The Minnesota Timberwolves selected guard Anthony Edwards from the University of Georgia with the first overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. “We look forward to welcoming Anthony to the Timberwolves family as this year’s number one draft selection,” said President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas. “We are excited to add this young talent to […]
Timberwolves preparing for tonight’s NBA Draft (AUDIO)
Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas met with reporters earlier this week to preview tonight’s NBA Draft, where the Wolves currently hold picks #1, #17, and #33:
Wolves player Beasley in trouble
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley was in jail Sunday on charges of drug possession and receiving and concealing stolen property, after his arrest the night before. The Athletic first reported Beasley’s arrest Saturday night at his home in Plymouth, a suburb of Minneapolis. ESPN reported that police obtained a search warrant for Beasley’s home after […]
Lynx beat Sparks
Minnesota forward Napheesa Collier scored 25 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out five assists as the Lynx ended the Los Angeles Sparks’ nine-game winning streak with a 96-78 victory on last night in Florida. Former Golden Gopher Rachel Banham made all six of her field-goal attempts and scored 18 points off the bench for […]
Sports trying to make impact
Moved by the videotaped shooting of Jacob Blake, many professional athletes – some who had previously donned Black Lives Matter T-Shirts and knelt for the national anthem to protest racial injustice – made a more dramatic statement. They refused to play. NBA players led the way Wednesday and Thursday by sitting out of scheduled playoff […]
Games stop
They changed the narrative across the entire sports landscape, putting the focus squarely on social justice reform in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, while three of his children in his car looked on. While players and teams from baseball, the WNBA, MLS and tennis sat […]
Timberwolves get top draft spot
The NBA draft lottery was delayed three months. The Minnesota Timberwolves are certainly feeling like the wait was worthwhile. The Timberwolves won the lottery Thursday night, giving them the No. 1 pick. The lottery was conducted virtually because of the pandemic, with NBA officials doing the actual draw in Secaucus, New Jersey. Golden State holds […]
NBA Playoffs Start Today
The NBA playoff pool is deeper than ever this season. Playoff teams will split a record $23,287,266 for making the NBA postseason, a figure that’s up about $1.6 million from last year. And the Milwaukee Bucks stand to grab the biggest share of a pool ever, if they win the NBA title. The Bucks would […]
Minnesota connections abound from ESPY awards
No red carpet, no nattily dressed athletes, no house band or monologue poking fun at the past year’s top athletes and moments. This was a different version of The ESPYS. The focus of Sunday night’s show on ESPN was hope and inspiration in the time of coronavirus. NFL quarterback Russell Wilson, along with soccer star […]
Minnesota athletes continue to push for change
Eric Kendricks woke up distressed shortly after George Floyd was killed just a few miles from the stadium where the Minnesota Vikings play. Kendricks, the All-Pro inside linebacker who has mostly stayed out of the spotlight during his first five seasons in the NFL, was ”super emotional” enough that he took to his Twitter account […]