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Sports night catch all post

another doubleheader sports night in Minnesota

NBA: Portland @ Minnesota 7pm FSN+

If you missed it Saturday, here is Ricky Rubio doing Ricky Rubio things. Saturday was probably the best game the Wolves have played all year. They got out to a huge 1st quarter lead, extended it to over 30 points at times, and cruised to a win.

NHL: Minnesota @ Phoenix 8pm FSN

The Wild made a trade today
The Wild press release describes Rupp this way

Rupp, 33, has totaled 94 points (53-41=94) and 765 penalty minutes (PIM) in 565 NHL games during parts of 10 seasons with New Jersey, Phoenix, Columbus, Pittsburgh and the New York Rangers.

ok then.

lets hope for 2 victories from out favorite winter sports squads!

Late night sports thread

LA Lakers @ Minnesota 8:30pm
TV: ESPN, My29

a modest win streak has place the Lakers (10) ahead of the slumping Wolves (12) in the West. The Wolves come in with a healthier roster than this time last week, but also have a 5 game losing streak. Speaking of losing streaks, the Lakers have beat the Wolves 19 straight times (and 23 out 24). the roster from the last Wolves win is amazing.

Minnesota Wild @ Anaheim Ducks 9:00pm
TV: FSN

Saku Koivu -v- Mikko Koivu . Also, Teemu Selanne is still playing.

hockey or basketball: a full plate tonight

Columbus (2-3-1) at Minnesota (2-2-1) 7:00 pm
TV: FSN

Minnesota lost in overtime to a strong St. Louis team. It was a winnable game, with the Wild going up 3-1 in the second and to see the defense collapse. Ryan Suter is now paired with rookie Jonas Brodin. As noted in the last game log, the lines 2,3,4 need to chip in with some scoring.

Nebrasketball (11-10, 2-6) at #24 Minnesota (15-5, 3-4) 8:00 pm
TV: BTN

well, its been a struggle lately for Tubby's squad. Turnovers have killed this team all year, and it finally bit them when they played some of the stronger B1G teams.

Puck night! Wild -v- Blues 7pm

Minnesota: 2-2-0 (4 points) t2nd in the NW division, 9th in the Western Conference
St Louis: 4-1-9 (8 points) 2nd in the Central division, 4th in the West

TV: NBCSN, TSN2

It will probably be tough sledding for the Wild tonight. St Louis has only let in 9 goals (+10 goal diff.), while the Wild have only scored 9 times (-1)

there is a Timberwolves game tonight. 7pm

they are playing Brooklyn.

The Wolves are in last place in the Northwest Division, yet 10th overall in the West.

fun fact! Sweet Lou Amundson's 'true shooting percentage' ( a measure of shooting efficiency that takes into account 2-point field goals, 3-point field goals, and free throws.) is a .295 . Every time he hoists the ball up toward the basket, there is less than a third of a a chance it goes in.

Lets see if the Wolves can get a victory. As Tom Petty wrote 'even the losers, get lucky sometimes'

BALL NIGHT!!!!! 7:oo pm/8:oo pm

7pm Minnesota -v- OKC

TV: My29
Radio: Wolves Radio Network
injuries: No JJ Barea. Because you know, the Wolves can never have anything nice. Rick Adelman is still on leave.

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8pm Minnesota Gophers -v- Illinois
TV: Big Ten Network

It seems like there is little buzz about this pretty good matchup. Is it because its on BTN and not on ESPN? I dunno.

my remote will be getting a workout