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Al Thornton scored 31 points and Baron Davis made a clinching layup with 8.5 seconds remaining after missing his first nine shots to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat Minnesota 91-87 Monday night, extending the Timberwolves' losing streak to 13 games.

There's a reason they call Craig Smith "Rhino." And it's not because he's a guy likely to cartwheel.

The Timberwolves' 10-game losing streak has not led to second thoughts from team president of basketball operations David Kahn about the possibility that he made too many offseason deals for salary cap reasons.

University of Cincinnati basketball coach Mick Cronin was confident from the moment he signed Lance Stephenson on June 30 that the highly-rated freshman would be cleared to play by the NCAA, even as many around college basketball doubted that he would.

The most obvious place to start is with the person themself. They made the decision, they need to be held accountable.

I know, I know, the title speaks for itself, and yet contradicts itself as well.

Favre's return to Green Bay, KG's return to Minnesota mean a little more than most reunions.

Kurt Rambis was an assistant coach, assistant general manager and head coach with the Los Angeles Lakers for 10 years, all at Staples Center.

It doesn't rain often in southern California except when the Clippers are involved.

The list includes Blake Griffin , Brian Skinner and Marcus Camby . All victims of Clippers teammate Craig "Rhino" Smith , and all injured during training camp.

The Kevin McHale era is finally over in the twin cities. General Manager-Interim Coach McHale was fired after destroying what was once a competitive team.

As the NBA season kicks off, continuing our look at the Blazers' competition for a division title.

The 2009-2010 Los Angeles Clippers will debut their number one overall draft pick Blake Griffin at the Staples Center against their co-tenants the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Timberwolves had an okay preseason, already plagued with injuries to key players.

The Minnesota Timberwolves finally have a direction after five years of meandering around following a run to the Western Conference Finals in 2004.

Al Jefferson walked into the Minnesota Timberwolves practice facility earlier this week, eager to rejoin his teammates after missing nearly eight months with a knee injury.

Kurt Rambis just wanted a chance. A chance to prove he could be an upper-echelon head coach in the NBA.

Posted by John Paulsen The News-Herald follows up on the Delonte West shotgun-in-a-guitar-case story.

Someday they may resurface, playing together in a vacant lot in an unincorporated territory.

The Timberwolves are going to play this season with or without Ricky Rubio, though it would be nice to figure either out.