Report: Mike Conley Jr. close to rejoining Timberwolves

Free agent guard Mike Conley Jr. is ready to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves, ESPN reported on Friday.

Per the network, Conley and the Timberwolves are negotiating a time for the re-signing.

Conley, 38, was with Minnesota to begin the week before being traded to the Chicago Bulls as part of a three-team trade. He then was flipped to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, one day before the NBA’s trade deadline. The Hornets promptly waived Conley, who now is eligible to re-sign with the Timberwolves since he was traded a second time.

Conley sports career-low averages in points (4.4) and assists (2.9) in 44 games this season with Minnesota.

An All-Star in 2020-21, Conley is contributing 13.7 points and 5.6 assists across 1,216 career games (1,137 starts) with the Memphis Grizzlies (2007-19), Utah Jazz (2019-23) and the Timberwolves. The Grizzlies selected Conley with the fourth overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft out of Ohio State.

(Reuters)

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4-time All-Star Brionna Jones injures meniscus playing overseas

Four-time WNBA All-Star forward Brionna Jones sustained a torn meniscus last week while playing overseas but her agent told ESPN she is expected to return in time for the WNBA season.

Agent Boris Lelchitski also told the network that Jones will undergo surgery this weekend in the United States and miss the remainder of the season with the Czech-based club USK Praha.

Jones, 30, averaged 12.8 points and 7.3 rebounds in 44 games (all starts) last season with the Atlanta Dream. She is a free agent this offseason.

Jones spent her previous eight seasons with the Connecticut Sun, earning Most Improved Player and Sixth Player of the Year honors in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

She has averaged 10.5 points and 5.1 boards in 263 career games (157 starts) with the Sun and Dream since being selected by Connecticut with the eighth overall pick of the 2017 WNBA Draft.

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Breezy and seasonal day ahead with warmer temperatures coming next week

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) -- Good Friday morning! We're waking up to clear skies across the region, and that's allowing temperatures to dip pretty low. Readings are falling into the upper 20s to low 30s early today, so it's a chilly start—definitely jacket weather if you're heading out the door. Sunshine will stick around through the [...]

3 in custody and charged in connection with Oct. 10 shooting that left one dead

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Officials with the Columbus Police Department have arrested and charged three individuals in connection with the Oct. 10 shooting that left a 40-year-old man dead. On the night of the incident, officers responded to a shooting on the 5000 block of Stone Park Drive near Flat Rock Park. Authorities initially reported [...]

Extended Forecast: A Stretch of Mild, Dry Days Ahead

Extended Forecast: A Stretch of Mild, Dry Days Ahead

Around 30 chihuahuas rescued from Tuskegee hoarding situation after owner’s death

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (WRBL) — Nearly 30 dogs were rescued from a home along NE Notasulga Road in Tuskegee after police discovered a severe animal hoarding situation following the homeowner's death earlier this week. Officer Julie Watts and Heather Whatley, animal control officers with the Tuskegee Police Department, said officers were called to the residence when [...]

Report: Knicks acquiring G Jose Alvarado from Pelicans

The New York Knicks acquired guard Jose Alvarado from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for guard Dalen Terry, two second-round draft picks and cash, ESPN reported on Thursday ahead of the NBA trade deadline.

Alvarado, 27, is averaging 7.9 points, 3.1 assists, 21.9 minutes and a career-high 2.8 rebounds in 41 games as a reserve this season. The native of Brooklyn, N.Y., posted career-high averages of 10.3 points, 4.6 assists and 24.4 minutes in 56 games (23 starts) last season with the Pelicans.

For his career, all with New Orleans since the 2021-22 campaign, Alvarado is averaging 8.1 points, 3.1 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 20.3 minutes in 268 regular-season games (34 starts).

Terry, 23, reportedly was traded earlier from the Chicago Bulls to the Knicks for forward Guerschon Yabusele, 30.

Terry averaged 3.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 11.1 minutes in 34 games off the bench this season for the Bulls. His career averages in parts of four seasons are 3.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 11.1 minutes in 204 games (seven starts).

Chicago selected Terry with the 18th overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft out of Arizona.

(Reuters)

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