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Sports

Sloppy play sends Wolves back to Minnesota with series tie

Minnesota coach Flip Saunders quickly ran down the list of what has to happen to beat Sacramento on its home floor: Keep turnovers down. Defend. Make big shots in crunch time. Hit free throws. The Timberwolves had a hard time with just about all of those things in their latest showdown with the Kings.

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Wolves cough up big lead; win in overtime

Kevin Garnett already had the smile, the scintillating game and the MVP award - and when he calmly hit a fallaway jumper in the dwindling seconds of overtime, his fans had their first unforgettable playoff memory.

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What's next for the stadium bill?

After more than a week of hearings, a House committee barely approved a bill that would help build new playing homes for the Minnesota Vikings and Twins. A telling pattern emerged with the vote: No lawmakers from communities competing for the stadiums supported the bill while rural members tended to back it.

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After game one loss, it's back to the drawing board for Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Sacramento Kings 104-98 Tuesday night in the first game of the Western Conference Semifinals. The loss is the Wolves first at home during the playoffs this season. It means, for now, the Timberwolves have been stripped of home court advantage through this best of seven game series.

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Garnett named MVP of NBA

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett is the best player in the NBA and now there's a trophy with his name on it to prove it. Garnett was named the Most Valuable Player in the NBA on Monday. Garnett set 11 single-season team records this year and has also led the Timberwolves into its first-ever second round playoff series. Fans and sportswriters have long suspected Garnett would win the coveted trophy this year.

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A lesson for Minnesota? Ill will lingers over Milwaukee ballpark deal

Like Minnesota, Wisconsin went through years of contentious negotiations before lawmakers authorized public subsidies for the Milwaukee Brewers three-year-old home, Miller Park. And like Minnesota, supporters there said the small-market team needed the ballpark to stay competitive. It hasn't worked out that way. The team continues to lose more than win and attendance is poor. And ill will lingers over the way the deal came together.

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Wolves on verge of playoff series win

Trenton Hassell scored 14 points and helped hold Anthony to two points in the Timberwolves' 84-82 victory Tuesday night that moved them within a game of reaching the second round for the first time.

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Humphries leaves U of M to turn pro

The University of Minnesota men's basketball team said goodbye to its star player on Thursday. Kris Humphries announced he's leaving the U of M after just one year to try his hand at a career in pro basketball. It's the third time in five years the Gophers have seen their best player leave school early for the pros. But some analysts think Humphries is more likely than his predecessors to find success in the pros.

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Financial experts see "psychic income," plenty of risk in stadium deal

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's plan for funding new stadiums for the Twins and Vikings has generated a mixed response at the Capitol. Pawlenty calls the plan an "investment" in our "quality of life". We wondered what we might learn if it were the business world -- not lawmakers -- facing this investment decision. So Minnesota Public Radio took the stadium plan to some top financial professionals, and got a decidedly skeptical reaction.

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Opening day for the Twins

The Minnesota Twins are aiming for a third straight division title, and they're confident another one can be had. Host Gary Eichten and his guest discuss the outlook for the Minnesota baseball team on the opening day of the season.

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