https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/34/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2-2-recap-wild-have-vegas-number-with-5-2-win/The Vegas Golden Knights are one of the NHL’s top teams in their first season of existence as an expansion franchise. They only have 13 losses this year – and two of them have come against the Minnesota Wild.   The red-hot Wild (28-18-5) on home ice this season improved to 18-4-4 at Xcel Energy C...4049Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/davonte-fitzgerald-gradually-finding-his-step-after-two-year-layoff/Desperately in search of silver linings as their once-promising season slips away, the Minnesota Golden Gophers might be finding a small glimmer of optimism in the form of redshirt junior Davonte Fitzgerald.   After missing two full seasons -- one of them mandatory after transferring from Texas A...4048Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/watch-stefon-diggs-reenacts-his-miracle-catch/Appearing on The Dan Patrick Show with U.S. Bank Stadium looming large just outside the window of Patrick's makeshift Minneapolis studio, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs relived his game-winning 61-yard touchdown from Minnesota's Jan. 14 playoff game against the Saints.   Since Marcu...4047Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/zone-coverage-staff-super-bowl-52-predictions/For the last time this football season, the Zone Coverage staff got together and give you predictions for Sunday's Super Bowl from U.S. Bank Stadium.   Colton Molesky   Super Bowl 52 can be melted down to Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. While the Eagles have the better overall roster, Belichick wi...4045Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2-2-pregame-niederreiter-likely-to-return-to-wild-lineup-against-vegas/The Minnesota Wild have played just two games this season with a completely healthy roster. They’ll look to make it three with the hopeful return of Nino Niederreiter in Friday’s home game against the Vegas Golden Knights.   Niederreiter has missed the last eight games with a lower-body injury. T...4043Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/ferrell-best-and-worst-uniforms-in-super-bowl-history/Unless you live under a rock and have no concept of time, you are aware that Sunday is the long-awaited big game -- the Super Bowl.   For those of us who love uniforms, this year's matchup of New England and Philadelphia is seen as a pretty solid matchup. We can't complain about either side with...4040Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2-1-recap-impressive-timberwolves-defense-on-display-in-dominant-win-over-bucks/The Wolves, and their defense, refused to lose three games in a row.   Even despite being fresh off a pair of losses on road-road back-to-backs, the Timberwolves returned to Target Center on Thursday and appeared to re-discover the energy that got them the top-four spot in the first place.   The...4036Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/breaking-rebekkah-brunson-re-signs-with-minnesota-lynx/One of the most decorated players in WNBA history is staying in Minnesota. The Minnesota Lynx officially announced Thursday they have re-signed four-time All-Star and five-time WNBA champion Rebekkah Brunson. For Brunson and the Lynx, it wasn’t about if a deal got done, but when. And with Thur...4029Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/report-montgomery-to-leave-lynx-sign-with-dream/After playing large roles throughout her career in Minnesota and especially during the 2017 championship season, veteran point guard Renee Montgomery will not return to the Minnesota Lynx in 2018. With free agents officially being able to sign on Thursday, multiple reports suggest Montgomery wil...4027Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-30-recap-gophers-lose-to-iowa-as-defense-folds-in-second-half/With Amir Coffey out again after aggravating his injured shoulder, the shorthanded Minnesota Golden Gophers gave up 57 points in the second half to the Iowa Hawkeyes and dropped their seventh game out of the last eight, losing 94-80 despite getting season highs from Davonte Fitzgerald and Isaiah W...4016Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-30-recap-raptors-surge-in-second-half-to-defeat-timberwolves/When the Minnesota Timberwolves' 2017-18 NBA schedule came out in the fall, the stretch of six games culminating in Tuesday night's game in Toronto was easy to pick out some likely losses.   This is their last nine games laid out: Six games in a nine-day stretch. Five of which came on th...4014Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-30-recap-wild-beat-columbus-in-a-shootout/So many times this season, Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau has seen his team lead in the third period.   So many times this season, they’ve blown the games.   Not this time. Well, sort of.   The Wild (27-18-5) beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in a shootout. For a Wild team that’s str...4013Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-30-pregame-minnesota-wild-vs-columbus-blue-jackets/The bye week is over.   The NHL All-Star break is over.   The Minnesota Wild have roughly two months left in their 2017-18 campaign as they try and grab a spot in the playoffs.   They’ll start with a game against an Eastern Conference foe on the road, the Columbus Blue Jackets, who sit in secon...4012Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/comparing-the-seasons-of-jimmy-butler-and-demar-derozan/Jimmy Butler and DeMar DeRozan have both played like MVPs this season.   To start the year, guys like Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James were considered by some as the leaders of that particular chase. As the season has pressed on, the race's leaders have re-populated with more of the usual s...4006Tue, 30 Jan 2018 07:39:54 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-29-recap-timberwolves-struggle-late-in-loss-to-hawks/As the Minnesota Timberwolves have experienced far too often this season, playing a lesser opponent on the road has been a struggle.   That was the case once again Monday night against the Atlanta Hawks, who entered the game with the NBA's worst record.   The Wolves struggled late against the Ha...4003Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/gophers-look-to-regroup-update-on-eric-curry/Mired with numerous injuries and one key player suspended, the Minnesota Golden Gophers enter their final eight regular-season games with little to no margin for error.   Minnesota (14-9, 3-7) would likely have to win at least six of its last eight games and pull some upsets along the way -- such...4000Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-27-recap-undisciplined-play-costs-gophers-against-no-1-notre-dame/After a hard-fought win Friday, undisciplined play cost No. 13 Minnesota a chance to sweep the top-ranked Fighting Irish at 3M Arena at Mariucci.   The Gophers put Notre Dame on the power play six times and paid dearly. Entering Saturday having been shut out in back-to-back games following a 16-g...3993Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-27-recap-timberwolves-display-long-term-consistency-in-victory-over-nets/It's been a rugged couple weeks for the Minnesota Timberwolves.   First came the losses to Orlando and Houston, then came injuries to Jimmy Butler and Jamal Crawford. After that came a 2-2 split, but all of that was without Butler and Crawford.   But through all that, and even before, the Wolves...3992Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-27-recap-minnesota-sweeps-mavericks-on-senior-day/In their final Ridder Arena regular season appearance, Minnesota’s senior class helped lead the Gophers to its 50th consecutive victory over Minnesota State.   Senior forward Cara Piazza scored the game’s opening goal and senior goaltender Sidney Peters made 32 saves in a 2-0 shutout win. Combine...3991Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-26-recap-mittelstadt-magic-gives-no-13-minnesota-ot-win-over-no-1-notre-dame/There was nothing pretty about the goal Casey Mittelstadt scored other than it giving Minnesota its second shutout victory over a No. 1 ranked team this month.   Known for his highlight-reel plays that are replayed on television and the internet, the freshman forward made one for himself Friday....3985Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-25-recap-even-in-loss-timberwolves-show-signs-of-improvement-against-warriors/Even after this loss, the Timberwolves deserve some credit.   On the latter end of a back-to-back, without their best player, on the road, all against one of the best teams in the history of the sport and they never let the game completely slip away.   The Golden State Warriors, the basketball e...3979Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-25-recap-wild-go-down-big-in-pittsburgh-6-3/Ouch.   This game didn’t really look like the Minnesota Wild versus the Pittsburgh Penguins. It seemed a little more like when Team USA played Iceland for the first time in the second “Mighty Ducks” movie. Or maybe like when the Ducks had a huge lead against the Blake Bears in “D3” only to allow...3977Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-brooklyn-nets-and-minnesota-timberwolves-are-on-very-different-rebuilding-paths/In the 2013-14 season, the Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves were cross-conference peers. Minnesota was led by Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio and Nikola Pekovic and mirrored -- in quality -- by Brooklyn who had Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Joe Johnson and Deron Williams.   The Nets rode the soft E...3975Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-25-pregame-minnesota-wild-vs-pittsburgh-penguins/The Minnesota Wild have had a pretty easy road lately, coming off sunny vacations during their bye week, comfortably winning a couple homes games and now they finish off the week with a game in Pittsburgh before the NHL All-Star weekend.   The Wild (26-17-5) are back on the road with their 9-13-1...3974Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/nhl-all-star-game-history-is-full-of-bad-jerseys/No, this is not your typical 'The NHL All-Star Game is bad' post.   It's a 'The NHL All-Star Game jersey history is bad' post.   Honestly, taking a closer look at the history of the uniforms worn in this event, and you find yourself cringing more often than not.   But they are not all bad. Ther...3970Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000