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Friday 13 OctOber 2017

Indians’ season comes to stunning halt

In this April 4, 2017, file photo,
Minnesota Timberwolves
forward Andrew Wiggins (22)
lays up a shot past Golden
State Warriors guard Shaun
Livingston, right, during the
first half of an NBA basketball
game in Oakland, Calif. CLEVELAND
Associated Press
Andrew Wiggins

signs contract
extension with ROCKED

Timberwolves

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI
AP Basketball Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A
five-year contract exten-
sion worth nearly $150 mil-
lion sat in front of Andrew
Wiggins for more than two
months.
Not only did the 22-year-
old Wiggins not jump at the
first chance to sign it, he de-
cided to revamp the team
of advisers around him and
essentially lead the process
himself. The Minnesota Tim-
berwolves are hoping that
self-assurance and unflap-
pable nature helps a fran-
chise long in the basement
finally break through.
Wiggins signed his contract
Wednesday, a straight
five-year deal with no play-
er option that puts a big
piece of business to rest a
week before the Wolves
open the season. From his
rookie of the year press
conference in 2015 when
he professed “I hope I’m New York Yankees’ Todd Frazier celebrates after scoring in
here forever “ to the eve the ninth inning against the Cleveland Indians in Game 5 of a
of his fourth season in the baseball American League Division Series, Wednesday, Oct. 11,
league, the Canadian has 2017, in Cleveland.
never wavered in his admi- Associated Press
ration for his home away Page 20
from home.
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