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The Timberwolves are 21-47 entering tonight's game at Detroit against the Pistons at 6 p.m., pregame on AM 1390/93.9 FM Granite City Sports at 5:30.  Jim says the new Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch is a "cut above" former head coach Ryan Saunders.  He says Finch has coached in many situations and didn't need his father to get him a job.  Souhan says President of Basketball Operations Gerson Rosas went against protocol selecting Finch without going through a long search process and hiring the permanent replacement in-season.  Guard D'Angelo Russell has said recently that Finch has the...

Copy shortlink: ORLANDO – The Timberwolves' games against Orlando and Detroit will have a lot to say concerning whether the Wolves max out their odds of retaining a top-three pick in the upcoming NBA draft or relinquish it to Golden State. Any suspense over whether the Wolves would remain one game back of Orlando in the standings vanished in the first few minutes of Sunday's 128-96 victory when the Wolves opened a 15-point lead after the first quarter, doubled it by halftime and led by as much as 43. Hard as it may be to believe for a team playing the lottery, the W...

As Anthony Edwards' game has flourished during the second half of the season, it might seem as if the Timberwolves guard has a tight grip on the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. There's no doubt that Edwards is among the favorites for the award, and his 42-point explosion Wednesday against Memphis only strengthened his credentials. He became the third-youngest player ever to post a 40-point game, and the second player 19 or under — the other being LeBron James — to do it more than once in a season. But is Edwards really the clear Rookie of the Year favorite? Edwards passes a lot of tests. He...

Heat 121, Wolves 112: Technical Difficulties Share this story Rhona Wise-USA TODAY Sports With only a handful of games remaining in their 2020-21 season, the Minnesota Timberwolves took their talents to South Beach to try and secure their sixth straight victory against the Miami Heat. Unfortunately for the Wolves, the man formerly known as General Soreness had plenty of support on his side of the trenches Friday night, including a couple of troops armed with a powerful whistle. Let’s break it all down... The Good If you missed tonight’s game down in Miami, you missed quite possibly the b...

Celebrating its 16th edition in 2021, CineYouth Festival, presented by Cinema/Chicago, has a striking and diverse selection of 102 international short films for the festival’s first virtual edition. For its largest edition yet, CineYouth has expanded to a full week, kicking off yesterday, May 6th, and running through through Thursday, May 13th, with films available to stream globally. The festival highlights new films from 2020 and 2021 by filmmakers 22 years old and younger, including many who call Chicago home. This year’s CineYouth selection also represents new high marks with films f...