Fred Hoiberg News

MINNEAPOLIS - Kevin Garnett's old home doesn't feel like home anymore. On his most recent return to Target Center - he led Boston to a 92-90 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night - Garnett was cheered wildly by the crowd, just like in the old days.

When the Minnesota Timberwolves first started 21 years ago, the franchise started off on the right diversity road.

The Minnesota Twins could sweep a three-game series this afternoon in Kansas City.

Romain Sicard has won the under-23 race at the road cycling world championships.

The Timberwolves announced Saturday a restructuring of their basketball operations department.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have promoted Ames native and former Iowa State star Fred Hoiberg to vice president of basketball operations for the NBA team.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have promoted Fred Hoiberg to vice president of basketball operations and demoted assistant general manager Jim Stack to a scout.

If top draft pick Ricky Rubio had made good on a deal Monday night to join the Minnesota Timberwolves this season, a Tuesday afternoon news conference at the Sanford Children's Hospital that centered on the NBA club would have felt like a fiesta.

The Timberwolves got some bad news Monday night. Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio, whom Minnesota traded up to take fifth overall in the NBA Draft, told the team he'd prefer to stay in Spain for two more years, to better prepare himself for the NBA.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are the only team in the NBA without a head coach in place for next season and David Kahn is in no hurry to fill the position.

Timberwolves basketball boss David Kahn invited a reporter to search his suit coat pockets Friday for a list of coaching candidates, a collection that he continued to promise a day after the NBA draft still doesn't exist.

Kevin McHale will have to wait. The Minnesota Timberwolves have a more pressing matter: three first-round picks.

Wea TMre back at the Reebok Eurocamp in Treviso for the fifth straight year, once again checking out most of the top talents in international basketball, all conveniently assembled at Benetton Trevisoa TMs terrific La Ghirada for our talent evaluation pleasure.

June 5, 2009 2:15 PM Ames, Iowa product solidifies his status as ESPNU 100 top-rated prospect at Pangos All-American Camp in Long Beach.

Get down off your throne : King James turns into a Drama Queen after Magic make him disappear.

New Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn, right, shakes hands with Owner Glen Taylor after a press conference at the Target Center in Minneapolis on May 22, 2009.

Admit it. You could care less about the epic Denver Carmelos vs. Los Angeles Kobes western conference showdown.

The Timberwolves didn't have any more luck in Tuesday night's NBA draft lottery than they have had in trying to find a new head of basketball operations.

Since David Kahn is unlikely to receive much good advice from within the confines of Target Center, he'll have to look elsewhere.

T he Timberwolves are scheduled to introduce David Kahn as their new President of Basketball Operations today, while the Wild will introduce Chuck Fletcher as its new General Manager.