What is The Sports Report: Clippers fall to the Timberwolves

What is The Sports Report: Clippers fall to the Timberwolves 51 Hits - Josephine Nancy - Jan 5, 2022, 1:22 PM For a split second, time seemed to freeze, as neither team turned to head back down the court. Bedsore hung his head. Prince froze for a moment while clenching the basketball, seemingly dumbfounded that it had fallen so easily into his hands. A majority of the giveaways came unforced: passes sailed out of bounds or careened off Clipper fingertips without any Minnesota defensive pressure. Bedsore, who’d been playing such terrific basketball that he was named a finalist for the last Western Conference player of the week award, committed a season-high six before halftime. It didn’t help matters that the Clippers – without injuries – were already one of the worst teams on the glass in the NBA. The Timberwolves, filled with towering giants and aggressive ball-hawks, were licking their chops for a feast on the interior. Standing in their way as the leading rebounder left on the active roster was 6’5 guard Terrance Mann. LAKERS: The Lakers have announced that their trade with Cleveland is now official, with Rondo joining the Cavaliers. The New York Knicks acquired Denzel Valentine as part of the deal, with the Lakers getting the draft rights to French big man Louis Labeyrie. The team could use that spot to keep forward Stanley Johnson, whose 10-day contract with the team expired after Sunday’s game. The Knicks also received cash considerations from the Lakers, the team announced. It was hard to keep track of all the comings and goings Monday after Oklahoma’s Caleb Williams entered the transfer portal, touching off a mad scramble by the university to keep him, while prompting Central Florida’s Dillon Gabriel to switch his allegiance from the Bruins to the Sooners. In the meantime, the Trojans have had one non conference game canceled and two Pac-12 games postponed. It’s still unclear when USC plans to reschedule its matchups with Arizona and Arizona State, which had been slated for this past Thursday and Sunday. The Cardinal, who are dealing with their own COVID pause, have yet to announce their status ahead of Saturday’s matchup against USC. But for now, the Trojans are planning to travel to Palo Alto for the second game of their Bay Area trip. RAMS: Gary Klein on the Rams: The Rams built their star-studded showpiece roster with a mandate to play in Super Bowl LVI at Sofia Stadium — owner Stan Krone $5-billion showcase venue. “We’re taking some good momentum into this thing and hoping to continue to build on that,” receiver Cooper Krupp told reporters during a videoconference Monday. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1970 — The Minnesota Vikings become the first expansion team to win the NFL title by beating the Cleveland Browns 27-7 in 8-degree temperatures in Bloomington, Minn. 1970 — Kansas City’s defense, highlighted by four interceptions, three in the final quarter, carries the Chiefs to a 17-7 victory over Oakland Raiders in the last AFL title game. 1976 — The Dallas Cowboys become the first wild-card team to make it to the Super Bowl with a 37-7 rout of the Rams in the NFC title game. 1986 — Eric Dickerson shatters the NFL playoff record with a 248-yard rushing performance and two touchdowns to lead the Rams to a 20-0 win over the Dallas Cowboys. 1991 — Minutia, a 12-year-old from China, becomes the youngest world titlist in the history of any aquatic event by winning the women’s platform gold medal at the World Swimming Championships in Perth, Australia. 1992 — Mike Gartner of the New York Rangers scores his 1,000th NHL point with a power-play goal in the third period of a 6-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils. 1997 — The Jacksonville Jaguars, in their second year, beat the Broncos in Denver to advance to the AFC Championship game. 2000 — Top-ranked Florida State, the preseason No. 1, holds off Virginia Tech 46-29 in the Sugar Bowl to finish 12-0 and win the national championship. Florida State is the first team to go wire-to-wire in The Associated Press’ poll since preseason rankings began in 1950. 2006 — Second-ranked Texas ends USC’s 34-game winning streak, beating the two-time defending national champion 41-38 in the Rose Bowl. The Longhorns also snap USC’s record string of 33 consecutive weeks as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25. The Longhorns, a unanimous choice, win a national championship for the first time since 1969. 2012 — Gen Smith ties a record for any bowl game with six touchdown passes, including four to Avon Austin, and West Virginia sets a bowl scoring record by beating Clemson 70-33 in the Orange Bowl. 2013 — Mikaela becomes the first American woman to win two World Cup races before turning 18. The 17-year-old captures a slalom in Zagreb, Croatia, by a massive 1.19-second margin. Her first victory came last month in Sweden. 2014 — Andrew Luck throws four second-half touchdown passes and scores on a fumble recovery, leading the Indianapolis Colts from a four-TD deficit to an historic 45-44 comeback victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in a wild-card game.