Moving a few steps forward in Love marathon

July 23, 2014 at 3:11AM
This is a 2013 photo of Christian Ponder of the Minnesota Vikings NFL football team. This image reflects the Minnesota Vikings active roster as of Thursday, June 6, 2013 when this image was taken. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: NFLHS13
This is a 2013 photo of Christian Ponder of the Minnesota Vikings NFL football team. This image reflects the Minnesota Vikings active roster as of Thursday, June 6, 2013 when this image was taken. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: NFLHS13 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Unless you get your Kevin Love news from a sports anchor at a TV station in Maine, you are inclined to believe a possible Kevin Love/Andrew Wiggins trade is not exactly a done deal.But that doesn't mean nothing is happening, as ESPN and Yahoo, among other outlets, advanced the ball Tuesday.

It sounds like the principles involved — Love for Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and a No. 1 pick — remain consistent. And with Cleveland making a separate trade Tuesday to add potential pieces to a deal, it feels as though we are progressing toward a trade reality one step at a time.

homage Per ESPN.com, Vikings QB Christian Ponder and his wife Samantha had a daughter recently and named her Bowden after the Florida State coach.

shift wars Tom Verducci at SI.com takes a look at defensive shifts in baseball and what might be done about them in the future.


(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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