Wolves vs. Kings: Season opener preview
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The latest on another night of protests.
Hundreds of thousands of winning dollars are on the table.
Use-of-force expert Barry Brodd testified on behalf of the defense.
Minnehaha Academy produces back-to-back award winners for the second time in state history.
Bobby Dalbec hit two RBI doubles to hand the Twins their third straight loss.
There are some exemptions to the curfew.
The magazine contained 9mm rounds.
Walz says there are no imminent plans to dial back.
The incident was reported Saturday night in Stearns County.
A timeline about when the clinic will reopen hasn't been released.
She confirmed her resignation on Tuesday.
Big changes for the Wolves starting lineup as they get set for the preseason opener against Indiana Wednesday night. The starting guards will be J.J. Barea and Brandon Roy. Andrei Kirilenko and Kevin Love are the forwards and Nikola Pekovic will start at center.
Timberwolves training camp begins next week in Mankato and plenty of players are already back in Minnesota preparing. Fox Sports North reports that Ricky Rubio, Andrei Kirilenko, Chase Buddinger, Brandon Roy, Malcolm Lee, Derrick Williams and Nikola Pekovic are already here.
The Timberwolves opened the season with a 92-80 win over Sacramento Friday night at Target Center. Without Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio, Minnesota was led by J.J. Barea's 21 points off the bench.
The Timberwolves (9-10) are back at the Target Center Sunday night to host the L.A. Lakers (11-9). Minnesota wants to extend their two-game winning streak and hope to snap a 15-game skid against the Lakers. Ricky Rubio is averaging 11.4 points and 8.8 assists. Kevin Love continues to produce 24.9 points and 13.8 rebounds.
The Wolves (7-8) hope to extend their winning streak to four-games when they visit the Jazz (9-5) Saturday night. Minnesota is just one win below .500 after an exciting last second 101-98 victory over the L.A. Clippers Friday night. Utah lost their last game 94-91 to the Dallas Mavericks.
Minnesota (11-12) will try to defeat the Rockets (13-10) and former coach Kevin McHale again Saturday night in Minneapolis. The back and forth battle began two weeks ago when the Rockets beat the Wolves at the Target Center. Minnesota was victorious in the rematch Monday night in Houston. The Timberwolves are once again one win shy from a .500 record after beating the Nets Friday night.
The Timberwolves host the Cavaliers Friday night looking to improve their 2-4 record. Minnesota lost Wednesday night to Memphis Grizzlies, 90-86. Cleveland is 3-3 after most recently losing to Toronto.
The Timberwolves will try to avoid their third consecutive loss when they visit the Washington Wizards Sunday. Both teams are desperate for a win. Minnesota is 2-5 and the Wizards are still winless. Wolves forward Kevin Love is averaging 26.1 points and 14.9 rebounds. J.J. Barea is recovering from a strained right hamstring and is still questionable.
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