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New Timberwolves president Flip Saunders trying to strike gold a la Garnett

CHICAGO - Fresh on the job, Flip Saunders, the Minnesota Timberwolves' new president of basketball operations, worked the room when NBA executives, coaches, scouts and 60 prospects in the June draft gathered in Chicago for three days last week.

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WIRE - COLLEGE

Success of this NBA draft class is difficult to predict

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WIRE - COLLEGE

Siva admits Burke's block was clean in NCAA championship game

Trey Burke thought he had it all.
WIRE - COLLEGE

Georgetown's Otto Porter seems a good fit for Cavaliers

When he was asked to name the NBA teams he felt were the best fit for him, Otto Porter Jr. never hesitated in mentioning the Cavaliers. In fact, it was the first team out of his mouth. Yet he won't be meeting with General Manager Chris Grant or anyone from the team's traveling party during this ...
WIRE - COLLEGE

Cody Zeller glad he stayed at Indiana extra season

There's a thought that Indiana post player Cody Zeller would have gone in the top five of last year's NBA draft.
WIRE - COLLEGE

Work ethic may pay off big for Oladipo

Not many were calling Victor Oladipo a potential top-10 draft pick when he was a freshman defensive specialist at Indiana.
WIRE - COLLEGE

Minnesota's Mbakwe likely a second-round pick in NBA draft

Former Minnesota Gophers forward Trevor Mbakwe arrived Thursday at the doorstep of his dreams - the annual combine for the NBA draft's top prospects - after admittedly taking the long way around.
NC STATE

Show and tell for Pack

Wide receiver Jarvis Williams tried to split the safeties in the middle of the field on what had been a rough day at times for the secondary Saturday afternoon during N.C. State's Kay Yow Spring Football Game at Carter-Finley Stadium.
COLLEGE

Durham company is fast with the stats, quick with the clocks

The firm's software creates the raft of stats that is key to analyzing and appreciating the 64 NCAA tournament games.
DUKE

Duke's Plumlee brothers may start in preseason

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said that if he had to name a starting lineup at the beginning of preseason practice, brothers Mason and Miles Plumlee would be in the frontcourt.