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By DIRK LAMMERS Associated Press SIOUX FALLS — Nate Wolters isn’t used to coming off the bench. He routinely played every minute starring at South Dakota State, after all. Now he’s a rookie fighting for playing time with the Milwaukee Bucks, coming back to South Dakota...

USD women beat Western Illinois By The Daily Republic MACOMB, ILL. -- Senior Amber Hegge scored 23 points in the second half, as the USD women's basketball team defeated Western Illinois 62-47 in Summit League action on Monday. The win improves the Coyotes to 19-7 overall and...

Love suspended two games for stepping on Scola MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love has been suspended two games for stomping on Rockets forward Luis Scola's face in their game on Saturday. The NBA announced the suspension on Monday. The incident occurred...

USD women beat S. Utah 81-69 VERMILLION -- The South Dakota women's basketball team took down Southern Utah 81-69 in Summit League action Saturday. South Dakota improved to 9-3 overall and 2-2 in the Summit League. The Coyotes travel to Kansas, Mo., to play UMKC for their next game...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Goodbye, LeBron. Hello, Ramon. The Cleveland Cavaliers completed their first post-LeBron James personnel move on Monday night, trading troubled guard Delonte West and point guard Sebastian Telfair to the Minnesota Timberwolves for point guard Ramon Sessions,...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- As a player and a coach, Kurt Rambis has grown accustomed to winning over a long and successful career. There were the four titles he won as a member of the "Showtime" Lakers as a player in the 1980s. Then came four more NBA finals appearances and two more titles...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Kevin Durant scored 40 points to break the franchise record for scoring in a season and the Oklahoma City Thunder fought off a spirited charge by the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 116-108 victory on Sunday night. Less than 24 hours after clinching the franchise's...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Richard Jefferson had 19 points, nine rebounds and three assists in his first start in seven games to help the San Antonio Spurs to a 103-85 victory over the hapless Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. George Hill had 19 points and eight assists and Tim Duncan...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Chris Paul taught rookie Jonny Flynn another lesson. Paul streaked past Flynn on an inbounds pass to hit a layup with 1.4 seconds left and lift the New Orleans Hornets to a 97-96 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. Paul finished with 15...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Andre Miller scored 21 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw each had 19 as Portland built a big first-half lead and beat Minnesota 116-93 Sunday night. Miller, acquired last summer by Portland, scored 12 points during the third quarter. Aldridge,...

PHOENIX (AP) -- Channing Frye hit six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Jason Richardson had 23 points in his first game following a two-game suspension and the undefeated Phoenix Suns beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-112 Sunday night. The victory was the Suns' 11th straight at...

When Jared Reiner takes the floor Friday at Sioux Falls Arena, the 27-year-old Tripp native will be playing in familiar surroundings. The situation, however, will be drastically different. Only three years after Reiner called the arena home as a star for the NBA Developmental...