Wolves' WEEK AHEAD
Sunday: at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Monday: vs. Atlanta, 7 p.m. )
Wednesday: at Denver, 8 p.m. )
Friday: vs. Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Sun: ESPN. Mon, Wed: FSN. Fri: FSN, NBA TV
Player to watch: Russell Westbrook, Thunder
The Timberwolves' first Christmas Day appearance features a man threatening to average a triple-double for the entire season. Through his first 28 games, he averaged 31.3 points (first in the NBA), 10.8 assists (second) and 10.5 rebounds (13th).
VOICES
"well, everything stresses me."
Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau when asked if his team was just careless enough with the ball to stress him during Wednesday's victory at Atlanta.
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Wednesday's prep sports results
Scores and results from around the metro area.
Sports
Cubs reliever Luke Little forced to change his glove because of white in American flag patch
Chicago Cubs reliever Luke Little said he had to change his glove before he entered Wednesday night's 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros because of an American flag patch.
Sports
Defending champion Golden Knights beat Stars 3-1 to take 2-0 series lead home to Vegas
Noah Hanifin broke a tie with an unassisted goal late in the second period and the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights beat the top-seeded Dallas Stars 3-1 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.
Sports
García and Carter hit back-to-back homers and Rangers beat Mariners 5-1
Adolis García and Evan Carter hit Texas' first back-to-back home runs this season and the Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Wednesday night.
Twins
Castro's three-run birthday blast helps Twins beat White Sox
Willi Castro celebrated his 27th birthday with a three-run home run Wednesday night, and the Twins defeated the MLB-worst Chicago White Sox 6-3.
