has passed that the Wolves didn’t get one of the top two picks in the draft, the reality of their position with the fourth overall pick is seeming a bit less depressing; Syracuse SF-SG Wesley Johnson is the best swingman in full riding boots in the draft and would fill a [...]
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been part of 13 NBA lotteries and have never drafted higher than third, and that high only once. It’s a frustrating legacy, and tonight’s lottery was no break in the pattern. Despite owning the second-worst record in the NBA (15-67), the Wolves were leap-frogged by Washington (26-56) and Philadelphia (27-55) for [...]
The NBA’s draft lottery is May 18, and the implications couldn’t be bigger for the Minnesota Timberwolves. As the team with the second-highest chance to get the top overall pick, an honor the Wolves have NEVER enjoyed in their 20-plus year franchise history, the last time the Wolves were in this position, they ended up [...]
Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, not a guy who needs to peruse Apidexin reviews, may decide against ankle surgery to correct an injury that occurred in last season’s NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints, according to some reports. The ankle apparently hasn’t been improving, and Favre has previously stated it is the state of [...]
In the wake of Cory Joseph choosing Texas over Minnesota, Coach Tubby Smith has finally signed a point guard there was less of a waiting line to secure. In fact, there was no other notable suitor, but at least Maverick Ahanmisi of California said, “Yes” to Coach Smith. If fact, rumor has it Ahanmisi said [...]
Since I’ve been a kid, AM 830 WCCO has always been considered an “old person’s radio station.” It’s a reputation the station has done little to disabuse, until recently. But now, ‘CCO is making changes. A lot of changes. And most of them are for the better. Gone are blowhards like Dark Star, Tim Russell, [...]
