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The Timberwolves lost 95-82 at home against the L.A. Clippers Thursday night.  The loss is the 8th in a row for Minnesota and drops their record to 25-35.  Kevin Love did not play because of a mild concussion and neck strain.  Love returned to Minnesota after spending the night at a Denver area hospital Wednesday night after being hit in the head by the elbow of Javele McGee of the Denver Nug

Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio talked with reporters Tuesday after his recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee suffered on March 9 against the L.A. Lakers.  Rubio had surgery on March 21 and isn’t sure if he’ll return to the team in time for training camp in September...

The Timberwolves lost 99-90 to the New Orleans Hornets Saturday night.  Kevin Love had 29 points and 12 rebounds and Michael Beasley returned to score 20 points off the bench.  Minnesota has lost 5 straight games and is now 25-32.  New Orleans has the worst record in the Western Conference with just 15 wins...

The Timberwolves lost 97-94 at home against Golden State Wednesday night.  Minnesota led by 20 in the 3rd quarter and coughed up the lead.  Head Coach Rick Adelman said after the game the Wolves allowed the Warriors back in the game...

The Timberwolves lost 119-106 at Portland Sunday night.  Kevin Love led the Wolves with 26 points and 9 rebounds and both Derrick Williams and Luke Ridnour each scored 21 points.  Minnesota shot 46 percent from the field while Portland shot 52 percent...

The Timberwolves won 88-83 at Charlotte Wednesday night.  Kevin Love led Minnesota with 40 points and 19 rebounds and Luke Ridnour added 15 points and 14 assists for the Wolves.  Minnesota shot 41 percent while Charlotte shot 40 percent ...

The Timberwolves won 127-124 at Phoenix to being a 7-game road trip Monday night.  Kevin Love led the Wolves with 30 points and 7 rebounds, Nikola Pekovic added 24 points and 8 rebounds and Derrick Williams added 19 points and 8 rebounds...

The Timberwolves won 100-98 at home against Utah Wednesday night on a Luke Ridnour floater at the buzzer to break the 98-all tie.  J.J. Barea led the Wolves with 22 points, Ridnour added 17 points and Nikola Pekovic added 15 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota ...

Jeremy Lin and Tim Tebow are inevitably being compared to each other because they are both athletes who have had their abilities questioned, and are both devout Christians who are open with their faith. Now the two sensations are linked for a third reason. Just like folks started to imitate Tebow’s signature kneel — which become the internet meme Tebowing –  fans of Lin have taken to replicating a

The Timberwolves lost 103-101 in overtime at Denver Monday night.  Arron Afflalo made the tie-breaking floater with :33 left in overtime.  Kevin Love led the Wolves with 22 points and 13 rebounds, Michael Beasley added 17 points and Ricky Rubio chipped in 16 points and 5 assists for Minnesota...

The Timberwolves won 92-91 over Philadelphia Sunday night.  Kevin Love made 2 free throws with less than 1 second left.  Ricky Rubio led the Wolves with a career high 22 points and 5 assists, Kevin Love added 20 points with 15 rebounds and Nikola Pekovic had 17 points...

Timberwolves rookie forward Derrick Williams will participate in the 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk contest as part of the NBA All Star festivities in Orlando, Florida on Saturday February 25.  Williams will be joined by Chase Budinger of Houston, Paul George of Indiana, and Iman Shumpert of New York ...