Two years after St. Thomas’ departure, the MIAC is flourishing
Without the Tommies, most MIAC observers believe the conference has become more competitive and balanced.
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Can a young Lynx team restore franchise’s winning tradition?
WNBA rosters are notoriously difficult for rookies to make, yet Reeve vowed to give the club’s four draftees – Diamond Miller, Connecticut forward Dorka Juhász, South Carolina guard Brea Beal and forward Taylor Soule of Virginia Tech – legitimate shots.
Greater expectations not met with greater results in entertaining, but disappointing season for Wolves
Bottom line, this was a disappointing season, made more so by a raising of the bar while the actual teamwork performance was lowered. But miraculously, the future isn’t mortgaged.
Sale of the St. Paul Saints ends an era of iconic ownership
“The simplest way to put this is, this is our baby, and it’s still our baby. You don’t walk away from something you poured a lot into.”
Don’t expect a ‘Minnesota Miracle’ from the Wolves this playoff series
After 85 games, it is time to stop regarding moments of sunlight from a chronically inconsistent team as evidence of viable breakthroughs.
Tales from the play-in: Two stars and a sage
Wolves will need solid contributions from KAT, Ant and Conley to advance past Oklahoma City on Friday.
Average at best?
Or is there more this Timberwolves team has to offer as we close out the season?
Finally! The Timberwolves team we thought we were getting at the beginning of the season has arrived
Timberwolves seem to gel as the season is down to the last five games.
Optimism abounds following KAT’s ‘movie script return’ to the Timberwolves
For one night KAT and the Wolves had an answer to some of the questions that have increasingly been pockmarking our perception of this team, and his role on it.
Incoming Gophers women’s basketball coach knows success starts at home … and with her inherited squad intact
As Dawn Plitzuweit high-fived Goldy Gopher, stepped to the podium and began her remarks, eyes shifted from Plitzuweit to the players and back for any signs of acceptance or dissonance.
Poor refereeing and poor shooting doom Wolves against Celtics, but the problems are bigger than one game
Mediocrity has been about the only consistent thing about the team this season.
Wolves seeming to jell, but with tough stretch coming, can they maintain their (recent) winning ways?
As of Tuesday morning, the Wolves improbably found themselves with the sixth-best record in the muddled Western Conference, a slot in the standings that would enable them to avoid the play-in mini-tournament.
The Mesabi Range turnaround under Tee Moore
One of just three women coaching a men’s college team, Tamara Moore has the Minnesota college on the brink of a national tournament bid.
Lindsay Whalen, no longer U of M’s women’s basketball coach, skips presser saying, ‘I’m a human being’
Asked directly whether Whalen had stepped down, as the release said, or been fired, University of Minnesota athletics director Mark Coyle said he and Whalen “mutually agreed to step down.”
The underrated gem in the Wolves starting lineup
Amid the focus on the Rudy Gobert trade and the rise of Ant, Jaden McDaniels continues to shine.
Timberwolves mailbag
This time around, a lot of you wanted to talk about the performance of Coach Chris Finch, and the re-acclimation of KAT if and when he is finally health enough to rejoin the rotation.
Was Wolves win over the Mavs a sign of what’s to expect down the stretch?
On Monday, a glorious synergy was on display for long portions of the game against a formidable Mavericks opponent. And there are reasons to think it might stick around with more reliable frequency over the remainder of the season.
Wolves: Breaking down the D’Lo for Conley trade
Over those three years, the Wolves roster took on many different shapes, skill sets and personalities. D’Lo never comfortably fit into any of them.
Anthony Edwards: The making of a star (All-Star?)
In year three of the Ant Experience, our sense of anticipation and imagination of what the wunderkind might become can no longer be unfettered.
Wolves struggle to sustain focus, even against the worst teams in the NBA
Almost all of their weaknesses — poor rebounding, difficulty competing effectively in transition basketball on both offense and defense, a proclivity for turnovers, and bouts of selfish offense manifested through wretched shot selection — stem from an inattention to detail and effort. In other words, mental and physical laziness.
