an even greater flop in basic human decency as Arkansas coach.He had a

MINNEAPOLIS -- Al Horfords return sparked the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. Coupled with Jae Crowder returning to the lineup, Boston is healthy again and looking like a team to compete in the Eastern Conference.The Minnesota Timberwolves wont be competing until they find more consistency.Horford and the Celtics travel to Minnesota on Monday night, having won four of their past six games. Horford scored 18 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals for Boston (7-6) in Saturdays 94-92 victory at Detroit.I felt really good, Horford said. It was just very frustrating these past few weeks, dealing with a lot of different things. Finally I was at the point where I felt good enough to play.Horford was Bostons prize free agent acquisition in the offseason, but he has been limited to four games because of a concussion. Crowder also returned Saturday for Boston after missing seven games with an ankle injury.With the two starters back, the Celtics were at full strength with Marcus Smart and Kelly Olynyk going back to the bench to boost the second unit.Horford scored with 1.3 seconds left and provided a key block on the other end to preserve the Celtics win over the Pistons.We didnt call a timeout in the last four minutes. They just played, Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. I felt like we had a good lineup in there to score and get to the basket, those types of things. Guys made the right reads and right plays.Minnesota (4-8) was also on the road Saturday. But the Memphis Grizzlies stifled the Timberwolves high-scoring offense in a 93-71 Memphis victory. Minnesota shot just 39.1 percent from the field and were held below 92 points for the first time this season.In the process, the Timberwolves slipped to 15th in the NBA in scoring at 105.0 points per game. Minnesota had 16 turnovers and was outrebounded 46-34.There are three things -- your defense, your rebounding and your turnovers -- that put you in position to win, Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau said. Two of those three we did not do well enough to win.Andrew Wiggins was held to seven points on 2-of-11 shooting from the field in the loss. Wiggins had sparked the team offensively, averaging 33 points per game in his previous six games.That was a rare night for that kid, Memphis coach David Fizdale said of Wiggins. Hes an animal.Wiggins will draw the defense of Crowder, who gives Boston a taller look after the team had started the 6-foot-4 Smart the previous five games. Horford could match up with Karl-Anthony Towns, who had 17 points and three rebounds on Saturday, or Gorgui Dieng, who finished with nine points and 11 rebounds.Minnesota split four home games last week before traveling to Memphis. 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The No. 1-ranked Nadal tweaked his back warming up for the Australian Open final, which he lost almost four weeks ago in a major upset against Stanislas Wawrinka. His first stop after the layoff is the clay in Rio as he tests the back and tries to stay healthy for the French Open in three months. Bobby Petrino is supposedly a changed man.Sorry, not buying it.There are too many selfish missteps along the way to suddenly believe Petrino wont be thinking about himself -- and only himself -- the next time he reaches an ethical fork in the road.Rest assured, theres always a next time with this guy.During his first tenure at Louisville, he was constantly on the prowl for better jobs even while insisting how happy he was. Then he bailed on the Atlanta Falcons with three games to go in his lone season with the NFL team. Finally, he hired his mistress over better-qualified applicants at Arkansas, and then tried to cover up his horrific lapses in judgment after an infamous motorcycle crash.As with most people who arent bothered by their conscience, and taking advantage of a college athletics system thats always willing to sell its soul in pursuit of a championship, Petrino managed to slither his way back into the national spotlight with a Louisville redux.The Cardinals surged to No. 3 in the national rankings with a 63-20 drubbing of powerhouse Florida State a couple of weeks ago, and now theyre heading into a Saturday night showdown with fifth-ranked Clemson.Not surprisingly, Petrinos enablers insist hes finally learned from all his mistakes.History says otherwise.And theres a LOT of history.Lets go back to 2003, when a private jet landed at a small airport near Louisville, and Petrino climbed aboard to secretly interview for a head coaching job at Auburn that didnt actually exist, because the Tigers already had a coach. He didnt bother giving his employers the courtesy of a heads-up to his wandering eye, and didnt seem the least bit concerned that Auburn officials hadnt bothered to go through proper protocols, either.With Petrino, its always about me, me, me.When the sordid affair came to light, the coach and his Auburn suiters were forced to abandon their clandestine courtship. Well let Petrinos own words take it from here: Im going to stay here at the University of Louisville. Its the place I want to be and the job I want.Yeah, right.Petrino kept right on winning -- lets face it, the guy is a hell of a coach -- which led to an annual flirtation with better, higher-paying jobs. Louisville kept bending over backward to keep him happy and finally doled out a 10-year, $25.6 million contract in the summer of 2006. Again, well let Petrino speak for himself: This is where my family wants to be and where I want to be.Exactly 178 days later, Petrino left for the Falcons.He quickly made an impression on his new team -- and not the kind most people would want. He imposed absurd rules on his players, such as ordering ggrown men not to talk on flights or at team meals.dddddddddddd He treated other team employees with disdain, not even bothering to speak to them when they passed in the hall.Jimmy Cribb, the longtime official photographer of the Falcons, details it all in his new book, Youll Never Get In The Game.I dont think Ive ever seen another person like him, Cribb writes. Ive never had another coach treat me that way, and not just me, anybody.Petrinos brief tenure in Atlanta was a debacle, though in fairness it wasnt entirely his fault. Franchise quarterback Michael Vick went to prison for dogfighting and never took a snap for his new coach. The Falcons went 3-10 before Petrino bolted for the door again -- not long after assuring team owner Arthur Blank he wasnt going anywhere.Less than 24 hours after coaching the Falcons for the final time, he was in Fayetteville chanting, Woooo, Pig! Sooie!Well let his epitaph in Atlanta be a form letter to the players, left at each of their lockers after he was gone and containing all the warmth of a Wells Fargo salesman trying to sign you up for another credit card you dont need:This decision was not easy but was made in the best interest of me and my family. While my desire would have been to finish out what has been a difficult season for us all, circumstances did not allow me to do so. I appreciate your hard work and wish you the best.Yuk.Of course, Petrino would engineer an even greater flop in basic human decency as Arkansas coach.He had an affair with a woman half his age, got her a job on the staff and gave her $20,000. Then came a motorcycle crash that left him all beat up and wearing a neck brace. At first, Petrino said he was alone. Then, after dodging multiple chances to tell the truth, he admitted being with his mistress. He only came clean after being tipped off that his lies were going to be exposed in a police report.Petrino was fired after what athletic director Jeff Long described as a pattern of misleading and manipulative behavior designed to deceive me and members of the athletic staff, both before and after the motorcycle accident.Now, the coach is riding high again.Well, enjoy it while you can, Louisville.Chances are, another bump in the road is right around the corner.---Paul Newberry is a sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at pnewberry(at)ap.org or at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry .---AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '