Glen Taylor

David Kahn exit interview: He takes full responsibility, blames everyone else [AUDIO]

What was first reported last week became official yesterday: David Kahn is out as the Timberwolves' president of basketball operations after a mostly disappointing four years on the job.SEE ALSO: Kevin Garnett takes a shot at T-Wolves management, and who can blame him? Right around the same time the ... More >>

Flip Saunders reportedly turns down U of M men's basketball coaching job [UPDATE]

-- Original post published Friday afternoon; update at bottom -- Sure, you have to take everything "The Common Man" Dan Cole says during his KFAN show with a grain of salt, but his sources when it comes to University of Minnesota men's basketball have been solid.SEE ALSO: DFL Rep. Gene Pelowski: Tub ... More >>

Call a whambulance: Kevin Love blasts T-Wolves management in interview

Less than a year after signing a four-year, $62-million contract extension (well, really three years, with an option for a fourth), Timberwolves superstar Kevin Love is already hinting he wants out.SEE ALSO:-- T-Wolves' 'Cream Team' roster is about selling tickets to white fans, black council leader ... More >>

T-Wolves' 'Cream Team' roster is about selling tickets to white fans, black council leader says

In a piece published over the weekend, the Star Tribune's Jerry Zgoda and Dennis Brackin went there -- they wrote a story about the Timberwolves' historically white roster, which has been dubbed the 'Cream Team.'SEE ALSO:-- Wolves acquire Chase Budinger, white guy who jumped over P. Diddy at Dunk Co ... More >>

Kevin Love's no-good-very-bad Octobers: Injured at his condo, on the court, sleeping

October has got to be Kevin Love's least-favorite month at this point.FROM TUESDAY: Kevin Love is injured while sleeping On October 16, 2009, Love broke the fourth metacarpal bone in his left hand during a preseason game, causing him to miss the first 18 games of the season (the Wolves stood at a dr ... More >>

Kevin Love: "My patience is not high" with T-Wolves

While Kevin Love deserves to be on Team USA's roster as much as the next big-name forward in the NBA, he said he feels like he's missing something that the rest of the star-studded Olympic roster has. "It's tough seeing all these guys that are young and older who have all played in the playoffs," Lo ... More >>

David Kahn is far and away the worst drafting GM in the NBA, according to CBS Sports study

On Tuesday, the Timberwolves traded away the 18th overall selection in tonight's NBA draft to Houston for a relatively unheralded white guy named Chase Budinger.Some fans were critical of the trade, saying Wolves management would've been better off taking their chances with a mid first-round pick in ... More >>

The Minnesota TimberTrolls: From Spain with love, and GIF images [VIDEO]

​It turns out Ricky Rubio's Minnesota arrival reinvigorated the Timberwolves in more ways than one. We expected Ricky to draw some Spanish fans to the team -- but nobody saw the Minnesota TimberTrolls coming. The TimberTrolls are a group of Spaniards who watched a T-Wolves game or two because of R ... More >>

Marilyn Carlson Nelson and Barbara Carlson Gage are the richest Minnesotans

Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Barbara Carlson Gage: Professional daughters.​Marilyn Carlson Nelson and Barbara Carlson Gage have done pretty well in what's called the "daughter business." The two women, heiresses to the Carlson hospitality fortune, are the richest people in Minnesota, according to Forbe ... More >>

Minnesota can't afford its sports teams

We can't afford to buy tickets to this beautiful building.​It's bad enough all of Minnesota's sports teams stink. Now, it turns out we can't even afford them.Minneapolis-St. Paul is about $40 billion too poor to host four professional teams, according to a new study by the Business Journal. That d ... More >>

John Peterson charged in death of Kandyce Stoffel

Kandyce Stoffel​John R. Peterson has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide after he allegedly ran down and killed former U student Kandyce Stoffel at about 3 a.m. Sunday. Witnesses said she had spurned his advances earlier at a Dinkytown bar. She was walking with another man, 25-year ... More >>

Glen Taylor paid $10K for Bachmann-Palin photo op

Photo: Nick Vlcek​So, who shelled out $10,000 for a photo op with Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin last week? Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor and at least five other individuals, according to an FEC report cited by the Star Tribune. Bachmann for Congress, meanwhile, reports $810,000 ... More >>

Timberwolves overwhelmed by everybody

The Wolves fall hard against the Warriors. And things are only getting worse.

Richest Minnesotans keep political campaigns rolling

All mediocre things must come to an end

Goodbyes

Did a new fan miss their "KG" moment last night?

A Perfect Tank Job and Random Happenings

The Three Pointer: An Opportunity Lost

The Three-Pointer: Crowning the Kings

The Three-Pointer: Disappointing Weekend Split

This week in City Pages: Wolves owner Glen Taylor speaks out

Twelve Uneasy Pieces

The Wolves' massive overhaul begins with top pick Randy Foye

The One-Pointer: Wolves Disgrace Themselves

The Three-Pointer: Lesser Warriors

The Three-Pointer: Mystery and Malaise

The Three-Pointer: Reality Bites

BIG TRADE! Wally Szczerbiak and Ricky Davis head up multi-player deal with Celtics

The Three-Pointer: Flip's Revenge

The Three-Pointer: Finish or Be Finished

Red, Reggie, Randy

Sam the Sham

The '05 Wolves' biggest letdown artist isn't Latrell Sprewell

Two Cheers for Kevin McHale

And a reckless proposal to further shake up the Wolves

Reggie, we hardly know ye

With Friends Like KG�

Kevin Garnett remains the best player in the NBA. But considering his ill-judged and mostly graceless role in the Flip Saunders affair, maybe it�s time we all stopped calling him a great leader

Shuffling the Starters

The Wolves lineup shuffle only partly fixes their underachievement problem

An Emergency Prescription

One proposal for turning around the Wolves season

The Man in the Middle

With Michael Olowokandi seeming stunned, newcomer Eddie Griffin steps front and center

Underachieving with Attitude

The early omens aren't good for Sam Cassell and the Wolves

One Down...

Bold coaching helps the Wolves eliminate the Nuggets

Hate the Playoffs, Love the Game?

God created the world in six days, so why does it take eight weeks to pick an NBA champion: A City Pages dialogue

Looking Fierce

The Wolves find a groove

In The Zone

The NBA embraces a long-prohibited defensive style. The Timberwolves are poised to cash in.

As the Lineup Turns

Joe Smith slowly returns to 100 percent--and the Wolves ponder where to play him

The Rise and Fall of an Edifice Complex

The Star Tribune's quixotic quest for a new Twins stadium

The Player

From West Bank radical to White House insider, he's remained the most powerful man you've never heard of.

The Other Half of the Franchise

Marbury's physical panache, seething determination, and craving of responsibility have set a standard for his performance that no mere braggadocio could establish.

The Puck Doesn't Stop Here

Hockey in St. Paul: the other major league boondoggle.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Blair