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Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Minnesota hosts Connecticut following overtime win
Connecticut Sun (2-14, 2-6 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (13-2, 11-1 Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota Lynx hosts the Connecticut Sun after the Lynx took down the Atlanta Dream 96-92 in overtime. Advertisement The Lynx are 7-0 on their home court. Minnesota leads the Western Conference with 84.2 points and is shooting 46.5%. The Sun are 1-8 in road games. Connecticut has a 1-8 record against teams above .500. Minnesota's average of 9.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.5 more made shots on average than the 8.8 per game Connecticut allows. Connecticut averages 71.6 points per game, 3.3 fewer than the 74.9 Minnesota gives up to opponents. The teams meet for the second time this season. The Lynx won 76-70 in the last matchup on May 23. TOP PERFORMERS: Courtney Williams is averaging 13 points, 5.9 assists and 1.5 steals for the Lynx. Napheesa Collier is averaging 16.0 points over the last 10 games. Advertisement Saniya Rivers is averaging 6.8 points, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals for the Sun. Tina Charles is averaging 14.7 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Lynx: 8-2, averaging 83.2 points, 33.7 rebounds, 23.5 assists, 7.9 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.6 points per game. Sun: 1-9, averaging 70.1 points, 29.3 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 38.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 88.4 points. INJURIES: Lynx: None listed. Sun: Marina Mabrey: out (knee). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Associated Press
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Minnesota hosts Connecticut following overtime win
Connecticut Sun (2-14, 2-6 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (13-2, 11-1 Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota Lynx hosts the Connecticut Sun after the Lynx took down the Atlanta Dream 96-92 in overtime. The Lynx are 7-0 on their home court. Minnesota leads the Western Conference with 84.2 points and is shooting 46.5%. The Sun are 1-8 in road games. Connecticut has a 1-8 record against teams above .500. Minnesota's average of 9.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.5 more made shots on average than the 8.8 per game Connecticut allows. Connecticut averages 71.6 points per game, 3.3 fewer than the 74.9 Minnesota gives up to opponents. The teams meet for the second time this season. The Lynx won 76-70 in the last matchup on May 23. TOP PERFORMERS: Courtney Williams is averaging 13 points, 5.9 assists and 1.5 steals for the Lynx. Napheesa Collier is averaging 16.0 points over the last 10 games. Saniya Rivers is averaging 6.8 points, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals for the Sun. Tina Charles is averaging 14.7 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Lynx: 8-2, averaging 83.2 points, 33.7 rebounds, 23.5 assists, 7.9 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.6 points per game. Sun: 1-9, averaging 70.1 points, 29.3 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 38.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 88.4 points. INJURIES: Lynx: None listed. Sun: Marina Mabrey: out (knee). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Washington Post
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
Biden to attend funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Hortman, who was killed in shooting
MINNEAPOLIS — Former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris will join the mourners Saturday at the funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, who was killed in a pair of attacks that authorities have called an assassination and that also left her husband dead and a state senator and his wife seriously wounded. Biden also paid his respects Friday as Hortman, her husband, Mark, and their golden retriever, Gilbert, lay in state in the Minnesota Capitol rotunda in St. Paul, a few hours after the man charged with killing them while disguised as a police officer June 14 made a brief court appearance in a suicide prevention suit. The couple's private funeral, at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis, is set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday. It will be livestreamed on the Department of Public Safety's YouTube channel . Neither Biden nor Harris is expected to speak. Harris expressed her condolences earlier this week to Hortman's adult children, and spoke with Gov. Tim Walz , her running mate on the 2024 Democratic presidential ticket, who extended an invitation on behalf of the Hortman family, her office said. Hortman, a Democrat , was the first woman and one of fewer than 20 Minnesotans to lay in state at the Capitol . It was the first time a couple has been accorded the honor, and the first for a dog. Gilbert was seriously wounded in the attack and had to be euthanized. The Hortmans' caskets and the dog's urn were arranged in the center of the rotunda, under the Capitol dome, with law enforcement officers keeping watch as thousands of people filed by. Many fought back tears as they left. Among the first to pay their respects were Walz, who has called Hortman his closest political ally , and his wife, Gwen. Biden, a Catholic, visited later in the afternoon, walking up to the velvet rope in front of the caskets, making the sign of the cross and spending a few moments by himself in silence. He then took a knee briefly, got up, made the sign of the cross again and walked off to greet people waiting in the wings of the rotunda. Lisa Greene, who lives in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park like Hortman did, but in a different House district, said she came to the Capitol because she had so much respect for the former speaker. 'She was just amazing. Amazing woman. And I was just so proud that she represented the city that I lived in,' Greene said in a voice choked with emotion. 'She was such a leader. She could bring people together. She was so accessible. I mean, she was friendly, you could talk to her.' But, she went on to say admiringly, Hortman was also 'a boss.' 'She just knew what she was doing and she could just make things happen,' she said. The man accused of killing the Hortmans at their home and wounding Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife, Yvette, at their home in nearby Champlin, made a short court appearance Friday for what the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota, Joseph Thompson, has called 'a political assassination.' Vance Boelter, 57, of Green Isle, surrendered near his home the night of June 15 after what authorities called the largest search in Minnesota history . An unshaven Boelter was brought in wearing just a green padded suicide prevention suit and orange slippers. Federal defender Manny Atwal asked Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko to continue the hearing until Thursday. He agreed. She said Boelter has been sleep deprived while on suicide watch in the Sherburne County Jail, and that it has been difficult to communicate with him as a result. 'Your honor, I haven't really slept in about 12 to 14 days,' Boelter told the judge. And he denied being suicidal. 'I've never been suicidal and I am not suicidal now.' Atwal told the court that Boelter had been in what's known as a 'Gumby suit,' without undergarments, ever since his transfer to the jail after his first court appearance on June 16. She said the lights are on in his area 24 hours a day, doors slam frequently, the inmate in the next cell spreads feces on the walls and the smell drifts to Boelter's cell. The attorney said transferring him to segregation instead, and giving him a normal jail uniform, would let him get some sleep, restore some dignity and let him communicate better. Boelter did not enter a plea. Prosecutors need to secure a grand jury indictment first. According to the federal complaint, police video shows Boelter outside the Hortmans' home and captures the sound of gunfire. And it says security video shows Boelter approaching the front doors of two other lawmakers' homes. His lawyers have declined to comment on the charges, which could carry the federal death penalty. Thompson said last week that no decision has been made. Minnesota abolished its death penalty in 1911. Boelter also faces separate murder and attempted murder charges in state court that could carry life without parole. Friends have described Boelter as an evangelical Christian with politically conservative views . But prosecutors have declined so far to speculate on a motive.
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Fed Chief Kashkari's 'Wait-and-See' on Rate Cuts
Minneapolis Fed chief Neel Kashkari still sees room for two rate cuts this yearmaybe kicking off around Septemberbut he's urging colleagues to stay nimble, since today's tariffs could fuel tomorrow's inflation. In a Friday essay, Kashkari admitted that inflation is inching back toward the Fed's 2% goal, yet he's worried that Trump's sweeping tariffs have injected fresh uncertainty. He's kept his call for two cuts in 2025 (first one tentatively in September), but he's clear: don't pencil in an easing path now only to discover later that higher import fees have bumped up consumer prices. Most Fed speakers this weekexcept Governors Waller and Bowmanhaven't even seriously entertained a July cut. Kashkari wants the focus on actual inflation and real economic data, not a pre-set calendar commitment. If tariffs stick around, businesses will likely pass those extra costs on to you and me. By staying data-driven, Kashkari hopes to avoid a policy misstep that could let inflation creep back in. Keep an eye on incoming CPI and PCE reportsand any fresh trade headlines. If the tariff saga deepens, Kashkari's call for flexibility could push rate cuts into late 2025or beyond. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Forbes
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Forbes
Naz Reid Extends With Timberwolves For $125 Million
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 14: Naz Reid #11 of the Minnesota Timberwolves dunks the ball while ... More Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts in the third quarter of the game at Target Center on January 14, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves defeated the Cavaliers 110-102. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by) The Minnesota Timberwolves and Naz Reid have agreed to an extension worth $125 million over five seasons, solving one of the team's most crucial puzzles, before they head into free agency. Solid value, long contract, complicated situation Reid at $25 million per year represents solid compensational value, and signals a high-held belief in the center from the side of the organization, given that he's likely going to still come off the bench for a season or two, until he takes over for Rudy Gobert. Paying any bench player $25 million per year is not an easy decision, but Reid is simply so impactful of a player, that the organization decided to lock him in for five years, and that's the number which does seem optimistic on the surface. He's a strong scorer, solid rebounder, and his floor-spacing capabilities allow the Wolves to be spread out, thus optimizing the effects of Anthony Edwards. So there's a player in there that's important, but you have to wonder if the amount of years - the fifth season is a player option - is going to become a slight problem for them if Gobert hangs onto the main center spot for longer than anticipated. As the team grows more expensive, it's hard to justify that type of long-term contract for a sixth man, even if the money itself - in a vacuum - aren't that overwhelming in the context of things. Additionally, the Wolves could played a bit of hardball here if they had wanted to. Reid, had he opted out, would only have been able to receive a similar offer from the Brooklyn Nets, meaning his market was probably not that strong due to the lack of money in free agency. Instead, the Wolves saw it differently. They saw a player who could have picked up his $15 million option, and then left outright in free agency in 2026, and that was a scenario they wanted to avoid. This type of deal would have more sense in 2026, if a team - including the Wolves - saw Reid as a player who should start full-time. Julius Randle is next Like Reid, Julius Randle also has a player option, which he can decline and then sign for longer, or pick up and just play it out next season. If the forward is looking for a big payday, the Wolves will have to be careful. They're already up against the second apron, and a hefty raise for Randle will surely exceed it. The Reid signing, as well as Randle's upcoming decision, likely prices Minnesota out of returning Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who is an unrestricted free agent, who is likely to command a contract in the area of $15 million per year. Of course, the Wolves could just stay aggressive and go deeper into the tax, and across the second apron, but is that a plan new ownership is willing to buy into? We'll see how the Wolves handle the early stages of free agency, but the overarching feeling is there probably is a limit somewhere. But, that limit does not seem to apply to Naz Reid, which could be a good thing if he is to receive a bigger role soon. Unless noted otherwise, all stats via PBPStats, Cleaning the Glass or Basketball-Reference. All salary information via Spotrac. All odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.
