Minnesota Sports Update


Boston	62	20	.756	–	35-6	27-14	15-1	41-11	Won 2	8-2
Philadelphia	41	41	.500	21.0	24-17	17-24	6-10	25-27	Won 1	4-6
New Jersey	34	48	.415	28.0	19-22	15-26	8-8	23-29	Lost 1	4-6
Toronto	33	49	.402	29.0	18-23	15-26	6-10	22-30	Won 3	6-4
New York	32	50	.390	30.0	20-21	12-29	5-11	20-32	Won 1	3-7
Cleveland	66	16	.805	–	39-2	27-14	13-3	40-12	Lost 1	7-3
Chicago	41	41	.500	25.0	28-13	13-28	9-7	24-28	Lost 1	7-3
Detroit	39	43	.476	27.0	21-20	18-23	7-9	26-26	Lost 3	4-6
Indiana	36	46	.439	30.0	25-16	11-30	7-9	23-29	Won 1	6-4
Milwaukee	34	48	.415	32.0	22-19	12-29	4-12	21-31	Lost 1	3-7
Orlando	59	23	.720	–	32-9	27-14	14-2	37-15	Won 1	5-5
Atlanta	47	35	.573	12.0	31-10	16-25	11-5	30-22	Lost 1	5-5
Miami	43	39	.524	16.0	28-13	15-26	9-7	28-24	Won 1	5-5
Charlotte	35	47	.427	24.0	23-18	12-29	5-11	20-32	Lost 4	3-7
Washington	19	63	.232	40.0	13-28	6-35	1-15	10-42	Lost 2	3-7
San Antonio	54	28	.659	–	28-13	26-15	10-6	36-16	Won 4	6-4
Houston	53	29	.646	1.0	33-8	20-21	9-7	35-17	Lost 1	6-4
Dallas	50	32	.610	4.0	32-9	18-23	7-9	29-23	Won 2	7-3
New Orleans	49	33	.598	5.0	28-13	21-20	9-7	30-22	Lost 2	4-6
Memphis	24	58	.293	30.0	16-25	8-33	5-11	14-38	Won 1	6-4
Denver	54	28	.659	–	33-8	21-20	12-4	35-17	Lost 1	8-2
Portland	54	28	.659	–	34-7	20-21	11-5	32-20	Won 6	9-1
Utah	48	34	.585	6.0	33-8	15-26	10-6	33-19	Lost 1	3-7
Minnesota	24	58	.293	30.0	11-30	13-28	3-13	13-39	Lost 3	4-6
Oklahoma City	23	59	.280	31.0	15-26	8-33	4-12	15-37	Won 1	3-7
LA Lakers	65	17	.793	–	36-5	29-12	14-2	44-8	Won 2	7-3
Phoenix	46	36	.561	19.0	28-13	18-23	11-5	30-22	Won 3	6-4
Golden State	29	53	.354	36.0	21-20	8-33	6-10	18-34	Lost 2	4-6
LA Clippers	19	63	.232	46.0	11-30	8-33	2-14	10-42	Lost 3	1-9
Sacramento	17	65	.207	48.0	11-30	6-35	7-9	16-36	Won 1	1-9

Timberwolves News: Wolves sign 1st Rounders

Posted July 12, 2009

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The Timberwolves signed first-round draft picks Jonny Flynn and Wayne Ellington, team officials announced Friday. NBA rookie contracts are dictated by draft position, so Flynn will earn at least $2.47 million next season as the No. 6 overall pick and Ellington at least $836,000 as the No. 28 selection. Teams can give players up to an extra 20 percent on top of the slotted salaries.

Flynn, who played at Syracuse, and Ellington, who played at North Carolina, will be on Minnesota’s summer league team, which plays Sunday in Las Vegas.

The status of No. 5 pick Ricky Rubio is still uncertain, as he assesses his contract with his Spanish team.

Portland Trail Blazers draft pick Patty Mills broke his right foot during practice and won’t play in the NBA’s summer league. The point guard will have surgery Monday, the team announced.

First-round draft pick Earl Clark, a forward from Louisville, signed a contract with the Suns.

Grant Hill will remain with the Suns after agreeing to a two-year contract worth about $3 million a year. The 36-year-old forward considered leaving for Boston or New York.

Suns forward Amare Stoudemire underwent outpatient surgery on his right eye. The procedure was part of the recovery process from a Feb. 20 operation to repair a partially detached retina.

The Memphis Grizzlies placed veteran forward Jerry Stackhouse on waivers a day after acquiring the NBA veteran in a four-team, eight-player trade.

Dallas Mavericks free-agent forward Brandon Bass is headed to Orlando, the Associated Press reported. NBA.com, which first reported the signing, said Bass will get a four-year deal worth about $18 million with an escape clause after three years.

The Utah Jazz and center Mehmet Okur agreed on a two-year contract extension that runs through 2012. Terms were not released.

The Sacramento Kings signed Israeli forward Omri Casspi, their second first-round pick.

The Minnesota Thunder lost 4-0 to the Whitecaps in Vancouver late Thursday night. Minnesota returns to the National Sports Center tonight to play host to the Montreal Impact.

The St. Paul Saints lost 10-5 to the Sioux City Explorers in front of 5,493 at Midway Stadium. Except for five runs in the fourth inning, the Saints were held in check by Explorers starter Ty Marotz, who retired 17 straight batters after Alex Fonsecas run-scoring single in the fourth.

A sore neck forced Michael Phelps to scratch the 100-meter freestyle race, the day after he set a world record at the USA Swimming Nationals in Indianapolis. Maggie Meyer of North Oaks finished fourth in the 200 backstroke in a time of 2 minutes, 10.08 seconds.

The National Hockey League is coming to Fenway Park. The league is expected to announce Wednesday that the Boston Bruins will play the third annual Winter Classic at the home of the Boston Red Sox on Jan. 1. The opponent is expected to be the Philadelphia Flyers or the Washington Capitals.

The Capitals found a possible second-line center for next season, signing veteran free agent Brendan Morrison to a one-year, $1.5 million contract.

The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Travis Moen to a three-year contract, who played for Anaheim and San Jose last season. The Canadiens also signed free-agent defenseman Paul Mara to a one-year contract.

Tyson Gay of the United States ran the fastest 100 meters of the year in 9.77 seconds at the Golden Gala in Rome, sweeping past Asafa Powell 40 meters from the finish in a time that would have been a world record less than two years ago.

Marin Cilic outlasted Mardy Fish in five sets to give Croatia a 2-0 lead over the United States after the opening singles of their Davis Cup quarterfinal in Porec, Croatia. Much earlier, Ivo Karlovic pounded 47 aces and rallied from two sets down to beat James Blake 6-7 (5), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 7-5 on an indoor clay court.

08-09 NHL Standings

Posted July 12, 2009

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New Jersey	82	51	27	4	106	244	209	28-12-1	23-15-3	4-5-1
Pittsburgh	82	45	28	9	99	264	239	25-13-3	20-15-6	7-2-1
Philadelphia	82	44	27	11	99	264	238	24-13-4	20-14-7	4-5-1
NY Rangers	82	43	30	9	95	210	218	26-11-4	17-19-5	5-4-1
NY Islanders	82	26	47	9	61	201	279	17-18-6	9-29-3	2-7-1
Boston	82	53	19	10	116	274	196	29-6-6	24-13-4	8-2-0
Montreal	82	41	30	11	93	249	247	24-10-7	17-20-4	5-3-2
Buffalo	82	41	32	9	91	250	234	23-15-3	18-17-6	7-2-1
Ottawa	82	36	35	11	83	217	237	22-12-7	14-23-4	4-5-1
Toronto	82	34	35	13	81	250	293	16-16-9	18-19-4	5-5-0
Washington	82	50	24	8	108	272	245	29-9-3	21-15-5	6-2-2
Carolina	82	45	30	7	97	239	226	26-14-1	19-16-6	8-2-0
Florida	82	41	30	11	93	234	231	22-12-7	19-18-4	6-3-1
Atlanta	82	35	41	6	76	257	280	18-21-2	17-20-4	6-4-0
Tampa Bay	82	24	40	18	66	210	279	12-18-11	12-22-7	1-7-2
Detroit	82	51	21	10	112	295	244	27-9-5	24-12-5	3-6-1
Chicago	82	46	24	12	104	264	216	24-9-8	22-15-4	7-2-1
St. Louis	82	41	31	10	92	233	233	23-13-5	18-18-5	8-1-1
Columbus	82	41	31	10	92	226	230	25-13-3	16-18-7	3-3-4
Nashville	82	40	34	8	88	213	233	24-13-4	16-21-4	5-4-1
Vancouver	82	45	27	10	100	246	220	24-12-5	21-15-5	6-3-1
Calgary	82	46	30	6	98	254	248	27-10-4	19-20-2	4-6-0
Minnesota	82	40	33	9	89	219	200	23-11-7	17-22-2	6-3-1
Edmonton	82	38	35	9	85	234	248	18-17-6	20-18-3	3-7-0
Colorado	82	32	45	5	69	199	257	18-21-2	14-24-3	1-6-3
San Jose	82	53	18	11	117	257	204	32-5-4	21-13-7	5-4-1
Anaheim	82	42	33	7	91	245	238	20-18-3	22-15-4	7-2-1
Dallas	82	36	35	11	83	230	257	20-16-5	16-19-6	3-4-3
Phoenix	82	36	39	7	79	208	252	23-15-3	13-24-4	6-4-0
Los Angeles	82	34	37	11	79	207	234	18-15-8	16-22-3	4-5-1

AL Central Standings

Posted July 12, 2009

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AL Central Standings

	W	L	Pct	GB
Detroit	47	39	.547	–
Chi White Sox	45	42	.517	2.5
Minnesota	44	44	.500	4.0
Kansas City	37	50	.425	10.5
Cleveland	35	53	.398	13.0

Twins Roster

Posted July 12, 2009

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Roster

Pitchers
30	Baker, Scott	SP	R	R	6-4	220	9/19/81	Shreveport, LA	4
53	Blackburn, Nick	SP	R	R	6-4	227	2/24/82	Ada, OK	2
39	Dickey, R.A.	RP/SP	R	R	6-2	216	10/29/74	Nashville, TN	8
52	Duensing, Brian	RP	L	L	5-11	195	2/22/83	Marysville, KS	R
54	Guerrier, Matt	RP	R	R	6-3	195	8/2/78	Cleveland, OH	5
44	Keppel, Bobby	RP	R	R	6-5	215	6/11/82	St. Louis, MO	3
47	Liriano, Francisco	SP	L	L	6-2	225	10/26/83	San Cristobal, Dominican Republic	4
50	Mijares, José	RP	L	L	6-0	231	10/29/84	Caracas, Venezuela	R
36	Nathan, Joe	RP	R	R	6-4	225	11/22/74	Houston, TX	10
15	Perkins, Glen	SP	L	L	6-0	200	3/2/83	St. Paul, MN	3
51	Swarzak, Anthony	SP	R	R	6-4	225	9/10/85	Fort Lauderdale, FL	R

Catchers
7	Mauer, Joe	C	L	R	6-5	225	4/19/83	St. Paul, MN	5
58	Morales, José	C	S	R	5-11	197	2/20/83	Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico	R
55	Redmond, Mike	C	R	R	5-11	200	5/5/71	Seattle, WA	11

Infielders
32	Buscher, Brian	3B/1B	L	R	6-0	222	4/18/81	Jacksonville, FL	2
24	Crede, Joe	3B	R	R	6-2	230	4/26/78	Jefferson City, MO	9
23	Harris, Brendan	2B/SS	R	R	6-1	210	8/26/80	Albany, NY	5
33	Morneau, Justin	1B	L	R	6-4	235	5/15/81	New Westminster, BC	6
8	Punto, Nick	SS	S	R	5-9	190	11/8/77	San Diego, CA	8
20	Tolbert, Matt	2B	S	R	6-0	185	5/4/82	McComb, MS	1

Outfielders
5	Cuddyer, Michael	RF	R	R	6-2	215	3/27/79	Norfolk, VA	8
22	Gómez, Carlos	CF	R	R	6-4	215	12/4/85	Santiago, Dominican Republic	2
2	Span, Denard	LF/CF	L	L	6-0	205	2/27/84	Tampa, FL	1
21	Young, Delmon	LF/RF	R	R	6-3	200	9/14/85	Montgomery, AL	3


16	Kubel, Jason	DH/LF	L	R	6-0	218	5/25/82	Belle Fourche, SD	5

On Disabled List
Kevin Slowey SP	Jul 4	15-day	Strained right wrist
Boof Bonser RP/SP	Mar 27	15-day	Right shoulder surgery - out for season
Pat Neshek RP	Feb 21	60-day	Recovery from right elbow surgery

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