Author: Tyler King [email protected]
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | 3 takeaways from Denver’s Game 3 loss in Minnesota to fall down 2-1 in series
Punked in Minnesota. Again. The Nuggets fell behind by 20 points midway through the second quarter of a 113-96 Game 3 loss at Target Center on Thursday. That came after a blowout loss at Minnesota in a Game 6 two years ago. Here are three takeaways after the Timberwolves grabbed a 2-1 series lead: 2.…
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Timberwolves believe in Gobert’s ability to limit Nuggets superstar Jokic
While the Timberwolves have plenty to say about the Nuggets’ defense, they also have thoughts about their defensive anchor, Rudy Gobert. “It’s a joke that he wasn’t a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said after his team’s 114-109 Game 2 win at Ball Arena. A four-time winner of the…
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Timberwolves’ small lineup fuels Game 2 comeback win over Nuggets
The player who Chris Finch said was his team’s best in Game 1 sat and sat and sat as the Timberwolves battled their way back into a “gotta have it” Game 2 at Ball Arena. The Timberwolves’ adjustment after a Game 1 loss, somewhat forced on them by foul trouble — putting center Rudy Gobert…
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Timberwolves looking to correct ‘self-inflicted wounds’ ahead of Game 2 vs. Nuggets
The last image Ball Arena had from a playoff game against the Timberwolves was an epic collapse at the Nuggets’ expense two years ago. As Minnesota clawed its way back from a 15-point deficit to within two points midway through the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Game 1 in the latest postseason meeting between these division…
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Aaron Gordon shakes off early trouble to impact Nuggets’ Game 1 win over Timberwolves
David Adelman jokingly chalked it up to a strategy move, but it was a rare sight seeing Aaron Gordon on the bench for as long as he was on Saturday afternoon. The Nuggets’ versatile, do-it-all forward matched the Timberwolves’ aggressiveness and physicality from the jump, but it cost him some precious time on the court…
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Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves embracing latest installment of rivalry with Denver Nuggets
Anthony Edwards wouldn’t describe it any other way. As the Timberwolves star gets ready to face the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs for the third time in the last four years, “rivalry” was the only word that came to mind. “I don’t think there’s anything else to call it but a rivalry,” Edwards said this…
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Nuggets-Timberwolves and NBA Finals predictions | 2026 Nuggets Playoffs Preview
Paul Klee, sports editor The playoffs surprise will be … Adam Silver finally admits the NBA has a real perception problem. It more than raised eyebrows when the Lakers got Luka Doncic for a bag of beans. The commish should institute an anti-flopping rule (one, two, three strikes, you’re suspended) and anti-tanking rule (stripping draft…
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DU hockey beats Wisconsin, wins record 11th NCAA national championship
David Carle’s Denver dynasty has another championship. For the third time in the last five years, the Pioneers are the kings of college hockey. After winning a double-overtime thriller against No. 1 overall seed Michigan in a national semifinal, DU doubled down and made its trip to Las Vegas count with a 2-1 win over…
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New-look CU Buffs flash speed, playmaking ability in spring game
BOULDER — Gone are the ESPN cameras, and even free tickets weren’t enough to get remotely close to filling Folsom Field. The 2026 Colorado football spring game was the fourth of the Deion Sanders era, and it lacked even an ounce of the luster that the snowy Boulder debut did for Coach Prime and his…
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DU Pioneers quickly move past thrilling 2OT win and onto prep for national championship vs. Wisconsin
David Carle understands better than anyone what his Denver team is getting set to face on Sunday afternoon. A year after a very disappointing 13-21-3 season, Wisconsin is back on college hockey’s biggest stage, seeking its first national championship since 2006 in its first Frozen Four appearance since 2010, as the Badgers and Pioneers will…