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The Philadelphia 76ers will be searching for their third consecutive victory when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.

The Memphis Grizzlies are proud owners of their first winning streak this season, currently at three games after a win Wednesday night against the Minnesota ...

Souhan; Worst Loss of the Year for the Wolves [PODCAST] The Timberwolves lost 118-107 Wednesday night at home against Memphis.  Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.  He says this was the worst loss of the season.  He says this because Minnesota had both Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Okogie back in the lineup and Memphis was playing without their top two players Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr.  Jim says many players have a terrible plus-minus which includes Ricky R...

New coach takes helm for PMHS boys Sports Editor - Salmon Press Newspapers January 13, 2021ALTON — The Prospect Mountain boys basketball team will be looking to come together under a new coach as this very unusual season gets under way in the coming week. Kiernan Gordon takes over from coach Joe Faragher, who returned to Kingswood to take over the program there from coach Dan Place. "Frankly, our goal is to improve through the course of the season on an individual and team basis," Gordon said...

Souhan; Timberwolves Want to Buy Into Defense [PODCAST] The Timberwolves ended their 7-game losing streak with a 96-88 win over San Antonio at Target Center Sunday night.  Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.  He says the Wolves know they need to play better defense if they are going to win games and a step toward that was made last night.  He says getting defensive specialist Josh Okogie back from a hamstring injury helps.  Jim says the Wolves will be careful w...

Defense wins games. With the game on the line, the Minnesota Timberwolves forced the Utah Jazz into a five-second violation to regain possession, and eventually emerge victorious, 116-111. “This is a tough place to win,” said Head Coach Ryan Saunders postgame. “Any time you can come out of here with a win, you did a lot of things right.” Minnesota executed a near-perfect first half, scoring 68 points en route to a 15-point halftime advantage. The Wolves shot over 50% from the field and ...

NBA Star Karl-Anthony Towns Says His Soul Has Been Killed Off After His Mothers Death Karl-Anthony Towns reflected on the impact of his mother’s death after his team’s season-opening victory against the Detroit Pistons. The Minnesota Timberwolves player opened up in a post-game interview Wednesday (December 23): “When you go through what I’ve been through, you just find a different source of strength. I don’t know how to explain it. I made a promise to these guys to be here for them.�...

It took 44 minutes of action for the Minnesota Timberwolves to earn their first lead against the Detroit Pistons, but a commanding final frame netted the Wolves a victory in the team’s season opener. Minnesota held Detroit scoreless in the game’s final 2:24 to earn a 10-point win, outscoring the Pistons 31-16 in the fourth quarter and ending the game on an 11-0 run. “Holding a team to 16 points in the fourth quarter is no easy feat,” said Head Coach Ryan Saunders. “I was proud of our ...

Though the Minnesota Timberwolves preseason schedule wrapped up with a 1-2 record, it’s important to remember that the Wolves’ return to the hardwood requires context given the circumstances. Between an extremely condensed training camp period and no NBA Summer League, players were forced to get acclimated with the new-look roster much quicker than usual. Minnesota’s busy offseason culminated in five new roster additions. The team remains one of the youngest rosters in the Association, m...

You get to tick two boxes with this Pelicans-Raptors matchup. 1) Zion Williamson. 2) A little bit of history as the Raptors host their first regular season game in Tampa. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 Draft looks to be in good shape heading into the season, leading the NBA in scoring with 28.5 points per game in the preseason to go along with 10.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists. The fact they are playoff a playoff hardened Raptors squad is just icing in this one because to be fair, the Pelican...