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SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs have used a rash of injuries, timely rest and an odd schedule to their advantage.Marco Belinelli was the latest beneficiary, using the added playing time available with two veterans sitting to regain some of the footing that made him invaluable last season.Belinelli had 20 points and six assists, leading a balanced attack as San Antonio set a pair of season highs in rolling to a 123-101 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.The Spurs (15-5) had a season-high 30 assists and had their highest point total in winning their 10th in the past 11 games and fifth straight at home.San Antonio had seven players in double figures, including 18 points each from Kawhi Leonard and Cory Joseph, and 17 from Boris Diaw. Tim Duncan had 13 points and 10 rebounds.Belinelli had 17 points in the first half as the Spurs rolled to a 68-51 lead.I think he is getting his rhythm, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. He didnt come back in great shape. At this point, he is starting to feel pretty good. The injury held him up after he was trying to get into shape. He is just beginning to start the season really.After missing eight games earlier this season with a strained right groin, Belinelli is beginning to show the versatility that made him one the teams most valuable reserves during its run to a fifth NBA championship.Belinelli and Danny Green directed a balanced attack in place of Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, who were both out with mild ailments.Everything is clicking, Green said. (Were) moving the ball well, finding guys, penetrating to the basket, getting to the free throw line. (Belinelli) came out hot for us in the first half.Zach LaVine had 22 points and 10 assists, and Shabazz Muhammad added 20 points for Minnesota (4-15), which has lost five straight.Thaddeus Youngs 18-footer on the games opening possession gave the injury-depleted Timberwolves their only lead of the game.Theyre a championship ballclub, Young said. They came out there and did exactly what they were supposed to do to a young team, which is hit us first and see how we respond. As you can see, we didnt respond well.Playing the second night of a back-to-back without five injured players, including guards Ricky Rubio, Kevin Martin and Mo Williams, Minnesota couldnt keep up with San Antonios flowing offence.TIP-INSTimberwolves: Minnesota is 1-11 this season in back-to-back games, having lost 10 straight after defeating Detroit on Oct. 30 on the second night of its first consecutive contests. ... Glenn Robinson, the father of Minnesota F Glenn Robinson III, won an NBA championship in 2005 with the Spurs. . Minnesota has used 10 different starting lineups this season, and only one has a winning record. Young, Andrew Wiggins, Gorgui Dieng, Williams and Martin won the only game they started collectively.Spurs: Ginobili (left shoulder) was a late scratch, joining Parker (strained left hamstring) on the bench. ... San Antonio is 10-2 in back-to-back games this season. ... The Spurs are 11-0 when they have 25-plus assists. They are sixth in the league in assists at 24.0 per game after leading the NBA last season at 25.2.TWO OUT OF THREE?Before the game, Popovich said the only way Duncan was going to play the second night of a back-to-back was if the veteran forward knocked him out. Popovich bore no battle wounds after the lopsided victory, but Duncan played 18 1/2 minutes. He finished with 13 points on 5-for-11 shooting along with 10 rebounds, five assists and two blocked shots. He just wants to keep his rhythm, Popovich said. It is early in the year, so we did it.SPLITTER NEARING RETURNPopovich said Spurs centre Tiago Splitter, who has only played 10 minutes this season, could see limited minutes on Tuesday in Utah and/or Wednesday at home against New York. Splitter has been sidelined with tightness in his right calf, missing all but one game this season.HISTORY MADEWith his 22 points and 10 assists, LaVine became the fourth teenager to record a double-double, joining LeBron James and Dajuan Wagner of Cleveland, and Minnesotas Stephon Marbury.UP NEXTTimberwolves: Host Golden State on Monday.Spurs: Visit Utah on Tuesday. Philadelphia Phillies Shirts . TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie tweeted that its believed the Flames are working towards a new contract with the defenceman. Phillies Jerseys 2019 . James Harden wasnt worried and told his coach as much. "He was fired up but I told him: Its OK. Were going to be all right," Harden said. And they were. Houston scored 17 straight points after that timeout, led by 10 from Harden, to take the lead and roll to an easy 129-106 win. https://www.cheapphilliesjerseys.us/ . 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"Im excited - Its everything you could ask for as an athlete," the New England Patriots quarterback told WEEI Radio in Boston on Monday. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Baseball fans should expect to go through a metal detector to see their favourite team play in 2014. Major League Baseball security director John Skinner said on Friday that all 30 teams are expected to screen all fans entering their ballparks next season. Some aspects of the screening will be left to individual teams, but the commissioners office is planning to recommend walk-through metal detectors, he said. "Its the reality, unfortunately, of this world," Skinner said at the Ivy Sports Symposium at the Harvard Law School. "Ultimately, it will happen." Skinner made the comments during on a panel called "Preparing for the Worst: Crisis Management." Among the other panelists was Tom Grilk, the executive director of the Boston Athletic Association, which organizes the Boston Marathon. Three people were killed and more than 260 wounded in April when two bombs were set off at the finish line in April. Since then, most sporting events and facilities have increased security, with the NFL limiting fans attending regular-season games this year to a single, see-through bag for their belongings. In Boston, the bombings led to an increase iin security at sporting events that included checking all cars entering the garage under the TD Garden, the home of the Bruins and Celtics.dddddddddddd Many of the more visible measures were eventually dropped and there were no further terror incidents; a large contingent of law enforcement was out on the night the Red Sox clinched the World Series, and police said they arrested nine people for unruly behaviour during the celebration. Skinner told The Associated Press after the panel that baseball will be making a presentation to its teams at the winter meetings in December in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Asked for more details, MLB spokesman Michael Teevan said the plans are still developing. "We have been reviewing our security procedures for many months and we will issue a security bulletin in 2014 that will include practices and procedures that are responsive to the new security environment," Teevan said in an email. "Fan screening will be one of the subjects addressed. We are continuing to consult with our clubs, our experts and the Department of Homeland Security, and we expect to announce specific changes after some further off-season meetings." ' ' '