Kevin Love News

It was very hard for Kevin Love to sit on the bench and watch his Timberwolves get blown out by Portland Sunday night.

Somebody in the Timberwolves' locker room before Sunday's 116-93 loss wondered why Portland is called Rip City, the longtime catch phrase the Trail Blazers are using this time around to celebrate their 40th year.

Andre Miller scored 21 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw each had 19 as Portland built a big first-half lead and beat Minnesota 116-93 Sunday night.

Player Ht. Pos. Statistics 10 Jonny Flynn 6-0 PG 14.8 ppg, 3.2 apg 22 Corey Brewer 6-9 SG 12.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg 8 Ryan Gomes 6-7 SF 10.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg 4 Oleksiy Pecherov 7-0 PF 9.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg 25 Al Jefferson 6-10 C 15.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg Portland No.

Even without the injured Kevin Love, the made-over team has hung tough with some of the NBA's best teams.

Former Timberwolves guard Darrick Martin, the team's new assistant coach for player development, is delighted that his first NBA coaching job is with the team that gave him his best opportunity as a player.

Minnesota's roster of 15 players aren't the highest-quality players in the world, but some of them are all right for Minny's future.

In less than a week, Oleksiy Pecherov has gone through a surprising transformation in the Timberwolves' offense - from unnoticed to almost irreplaceable.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love says he feels like he is ahead of schedule in rehabilitating his surgically repaired left hand.

Sebastian Telfair's winter clothes are packed away untouched in his garage. "Don't need those anymore," he said.

The Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday exercised their fourth-year option on guard/forward Corey Brewer and third- year option on forward Kevin Love.

Cavs guard Delonte West has not played in any of the Cavaliers games this season.

LeBron James scored 24 points to lead the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers past the Minnesota Timberwolves, 104-87, for their first victory of the season.

If there were such a thing as a quick weight-gain plan, Timberwolves center Al Jefferson would have signed up for it.

Tipoff was a good twelve hours away when the Minnesota Timberwolves began turning 1st Avenue into a drive or walk-thru breakfast line.

Most of the game sucked. I take my hat off to the Wolves for not giving up. Flynn will be a great NBA player.

If a major-league sports franchise in a sizable metropolitan area began play and no one was paying attention, would it make a basket? Trees falling in unknown forests make more noise than the Timberwolves are making as they open their 21st season tonight against the New Jersey Nets at Target Center.

The Kurt Rambis era kicks off tonight for the Minnesota Timberwolves, who will host the New Jersey Nets in the season opener for both clubs from the Target Center.

14 Brian Cardinal F 6-8 241 05/02/77 Purdue 9 Veteran journeyman likely will get a decent amount of playing time until Kevin Love returns, but he's playing out the final season of a very movable contract .

The WNBA's Detroit Shock are moving to Tulsa, Okla., a team official told The Associated Press.