Derrick Williams' Fast Rise To No. 2 Overall
To say Derrick Williams wasn't highly recruited out of high school might be an understatement.
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To say Derrick Williams wasn't highly recruited out of high school might be an understatement.
Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau will have neck surgery on Wednesday to remove a herniated disk fragment, keeping him out another six weeks.
The Minnesota Timberwolves were awfully busy on draft night. So busy, in fact, that it took the NBA until Friday afternoon to approve all the wheeling and dealing that was done by president of basketball operations David Kahn.
A person with knowledge of the deal says the Houston Rockets have traded the 23rd and 38th picks in the draft, a future first-round pick and center Brad Miller to Minnesota for 7-foot Lithuanian Donatas Motiejunas and point guard Jonny Flynn.
The selection was no surprise after the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Duke point guard Kyrie Irving with the No. 1 pick.
Tim Lincecum struck out 12 in seven superb innings, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 Thursday.
Ryan Vogelsong was just hoping to earn a spot with a major league club the last five seasons.
Yahoo! Sports is reporting that David Kahn, the team's president of basketball operations, is expected to relieve Kurt Rambis of his coaching duties as Timberwolves head coach sometime on Thursday.
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson apologized to his fans for being absent from a youth football camp carrying his name in Oklahoma.
David Kahn has yet to make a decision on Kurt Rambis's future and the coach will not be in Minneapolis for Thursday night's draft.
Ben Revere stood in the on-deck circle waiting for his second at-bat of the first inning and watched as pitcher Carl Pavano went for a major league-record ninth straight hit to start the game.
The Minnesota Twins scored eight runs in the first inning Tuesday night against San Francisco's Madison Bumgarner, with the first eight batters reaching base with hits.
For two years, Minnesota Timberwolves fans have been tantalized by the myth of Ricky Rubio.
It looks like the Minnesota Twins will be the next Major League Baseball team to hop on the bandwagon to create an "It Gets Better" video with its players and staff.
The Wild announced Tuesday they'll host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, Sept. 23; the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, Sept. 27; and the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, Sept. 30.
