As Timberwolves battle for NBA crown, off-court dispute simmers over team's ownership

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Glen Taylor sat on one side of the court Monday night during Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Marc Lore and Alex Rodriquez sat on the other.

Neal: Barkley, Shaq, TNT crew bring big joy to Target Center

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"Inside the NBA" is quality entertainment, even with the questionable addition of Wolves fans' least favorite player.
Minnesota Timberwolves minority owners Marc Lore, Alex Rodriguez during Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference finals at Target Center in Minneapolis, M
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Minnesota Timberwolves minority owners Marc Lore, Alex Rodriguez during Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference finals at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

Minneapolis wonders: Was rideshare deal worth the trouble?

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Even though they sacrificed local control, council members lauded the new statewide Uber and Lyft driver pay plan as the strongest in nation. Critics disagree.
Business

Ex-Honeywell engineer's invention could power EVs. Could it be weaponized, too?

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A crew from the nonprofit organization Pacific Wrecks paired with the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, Wis., to find the wrecka
Local

WWII fighter plane flown by WWII ace Richard I. Bong found in New Guinea

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The corpse flower named ‘Horace’ begins to emit a smell like rotting flesh and garbage as it starts the process of blooming at the Como Park Zoo a
Local

Does Como Conservatory's blooming corpse flower really smell like a corpse? Experts weigh in.

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Minnesota Lynx forward/center Alissa Pili (35) spins around her towl as the game against the Seattle Storm finally finishes in double overtime at Targ
Sports

Live: Lynx, Sun in battle of undefeated teams. Follow on Gameview.

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A male pup from the Windsong pack ventures outside its den on May 6 near Kabetogama, Minn.
Local

Video shows wolf fishing for spawning suckers in northern Minnesota

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Charlene Briner, interim director of the state Office of Cannabis Management, left, speaks during a committee hearing with cannabis bill sponsor Sen.
Cannabis

What you need to know about the cannabis bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature

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On the Superior Hiking Trail, north of Beaver Bay, Minn.
Sports

How popular is Superior Hiking Trail? Improved data has an answer.

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The DFL-controlled Legislature merged several different bills into a mammoth 1,400-page omnibus late Sunday night and suspended debate to pass it shor
Politics

What was in the Minnesota Legislature's 1,400-page-plus 'omnibus prime' bill?

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WWE's SummerSlam is coming to Minneapolis in 2026.
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It's not Wrestlemania, but Minneapolis gets major WWE event

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Opinion

The Timberwolves run takes me back to a day 35 years ago with Dad

He wasn't that into sports. But he knew I was. So we took a road trip together to the Wolves' first ever draft party.

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