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Wolves land All-Star Rudy Gobert in blockbuster trade with Utah

The Wolves will send a package of players and draft picks — including multiple first-round selections — to the Jazz to acquire the three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
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Wolves had little choice but to shower KAT with money. Here's how the NBA works

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How valuable is a contract to keeping a player in one place? In the NBA, star players have the leverage to ask out of their contracts whenever they want and get teams to trade them.
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Big Ten stunner: USC, UCLA join in seismic shift for college sports

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Big Ten presidents unanimously approved the move Thursday night. The two traditional sports powers who had been mainstays of the Pac-12 will start conference play in 2024-25.
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Gophers men get first 2023 commitment from top-100 power forward

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The Gophers men's basketball team got its first commitment for the Class of 2023 when Kadyn Betts announced he's heading to Minnesota.
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Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren, the former Vikings executive, is overseeing the dramatic expansion of the Big Ten.
Gophers

Souhan: What happens now that USC, UCLA have blown up Big Ten?

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The Big Ten is changing from a regional league to a coast-to-coast powerhouse. Here are the next steps that need to be taken in the dramatic reshaping of college sports.
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Karl-Anthony Towns has agreed to a four-year, supermax extension with the Wolves.
Wolves

'I want to build a legacy.' KAT agrees to Wolves deal through 2028

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On Thursday night, Karl-Anthony Towns and a new Wolves front office took a big step in their commitment to building a winning team by agreeing to a supermax extension.
  • Wolves bolster roster by signing 6-9 Anderson from Memphis
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Twins name Pete Maki pitching coach to replace Wes Johnson

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Maki, 39, had been the team's bullpen coach since 2020. A former college pitching coach, he was the Twins' minor league pitching coordinator in 2018-19.
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Loons' midfielder Arriaga out for up to month; back-up suspended for next match

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Kervin Arriaga hurt his ankle in the opening minutes of Wednesday's match and back-up, Joseph Rosales, was suspended for an incident that coach Adrian Heath called 'stupidity personified.'
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