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Jimmy Butler helps Heat to 103-84 Game 7 win over Celtics and spot in NBA Finals
No unprecedented comeback, no last-tick miracle, no cavalcade of higher seeds is going to prevent these Miami Heat from playing for the NBA title.
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Complete coverage of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the NBA featuring players Karl Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Rudy Gobert and Mike Conley. Latest MN Wolves scores, player stats, schedule, standings, game highlights and sports commentary from the Star Tribune.
The NBA Finals are set: It's the Heat and the Nuggets for the Larry O'Brien Trophy
Cancel that flight plan, Denver. Turns out, the NBA Finals are starting in the Mile High City after all.
76ers hire former Raptors coach Nick Nurse, AP source says
Joel Embiid and the 76ers battled in yet another playoff game with the Raptors, this time in 2022, when the All-Star center barked at Toronto coach Nick Nurse — in a quite PG-13 fashion — to stop whining about foul calls.
Think watching sports on TV is complicated? Wait for what's next
"Turning on the game" used to be one of the easiest chores a sports fan could do. Soon you'll wish you had an engineering degree. Change is coming even faster now — potentially big, and potentially as soon as Wednesday.
Souhan: Minnesota sports observations and opinions after a darkness retreat
Aaron Rodgers and Rudy Gobert are not the only ones who can turn off the lights and get wise.
Q&A: Former Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders on Jokic, Ant, KAT
Saunders is seeking an NBA title as he's assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets.
Chip Scoggins: On Chris Finch's big year, Rocco Baldelli second-guessing
Star Tribune columnist Chip Scoggins joins Daily Delivery podcast host Michael Rand for an examination of the Wolves head coach and some recent but familiar grumbling about the Twins manager.
Smiling villain Jimmy Butler is dismantling Boston in the playoffs
Butler is not an impassive person. He emotes. He interacts with opposing players. He sings to himself. And he seems to delight in those moments when a crowded arena awaits his next act.
Marney Gellner: Overcoming breast cancer, and her childhood TV fantasy
The Bally Sports North host and play-by-play voice joins Michael Rand to talk about dealing with the diagnosis and the good she's tried to create from it. Also, her North Dakota roots and what she really wanted to do on TV when she was young,
Retreat into darkness: Gobert starts 'best summer' with days of reflection
Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert recently took a cue from Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and participated in a darkness retreat, part of a vow to "put myself in positions that I've never put myself in before."
Neal: Pagán of Twins should keep his spot. Should Towns?
The Twins need to stick with a pitcher who sometimes struggles. The Timberwolves, however, might need to entertain a trade.
Scoggins: Amid firing frenzy, Finch gets another year to coach Wolves
Timberwolves ownership decided to show patience by sticking with coach Chris Finch after an erratic season that was a bucket of cold water to the face. Was that the right move?
Wolves lottery (mis)fortune driven home again by this year's result
Having success in the NBA draft lottery can come down to what year fortune smiles on you. San Antonio, which will get Victor Wembanyana, has have been abundantly fortunate in that regard. The Timberwolves have not.
First came the sports betting boom. Now comes the backlash
In many U.S. states and across the world, regulators are cracking down on the sports gambling industry, citing harm to the public and, in some cases, to athletes.
Bally Sports North's Marney Gellner is now cancer-free
The Twins honored Gellner — who is the Lynx play-by-play announcer, a Timberwolves studio host and q frequent sports radio personality — before their Mother's Day game.
Another vote for the Rudy Gobert trade being the all-time worst
A well-known political and sports statistician casually referenced the Gobert trade on Twitter recently. But is it really the worst trade ever made? (Vikings fans would like a word.)
What does Anthony Edwards want? It's about winning, chasing the GOAT
After the Timberwolves were eliminated from the playoffs, management said it must keep Anthony Edwards in mind regarding every move it makes. As for Edwards, what he's keeping mind is a grand goal.
KAT on the Gobert trade: 'Definitely something I wasn't ready for'
On a recent podcast with Paul George of the Clippers, the Timberwolves big man opened up about the impact of the Gobert trade, his impression of the season and his memory of Jimmy Butler.
Tatum's late threes carry Celtics to Game 6 win
Jayson Tatum missed his first six three-pointers before he made two straight clutch ones late in the game that pushed the Celtics past the Philadelphia 76ers 95-86 on Thursday night.
Twins lineup challenge and Karl-Anthony Towns on Rudy Gobert
On Thursday's Daily Delivery podcast, host Michael Rand and columnist Chip Scoggins went deep on an alternative Twins lineup and recent comments from Towns.