Nolan O'Hara

1 week ago | bringmethenews.com | Nolan O'Hara

Star Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier made TIME Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2025, which the organization published on Wednesday. Collier and fellow WNBA star Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty made the list for their efforts founding Unrivaled, a women's professional 3-on-3 basketball league. The league recently got an investment from Paige Bueckers, a Minnesota native and Hopkins High School graduate who was recently selected No. 1 in the WNBA draft.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Nolan O'Hara

The Minnesota Twins are starting the 2025 season a lot like they finished the 2024 season. The Twins are off to a less-than-stellar 7-12 start to the season after finishing 2024 by going 12-27 down the stretch to ultimately miss the playoffs despite having over a 90% chance to make the postseason in mid-August.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Nolan O'Hara

How are the Minnesota Timberwolves preparing for a rematch with Luka Doncic? With Joe Ingles. Timberwolves coach Chris Finch revealed on Tuesday that Ingles has stepped into Doncic's role on Minnesota's scout team as it prepares for a Western Conference first-round playoff series with the Los Angeles Lakers that begins Saturday. "We have our scout team ready, and yeah, it's hard to replicate everything (Doncic) does," Finch told reporters Tuesday.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Nolan O'Hara

It was just over a year ago when Luka Doncic sent the Minnesota Timberwolves home in the Western Conference finals. Doncic's jersey and supporting cast have changed, but the Wolves will have the chance to avenge that defeat when they meet the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the West playoffs, beginning with Saturday's Game 1 in Los Angeles. "Every team's a little bit different. He's still the same amazing player," Wolves coach Chris Finch told reporters when asked about Doncic on Tuesday.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Nolan O'Hara

The St. Paul Saints placed infielder Jose Miranda on the seven-day injured list due to a left hand strain on Tuesday, just two days after his demotion from the Minnesota Twins following his baserunning blunder against the Detroit Tigers. Miranda, 26, hadn't even played a game for the Triple-A Saints before landing on the injured list. Before the demotion, he had played in 12 games for the Twins, slashing just .167/.250/.417 with six hits, one home run, five RBIs and 13 strikeouts.