NBA great-turned-TV analyst Charles Barkley gushed about the Wolves at halftime and again after they finished off the 106-80 victory. 'They're gonna sweep the Denver Nuggets.'
Roger Penske on Tuesday said he has suspended the president of Team Penske along with three others for two races for their roles in the cheating scandal that has rocked IndyCar ahead of the Indianapolis 500.
The team attempted to find a way to have center Rudy Gobert return from the Twin Cities in time for the game at Ball Arena, but those efforts were unsuccessful given the timing and heavy winds that caused flight delays in Denver.
When Schneider saw that the Lynx-Sky preseason game wasn't on TV or the web, she decided to stream it for her X followers from her Target Center seat. The number of fans watching "kept growing and growing and growing."
Simeon Woods Richardson wasn't the winning pitcher but could celebrate his best start since joining the Twins. He gave up only one hit and one walk in six shutout innings.
The 106-80 victory over Denver in Game 2 — featuring excellent defense without defensive ace Rudy Gobert in the lineup — was not an aberration. The Timberwolves had been building toward this night for several years.
GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said he got "a little bit more aggressive" than intended to draft McCarthy, the fifth quarterback selected. But the Vikings eyed a trade up to No. 3, which should provide a hint in answering the question.
Having the option of choosing their playoff opponent wasn't taken lightly by the staff and players of the Professional Women's Hockey League's Toronto franchise for clinching first-place in the standings.
Shohei Ohtani launched his fourth home run in three games and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Monday night in Walker Buehler's first major league start in nearly two years.
Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns powered Minnesota's 106-80 blitz of the Denver Nuggets on Monday night that gave the Timberwolves a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals over the reigning but reeling NBA champions.
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