Posts Tagged ‘Minnesota’
Source: Jimmy Butler going to 76ers from Minnesota
Jimmy Butler has his wish: He’s out of Minnesota. And just like that, Philadelphia has a new Big Three — one that could make serious noise in the Eastern Conference.…
Read MoreChandler has impactful debut as Lakers beat Wolves 114-110
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyson Chandler savored the ovations when he first took the court in downtown Los Angeles. The cheers at the end were even sweeter. The Lakers’ newest…
Read MoreNFL sack leader Danielle Hunter ‘just lets it rip’ for Vikes
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The physical attributes Danielle Hunter has used to amass his league-leading total of 11½ sacks this season are so ideal that some of his Minnesota Vikings…
Read MoreWolves fall to 0-6 on road, after loss to Clippers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Clippers withstood “Fourth Quarter Jimmy” Butler and improved to 4-1 at home. Tobias Harris scored 22 points, Lou Williams added 20 and Los Angeles defeated…
Read MoreCousins preps for home-state team as Vikings host Lions
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Kirk Cousins and his family moved from Illinois to Michigan, his allegiance to the Bears was well-established. Leaving Chicagoland, Cousins wondered aloud to his dad whether…
Read MoreRose scores career-high 50 as Timberwolves top Jazz 128-125
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derrick Rose scored a career-high 50 points, turning back the clock to his prime years and lifting the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Utah Jazz 128-125 on Wednesday…
Read MoreButler hits career-high in 3s, as Wolves beat LeBron's Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, right, keeps the ball at arms length away from Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Tolliver in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Oct. 29,…
Read MoreSaints get revenge for 'miracle' over Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints paid Minnesota back for their last-second loss in the playoffs last season, using two key turnovers, including a 45-yard interception…
Read MoreButler to sit out with "illness" tonight against Bucks, day after Houston offered 4 first-round picks for him
No Jimmy Butler-Giannis Antetokounmpo matchup tonight. The Milwaukee Bucks chances to get to 4-0 tonight at the Minnesota Timberwolves are much improved since Jimmy Butler is sitting out with an…
Read MoreAnother Minneapolis Miracle? Saints sure hope not
The last time the Saints and Vikings hooked up, folks in Minnesota were toasting Stefon Diggs with steins of Surly, and people in Louisiana were crying in their gumbo. They…
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