https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/20/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-drop-2-of-3-in-motown-including-debut-of-kohl-stewart/The Minnesota Twins are fully in "evaluate" mode with the season starting its final six or so weeks, and part of that is getting players up in the big leagues who otherwise might not have been expected to contribute if things had gone to plan.   And as we've seen all year with this particular Twi...5335Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/howard-storm-take-down-shorthanded-lynx/After clinching their eighth straight playoff appearance on Thursday in Las Vegas, the Minnesota Lynx returned to Target Center on Sunday for a potential playoff preview against the likely No. 1 seed Seattle Storm.   Much like their last game in early August in Seattle, the Storm looked like the...5333Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/report-twins-calling-up-2013-first-round-pick-kohl-stewart/Kohl Stewart was slated to start for Triple-A Rochester on Friday night, but now it looks like he might get the chance to start for the Minnesota Twins on Sunday in Detroit.   According to Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Stewart has gotten the call to the big leagues -- the first of...5325Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-place-mejia-on-disabled-list-recall-duffey-and-austin/The Minnesota Twins had an open roster spot from the Fernando Rodney trade on Thursday, and added another by placing left-handed starter Adalberto Mejia on the 10-day disabled list with a left wrist strain.   READ: Brandon Warne's breakdown of the Rodney trade   Mejia suffered the strain during...5323Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-walk-off-losers-in-two-straight-lose-series-in-cleveland/Coming into Cleveland, the Minnesota Twins were riding a three-game winning streak and owned a 7-5 record against the Indians this season.   The streak ended in Game 1 and the winning record against Cleveland was erased as well, as the Twins fell in three of four games to drop the series.   Trev...5321Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/xavier-rhodes-stefon-diggs-held-from-practice-for-undisciplined-behavior/When two gifted, outgoing, highly-paid players are forced to practice against each other for a week and a half straight, things are bound to get chippy.   That was the case with Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes and wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who ostensibly crossed the line and forced head coach...5318Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/reinventing-nhl-third-jerseys-metropolitan-division/August NHL news leaves a lot to be desired, so this summer I’m tackling a fun topic much more exciting than arbitration filings and AHL signings.   The NHL made the full jersey switch to Adidas last season, and much like when they went to Reebok, the third jersey program was scrapped for a season...5317Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/moore-lynx-bounce-back-with-win-over-sky/Coming out of the WNBA All-Star Break in the thick of a very tight playoff race, the Minnesota Lynx have struggled.   Minnesota entered Tuesday having lost three straight games, dropping from the No. 3 seed in the WNBA standings to No. 7 in a matter of days.   After falling to three of the top t...5315Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/miguel-sano-is-back-in-the-cleanup-spot-again/It was reasonable to be concerned about Miguel Sano’s future earlier this season.   He was sent to High-A after hitting around the Mendoza Line and drawing concerns about his weight and commitment to situational hitting. His .267/.389/.500 line in Triple-A this season did little to alleviate fea...5303Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/watch-randy-moss-delivers-powerful-hall-of-fame-speech/Former Minnesota Vikings legend Randy Moss was enshrined into the Hall of Fame Saturday night. Here is his speech in its entirety.  5302Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/first-place-storm-hand-lynx-second-straight-loss/A night after falling to the Los Angeles Sparks in a blowout loss at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, the Minnesota Lynx had to quickly turn their attention to the top team in the WNBA in the Seattle Storm on Friday night.   The big question entering the game at KeyArena in Seattle was if the veter...5295Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-claim-drake-field-off-waivers/On Friday the Minnesota Twins announced that they had claimed right-handed reliever Oliver Drake off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays and outfielder Johnny Field from the Cleveland Indians.   Field, 26, will head to Triple-A Rochester, while Drake, 31, will wear No. 32 and join the team in time...5294Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/sparks-dominate-lynx-in-last-matchup-of-regular-season/In the first two matchups of the regular season between the Minnesota Lynx and the Los Angeles Sparks, Los Angeles looked impressive against the defending WNBA Champions, sparking conversation whether Minnesota is falling behind the pack in the WNBA.   The Lynx answered back with an impressive wi...5291Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/notebook-thielen-talks-wrs-dt-depth-ol-rotations/Now that Stefon Diggs has a new contract, Adam Thielen has become the biggest bargain in the Minnesota Vikings receiving corps -- maybe one of the biggest in the NFL.   His four-year $19.2 million contract, signed prior to last year, has the 1,000-yard receiver locked up through the 2020 season a...5288Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/reinventing-nhl-third-jerseys-atlantic-division/August NHL news leaves a lot to be desired, so this summer I'm tackling a fun topic much more exciting than arbitration filings and AHL signings.   The NHL made the full jersey switch to Adidas last season, and much like when they went to Reebok, the third jersey program was scrapped for a season...5287Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/adalberto-mejia-takes-advantage-of-lance-lynns-absence-in-scoreless-outing-vs-cleveland/The trade deadline has passed and the Minnesota Twins are adjusting to a new-look clubhouse and the idea that a once-promising season has gone sideways. On Wednesday, the day after the non-waiver trade deadline, the Cleveland Indians beat the Twins 2-0 to move 10 games ahead of them in the standin...5286Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/with-deadline-looming-twins-flip-duke-and-lynn/After making two deals on Friday, the Minnesota Twins rolled up their sleeves and made two more on Monday as the team returned home to start a week-long homestand.   The first of two deals came just after the clubhouse opened to the media, as left-handed reliever Zach Duke was traded to the Seatt...5275Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-fall-to-red-sox-in-three-straight-lose-series/Trying desperately to keep the season alive, the Minnesota Twins rolled into Boston to face the best team in Major League Baseball, the Red Sox. After a close win, the series quickly went south for the Twins as they lost three in a row to lose the four-game series.   In Game 1, Kyle Gibson was sp...5267Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/former-gopher-gaston-diedhiou-wins-semi-pro-basketball-championship/Gaston Diedhiou -- yes, that Gaston Diedhiou -- is a basketball champion.   The recent Golden Gophers graduate scored 11 points in the Midwest Basketball League final Sunday afternoon to help his TC Elite squad win a nailbiter 106-104 over the Fort Wayne Vision at St. John's University in College...5265Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/training-camp-video-interviews-with-everson-griffen-laquon-treadwell-and-more/Vikings fans got to see a full complement of players on the field for the first time this summer as veterans reported to training camp Saturday. Here's the first round of interviews, featuring three pass catchers and one defensive stalwart.   EVERSON GRIFFEN     LAQUON TREADWELL     DAVID...5256Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-reound-with-sweep-of-toronto/Just when all hope was lost and the Minnesota Twins looked dead after the Kansas City Royals swept them in Kansas City, the Twins crossed the Canadian border and swept the Toronto Blue Jays.   Although it may be too little, too late as the Twins still appear sellers at the trade deadline, that di...5247Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/lynx-wrap-up-first-half-of-season-with-comeback-win/Tuesday night's game at Target Center kind of summed up the season thus far for the Minnesota Lynx.   The Lynx started slow against the New York Liberty but pulled things together to complete a comeback and take the game 85-82 in a nationally televised contest at Target Center in Minneapolis.  ...5242Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-take-step-back-sweep-by-royals/After a 9-2 homestand, the Twins needed to keep the momentum they gathered entering the second half of the season; a three-game series sweep by the last-place Kansas City Royals was “a pretty big stumble.”   Lucas Duda owned the Twins on Friday. In the first inning he drove in two runs on a singl...5231Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/diggs-keenum-claim-espy-for-walk-off-touchdown/The Minneapolis Miracle was certainly a high point for many Minnesota sports fans -- not just for last season, but perhaps for all time.   Stefon Diggs' 61-yard walk-off touchdown that propelled the Vikings over the New Orleans Saints in the playoffs last January earned national recognition Wedne...5224Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/lynx-overwhelmed-by-sun-blown-out-of-target-center/The danger signs for the Minnesota Lynx have been building, and on Sunday night at Target Center their worst game not just of the season but possibly of the Maya Moore era was realized.   The Connecticut Sun came to Minnesota and blasted the Lynx out of their own building, 83-64.   The final sco...5197Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000