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MINNEAPOLIS — Two days after perhaps their most disappointing loss of the season, the Minnesota Timberwolves rebounded with a run-away 114-101 victory over visiting the Detroit Pistons at Target Center on Friday. Forward Kevin Love had 28 points and 14 rebounds and guard Kevin...

NEW YORK — The NBA is exploring the possibility of expanding the dimensions of the basketball court to accommodate the growing size and increased athleticism of players, ESPN reported on Tuesday. NBA president of basketball operations Rod Thorn and vice president Kiki VanDeWeghe...

Veteran NBA player Jason Collins signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, making him the first openly gay athlete on a team roster in any of North America’s four major professional sports leagues. Collins, who last April revealed that he was gay in a Sports...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Guard Damian Lillard scored 32 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from an 18-point, second-quarter deficit to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-97 Sunday night at the Moda Center. Blazers forward Nicolas Batum collected 22 points and 10 rebounds,...

NEW ORLEANS — Forward Anthony Davis, named an All-Star for the first time just hours before the game, had 26 points and 10 rebounds and guard Eric Gordon scored nine of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a 98-91 comeback victory over the Minnesota...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant posted 26 points, nine boards and seven assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 106-97 victory over the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Late in the fourth quarter, Durant was called for...

Sports Xchange MINNEAPOLIS — Forward Rudy Gay scored season-high 33 points, including a 3-pointer with 19.5 seconds left, to send the Sacramento Kings past the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-108 on Wednesday night at Target Center. Guard Isiah Thomas scored 26 points and center...