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The Timberwolves won 88-83 at Charlotte Wednesday night. Kevin Love led Minnesota with 40 points and 19 rebounds and Luke Ridnour added 15 points and 14 assists for the Wolves. Minnesota shot 41 percent while Charlotte shot 40 percent.

The Twins beat the Phillies in Fort Myers, Florida 11-7 Wednesday afternoon. Justin Morneau went 3-4 with a homerun with 2 runs scored and 3 RBIs, Luke Hughes went 2-4 with a homerun and 3 RBIs and Joe Mauer went 3-4 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI for the Twins. Francisco Liriano threw 4 innings with 8 hits and 2 earned runs allowed to get the win.

The St. Cloud Rox added 11 players to the 2012 roster Wednesday. The players are St. Cloud State's Phil Imholte and Garrett Anderson, Nebraska lefthanded pitcher Zach Hirsch, Minnesota infielder Tony Skjefte, Minnesota righthanded pitcher Ben Meyer, Creighton righthander Andy Urban, Wayne State pitcher Tadd Johnson, California righthander Keaton Siomkin, California infielder Chris Paul, and Ohio catcher J.R. Reynolds. Hirsch, Urban, Johnson and Reynolds played for the St. Cloud River Bats in 2011.

Meet Dillan and Roxy: A special needs puppy and a very sweet orange tabby.

The Hunger Games was done very well. I found myself getting pretty emotional as I saw Katniss on the big screen struggling to survive. The casting was done perfectly, with each actor embracing their role and making it their own.

The Gopher men's basketball team defeated the University of Washington 68-67 in overtime at Madison Square Garden in New York in the NIT semifinals to advance to the NIT finals in New York Thursday night against Stanford at 6pm, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 5:30. Minnesota led by 12 at halftime and by as many as 15 points in the first half. Andre Hollins led the Gophers with 20 points including making all 7 of his free throw attempts. Rodney Williams added 18 points and 9 rebounds and Austin Hollins had 12 points for Minnesota.

The Timberwolves lost 93-86 at Memphis Tuesday night to fall to 24-27 on the season. Kevin Love led the Wolves with 28 points and 11 rebounds and Wayne Ellington had 15 points for Minnesota. The Wolves shot 39 percent while Memphis shot 42 percent. The Wolves were out-rebounded 49-40. Rudy Gay led the Grizzlies with 21 points.

The Minnesota Wild lost 3-2 to the New York Rangers Tuesday night. Kyle Brodziak and Mikko Koivu each scored a goal and Josh Harding had 28 saves for Minnesota. Ruslan Fedotenko scored the game-winning goal in the 3rd period for New York. The Rangers outshot the Wild 32-26.

The Twins defeated Baltimore 5-0 Tuesday afternoon with 5 pitchers combining on the 1-hit shutout. Baltimore broke up the no-hitter when Robert Andino doubled off Glen Perkins in the 8th inning. Anthony Swarzak threw 3 2/3 innings with 3 walks allowed and 3 strikeouts to get the win. Jamey Carroll was 1-3 with 2 RBIs and Justin Morneau added a RBI single.

The Vikings have been awarded 2 4th round compensatory picks in this April's NFL Draft. The picks are 128th and 134th overall. The picks were expected by the Vikings but were announced Monday. These compensatory picks are awarded to teams with a net loss of unrestricted free agents, determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors.