NCAA DII Baseball Tourney Starts Today
Join us for NCAA Division II Central Region Baseball tonight. The Mavericks VS Regis 6:45pm with Spence and George on 95.7 KMKO.
The tournament starts today at Franklin Rogers Park in Mankato and will run through the weekend. Today's games... Colorado Mesa vs N.M. Highlands at noon, St. Cloud State vs Winona State at 3:30 and MSU, Mankato vs Regis University at 7pm
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Twins Top Tigers Thanks To Bullpen
DETROIT (AP) — Jamey Carroll hit a go-ahead RBI-double in the sixth inning to lead the Minnesota Twins past the Detroit Tigers 11-7 last night. Brian Dozier and Trevor Plouffe added home runs for the Twins. Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder each drove in two runs for the Tigers, who committed four errors in the game.
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Twins Lose To Mariners Again
SEATTLE (AP) — The slumping Minnesota Twins are calling up prized infield prospect Brian Dozier and left-hander Scott Diamond from the minors.
The team announced Sunday that the roster moves will be made on Monday. Dozier will take the spot of slugger Justin Morneau, who will placed on the disabled list with a sore right wrist. Minnesota will make a corresponding move Monday to clear
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Will Vikes Take Kalil?
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings will listen to trade offers. They'll consider every option. That's what any NFL team does during the draft.
But when the Vikings are on the clock for the third overall pick on Thursday night, there will be a clear-cut, 6-foot-7, 306-pound choice staring this rebuilding franchise right in the face.
His name is Matt Kalil,
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Gophers Have New AD
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Norwood Teague presented to Minnesota a resume packed with experience in fundraising, marketing and leadership, after six years of mid-major success at Virginia Commonwealth.
President Eric Kaler, who picked Teague to be the new director of Gophers athletics, realized the missing line: running a big-time football program. Kaler addressed the question before it was
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Liriano Loses Again
ST. PETERSBURG -- Coming off a strong Spring Training, expectations were high for Francisco Liriano. The Twins hoped the lefty would be able to put it all together and rebound from a shaky 2011.
Through four starts, he's done anything but that. He's walked batters. He's given up homers. He's not getting deep into games. He hasn't looked confident on the mound, and it's
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Wolves Blow Big Lead
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Charles Jenkins had 24 points and nine assists while playing all 48 minutes to rally the Golden State Warriors from a 21-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 93-88, on Sunday night.
Brandon Rush scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and also grabbed nine rebounds. Klay Thompson scored 17 points for the Warriors, who snapped an eight-game
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Wolves Break 11 Game Skid
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Nikola Pekovic scored 23 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves ended an 11-game losing streak with a 91-80 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.
The Timberwolves never trailed and took a 49-31 halftime lead after shooting 57 percent (21 of 37) from the field. An 8-0 run pushed the lead to over 20 points midway through the third quarter but the
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Granderson With Three Homers Beats Twins
NEW YORK (AP) — Curtis Granderson hit three home runs in the first four innings and matched a career high with five hits, leading the New York Yankees to a 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
Granderson homered in each of his first three at-bats, driving in four runs, and helped Phil Hughes overcome a four-run first to secure his first victory of the season.
Mark
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Morneau With Two Bombs Against Yanks
NEW YORK (AP) --Justin Morneau hit two mammoth homers and Jason Marquis won his Minnesota debut with his healthy daughter in the stands, sending the Twins to a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.
Joe Mauer and Jamey Carroll each had an RBI double in a four-run first inning against Hiroki Kuroda, helping the Twins improve to 9-34 at Yankee Stadium — including the
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Love Less Wolves Lose 11th Straight
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies are grinding through a tough final month of the season, trying to put themselves in position for another playoff run.
An ugly win in a physical April game sure feels a lot better when it's meaningful. Just ask the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Rudy Gay had 28 points and nine rebounds to help the Grizzlies withstand a weak start to the fourth quarter
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CC Beats Twins For First Win
NEW YORK (AP)-- Maybe it was the unusual warm weather. For a change, April suited CC Sabathia.
The notoriously slow starter shook off early trouble to get his first win of the season and backup catcher Chris Stewart had a career-high three RBIs that included a go-ahead, two-run single in New York's 8-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
Twins got off to a promising star when
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Rare Win For Twins In Bronx
NEW YORK -- Carl Pavano quieted an unfriendly Yankee Stadium crowd with seven solid innings, Justin Morneau played in the field for the first time this season and hit a long homer, and the Minnesota Twins earned a rare victory in New York, 7-3 on Monday night.
Joe Mauer had three hits, including two doubles, and every position player had a hit in a tweaked Minnesota lineup. Josh Willingham
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New Maverick Hockey Coach Introduced
MANKATO, Minn-- Minnesota State University, Mankato has named former USHL coach Mike Hastings as the new head coach of its men's hockey team.
The Mavericks announced the hire on Saturday night and held a press conference this morning at the Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato. Hastings replaces Troy Jutting, who was fired in April after 12 seasons on the job.
Hastings becomes the third head
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Twins Get Swept By Rangers
MINNEAPOLIS -- Glen Perkins banged up again!!
Josh Hamilton made him and the Minnesota Twins pay for it.
Hamilton’s two-run homer in the eighth capped a three-run inning for Texas and set up Joe Nathan for the save against his former team in a 4-3 victory on Sunday over the Twins, giving the Rangers their first series sweep in Minnesota since 1999.
“We had ‘em where
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M And M Boys Heat Up
MINNEAPOLIS—M and M boys go yard! Timely home runs from Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau help in Twins comeback. Morneau hit a two-run, go-ahead homer in the eighth inning, and the Twins rallied from six runs down to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 10-9 on Thursday. Josh Willingham hit his fourth homerun of the year which leads MLB.
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Love Knocked Out
DENVER-- Ty Lawson scored 24 points, including four free throws in the final 17.6 seconds, to help the Denver Nuggets hold on for a 113-107 win Wednesday night over a Minnesota Timberwolves squad that was missing Kevin Love after the All-Star forward went out with a mild concussion in the first quarter.
Arron Afflalo added 21 points for the surging Nuggets, who have won two straight to
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Twins Win First Of 2012
MINNEAPOLIS-- Jamey Carroll and the Minnesota Twins were in one heck of an offensive slump to start the season and badly in need of a pick-me-up to get them going.
Jamey Carroll had his first two hits with Minnesota, including the go-ahead single in the seventh, and Josh Willingham hit a two-run homer to lift the Twins to their first victory of the season, 6-5 over the Los Angeles Angels
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Rubio Upbeat After Surgery
Minneapolis-- Timberwolves point guard sighed a few times during his first public comments about the torn anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments in his left knee that cut short his promising rookie year. He acknowledged feeling "sad, mad" immediately after the injury. The crutches he used to reach the podium will be at his side for another month. He said he's unsure if
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Vikings Sign LB Mitchell
Eden Prairie, MN – The Minnesota Vikings signed free agent linebacker Marvin Mitchell. Terms of the signings, announced Tuesday, were not disclosed. Mitchell spent last season with the Miami Dolphins after playing his first four years for the New Orleans Saints. He had 30 tackles and one interception in 16 games as a backup.
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Wolves Lose Six Straight
MINNEAPOLIS-- Shannon Brown had 17 points and seven rebounds and the Phoenix Suns' reserves outscored Minnesota's 66-27 in a 114-90 victory over the Timberwolves on Monday night.
Kevin Love had 25 points and 13 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who have lost six in a row. They have lost 22 straight games in April dating back to 2009.
J.J. Barea had 16 points, but the Wolves' massive
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Twins Lose Home Opener
MINNEAPOLIS-- Slated as the fourth starter in this stacked Angels rotation and nearly ignored in the offseason news by the simultaneous arrival of Albert Pujols, C.J. Wilson finally had his day in the sun.
Wilson won his awaited Angels debut with seven smooth innings, giving Los Angeles all the boost it needed to beat the Twins 5-1 on Monday and spoil Minnesota's home opener.
Wilson (1-0)
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Twins get Swept In Opener
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jason Hammel took a no-hitter into the eighth inning in his Baltimore debut, and although he didn't go the distance, his effort Sunday helped the Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 for a three-game sweep.
Hammel (1-0) faced the minimum 21 batters through seven innings, allowing two walks, before Justin Morneau ended the no-hit bid with a leadoff double off the
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Twins get Swept In Opener
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jason Hammel took a no-hitter into the eighth inning in his Baltimore debut, and although he didn't go the distance, his effort Sunday helped the Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 for a three-game sweep.
Hammel (1-0) faced the minimum 21 batters through seven innings, allowing two walks, before Justin Morneau ended the no-hit bid with a leadoff double off the
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Eagles Top Gophers In Tampa
TAMPA, Fla.-- Paul Carey had two goals and Boston College beat Minnesota 6-1 in the Frozen Four semifinals on Thursday night.
The Eagles (32-10-1) will bring an 18-game winning streak into Saturday night's NCAA championship game against Ferris State, which beat Union College 3-1 in the first semifinal. Boston College is seeking its fifth hockey title.
Minnesota (28-14-1) made its first
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Another Wild Shootout With Chicago
ST. PAUL, Minn-- Cal Clutterbuck's tying tip-in with 3:12 left in regulation and Devin Setoguchi's shootout goal lifted the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
Josh Harding made 22 saves and was unscored upon after midway through the first period when Jamal Mayers gave the Blackhawks an early lead. The Hawks had only two shots on goal over the
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Wild lose In Shootout To Predators
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Alexander Radulov scored the lone goal in the shootout, and the Nashville Predators edged the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Tuesday night to reach 100 points for the second time in three seasons. Dany Heatley had the lone goal for Minnesota.
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Wolves Fall Short To Kings
The Timberwolves gave a valiant effort through three quarters tonight in Sacramento, but injuries finally caught up them. Trailing by only one going to the fourth quarter, the depleted Wolves faded, while the Kings stepped on the gas. In front of their home crowd, the Kings won for just the second time in the last seven games, by a score of 116-108.
The Timberwolves would be lost without
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Wolves Lose To Portland
LaMarcus Aldridge led six Portland players in double figures with 26 points as the Trail Blazers trimmed the Timberwolves 119-106 Sunday night at the Rose Garden.
Aldridge also grabbed nine rebounds for Portland (25-28), which passed Minnesota (25-29) to move into 11th place in the Western Division playoff race.
Kevin Love collected 26 points and nine boards for the Timberwolves, who lost
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Another Shootout Win For Wild
CHICAGO-- The Minnesota Wild's high-percentage shootout specialists came through again.
Devin Setoguchi and Erik Christensen scored in a shootout to help the Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Sunday night for their third straight victory.
Setoguchi had a goal and two assists in regulation, then sealed the victory in the third round of the tiebreaker with a quick wrist shot that
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Wild OT Win Over Panthers
ST. PAUL-- Jose Theodore and the Florida Panthers let a point slip away.
Trying to pull five points ahead of the Washington Capitals in the Atlantic Division with a game in hand and five to play, Florida led Minnesota by one in the final minute.
But the Wild, already eliminated from playoff contention, weren’t finished.
With Niklas Backstrom pulled from his net, Erik
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Gophers Fall To Cardinals
NEW YORK -- Andre Ingram went up for a wide-open dunk in the final seconds of the first half with Minnesota still in striking distance. The ball slipped out of his hands before he could slam it in, a fitting image for a frustrating night. The short-handed Golden Gophers’ spirited run ended in the NIT title game with a 75-51 loss to Stanford on Thursday.
Minnesota committed 22
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Wolves Top Bobcats
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Kevin Love is playing so well this month he’s beginning to garner MVP consideration.
And rightfully so. Sure, the Minnesota Timberwolves might be on the outside looking in when it comes to the playoff picture, but Love’s numbers are getting harder and harder to ignore.
Love had 40 points and 19 rebounds Wednesday night to lift the Minnesota
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Gopher In NIT Final
NEW YORK (AP) -- Still alive in late March, Minnesota is learning to win the close ones. The short-handed Golden Gophers improved to 3-3 in overtime games this season, beating Washington 68-67 on Tuesday night in the NIT semifinals behind 20 points from freshman Andre Hollins.
The sixth-seeded Golden Gophers (23-14) will face No. 3 seed Stanford in Thursday night's championship game at
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Gaborik Beats Former Team
ST. PAUL, Minn. Ruslan Fedotenko's go-ahead goal in the third period gave the New York Rangers a 3-2 victory on Tuesday over the Minnesota Wild and some more space in the tightened Eastern Conference playoff race.
Marian Gaborik also scored, frustrating the fans of his former team, and Brian Boyle had a goal for the Rangers, who won for the third time in their last nine road games.
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Wolves Lose To Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Rudy Gay scored 21 points, Dante Cunningham added season highs of 13 points and 14 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 93-86 on Tuesday night.
Kevin Love led Minnesota with 28 points and 11 rebounds, while Wayne Ellington scored 15 points, shooting 6 of 10. Derrick Williams added 14 points for the Timberwolves, who have lost six of eight.
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Wolves Big Win, Stay In It
MINNEAPOLIS — Kevin Love won’t let the Minnesota Timberwolves go down without a fight. The Denver Nuggets could use a little of the same punch right now.
Love followed up his 51-point game with 30 points and 21 rebounds to lead the Timberwolves to a 117-100 victory over the Nuggets on Sunday.
Luke Ridnour had 25 points and six assists, and Wayne Ellington added 17 points for
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Gophers Back In Frozen Four
ST. PAUL, Minn. Minnesota learned its lesson. The Gophers weren’t going to let another three-goal lead slip away.
Erik Haula scored his 20th goal of the season, Taylor Matson added a goal and assist and No. 2 seed Minnesota beat top-seed North Dakota 5-2 to win the NCAA West Regional on Sunday.
Ben Marshall, Travis Boyd and Nate Condon also scored for Minnesota (28-13-1), which
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No Sioux For North Dakota
North Dakota will take the ice in St. Paul, Minn., for its West Regional semifinal game against Western Michigan as, well, North Dakota. The team will don new jerseys without the nickname or the logo for the first time Saturday afternoon. Same for the uniforms of the cheerleaders and band members, too.
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Wild Shootout Win
ST. PAUL, Minn. Devin Setoguchi scored in the fourth round of a shootout in the Minnesota Wild's 3-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Dany Heatley and Darroll Powe scored in regulation for the Wild. Josh Harding stopped 27 shots and all four Calgary shots in the shootout to hand the Flames their fourth straight loss.
Wild captain Mikko Koivu returned from a
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MN Vikings Make Moves?
MINNEAPOLIS...The Minnesota Vikings have dumped another veteran starter, releasing nose tackle Remi Ayodele one unproductive season into a three-year contract.
The timing of Wednesday's move was curious, if coincidental, coming hours after the NFL's announcement of fines and suspensions for New Orleans Saints officials for their roles in the bounty program that rewarded players
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Gophers Advance Again!
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Rodney Williams and Andre Hollins each scored 24 points to help Minnesota advance to the semifinals of the NIT with a 78-72 win over Middle Tennessee on Wednesday night.
Elliott Eliason added 12 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota, while Hollins also chipped in six rebounds and four assists.
Marcos Knight led Middle Tennessee (27-7) with 19 points
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Injured Wolves Lose Again
Tony Parker left the game for the Spurs with tightness in his left hamstring in the first quarter, but Tim Duncan scored 21 points and had 15 rebounds (he's one away from his 725th career double-double) and pulled San Antonio to a 116-100 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday at AT&T Center.
Duncan did not play the fourth quarter as the Spurs (30-14) led by as many as 23.
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Viking Free Agent Signing
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn... The Minnesota Vikings have signed fullback Jerome Felton.
The team announced the addition Tuesday. The 25-year-old Felton was a fifth-round draft pick by the Detroit Lions from Furman in 2008. Claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers before last season, he was let go and finished the year with the Indianapolis Colts. He was an unrestricted free agent.
Felton
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Wolves Re-Bound Against Warriors
Kevin Love posted his league-leading 39th double-double, scoring 36 points and grabbing 17 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves ended a three-game losing streak with a 97-93 win against the Golden State Warriors on Monday. Luke Ridnour added 11 points and 10 assists and Anthony Tolliver had 10 points -- all in the fourth quarter -- and five rebounds as the Timberwolves recovered to win despite
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Wild Win At Home
ST. PAUL (AP) — Erik Christensen’s power-play goal late in the second period gave Josh Harding and the Minnesota Wild a long-sought win, 2-0 over the suddenly sputtering Vancouver Canucks on Monday. Kyle Brodziak’s empty-netter gave the Wild even more to smile about, hearing a rare end-of-the-game roar from their fans after this win over the Northwest Division leader and
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Twins Beat Red Sox
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Coming off two injury filled seasons, Justin Morneau is struggling at the plate in spring training.
After going 0 for 2 with a strikeout and a walk in the Minnesota Twins’ 8-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday, the former AL MVP is 3 for 30 with no extra-base hits.
Twins starter Jason Marquis allowed three runs, five hits and two walks in four
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Gopher Women Champs Again!
DULUTH, Minn. The Minnesota Gophers Womens Hockey Team beat Wisconsin 4-2 in the NCAA women’s hockey final on Sunday.
Sarah Erickson scored two goals, Raty stopped 42 shots and Minnesota beat Wisconsin 4-2 in the NCAA women’s hockey final on Sunday.
Minnesota won its third national title and first since the 2004-05 season.
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Wolves Lose 3rd Straight
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Despite having the second-worst record in the Western Conference, the Sacramento Kings are a dangerous offensive team of late.
The Kings used a strong second half to beat the slumping Minnesota Timberwolves 115-99 on Sunday night. Kevin Love had his 33rd 20-10 game, scoring 21 points and getting 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves, losers of three straight and four of five.
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Twins rip Pirates
FORT MYERS, Fla. Jamey Carroll’s bat woke up Sunday after a sluggish start.
Carroll went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs Sunday as the Minnesota Twins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0.
Joe Benson each had two hits and Brian Dozier homered.
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Love's 39 carries Wolves over Clippers
(3/5/12) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Love had 39 points and 17 rebounds to carry the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 95-94 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.
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Wolves Recall Guard Lee From Sioux Falls
(2/14/12) MINNEAPOLIS (TEC News) – The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the club has recalled rookie guard Malcolm Lee from the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League.
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Big 2nd half leads Magic past Timberwolves 102-89
(2/14/12) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jason Richardson scored 17 points, and Jameer Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu each added 14 as the Orlando Magic used a big second half to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 102-89 on Monday night.
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Lin, Rubio revive teams, bolster NBA abroad
(2/13/12) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jeremy Lin and Ricky Rubio aren't just responsible for reviving their dormant franchises. They also are giving the NBA two fresh young faces to market internationally.
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