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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 >>

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 >>

Nicholas Wieme dies after falling in skyscraper chimney while trying to shoot photo [UPDATE]

An as of yet unnamed 23-year-old Minnesota man is dead after falling in the Intercontinental Hotel building's chimney this morning in downtown Chicago.SEE ALSO: Medard Prosper's promising life cut short after he runs himself over with car He was trying to take photos atop the 42-story building when ... 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Minnesota TimberTrolls: The TV Series [VIDEO]

​Right now is a great time to be a Minnesota Timberwolves fan.Last night, the Wolves pulled off what may be their most impressive win of the season, a 109-97 triumph over the Clippers in Los Angeles. Rookie Derrick Williams had the best game of his young career with 27 points, and Michael Beasley ... More >>

Rogue Valley tour diary, vol. 7: From saguaros to snowfall

​Rogue Valley's tour diaries are written by frontman Chris Koza and edited by bandmate Peter Sieve. You can read their first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth installments. Atalesca: 72 degrees.  Pismo Beach: 62 degrees. Ventura: 65 degrees. It was as perfect a day as one could expect ... 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 >>

Wolves show promise, but 0-2 start is a buzzkill

​After nearly a decade of ineptitude, this season's incarnation of the T-Wolves is generating some buzz.But last night's disappointing loss to Milwaukee dropped the team to 0-2 and featured the shoddy defense and ball-handling characteristic of the horrible Kurt Rambis teams fans are so eager to f ... 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 >>

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 >>

Bon Iver Day declared in Milwaukee as band kicks off tour

Photo via the Milwaukee Bucks​Aside from a few late-night TV stops, Bon Iver has yet to christen their sophomore album, the much lauded and hotly debated Bon Iver, Bon Iver, with a proper live show. That will all change this weekend when the band takes up a two-night residency at the Riverside The ... 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 >>

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 >>

Lakers have mixed reviews of Wolves' progress

The champs dish on the chumps.

Portland Cello Project

Kevin Love and the NBA All-Star weekend would be better if . . .

A few ideas to better the event.

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 >>

Timberwolves' boards are impressive but not producing wins

A history of NBA glass.

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.

Eight G.O.O.D. reasons to buy 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' today

​Finally! After tons of build-up, Kanye's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is out in stores today. Here are eight reasons you should buy it immediately.

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 >>

Twin Cities World Cup fan? Here's where to find the fever pitch

Join the fevered pitch​The Beautiful Game is about to draw a worldwide audience the likes of which the NFL can only fantasize about: Thirty-two teams, including the U.S. national squad, converging on South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. (Video after the jump.) You could stay at home and catch ... More >>

Deer crash Wisconsin bar as patrons watch Bucks game

The Buck Stops Here One moment you're calmly draining a pint at and watching the Milwaukee Bucks basketball game at a neighborhood pub--the next, two deer come crashing through the glass doors and stampede through the place. That's what happened yesterday in Menomonie, as reported by the AP:

Timberwolves fall historically

Thanks to a 116-107 victory over your Wolves, Don Nelson now has more wins than any coach in NBA history.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Timberwolves get happy and beat Sacramento

The Timberwolves beat the Sacramento Kings, 108-99, for their first win in over a month.

Minnesota Timberwolves fly close to the Suns

The Timberwolves show signs of life against Phoenix, but drop their record-tying 16th straight.

Minnesota Timberwolves scuffle; Denver Nuggets barely notice

The Nuggets sail past the Wolves. Frustration sets in.

Timberwolves feeling the chill

After a heartbreaking home loss to the Hornets, the Wolves sink back into some old familiar territory. The Bucks, Knicks and Cavs all sink the Wolves by double-digits.

New Orleans and Twin Cities share championship hopes -- and droughts

The Vikings and the Saints are well-matched in talent, and empathy.

Timberwolves split two; Jefferson on the trading block?

The Wolves win won at home, then lose one in Chicago. Plus, did David Kahn try to trade Al Jefferson?