Jim Souhan

New York Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns, following his time with the Minnesota Timberwolves, is a champion after beating the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals.

Two years after the trade from Minnesota, Towns’ grit shows through as the Knicks beat the Spurs for New York’s first championship in 53 years.

The Timberwolves did him a favor by trading him from the cauldron of Minnesota sports to a backwoods retreat named Madison Square Garden, which, it

MINNEAPOLIS — All Karl-Anthony Towns needed was a chance to play in a small, low-pressure market to realize his dreams.

There have, are and will be worse owners in Minnesota than the Wilfs, but they seem to get a pass on strange and egregious mistakes.

The Minnesota Vikings, under the leadership of the Wilf family, have failed to build a Super Bowl contender. So why are the owners so popular?

MINNEAPOLIS — As the Minnesota Vikings end their Organized Team Activities — in the old days, we called these “practices” — the Wilfs seem to be continuing their reign as the most popular sports owners in Minnesota.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have plenty to learn from Karl-Anthony Towns leading the New York Knicks to an NBA Finals win over the San Antonio Spurs.

Banks, who was named NBC's lead play-by-play announcer for its LPGA broadcasts in April, is in town for the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Chaska.