10 Copyright (c) 2013 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Minnesota Timberwolves. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/min http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13hniokki/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/brandon-roy-likely-gone-good-let-remember-best-234154150.html Fri, 10 May 2013 16:40:54 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c9edfa04-c9fb-3e77-bd1e-a624b4c54e42-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12rslkm29/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-national-basketball-association-roundup-230442702.html May 10 (The Sports Xchange) - Chris Hansen raised his bid in his effort to bring the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, KING 5 television in Seattle reported. Hansen, the lead investor for the Seattle group, told the NBA Friday he will raise his bid on the Kings franchise to $625 million, an increase of $75 million on his previous bid, according to the report. Whether this new bid has any effect is debatable, because the NBA's relocation committee already voted to deny the move of the franchise. A final vote by the owners on the issue is scheduled for May 15. ... Fri, 10 May 2013 16:04:42 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,038b735c-5236-3aa3-a009-b56dd9074259-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12lalj2at/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-roundup-seattle-group-raises-224036041--nba.html Chris Hansen raised his bid in his effort to bring the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, KING 5 television in Seattle reported. Fri, 10 May 2013 15:40:36 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,336c075f-aed3-3951-8c30-f8b65139bd14-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12jjslt76/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/timberwolves-waive-brandon-roy-202728818--nba.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Brandon Roy gave it everything he had to try to resurrect a playing career derailed by chronic knee problems. Fri, 10 May 2013 14:14:45 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,dc81a315-a5fc-363a-b703-f0620be12183-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12dumu5g8/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/timberwolves-waive-g-roy-203044891--nba.html The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Friday that they waived guard Brandon Roy. Fri, 10 May 2013 13:30:44 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,28c1e4c0-d24e-39b5-b5ce-5ce799ec38bb-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12o3daktk/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--timberwolves-to-release-brandon-roy-185949946.html Brandon Roy's NBA career will likely end after comeback in Minnesota cut short by knee injuries. Fri, 10 May 2013 11:59:49 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,16a1ef21-ef91-392e-b65e-5602b1515022-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=137kjoe4d/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--bucks-interviewing-j-b--bickerstaff-for-head-coach-183014909.html Houston Rockets assistant J.B. Bickerstaff is interviewing with the Bucks and also is under consideration for the Pistons and Suns coaching vacancies. Fri, 10 May 2013 11:30:13 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,8c8aaf88-feec-36b5-8a49-02d5e3afbd42-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12ugoheus/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/saunders-starts-retooling-wolves-scouting-183048647--nba.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Flip Saunders has started the restructuring expected when he took over as Minnesota Timberwolves president last week. Wed, 08 May 2013 15:29:56 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,9c13e54c-fb9e-37e9-ace2-2cd15f9ae578-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13kil6ibp/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--sources--pistons-to-interview-j-b--bickerstaff-for-coaching-job-210828534.html J.B. Bickerstaff, a rising assistant in the NBA, will be the fourth known candidate to interview for the Pistons' job. Tue, 07 May 2013 14:08:27 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,86b04aed-341c-30e7-a5a2-a03e79a77a03-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=1342jkbc4/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/boston-celtics-gone-till-november-150544446.html Mon, 06 May 2013 08:05:44 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c2b5ecc2-6de6-3062-98b1-5fa8bae61de9-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13is5tuco/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--kevin-garnett-s-run-with-celtics-concludes-in-true-kg-fashion-063519274.html Doc Rivers couldn't hide the emotions on the man who changed the fortunes of his coaching career as well as Boston's franchise. Fri, 03 May 2013 23:35:18 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,cf4d0b1b-d2fb-372e-bf7f-3d0debc924e7-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12mcecash/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/report-silver-signs-contract-next-004021926--nba.html Adam Silver signed a contract to be the next NBA commissioner, Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said on Friday, CBSSports.com reported. Fri, 03 May 2013 17:40:21 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,932c4833-c3a8-38c4-b866-e503a18104a6-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12iku4mft/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/saunders-returns-timberwolves-role-003124266.html (Reuters) - Flip Saunders returned to the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves as president of basketball operations on Friday, eight years after he was sacked by the team as their head coach. Saunders, who has also been head coach with the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards, was appointed on a five-year deal in place of David Kahn, who was fired on Thursday. ... Fri, 03 May 2013 17:31:24 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,7763b73b-786c-38dc-b3a6-febbb8a6198c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12mevj338/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-saunders-returns-timberwolves-role-002643884.html (Makes clear that Saunders was appointed head of basketball operations) May 3 (Reuters) - Flip Saunders returned to the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves as president of basketball operations on Friday, eight years after he was sacked by the team as their head coach. Saunders, who has also been head coach with the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards, was appointed on a five-year deal in place of David Kahn, who was fired on Thursday. ... Fri, 03 May 2013 17:26:43 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c35f4732-1308-31af-b539-7edd43d6a7ea-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12ne5tt5o/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-roundup-james-reportedly-named-235021998--nba.html The NBA will name Miami Heat star LeBron James the league MVP, ESPN reported Friday, citing league sources. Fri, 03 May 2013 16:50:21 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,125757a7-ff02-39cc-8fab-0676a7c417e5-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12ot6fmpm/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/saunders-returns-timberwolves-head-coach-213649799.html (Reuters) - Flip Saunders returned to the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves as head coach on Friday, eight years after he was sacked from the same job. Saunders, who has also been head coach with the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards, was appointed on a five-year deal in place of David Kahn, who was fired on Thursday. "I've made a lot of great decisions in my life, and a lot of things in business that have worked well," Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor told reporters before introducing Saunders, who has been given a minority ownership stake in the ... Fri, 03 May 2013 14:36:49 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,3ea59713-e5c9-3948-b385-91ea22265c8a-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12s2ir26i/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-saunders-returns-timberwolves-head-coach-213311320.html May 3 (Reuters) - Flip Saunders returned to the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves as head coach on Friday, eight years after he was sacked from the same job. Saunders, who has also been head coach with the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards, was appointed on a five-year deal in place of David Kahn, who was fired on Thursday. ... Fri, 03 May 2013 14:33:11 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,befff800-a94e-3a60-b412-84f96fc44dbc-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12pm0klr4/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/flip-saunders-returning-timberwolves-202523557--nba.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor sat before a throng of media, swallowed hard and said what many in and around the organization had been thinking for about nine years. Fri, 03 May 2013 13:53:46 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f0603c67-581f-35e0-a297-d640f20fbbf1-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12pqsd9eu/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/taylor-pulls-timberwolves-off-market-182951047--nba.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Glen Taylor has pulled the Minnesota Timberwolves off the market. Fri, 03 May 2013 12:12:55 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,0faa5f3f-3a74-34f7-8fcc-ef6fc39b8e63-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12ju7udhl/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/kahn-critical-loves-leadership-183022480--nba.html Fired Minnesota Timberwolves executive David Kahn told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that forward Kevin Love needs to earn back the respect of his teammates. Fri, 03 May 2013 11:30:22 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a0e3bd2f-394e-3b54-9eba-5c301c6270eb-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13tkfjsth/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/david-kahn-ends-minnesota-timberwolves-career-blaze-excuse-173816338.html Fri, 03 May 2013 10:35:16 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e460a9d2-5a2a-3aa2-8655-558a905d17be-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12l2pskke/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/timberwolves-bring-back-saunders-160029500--nba.html Flip Saunders has returned to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Fri, 03 May 2013 09:00:29 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,80ee7c46-d472-31a6-990f-2caf1b1573a8-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12lu5j7or/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/ap-sources-kahn-wolves-president-193541618--nba.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Goodbye, David Kahn. Thu, 02 May 2013 18:14:19 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,6e7d66cf-6c0b-3822-9375-244079720ae2-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12prmdkrc/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-roundup-kahn-ousted-timberwolves-222022387--nba.html Minnesota Timberwolves team president of basketball operations David Kahn is out after the team didn't renew his contract. Thu, 02 May 2013 17:15:59 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,21275190-6d9f-3c7e-a71d-f449cef6871b-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=132mqlt10/*http%3A//www.csnwashington.com/basketball-washington-wizards/talk/t-wolves-flip-control-saunders Former Wizards coach Flip Saunders will take over as general manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to reports. The T-Wolves fired GM David Kahn on Thursday. Thu, 02 May 2013 15:14:55 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,15a8fd0c-a7d7-3932-81a5-74d4a609b476-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12h09finj/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/report-kahn-wolves-president-210031339--nba.html Minnesota Timberwolves team president of basketball operations David Kahn is out after the team didn't renew his contract. Thu, 02 May 2013 14:50:17 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,83bf1592-59b4-3c85-b1fe-f952c09b0240-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12dgt20mi/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-mock-draft-version-2-085300913--nba.html Version 2 of our NBA Mock Draft is here, with Nerlens Noel taking over the top spot. Thu, 02 May 2013 01:53:00 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,fb8f4885-0113-3845-9ebd-1f07a551fc5e-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13i8cquii/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/10-man-rotation-starring-shane-battier-mustache-210359806.html A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C : The Basketball Jones . Shane Battier now has a relief pitcher-styled mustache, is officially bored. PF : Hardwood Paroxysm . Ananth Pandian rolls through eBay, looking for potential Jason Collins buys, and finds out that people are actually handling his big announcement appropriately. SF : A Wolf Among Wolves . Zach Harper delves into what a Minnesota Timberwolves team would have looked like in 2008 had the team drafted Stephen Curry. SG : SB Nation . A day after Mark Jackson went off on the Denver Nuggets’ supposed dirty play, Mike Prada breaks down the tape to see just how filthy George Karl’s crew were on Tuesday night. PG : Gentleman’s Quarterly . Writing for GQ, Eric Freeman discusses the many reasons that made Jason Collins perhaps the perfect person to break down the team sports barrier he bashed open on Monday. Wed, 01 May 2013 14:00:59 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c13a35f0-b03d-3e61-8187-af093c774a83-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12ub4a2d4/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/im-gay-nba-player-jason-collins-breaks-barrier-072826203.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- Last summer, NBA veteran Jason Collins considered joining an old Stanford college roommate, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, at Boston's gay pride parade. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:45:22 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a3ec1ef7-3c6a-31a6-8ecc-14b89fa64b75-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12j8moolf/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-veteran-jason-collins-comes-gay-155001328.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:32:24 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,d6959f1b-df3c-359b-8789-75bb12beba62-l:1 Fri, 10 May 2013 16:40:54 PDT