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T-Wolves's Brandon Roy Facebook post peppered with brutal comments

When Brandon Roy signed with the Timberwolves last summer, fans were optimistic. Though the 27-year-old superstar had retired less than a year earlier, citing incurable problems with his degenerative knees, he reportedly looked good while hoopin' with fellow NBA players over the summer and said all ... More >>

Washburn High students hung black doll from neck in school stairwell [IMAGE]

A handful of Washburn High School students were disciplined after a black doll was found hanging from a noose in a school stairwell on January 11.SEE ALSO: Obama effigy hangs from Duluth billboard [PHOTO] The Independent Business News Network's Don Allen reports that three students were suspend ... More >>

New Timberwolf Lazar Hayward says he can see dead people... literally

When the Timberwolves' tragi-comical string of injuries continued with forward Josh Howard blowing out his ACL last month, they signed a familiar face to replace him -- Lazar Hayward, who spent the 2010-11 season with the club.SEE ALSO: Call a whambulance: Kevin Love blasts T-Wolves management in in ... 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 >>

Anti-Israel protest at Timberwolves-Haifa game leads to assault allegation [VIDEO]

Last night, the Timberwolves hosted Maccabi Haifa B.C., a professional basketball team from Haifa, Israel, for an exhibition game at the Target Center.SEE ALSO: Andrew Zimmern and Sameh Wadi in political Twitter spatMinutes into the game, pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel (or perhaps more accurately, ... 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 >>

Kevin Garnett takes a shot at T-Wolves management, and who can blame him?

​Tonight, Kevin Garnett plays in Minneapolis for what may be the final time.The man who made NBA basketball relevant in Minnesota will soon be 36 and is in his 16th NBA season. With averages of 15.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, KG's production is still solid, but nagging leg injuries have rob ... More >>

Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: #10-1

​Related:Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: #20-11Minneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.10. Babes in ToylandOrigin: Minneapolis | Active: 1987-2001 | Songs: "Bruise Violet" and "Sweet 69"  Kat Bjelland is one of the nastiest female vocalists, period. Although the woman who adeptl ... More >>

Vanilla Ice and Kevin Garnett visit Timberwolves on Friday

​A couple blasts from the past will be in town this week as the Minnesota Timberwolves play host to the Boston Celtics (featuring our old "buddy" Kevin Garnett) and '90s pop superstar Vanilla Ice. The rapper will perform at halftime of Friday's contest at Target Center.Although "Ice Ice Baby" is n ... More >>

Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time" butchered by the Timberwolves

​Kevin Love trying to sing along with Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time" is even more awkward than Kevin Love trying to sing along with 'N Sync.Although these videos that the Minnesota Timberwolves have been spinning out this season seem to have their heart in the right place, no person who a ... More >>

LMFAO can count Timberwolf Darko Milicic as a casual fan

​The Minnesota Timberwolves really want to portray themselves as a multi-dimensional bunch, especially when it comes to their music consumption. This was already applied when a good portion of the team agreed to be filmed listening to the 'N Sync hit "Tearin' Up My Heart" last month.Now, this conc ... More >>

Lindsay Lohan disses Minnesota hip-hop radio on Saturday Night Live?

​Lindsay Lohan dons a conrnrow wig in a Saturday Night Live skit about a fictional B108 hip-hop radio station based in Shakopee, Minnesota. Alhough it's a concept delivered with plenty of amusing local color -- anyone who remembers waiting expectantly in their youth for school closings to be annou ... More >>

Ricky Rubio and the Timberwolves sing 'N Sync's "Tearin' Up My Heart"

"I know this song. I know. I like it."​Just as Minnesota Wild prospects shouldn't be Foo Fighters critics, we warn you to approach this clip of the Minnesota Timberwolves doing 'N Sync's Tearin' Up My Heart" with a bit of caution. First of all, you'll probably end up singing along with the tender ... More >>

Martell Webster's bonehead play seals Timberwolves loss [VIDEO]

Needing a 3-pointer, Webster opted for a meaningless dunk. Doh!​Martell Webster has an epic mohawk. So epic, in fact, that it might be impinging on his brain.Last night in Denver, the Timberwolves found themselves trailing the Nuggets 102-99 with just 4.9 seconds left in overtime. Denver was inbou ... More >>

Minnesota TimberTrolls: Top 7 images

​Yesterday, we brought you the story of the TimberTrolls, the hottest thing to hit Minnesota Timberwolves' online fanbase since... well, they're probably the hottest thing to ever hit the Wolves' online fanbase.And while they've only been at it for about a month, the Spaniards have already account ... 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 >>

T-Wolves, Love nearing Wednesday contract deadline [VIDEO]

​Before a national TV audience on Friday night, Kevin Love shot the Timberwolves back into relevance after years of being regarded as the NBA's Siberia. As the buzzer sounded, Love drained one of the most dramatic game-winning three-point shots in franchise history, pushing the T-Wolves past an up ... More >>

T-Wolves to wear Minnesota Muskie throwbacks [PHOTOS]

​The Timberwolves announced today that they will wear retro 1967-68 Minnesota Muskies uniforms for six home games this season.The jerseys are an homage to the ABA team that only played one season in Minneapolis before moving to Miami. Though the team will only wear the Muskies unis for a handful o ... More >>

Minnesota Timberwolves: On the brink of collapse?

Are the Timberwolves on their way out?​Alright, let's face it. The Timberwolves are awful. Statistically, they're one of the worst teams in the NBA. And ever since Kevin Garnett left, we haven't seen a whole lot to give us hope that they're getting any better. But, aside from their terrible ... More >>

Derrick Williams might leave Timberwolves for Europe

Derrick Williams is looking at the NBA lockout -- and a map of Europe.​Derrick Williams, the Timberwolves' high-flying, high-scoring No. 2 pick in last year's NBA draft, might not stick around to wait for the basketball lockout to end.In an interview with a site that follows the University of Ariz ... More >>

Rick Adelman named Timberwolves coach, sources indicate

Rick Adelman is coming to save us!​Rick Adelman is about to be named the new coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, a bad basketball team that loses money in a sport that loses money, and is locked out, and might not even play any games this year.Welcome to Minnesota, Rick!The naming of Adelman is n ... More >>

Minnesota is taking all of America's jobs

This is what jobs see as they come to our fine state.​No one in America found a job last month. Not one person. But in Minnesota, the job vacancies listings have shot up in recent months.This leads to some pretty interesting possibilities. Could it be that Minnesota is not part of the United State ... More >>

Kurt Rambis fired by the Timberwolves

WikipediaRambis took a bad situation and made it worse.​Like a wounded deer limping around the forest, Kurt Rambis was finally put out of his misery -- appropriately, by Timberwolves.The T-Wolves fired Rambis this morning, ending his reign at the helm of one of the league's worst teams. "I want t ... More >>

NBA locks out players, Rubio and Timberwolves cool their heels

Hey Ricky, how do you say "lockout" in Spanish?​The Minnesota state government wasn't the only thing that shut down at midnight last night. An hour earlier, at 12:01 Eastern time, the NBA entered a lockout that could postpone next season, if not cancel it altogether. As the existing collecti ... More >>

Five Minnesota sports saviors who fell short

Ricky Rubio: Caution, savior at work.​Ricky Rubio has arrived in Minnesota with all the fanfare of a rock star, and now has the not-so-enviable task of trying to help the Minnesota Timberwolves earn the respect of their fans rather than ridicule.So in honor of Rubio's arrival, let's look back at f ... More >>

Ricky Rubio tweets Minnesota

Rubio's still tweeting under his Barcelona colors. Let's get some Wolves garb on this kid, stat.​Ricky Rubio is finally in the house. The hoped-for savior of the Minnesota Timberwolves is scheduled for a media roll out this afternoon, fresh off the plane from Barcelona, and he's tweeting his a ... More >>

Timberwolves are officially the worst team in the NBA

wikiKurt Rambis: Should he stay or should he go?​Maybe this is being overly optimistic, but the only good thing about ending the season with the worst record in the National Basketball League may be that the Timberwolves now have nowhere to go but up. After a 121-102 drubbing at the hands of ... More >>

Minnesota billionaires listed by Forbes

Let's consider trading places.​This news makes us want to go out and rent "Trading Places" all over again. Forbes is out with its list of the world's most wildly wealthy tycoons. Itfigures there are 1,210 billionaires in the world, worth a total of $4.5 trillion -- a figure that beats the gro ... More >>

Nikola Pekovic taking bite out of NBA rookie season

Before basketball, a dental career was his future.

Lakers have mixed reviews of Wolves' progress

The champs dish on the chumps.

Teenage Moods, Portland Cello Project, and more

Portland Cello Project

Target Center slated for a $155 million overhaul, and please ignore the Timberwolves

The Target Center could look this good.​Out of the blue, we need to renovate the city-owned 21-year-old Target Center to the tune of $155 million? More seating options for sports and concerts, fancier entries, a few restaurants, and better accommodations for traveling acts are desperately needed ... More >>

10 Timberwolves observations at grim mid-season

With half-a-season in the net, a look at reasons for both hope and concern.

Michael Beasley: How the Timberwolves forward transformed his game

Friends say Mike is a playful kid at heart

Timberwolves talk of progress debunked: Comment of the day

No teeth.​The Timberwolves began the season with another revamped roster, promises of "progress," and early signs of hope. We figure that at this point, Kevin Love alone is worthy of being an All-Star. But the T-Wolves now own the NBA's second-worst record with the season more than a third g ... More >>

Darko altering T-Wolves history of Eurotrash

Milicic may prove the 'Wolves finest foreign-born player in team history.

What can the T-Wolves do to get you to Target Center?

A slow start portends the expected.

Have you any faith left in the Timberwolves?

A new season opens for the 'Wolves and sixth straight losing campaign appears inevitable.

Target-festooned Twins think another ad lacks civic mindedness

Image via Sanford HealthWhat you'll see along with Target, Budweiser and other branding.​Let's see if we have this right. The Minnesota Twins play at Target Field underneath a gargantuan Budweiser sign visible from the the entire neighborhood. They are surrounded by advertising logos inside ... More >>

Minnesota Timberwolves unveil new uniforms

The new Timberwolves uniforms​The Minnesota Timberwolves have unveiled their new uniforms and branding. The changes are minimal; maybe the biggest difference the fans will see will be a return to a traditional font for the jersey numbers. The green trim around the collar is also gone. All of w ... More >>

Kevin Garnett's $3M Orono digs sold (he's never coming back)

Via WikipediaReal estate tycoon​Former Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett, currently trying to help his fellow Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA finals, has sold his $3 million Orono mansion for $3 million. Let's hope whomever bought it has a "G" in their initials, becaus ... More >>

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Minnesota Timberwolves scuffle; Denver Nuggets barely notice

The Nuggets sail past the Wolves. Frustration sets in.

Minnesota Timberwolves

The Harlem Globetrotters 2010 World Tour

Timberwolves crushed by Blazers and Warriors

The T-Wolves get bloody. Plus, Antoine Walker is broke and Lebron James could be king of this chilly little town.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Portland