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April 23, 2013
Ex-FIU recruit follows Pitino to Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Daquein McNeil is following Richard Pitino to Minnesota. The Baltimore combo guard played at Vermont Academy and originally committed to play for Pitino at Florida International. Then Pitino left to take the Golden Gophers job, and McNeil was granted his release...
sports / collegeApril 23, 2013 - 11:36pm
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NBA playoff roundup: Heat take off late, top Bucks for 2-0 lead
MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade scored 21 points, LeBron James finished with 19 and the Miami Heat took off in the fourth quarter to pull away and beat the Milwaukee Bucks 98-86 in Game 2 of the teams’ Eastern Conference first-round series on Tuesday night. Chris Bosh, Shane Battier...
sports / proApril 23, 2013 - 11:32pm
April 22, 2013
Bulls shut down Nets even series at 1-1
NEW YORK — Chicago evened its playoff series the only way it knows how: with bruising Bulls defense. Carlos Boozer had 13 points and 12 rebounds, Joakim Noah gutted his way through a foot injury to make three fourth-quarter baskets, and the Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 90-82 on...
sports / proApril 22, 2013 - 10:27pm
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April 21, 2013
NBA Playoffs: Heat begin title defense with romp over Bucks
MIAMI — LeBron James has never taken fewer shots in a playoff game than he did on Sunday night, which at first glance might seem like a good thing for the Milwaukee Bucks. It was not. James scored 27 points on 9 for 11 shooting — finishing two assists shy of a triple-double —...
sports / proApril 21, 2013 - 10:24pm
April 18, 2013
Is there a challenge for Heat in playoffs?
Looking for a reason not to pick the Miami Heat to win another NBA title? Don’t check the odds, where the Heat are such an overwhelming favorite that it might as well be Tiger Woods against a weekend hacker. Definitely don’t bother with the Heat’s results, which show exactly...
sports / proApril 18, 2013 - 10:32pm
Wolves head into offseason filled with maybes
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves head into another long summer and will be getting ready for another appearance in the draft lottery, just like they have every year since 2004. Yet there remains a feeling around the organization that this time is different. Maybe. They have...
sports / proApril 18, 2013 - 10:16pm
April 17, 2013
Wolves finish season with win at San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO — Derrick Williams had 21 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Spurs 108-95 Wednesday night, ending a 16-game losing streak at San Antonio. Chase Budinger added 15 points and Greg Stiemsma and Ricky Rubio had 12 points apiece for Minnesota, won on the Spurs’...
sports / proApril 17, 2013 - 9:53pm
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April 16, 2013
Former ‘U’ guard Johnson joins Gophers’ coaching staff
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — New Minnesota coach Richard Pitino has hired a former Gophers player as an assistant on his staff. The university announced the addition of Ben Johnson on Tuesday. Johnson spent last season as an assistant at Nebraska under coach Tim Miles. The native of Minneapolis...
sports / collegeApril 16, 2013 - 11:26pm
April 15, 2013
Lynx take Nebraska guard with first choice in WNBA draft; former Minneapolis South star Hill taken 4th overall
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Brittney Griner left an indelible mark on women’s college basketball. Now she’s ready to take on the pros. The Phoenix Mercury took Baylor’s star center with the top pick in the WNBA draft Monday night. Despite knowing she was going first, the two-time...
sports / proApril 15, 2013 - 11:32pm
Jazz keep playoff hopes alive with win over Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS — Al Jefferson had 22 points and eight rebounds to help Utah keep its playoff hopes alive with a 96-80 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. Mo Williams had 15 points and seven assists for the Jazz, who needed a win to avoid being eliminated in the...
sports / proApril 15, 2013 - 10:35pm
Rubio leads Wolves' 105-93 win over Suns
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ricky Rubio has made his mark in the NBA with his behind-the-back passes and quick hands on defense. The Phoenix Suns saw both of those traits on Saturday night, to no one’s surprise. What they didn’t expect was for Rubio to become Minnesota’s primary scoring...
sports / proApril 15, 2013 - 10:39am
April 12, 2013
Jefferson's 40 lift Jazz over Wolves, 107-100
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Al Jefferson tied a career high with 40 points, including a clutch jumper with 39 seconds left, to power the Utah Jazz past the Minnesota Timberwolves, 107-100 on Friday night. The victory kept the pressure on the Los Angeles Lakers in the race for the final...
sports / proApril 12, 2013 - 10:49pm
April 11, 2013
Men's basketball: Teague says Pitino was a candidate all along
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota athletic director Norwood Teague’s first big coaching search lasted all of nine days, a relatively short period...
sports / collegeApril 11, 2013 - 10:10pm
April 10, 2013
Men's basketball: Pitino takes 2 assistants to Minnesota from FIU
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — New Minnesota coach Richard Pitino has hired two assistant coaches. Pitino announced Wednesday that Mike Balado and Kimani Young will be on his staff after working under him this season at Florida International. Young was an athletic director for a nonprofit inner-city...
sports / collegeApril 10, 2013 - 9:56pm
April 9, 2013
Women's basketball: Connecticut routs Louisville for 8th title
NEW ORLEANS — Geno Auriemma and Connecticut are back on top. With freshman Breanna Stewart leading the way, it might be a while before they relinquish that spot. Stewart scored 18 of her 23 points in the first half and Connecticut won its eighth national championship with a 93-60...
sports / collegeApril 9, 2013 - 10:21pm
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