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The Timberwolves continue preparations for the 2012 NBA draft by holding another pre-draft workout at Target Center today. The players the Wolves will be working out include forward Quincy Acy of Baylor, guard Ashton Gibbs of Pittsburgh, forward Eric Griffin of Campbell, forward Cameron Moore of UAB, and forward T.J. Robinson and guard Casper Ware of Long Beach State. The Wolves have the 18th overall pick in the first round of the June 28 NBA draft.

The Rapids River Days Parade is tonight (Friday) in Sauk Rapids. It begins at 6:00 p.m. One of the highlights is the 15 marching bands that are scheduled to be in the line-up.

Granite City Days continues today (Friday) with canoe rides from Beaver Island to Clearwater from 2:00 until 6:00 p.m., Heritage Skate Park has an event from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m.

Viking General Manager Rick Spielman says the team has no interest in trading receiver Percy Harvin despite his reported request for trade on Wednesday morning. Harvin reportedly requested a trade this week from the team for unspecified reasons. Harvin tweeted Wednesday night that the reason isn't money related. Harvin attended the Vikings walk through practice on Wednesday morning but wasn't at the longer Wednesday afternoon practice.

The Twins defeated Pittsburgh 2-1 Wednesday night. Josh Willingham hit a solo homerun in the 8th inning to break a 1-all tie for the Twins. Francisco Liriano made his longest start of the season throwing 6 2/3 innings with 4 hits and 1 earned run allowed. He didn't figure in the final decision. Jared Burton threw 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to get the win. Glen Perkins threw a scoreless 9th inning to earn his 1st save of the season. Trevor Plouffe had a RBI single for the Twins in the first inning.

The St. Cloud Rox lost 5-4 Wednesday afternoon at Joe Faber Field. The game started an hour late due to soggy field conditions after rain moved through central Minnesota Wednesday morning. St. Cloud went out to a 3-0 lead but Willmar came back with a 3-run 6th inning to take the lead. Tony Skjefte went 2-3 with 2 RBIs, Ty Jackson hit a 2-run homerun and Chris Paul was 2-4 with 1 run scored for the Rox. Tadd Johansen threw 6 innings with 10 hits and 4 earned runs allowed. Sergio Luna allowed 1 earned run in 2 innings to take the loss.

Rapids River Days starts tonight (Thursday) in Sauk Rapids with the 2012 Miss Sauk Rapids Scholarship Pageant. It starts at 7:00 p.m. at the high school auditorium.

St. Cloud's Granite City Days kicks off today (Thursday) with the 39th annual Lemonade Concert and Art Fair. It runs from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. at St. Cloud State University.

Meet Annabelle and Lucky & Lucy. A kitty and a pair of parakeets that will hold conversations with you!

The Twins lost 7-2 at Pittsburgh Tuesday night to suffer their 5th loss in their last 6 games. Denard Span hit a 2-run homerun accounting for the lone Twins' runs. Trevor Plouffe was 2-3 for Minnesota. Scott Diamond allowed 8 hits and 4 earned runs in 5 1/3 innings to take the loss for the Twins. Kevin Correia threw 5 shutout innings with 4 hits allowed to get the win for the Pirates.