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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have sent power forward Al Jefferson to the Utah Jazz for two future first-round draft picks and a salary-cap trade exception, the two teams announced Tuesday.
Jefferson averaged 17.1 points and 9.3 rebounds last season for the Timberwolves in his first year back from a major knee injury. He will help fill a void in Utah created when Carlos Boozer went to Chicago.
Taylor pleads not guilty to several sex charges
NEW CITY, N.Y. — Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to an indictment that alleges he had sex with a 16-year-old girl in a New York hotel room.
The former NFL star allegedly paid $300 to the girl, a Bronx runaway, for their encounter in May. Taylor pleaded not guilty through his lawyer to third-degree rape, patronizing a prostitute, sexual abuse and endangering a child.