https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/28/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/keys-to-survival-over-the-final-nine-games/On Saturday, the Minnesota Wild will begin their final stretch of the season -- where they play nine games in 15 days.   Thanks, schedule makers!   Minnesota will play just one game in that nine-game stretch against a team not in the playoff chase. The odds are favorable for the Wild to still ma...4446Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/remington-dubnyks-struggles-are-the-difference/Last season, the Minnesota Wild went as Devan Dubnyk went.   They survived some early season struggles up front by his super-human efforts in the first half of season. As the team heated up, he stayed strong and the team won 12 games straight in December.   Then in March, the bottom fell out of...4443Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/reports-vikings-to-sign-rosemount-native-tom-compton/According to Alex Marvez of Sporting News and Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Minnesota Vikings intend to sign OL Tom Compton to add depth to their offensive line.   A former sixth-round draft pick, Compton spent four years with the Washington Redskins, one year with the Atlanta...4441Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/what-was-going-on-in-the-world-the-last-time-the-wolves-clinched-a-non-losing-record/The Timberwolves won their 41st game on Tuesday, making an uncomfortable amount of history in the process.   It's the first time the Timberwolves managed to clinch a non-losing record since April 13, 2005 -- the season after the team's lone run to the Western Conference Finals.   That game was a...4436Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/3-20-recap-with-help-from-the-starters-wiggins-comes-to-life-in-win-over-clippers/In a game the Timberwolves needed -- especially with Utah and Oklahoma City losing on the same night -- they got it done.   The best part? Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns stepped up in the moments their team needed them most on both ends of the floor.   Towns and Wiggins finished the game...4433Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/3-19-recap-kings-tie-game-late-win-over-wild-4-3-in-overtime-in-gifs/The Minnesota Wild opened a three-game homestand Monday night and appeared to have stolen two points away from the Los Angeles Kings -- who badly needed a win for their hopes.   But the Kings were able to tie the game late and steal those two points back from Minnesota in overtime with a 4-3 win....4428Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/3-19-pregame-los-angeles-kings-vs-minnesota-wild/Once again, the Minnesota Wild have a game ahead of them with potential playoff-race implications.   The Wild hold the third spot in the Central Division with 89 points. As they try to distance themselves from the wild-card teams, the Los Angeles Kings (37-24-12) are tied with wild-card contender...4421Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/3-18-18-recap-timberwolves-experience-a-tale-of-two-halves-in-loss-to-rockets/After one half of basketball on Sunday, it appeared as though the Timberwolves had reached their lowest low.   They had given up 77 points to the NBA's best offense through just 24 minutes. Houston already had four players in double figures and their bench was shooting 11-of-14 from the field.  ...4418Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/notebook-jorge-polanco-popped-for-peds-twins-make-third-round-of-cuts/The Minnesota Twins caught a rough break on Sunday afternoon when Major League Baseball announced that shortstop Jorge Polanco was being suspended for 80 games for violating the league's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.   Polanco reportedly tested positive for Stanozolol, the same sub...4417Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/3-17-recap-wild-finally-get-a-victory-against-arizona/File this one in the "a-win’s-a-win" category for the Minnesota Wild.   They finally beat the Arizona Coyotes this season after a pair of losses, so that monkey is off their backs. The Wild found their way to a 3-1 victory Saturday night and escaped some poor defensive play to get the two points....4415Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/3-17-recap-second-unit-derails-wolves-in-san-antonio/For the Minnesota Timberwolves, the 2017-18 season had three goals: improve, coalesce, and gain playoff experience. After a 117-101 loss at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs, the latter proposition has become increasingly questionable.   The Wolves entered the evening fifth in the Western Confer...4414Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/3-17-pregame-minnesota-wild-vs-arizona-coyotes/The Minnesota Wild have proven can they beat good teams this season. Look no further than their 3-0 season sweep of the Vegas Golden Knights they completed on Friday as evidence.   Now they need to figure out how to beat the league’s worst team: The Arizona Coyotes. Saturday is the third and fina...4410Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/3-16-recap-its-a-golden-night-for-zucker/Does it get more storybook-ending than Nevada native Jason Zucker scoring the first-ever goal for the Minnesota Wild in the new T-Mobile Arena, home of the Vegas Golden Knights?   No. It does not.   On a night full of anticipation, madness and some good hockey, the Nevada golden boy, Zucker, sc...4409Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-release-wr-jarius-wright-in-cost-cutting-move/With $84 million devoted to Kirk Cousins -- and now reportedly $11 million committed to Sheldon Richardson -- the Minnesota Vikings released six-year veteran receiver Jarius Wright, saving $2.64 million in cap space, according to Spotrac.   Wright had been under contract through 2019 after signin...4407Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:18:50 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-acquire-of-cave-from-yankees-for-milb-sp-gil-dfa-vargas/The Minnesota Twins acquired outfielder Jake Cave from the New York Yankees on Friday, the team announced in a press release. The Twins sent 19-year-old right-handed pitcher Luis Gil back in the trade, and to make room on the 40-man roster, designated first baseman Kennys Vargas for assignment.  ...4406Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wild-sign-prospect-louie-belpedio/The Minnesota Wild, in conjunction with their AHL affiliate -- the Iowa Wild --, announced today that they have signed defenseman prospect Louie Belpedio to an amateur tryout for the remainder of the season.     Minnesota's 2014 third-round draft pick just completed his senior season with M...4401Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-2018-minnesota-wild-infuriation-tournament/A tradition like no other, the Wild Infuriation Tournament returns for its third season.   The first season has been mostly lost to the depths of the internet from whence it was formed, during a season where the Wild swooned and swooned hard getting their coach fired in the process.   Last seaso...4400Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/inman-kirk-cousins-film-breakdown/Luke Inman breaks down the film of former Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins, who has now signed with the Minnesota Vikings. Cousins becomes the highest paid quarterback in the league and gives the Vikings stability and consistency at the position for the first time in over a decade.  ...4398Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-officially-sign-quarterback-kirk-cousins-to-three-year-84-million-contract/The Minnesota Vikings have announced that they've signed a three-year deal worth $84 million with quarterback Kirk Cousins, formerly of the Washington Redskins.   The deal, according to Albert Breer of the MMQB, has a no-trade and no-transition tag clause in it and backloads the cap hits into the...4397Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/ferrell-3-on-3-three-weeks-to-go/It feels weird to say this, but there are just three weeks and change left in the regular season.   For Minnesota Wild fans, perhaps this is a 'finally' realization, as the long grueling season that this team has put them on is nearing a conclusion with the playoffs -- the place where this team w...4395Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/reports-vikings-to-sign-dt-sheldon-richardson-on-a-one-year-deal/According to multiple reports, the Minnesota Vikings will sign Sheldon Richardson on a one-year deal.     With the signing of Richardson, the Minnesota Vikings will have Pro Bowl-quality talent all across the defensive line. They also would have grabbed ESPN's number one and number seven fr...4394Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:04:37 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/reports-vikings-finalizing-a-trade-with-denver-broncos-for-qb-trevor-siemian/According to multiple reports, the Minnesota Vikings are finalizing a trade with the Denver Broncos for quarterback Trevor Siemian.     The Vikings, who may end up receiving a hefty amount of compensatory draft picks for 2019, rarely trade future picks. In this case, Minnesota -- who, unusu...4390Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/jared-spurgeon-out-with-partial-hamstring-tear/The Minnesota Wild announced Wednesday afternoon that defenseman Jared Spurgeon will be out at minimum four weeks with a partial hamstring tear.     Spurgeon, 28, suffered the injury Tuesday night in Minnesota's 5-1 loss to Colorado when he went awkwardly into the boards while doing the spl...4388Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/3-13-recap-wild-actually-lose-a-game-in-st-paul-fall-5-1-to-colorado/It’s the year where the Minnesota Wild crumble against their longtime –rival, the Colorado Avalanche. The latest bit of evidence for this 2017-18 case file was a 5-1 Wild loss in St. Paul.   JT Compher scored a pair of goals for Colorado, a team that also scored two power-play goals (2-for-3) wit...4386Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/notebook-twins-make-second-round-of-cuts-formalize-lance-lynn-contract-players-out-of-options/The Minnesota Twins made their second round of cuts on Tuesday morning prior to taking on the Baltimore Orioles in a Grapefruit League matchup. The following five pitchers were sent to the minors: LHP Stephen Gonsalves (Triple-A) LHP Adalberto Mejia (Triple-A) RHP John Curtiss (Triple-...4383Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000