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MINNEAPOLIS - Andrew Wiggins had 23 points, 10 rebounds and four assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves stunned the Portland Tr

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MINNEAPOLIS - Andrew Wiggins had 23 points, 10 rebounds and four assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves stunned the Portland Trail Blazers with a 90-82 victory on Wednesday night. George Bell Blue Jays Jersey .Corey Brewer had 19 points eight rebounds, five assists and five steals for the Timberwolves, who snapped a six-game losing streak and won for just the third time since Ricky Rubio went out with an injured ankle on Nov. 7. They outrebounded Portland 56-38 to overcome four key players being out with injuries.Damian Lillard had 23 points and seven rebounds for the Trail Blazers. But LaMarcus Aldridge managed just 10 points on 3-for-14 shooting and Portland turned the ball over 20 times while shooting 38.8 per cent. The Blazers scored 16 points in the second quarter and 15 in the third, their two lowest outputs of the season and lost for just the second time in 16 games.Playing on the second night of a back-to-back against a team missing Rubio, Nikola Pekovic, Kevin Martin and Mo Williams, the Blazers were sluggish throughout in a game they could ill afford to lose in the hyper competitive Western Conference.Aldridge missed his first six shots and went scoreless in the first half, Shabazz Muhammad attacked the step-slow Portland defence and the Wolves outrebounded the bigger Blazers, who turned the ball over five times in the first 7 minutes of the second half to fall behind 60-40.The Wolves closed the third quarter with a flurry as Wiggins thwarted a 3-on-1 break and fed Brewer for a 3-pointer that gave them a 66-51 lead going into the fourth.Portland still trailed 72-60 with 8:30 to play. Aldridge and Wes Matthews hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a 10-4 surge that cut the deficit to four points.But Wiggins, the No. 1 overall pick in the June draft, scored five straight for the Wolves, the last a pretty pull-up with 3 minutes to go that pushed the lead back to nine points, and the Wolves held on.Lillard, Aldridge, Matthews, Will Barton and Dorell Wright joined the likes of Derrick Rose, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant in donning a black t-shirt with I Cant Breathe in white letters in response to a grand jury not issuing an indictment in the death of Eric Garner, who died after being choked by a New York police officer in July. Lillard had the shirts shipped to Minnesota, and they met the team here after they played in Detroit on Tuesday. They wore them during the national anthem and introductions as well.I think its good for our players to have a social conscience, coach Terry Stotts said.TIP-INSTrail Blazers: Aldridges scoreless first half was his first since 2008. ... Chris Kaman had an eventful second quarter, stuffing Jeff Adrien on a dunk attempt and then getting dunked on by Muhammad in transition.Timberwolves: F Jeff Adrien was re-signed to another 10-day contract on Wednesday. Coach Flip Saunders said they considered adding a guard instead with Williams ailing, but they felt they needed another big man because Gorgui Dieng is the only healthy centre on the roster. Adrien had 11 boards in 26 minutes. ... Muhammad has been receiving acupuncture treatments to try to ease the soreness in his left ankle.UP NEXTTrail Blazers: At Chicago on Friday.Timberwolves: Host Oklahoma City on Friday. Jason Adam Jersey .Stanton suffered fractures in his face and other injuries when he was hit by a pitch Sept. 11. The Marlins are confident hell fully recover and be ready for spring training, and they hope to reach a long-term agreement with him. Anthony Bass Blue Jays Jersey . MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez also will attend the session, which was announced Monday. The league has discussed placing its next two expansion teams in Miami and Atlanta. https://www.cheapbluejays.com/2826h-chris-carpenter-jersey-blue-jays.html . The 36-year-old said a few months ago he would hang up his boots at the end of the season, but has since changed his mind. "Its a pity the season is ending now, as I am in good physical shape and enjoying myself," Di Natale said.TORONTO - There were several bright spots in Torontos 10-2 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.Canadian Dalton Pompey hit his first career home run. Edwin Encarnacion belted his 34th homer of the season. Jose Bautista scored three times and R.A. Dickey had his sixth straight quality start.The smiles faded shortly after the game when Kansas City completed a 7-1 win over Cleveland, a result that officially eliminated Toronto from post-season contention.The Blue Jays had been clinging to faint playoff hopes for the last two weeks. A second straight blowout win was nice for the 16,272 fans in attendance, but it meant little for a team that remains stuck in a long playoff drought.Having not gotten to the post-season again with a team that I felt was very capable, of course were all disappointed and we should be, Dickey said. Everyone in here should be disappointed. So youve got to learn, youve got to grow, youve got to look for opportunities to see how you can improve and get better or the season is lost.Pompey, from Mississauga, Ont., belted a no-doubt shot to deep right field off Felix Hernandez to kick off a seven-run fifth inning. Encarnacion added a two-run shot in the sixth for Toronto (80-77).It was a rare off-night for Hernandez (14-6), a leading contender in the American League Cy Young Award race. He tied a career high by allowing eight earned runs over 4 2/3 innings.Hernandezs earned-run average jumped from 2.07 to 2.34 in his shortest start of the season.As an ace, I take responsibility, he said. I let my team down. Thats my fault.The loss dealt a blow to Seattles playoff hopes. The Mariners (83-74) fell three games behind Kansas City in the race for the second American League wild-card spot.Were not playing well right now, said Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon. A lot of things are going wrong, but were still alive.Dickey (14-12) breezed through the first two innings before getting into trouble in the third. Victoria native Michael Saunders led off with a double and moved to third on Brad Millers one-out single.Austin Jackson walked to lload the bases and Robinson Cano drove in two runs with a single that eluded a diving Ryan Goins at second base. Jacob Waguespack Jersey. The Blue Jays batted around in the fifth inning. Pompey got things started by launching a 3-1 pitch into the second deck in right field.It was kind of a shock for a moment, he said. Like who was pitching, the ball I hit. I played with that guy in video games you know.To think I just hit a home run off him was pretty crazy.Hernandez was pulled after walking Pompey later in the inning. The seven earned runs allowed in one inning were a career high for the veteran right-hander.Dickey, meanwhile, allowed two earned runs, walked a pair and had six strikeouts over seven innings. Brett Cecil and Casey Janssen each pitched an inning of scoreless relief. The Blue Jays will close out the season with two more games against Seattle before a weekend series against the visiting Baltimore Orioles. Toronto hasnt reached the post-season since winning a second straight World Series title in 1993.I wont reflect one bit, Ive been doing it for six months, said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. What sticks out? I dont know a€” a lot of good times, a lot of tough times.Like Ive said, in the end teams that get there, earn it. The best teams go. The ones that arent, they dont go. Thats just the way it is when you play that many games.Notes: Gibbons has pencilled in his rotation for the rest of the season. Mark Buehrle will start Wednesday and Daniel Norris will get the nod in Thursdays series finale. Drew Hutchison is tabbed to pitch Friday against Baltimore, followed by J.A. Happ on Saturday and Dickey on Sunday. Marcus Stroman will be available out of the bullpen, Gibbons said. ... Seattle returns home after this series to close out the campaign with a weekend set against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. ... Cecil has recorded at least one strikeout in nine straight appearances. ... Hockey Night in Canada host George Stroumboulopoulos threw out the ceremonial first pitch. ... The game took two hours 36 minutes to play.Follow @GregoryStrongCP on Twitter. ' ' '

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