MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Rudy Gay scored 19 points as the Memphis
Grizzlies halted a three-game skid by beating the Minnesota
Timberwolves 85-80 last night. Quincy Pondexter added a career-high
17 points for the Grizzlies. J.J. Barea led the Timberwolves with
17 points and six assists.
NEW YORK (AP) - Timberwolves rookies Ricky Rubio and Derrick
Williams have made the list of 18 players chosen for the Rising
Stars Challenge to be held during All-Star weekend. Los Angeles
Clippers star Blake Griffin and Cleveland rookie Kyrie Irving
headline the roster. Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal will
serve as general managers and draft players for their teams.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota is gearing up for a daunting
stretch of games as the Gophers make a push for the postseason.
Minnesota hosts No. 21 Wisconsin tonight, followed by No. 3 Ohio
State coming to town next Tuesday. The Gophers are squarely on the
NCAA tournament bubble with a 5-6 Big Ten record.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The mother of a paralyzed Minnesota
girl's hockey player says doctors expect a full recovery. Jenna
Privette remains paralyzed from the waist down following last
month's on-ice accident. Her mother, Penny, tells the St. Paul
Pioneer Press doctors "are anticipating a full recovery."
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