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Jokic scores 41 points and leads Nuggets past Timberwolves 116-107 to take lead in West
Nikola Jokic scored 41 points and powered the Denver Nuggets past Minnesota and into sole possession of first place in the tight Western Conference playoff race with a 116-107 win over the Timberwolves. 
MacKinnon's hat trick lifts Avalanche to a 5-2 win over the Wild
Nathan MacKinnon notched his seventh career hat trick as part of a four-point performance, and the Colorado Avalanche broke out of a two-game funk with a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild. 
Timberwolves clear Karl-Anthony Towns for full-contact activity
The Minnesota Timberwolves have cleared All-Star forward Karl-Anthony Towns for full-contact, five-on-five basketball activities. Towns had surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee four weeks ago.
‘The Tessa effect’: How NCAA champ Tessa Johnson is inspiring girls in her hometown
Minnesotan Tessa Johnson helped bring the South Carolina Gamecocks the NCAA women’s championship Sunday. But just last year, the college freshman helped bring the St. Michael-Albertville high school girls basketball team a state championship. Her community is overjoyed.