https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/23/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-nhl-draft-12-pack-akil-thomas/It's NHL Draft season, and Zone Coverage is highlighting a dozen NHL Draft prospects that could be taken by the Minnesota Wild at pick No. 24 of the first round.    Akil Thomas - C 5-foot-11, 170 pounds Niagara (OHL) 68GP-22G-59A-81P Wildest Comp:    Thomas is tough to peg a bit, a...5066Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-nhl-draft-12-pack-ryan-merkley/It's NHL Draft season, and Zone Coverage is highlighting a dozen NHL Draft prospects that could be taken by the Minnesota Wild at pick No. 24 of the first round.    Ryan Merkley - D 6 feet, 170 pounds Guelph Storm (OHL) 63GP-13G-54A-67P Wildest Comp:    Merkley is a puck moving def...5065Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-nhl-draft-12-pack-grigori-denisenko/It's NHL Draft season, and Zone Coverage is highlighting a dozen NHL Draft prospects that could be taken by the Minnesota Wild at pick No. 24 of the first round.    Grigori Denisenko - LW 5-foot-11, 176 pounds Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) 31GP-9G-13A-22P Wildest Comp:    I'm going to lose...5062Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-morning-after-twins-jump-kluber-for-series-opening-win/Baseball can be a strange game.   BOX   The Twins came into Friday night’s matchup with the Cleveland Indians reeling, having lost six of their last nine games, including two of three against both the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers -- teams expected to dwell in the cellar of the American L...5059Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-nhl-draft-12-pack-ty-dellandrea/It's NHL Draft season, and Zone Coverage is highlighting a dozen NHL Draft prospects that could be taken by the Minnesota Wild at pick No. 24 of the first round.    Ty Dellandrea - C 6 feet, 185 pounds Flint (OHL) 67GP-27G-32A-59P Wildest Comp:    Dellandrea can dangle with the bes...5058Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-nhl-draft-12-pack-kandre-miller/It's NHL Draft season, and Zone Coverage is highlighting a dozen NHL Draft prospects that could be taken by the Minnesota Wild at pick No. 24 of the first round. Here's US National Team Development Program defenseman K'Andre Miller.    K'Andre Miller - D 6-foot-3, 205 pounds USNTDP (USHL...5057Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-twins-lose-despite-lynns-quality-start/It was another good start for Lance Lynn. Yet he didn’t get the win despite giving up just three runs.   After what looked like a promising start with Lynn cruising, holding a one-run lead, the Minnesota Twins eventually fell 3-1 to the Detroit Tigers.   BOX   In the seventh inning with the Twi...5056Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/c-matz-stockman-transfers-from-gophers/The Minnesota Golden Gophers roster continues to get revamped as senior Matz Stockman chose to graduate and transfer from the program despite never playing in a game, according to Fox Sports 1's Evan Daniels.   The 7-footer had come to Minnesota from Louisville and was forced to sit out last seas...5053Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-announce-2018-19-preseason-schedule/The Minnesota Wild announced on Wednesday their schedule for the 2018-19 preseason.   Minnesota's schedule will consist of seven games, three of which come at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. One of the games away from St. Paul will be played at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, home of Minnesota's...5051Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-morning-after-adrianza-is-unlikely-hero-in-twins-win-over-tigers/The beauty of baseball is that anyone can be the hero on any given day.   BOX   That dynamic was true on Tuesday night in Detroit, as light-hitting utility infielder Ehire Adrianza provided the gut punch that sent the Tigers reeling -- a grand slam off reliever Warwick Saupold in the seventh inn...5049Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/breaking-down-the-catching-concerns-for-the-twins/It has been 1,758 days since Twins fans last saw Joe Mauer calling pitches behind the plate. In that time, the Twins have struggled to find a reliable replacement for Mauer, using 19 backstops since August 19, 2013.   Then again, you could say that the Twins have only used 19 catchers in over the...5047Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/rookie-jake-cave-goes-3-for-4-in-7-5-twins-win-over-angels/Jake Cave spent Sunday morning taking batting practice with Joe Mauer, who he thinks is pretty cool. He hit a double just beyond the reach of Mike Trout, another player he admires, in the afternoon. And he finished 3-for-4 in only his fourth major league game -- his first start since being recalle...5033Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-to-buy-out-tyler-ennis/The Minnesota Wild will be buying out the final year of forward Tyler Ennis' contract. Via Michael Russo of The Athletic and Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, the Wild have placed the forward on waivers Saturday morning with the intent of buying out the final year of Ennis' contract.   Buying out t...5031Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/two-solo-homers-soil-rain-soaked-saturday-in-2-1-loss-for-twins/Maybe there's solace to be had; then again, maybe not. The Minnesota Twins waited four hours in the rain to take on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Saturday at Target Field, only to fall 2-1 on the strength of solo homers by Ian Kinsler and Albert Pujols.   [caption id=attachment_36960" alig...5029Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/lynx-fall-to-red-hot-sun-89-75/After finding themselves back in the win column on Thursday afternoon in a win over Washington, the Minnesota Lynx fell to the red-hot Connecticut Sun on Saturday.   The Lynx got behind early in the game, ultimately falling to the Sun 89-75.   Sylvia Fowles and Maya Moore continued their strong...5027Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/ryan-pressly-addison-reed-give-up-homers-in-4-2-twins-loss-to-angels/In Ryan Pressly's 33rd outing of the season, he left a curveball hanging to Ian Kinsler, who deposited it 411 feet to left field. The Minnesota Twins 2-1 lead? Gone. Lance Lynn's six-inning, one-run outing against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's potent lineup? Spoiled.   The Angels would exit...5023Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/lynx-bounce-back-in-win-over-mystics/After losing four straight games, the Minnesota Lynx bounced back nicely on Thursday afternoon in the nation’s capital.   The Lynx got back in the win column in a matinee matchup against the Washington Mystics, coming away with an 88-80 victory.   With the Lynx trailing 69-68 after three quarter...5019Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/jose-berrios-throws-a-complete-game-in-twins-7-2-win-over-the-white-sox-to-split-series/The Minnesota Twins needed a spark and a stopper after an ugly, self-inflicted defeat to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. Eduardo Escobar was their spark, taking Chicago starter James Shields deep in the first inning after Eddie Rosario’s double. Jose Berrios was the plug, throwing his second co...5018Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-twins-had-the-right-shift-vs-jose-abreu-in-wednesdays-loss-to-white-sox/It’s hard to blame Jake Odorizzi for being upset in the moment. He had entered a 2-1 game in the sixth, given up a single to the first batter, Yolmer Sanchez, before Jose Abreu hit an infield single on what could have been a double-play ball. Odorizzi, who had thrown 99 pitches, hands the ball to...5017Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-position-battles-2018/Check out beat reporter Sam Ekstrom's breakdowns of each position group as he ultimately takes a stab at predicting the 53-man roster.   QUARTERBACK   The league’s spotlight was squarely on Minnesota this offseason to see what would come of its quarterback situation. The result: A near-complete...5015Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/ask-bw-6-7-wrestling-comps-littells-debut-and-shirseys/Hey! It's the inaugural edition of "Ask BW" -- a recurring article series where you ask questions and I answer them.   Sorry for getting super technical there. Let's go:     I wasn't totally sure off the top of my head -- and even now a couple days later -- of the worst ones I've ever seen...5012Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-twins-give-up-four-in-sixth-inning-lose-to-chicago-white-sox-5-2/Poor baserunning in the second inning, and a potential double-play ball in the sixth inning led to a 5-2 loss for the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. The Chicago White Sox were able to escape the second inning only down 1-0 because Mitch Garver failed to score on Ehire Adrianza’s double to deep cent...5010Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-twins-expect-to-sign-32-of-39-players-selected-in-2018-mlb-draft/The Minnesota Twins selected 17 pitchers and 13 position players on Day 3 of the MLB Draft, including right-handed pitcher Seth Halvorsen from Heritage Christian High School in Maple Grove.   "Probably a tough sign at this point," said Twins scouting director Sean Johnson when asked if he’ll ente...5008Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/mauer-buxton-and-morrison-injury-updates-plus-molitor-on-gopher-baseball/Joe Mauer's concussion symptoms and Byron Buxton's toe pain continues to linger, but Logan Morrison said his back was improving -- meaning that there's at least some positive news on the injury front coming out the Minnesota Twins clubhouse.   "I've had some back tightness before, but I don't kno...5007Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/white-sox-spoil-littells-mlb-debut-with-six-early-runs-in-6-3-win/Zack Littell was amped up. It was for good reason; he was making his MLB debut.   He put away Chicago White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada on five pitches, the last of which was a four-seam fastball that checked in at 95.4 mph.   BOX   That ended up being Littell’s hardest pitch of the night....5004Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000