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Timberwolves seek new winning streak against improving Mavs
Jan 25, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) secures a rebound in the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Blewett-Imagn Images The Minnesota Timberwolves have been one of the NBA’s streakiest teams this season. They’re hoping their 108-83 win over the Golden State Warriors on Monday marks the start of another good streak.
To put together back-to-back wins, the Timberwolves assume they’ll again have to play their best when they travel to face the much-improved Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.
With the win over the Warriors, the T-Wolves snapped a five-game losing streak — their longest of the season. Though the win came against a Warriors team without Stephen Curry, Draymond Green or Jimmy Butler, Minnesota got it done without superstar Anthony Edwards.
After going through shootaround, Edwards was a late scratch with a foot injury.
“It was news to me, honestly,” said Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch. “He had pain from the foot that’s been troubling him.”
Will Edwards be forced to miss Wednesday’s game?
“That’s not been communicated to me, but again, I haven’t really talked to the performance team since the decision was made to sit him (on Monday),” Finch said.
In Edwards’ absence, the Timberwolves relied on their defense and held the Warriors to 34.7% shooting. They also got big contributions from Rudy Gobert, who had 15 points and 17 rebounds, and Bones Hyland, who supplied 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists off the bench.
“It’s a long season,” said Timberwolves forward Naz Reid. “We have ups and downs, we haven’t had a moment where we lost four or five in a row in a long time. But we’re not perfect and it’s how you respond. We responded the right way, and now we’ve got to carry over the same energy.”
For the Mavericks, they’re seemingly finally starting to get some positive momentum despite a 116-110 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.
As the one-year anniversary of the Luka Doncic trade with the Lakers approaches, the drama around that move once again has been highlighted.
Since making the trade in the early hours of Feb. 2 last year, the Mavericks have suffered through injuries to stars Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis. Of course, Davis was the key piece in the return for Doncic.
With fan discontent growing after a slow start this season, Dallas dismissed former general manager Nico Harrison for his involvement in the Doncic trade.
Despite all the negatives, the Mavericks’ youth has given the organization a lot to be excited about recently. Before the loss to the Lakers, the Mavericks pieced together a four-game winning streak that included victories over the New York Knicks and Warriors.
Against the Lakers, the Mavericks held the lead late but weren’t able to hold off LeBron James, Rui Hachimura and Doncic.
“I thought the group did a great job competing,” said Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd. “We put ourselves in a great position to win a close game.”
Cooper Flagg, who will highlight the Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star weekend, Max Christie and Brandon Williams have given the Mavericks a jolt of energy during a difficult season. Flagg, last June’s No. 1 overall pick, has been as good as advertised.
Christie, the other piece of the Doncic trade, led the Mavericks with 24 points against the Lakers and has scored more than 20 points in four consecutive games.
–Field Level Media
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Dillon Dingler, Keider Montero guide Tigers past Rangers
May 2, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler (13) celebrates at home plate with teammates Riley Greene (31) and Colt Keith (33) after hitting a three-run home run against the Texas Rangers in the first inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Dillon Dingler had a three-run home run and a double to spark the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 home win against the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
Keider Montero (2-2) gave up one run on five hits, walked two and struck out two in 6 2/3 innings as Detroit evened the three-game series.
Gleyber Torres had two hits and an RBI for the Tigers before leaving with left side tightness. Riley Greene went 2-for-4 with a run and Wenceel Perez was 2-for-3 with a run and a walk.
Jake Burger hit a solo home run while Josh Smith and Josh Jung each had two hits for Texas.
Moments after Rangers right fielder Ezequiel Duran fielded Greene’s single and threw out Torres at the plate in the first, Dingler launched a homer that traveled 443 feet to left.
An inning later, Detroit took a 5-0 lead with a pair of two-out singles. Perez singled, stole second and scored on Kevin McGonigle’s grounder up the middle. McGonigle swiped second and came around to score on Torres’ bloop single to shallow right.
Montero gave up two walks in the third, but kept Texas off the board. In the fourth, Burger’s solo shot was the Rangers’ first hit and cut the Detroit lead to 5-1.
Duran and Smith posted back-to-back singles to lead off the fifth, but Montero induced a double play and a popout to escape the jam.
With one out in the eighth, the Rangers threatened with runners on second and third. Reliever Drew Anderson got Joc Pederson to ground out and struck out Burger. Anderson gave up two hits and struck out three in 2 1/3 innings of relief.
Rangers starter Kumar Rocker (1-3) gave up five runs on six hits in two innings.
Torres exited the game in the third with what was reported as left-side tightness.
–Field Level Media
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Cardinals stave off Dodgers’ rally for 6th straight win
May 2, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jordan Walker (18) hits a two-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-Imagn Images Jordan Walker slugged a two-run homer among his two hits and Michael McGreevy tossed six scoreless innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday for their sixth straight victory.
McGreevy (2-2) allowed three hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Right-hander Ryne Stanek and lefty JoJo Romero each pitched a scoreless inning before the Dodgers scored two runs on four straight hits against righty Riley O’Brien in the ninth.
O’Brien recorded two quick outs before giving up back-to-back infield singles to Kyle Tucker and Teoscar Hernandez. Max Muncy and Andy Pages followed with RBI singles before O’Brien struck out pinch hitter Dalton Rushing for his ninth save.
Los Angeles lost its fourth straight game and has scored three or fewer runs in seven of its last 11 games.
St. Louis took a 3-0 lead on four hits in the third inning. Ivan Herrera hit a leadoff double against Roki Sasaki (1-3) and scored on Alec Burleson’s double to right field.
Walker followed with a two-run blast to left field. The 372-foot shot was Walker’s 10th homer of the season and second in his last three games.
The Dodgers had plenty of early traffic on the basepaths against McGreevy, but they were held scoreless while hitting into four double plays in the first five innings.
Los Angeles put two runners on with one out in the second inning before Pages struck out and Hyeseong Kim grounded out.
The pattern continued in the third inning, when Alex Freeland hit a leadoff single and second baseman JJ Wetherholt started a double play with a diving catch on Shohei Ohtani’s liner.
Sasaki gave up three runs on five hits with two walks over six innings. He retired the final 10 batters he faced and threw a career-high 104 pitches.
Stanek replaced right-hander McGreevy to begin the seventh inning and retired two batters before Hernandez singled and Muncy walked. Both were stranded when Pages struck out.
The Dodgers were held without a home run for the fifth straight game and have hit a total of three homers in their past 11 games.
–Field Level Media
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Saba Lobjanidze's brace sparks Atlanta over Montreal
May 2, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta United midfielder Saba Lobjanidze (11) reacts to his goal against the CF Montréal in the first half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mady Mertens-Imagn Images Saba Lobjanidze scored a brace and Emmanuel Latte Lath netted the match-winner late in the first half as Atlanta United defeated visiting CF Montreal 3-1 on Saturday evening.
Alexey Miranchuk had two assists while Pedro Amador and Cooper Sanchez added an assist apiece for Atlanta (3-7-1, 10 points), which won its third straight match across all competitions and second straight in MLS play. It also snapped a four-match home winless streak (0-3-1).
Montreal (3-7-0, 9 points) saw a two-match win streak come to an end while its road losing streak reached four. It also finished the match with 10 men after Brayan Vera received a red card in the first minute of second-half stoppage time.
Latte Lath put Atlanta ahead in the sixth minute of first-half stoppage time thanks to an interception by Sanchez. The Ivorian striker played a ball forward to Miranchuk, then scored on Miranchuk’s return pass to make it 2-1.
Lobjanidze upped Atlanta United’s lead to 3-1 in the 50th minute, scoring off Sanchez’s assist.
Atlanta equalized in the 41st minute with Lobjanidze’s first goal of the year. After receiving a pass from Miranchuk, Lobjanidze’s shot deflected off Montreal goalkeeper Thomas Gillier’s hand and trickled past the goal line, tying the match at 1-1.
Matty Longstaff scored Montreal’s lone goal of the evening in the sixth minute.
Lucas Hoyos finished the evening with four saves. Gillier stopped two Atlanta shots.
Atlanta United won back-to-back MLS regular-season matches for the first time since May 24 and 28, 2025. They have outscored opponents 7-2 during their win streak.
Montreal lost for the first time under interim head coach Phillipe Eullafroy.
Miranchuk has two goals and two assists in his last three matches across all competitions.
–Field Level Media
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