Jay Caldwell
Timberwolves Rally To Beat Pistons
The Timberwolves played from behind for much of the night before rallying in the 2nd half to beat Detroit 93-85 Wednesday night.
River Bats To Change Ownership
Joel Sutherland is in the process of selling the St. Cloud River Bats of the Northwoods League. League President Dick Radatz Jr. confirmed Wednesday that the sale of the team could become official as early as the end of this week. St. Cloud City Administration Mike Williams says the River Bats are late on their annual payment to the city and owe the city $38,753
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Flyers Down Wild 5-1
The Minnesota Wild lost 5-1 at Philadelphia Tuesday night. Minnesota has lost 14 of their last 16 games and is 22-17-7 this season. Darrell Powe scored the lone Wild goal and Josh Harding had 29 saves. Minnesota was outshot 34-26.
Vikings’ Allen Named NFL Defensive Player Of The Year
The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting that Viking defensive end Jared Allen is the NFL Defensive Player of the Year. The NFL season ending awards were announced Tuesday.
Timberwolves Down Sacramento 99-86
The Timberwolves won 99-86 Monday night at home against Sacramento. Kevin Love led the Wolves with 33 points and 11 rebounds, Luke Ridnour added 25 points and 9 assists and Ricky Rubio added 9 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
Wild To Play Without Koivu
The Minnesota Wild will play the next 4-6 weeks without center and captain Mikko Koivu. He sustained a separted shoulder in Saturday’s game at St. Louis.
T-Wolves’ Love Is USA Basketball Finalist
Timberwolves forward Kevin Love was named one of 20 finalists for the 2012 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team by USA Basketball. The official 12-man U.S. Olympic team roster will be announced last this year.
Vikings Demote Pagac; Now Linebacker Coach
The Vikings demoted Fred Pagac from defensive coordinator to linebackers coach. Pagac had been the linebackers coach when Brad Childress was head coach and spent the last year-plus as defensive coordinator with Leslie Frazier as head coach.
Gopher Men’s Basketball Wins At Penn State
The Gopher men’s basketball team earned their 2nd straight road win 80-66 at Penn State Sunday afternoon. Joe Coleman led the Gophers with 23 points including making 13 of 14 from the free throw line.
SCSU Hockey Wins 5-4 At Colorado College In Overtime
The St. Cloud State men’s hockey team won 5-4 in overtime at Colorado College Saturday night to earn a split in the weekend series. Jordy Christian scored the game-winning goal for the Huskies in overtime. David Eddy had a goal and an assist for SCSU.
Rubio 3rd, Love 5th In All Star Voting
Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio is 3rd among guards in the Western Conference in the All Star voting. Rubio has received 133,520 votes and trails 2nd place Chris Paul of the L.A. Clippers by 460,000 votes for 2nd place.
Wild Lose at Chicago; Koivu An All Star
The Minnesota Wild lost 5-2 at Chicago Thursday night. Dave Bolland scored 2 goals for the Blackhawks. Devin Setoguchi and Kyle Brodziak each scored a goal for the Wild.