Multiple reports are saying point guard Ricky Rubio has been officially acquired by FC Barcelona from DKV Joventut, meaning Rubio will not be joining the Timberwolves this year. According to the reports, Rubio signed a six-year contract with a “reasonably affordable” buyout option after the second year. This news comes after Minnesota Timberwolves’ president David [...]
Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) reports the National Football League has adopted a policy regarding the use of social media (such as Twitter) on game days. This policy states that all coaches, players, and football operations personnel will not be permitted to post within 90 minutes before and after games. This new rule will prevent Vikings’ players [...]
Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback Brett Favre told ESPN that he may have cracked his rib last week against the Kansas City Chiefs. No official diagnosis has been done, but he says taking a deep breath causes discomfort. Favre’s injury is not listed on the team’s official injury report and no Vikings’ official has publicly mentioned the [...]
Paul Sullivan (Chicago Tribune) reports pitcher Rich Harden will remain with the Chicago Cubs, with the Minnesota Twins unwilling to part with multiple top prospects. The deadline has passed and no agreement has been reported, although no one really expected the deal to be done in the first place. There is a chance the Twins [...]
Charley Walters (Star Tribune) reports Minnesota Timberwolves’ president David Kahn is in Spain this weekend to meet with point guard Ricky Rubio and DKV Joventut. Accompanying Kahn is a friend of Wolves’ owner Glen Taylor who was raised in Spain and understands the culture. Kahn is clearly serious about getting Rubio to the NBA as [...]
Jerry Zgoda (Star Tribune) reports the Minnesota Timberwolves and head coach Kurt Rambis will add former Detroit Pistons’ center Bill Laimbeer and former Sacramento Kings’ head coach Reggie Theus as assistants. Zgoda cites a “league source” as his source of information in his report. Laimbeer and Theus will join former Boston’s assistant general manager Dave [...]
Dave Van Dyck (Chicago Tribune) reports the Minnesota Twins are balking at the Chicago Cub’s asking price for pitcher Rich Harden. The Cubs are reportedly asking for one or two top prospects for Harden, but the Twins believe that is too steep a price without having Harden signed long-term. According to Joe Christensen (Star Tribune), [...]
Rick Alonzo (Pioneer Press) reports the Minnesota Vikings will have quarterback Brett Favre play the first half of the game on Monday night, with quarterback Tarvaris Jackson entering second and quarterback Sage Rosenfels entering third. Alonzo cites a “person with knowledge of the situation” as his source for the information. Quarterback John David Booty was [...]
The Minnesota Twins sent AAA Rochester pitcher Yohan Pino to Cleveland as the player-to-be-named-later in the trade for Carl Pavano. This move completes the trade for when the Indians sent pitcher Carl Pavano to the Twins on August 7th. Pino, 25, opened the 2009 season with AA New Britain and went 5-1 with a 3.19 [...]
The Minnesota Twins have signed relief pitcher Ron Mahay, who was released by the Kansas City Royals this week. The 38-year-old lefthander was 1-1 with a 4.79 ERA in 41 games for the Royals. The Twins optioned pitcher Armando Gabino to AAA Rochester to make room for Mahay on the Twins’ roster. Gabino appeared in [...]
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