https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/38/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-3-recap-gophers-hold-off-illini-in-nate-masons-return/Showing no signs of rust after missing one game with a sprained ankle, Minnesota Golden Gophers senior point guard Nate Mason got the Maroon and Gold started fast with an early 17-2 lead over Illinois.   It turned out to be enough to stave off the late-charging Fighting Illini and give the Gopher...3788Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-3-preview-timberwolves-return-to-road-to-face-nets/Now at 10 games over .500 for the first time since 2004, the Timberwolves are at the point where they see essentially every game as one they should win.   The Brooklyn Nets – who remain without D'Angelo Russell and Jeremy Lin, and more recently without Caris LeVert and DeMarre Carroll due to inju...3785Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/remington-40-random-thoughts-wild-vs-florida-hc/Here we go again, as with every Minnesota Wild game I attend, I have thoughts:   1. I got a text from one Giles Ferrell offering tickets to the game Tuesday night. I figured I would go, because I'm not in town for many Wild games, and I'm a glutton for punishment.   2. Apparently the Ferrell Lux...3784Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-2-recap-cullen-staal-each-score-a-pair-in-wilds-5-1-victory/A couple of Minnesota Wild veterans stole the thunder of a Minnesota native.   The big news before the Wild versus Florida Panthers matchup Tuesday night was the return of Zach Parise, playing in his first NHL game this season. Instead, Matt Cullen and Eric Staal each scored a pair of goals to gr...3783Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-2-pregame-zach-parise-to-make-his-season-debut-for-minnesota-as-wild-host-panthers/Wild forward Zach Parise made headlines last week when he played with the Iowa Wild in his first game action of the 2017-18 season.   Now, he’ll ring in the New Year with the big club after missing the first 39 games.   Parise, who’s had injury issues the past few seasons, had a flare-up during...3777Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/sam-bradford-practices-for-first-time-in-nearly-three-months/In a season filled with quarterback questions, the Minnesota Vikings encountered another wrinkle Tuesday morning as Sam Bradford returned to practice for the first time since early October.   It appeared like Sam Bradford's season was over when he was placed on the injured reserve list on Nov. 8...3772Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-1-recap-timberwolves-get-out-to-16-0-lead-roll-lakers-114-96/For fans upset that the Los Angeles Lakers were wearing their throwback MPLS jerseys in Minneapolis on Monday, this was a win to savor.   Coming off a back-to-back where the Minnesota Timberwolves got off to a franchise-record 17-0 start against the Indiana Pacers, the Wolves nearly topped that m...3770Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/zach-parise-cleared-to-return-for-minnesota-wild-on-tuesday/Following Monday's practice, Zach Parise announced he had been medically cleared to return to game play for the Minnesota Wild.     Parise, 33, will be in the lineup Tuesday night for the Wild as they host the Florida Panthers at Xcel Energy Center. If practice lines on Monday were any indi...3768Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1-1-pregame-timberwolves-start-new-year-off-against-struggling-lakers/As the blowout win over the Indiana Pacers closed on Sunday afternoon, most the Minnesota Timberwolves starters got a much-needed bit of rest to end the game.   Jimmy Butler and Tyus Jones only played 27 minutes, while Taj Gibson and Andrew Wiggins only notched 31. The win itself was nice, but th...3766Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-31-recap-timberwolves-crush-pacers-in-oladipos-absence/When the Indiana Pacers came to Minneapolis in October to take on the Jimmy Butler-less Timberwolves, the Pacers won big.   The Wolves came to Indiana on New Year's Eve looking for revenge; with the Pacers being without leading scorer Victor Oladipo, the Wolves took advantage and won big.   The...3762Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-30-recap-wild-come-up-empty-in-nashville/Another game, another chance for the Minnesota Wild to show how good they are at skating to the penalty box. They took five penalties and allowed a power-play goal in a 3-0 shutout loss in Nashville (23-10-5) on Saturday night.   “Well, I mean again, the last two games on the road you take 12 min...3760Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-sweeps-army-as-mat-robson-gets-first-college-win/Taking the long road to his home debut, Minnesota sophomore goaltender Mat Robson did not waste any time getting his first collegiate win.   Robson, who sat out a year and a half of college sandwiched around a stint in the BCHL, made 25 saves on Saturday as the Gophers defeated Army 4-1 to sweep...3759Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-31-pregame-with-butler-timberwolves-seek-revenge-on-pacers/The last time the Timberwolves played the Indiana Pacers, they got smashed.   And even without Jimmy Butler – who was out with an illness – the result wasn't expected.   Under the leadership of potential first-time All-Star Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis – both of whom were acquired in a tr...3757Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-30-pregame-minnesota-wild-vs-nashville-predators/The Minnesota Wild have a pair of home victories against the Nashville Predators this season, with each game filled with goals. Now the teams head to Nashville for the second night of this home-and-home back-to-back.   Mikael Granlund scored a hat-trick in the 4-2 Wild victory on Friday night. Gr...3756Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-29-recap-minnesota-opens-second-half-with-shutout-win/Minnesota captain Tyler Sheehy wanted to prove to himself that he and his team could work harder than the service academy visiting 3M Arena at Mariucci.   At the end of the night he was happy.   Having lost five of six to close out the first half, the Gophers returned home from the holiday bre...3753Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-29-recap-granlund-nets-hat-trick-as-wild-beat-predators-4-2/Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau has harped on his team’s unfortunate knack it has at blowing third-period leads or ties. Historically, the Wild also have trouble with poor starts in hockey games.   Friday night’s contest against the Nashville Predators was a pretty solid 60 minutes from...3752Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-29-pregame-dubnyk-returns-for-nashville-predators-vs-minnesota-wild-matchup/Goaltender Devan Dubnyk makes his return to the crease for the Minnesota Wild in a home game against Nashville on Friday night. He missed six games with a lower-body injury and made his return to the lineup when he was the back-up for Alex Stalock against Dallas this week.   “I guess it hasn’t be...3750Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/watch-richard-pitino-hopeful-that-nate-mason-ankle-plays-saturday/Minnesota Golden Gophers fans held their collective breath last Saturday as Nate Mason went down with what appeared to be a serious left leg injury against the Florida Atlantic Owls. But after an MRI, Mason is considered day-to-day with an ankle injury and hopes to play Saturday against Harvard.  ...3749Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-28-recap-timberwolves-blow-20-point-lead-in-milwaukee/The last time the Minnesota Timberwolves won six straight games was April 8, 2004.   Thursday evening at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, the Wolves faced the Milwaukee Bucks with five consecutive wins under their belt. In a season full of opportunities this game presented yet another chance to ste...3745Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/breaking-jeff-teague-has-sprained-knee-out-indefinitely/It could have been worse.   Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported Thursday that Jeff Teague's knee injury wasn't as bad as it could have been.     Teague hurt his knee after a jump ball scrum late in the fourth quarter during Wednesday's win over the Denver Nuggets.   We'll have more detail...3739Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-28-pregame-timberwolves-go-for-six-straight-in-milwaukee/A day after a thrilling overtime win at home over the Denver Nuggets, the Timberwolves are on the road and have to do it all over again.   At least the commute wasn't a long one.   The Wolves are in Milwaukee to close out their back-to-back against Giannis Antetokounmpo the recently-struggling M...3738Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/breaking-down-jeff-teagues-knee-injury/Minnesota Timberwolves starting point guard Jeff Teague suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter of their recent victory over the Denver Nuggets when his knee was hit from the side during the scrum after a jump ball.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCbgJXvnC18   A valgus force to the knee...3737Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-27-recap-wild-return-from-christmas-break-strong-defeat-stars-4-2/With the Minnesota Wild just sitting one point out of a wild-card spot coming out of the Christmas break, the onus was on them to come out from the break solid on Wednesday night against Dallas.   The Wild did just that as they started their post-Christmas schedule with a 4-2 win over the North S...3735Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-27-recap-butler-dominates-in-overtime-win-over-nuggets/The MVP chants were out and about on Wednesday.   As the Wolves let up a double-digit lead, lost their starting point guard to an injury, saw foul-outs to two starters and were forced into overtime, Jimmy Butler took over.   Holding off a 19-point comeback from the Denver Nuggets, and a follow-u...3734Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-27-pregame-dallas-stars-vs-minnesota-wild/The Minnesota Wild limped into the Christmas break with a 1-3 road trip and having lost four of the past five games overall. The three days off for fruit cake, family and friends should have been a refreshing and rejuvenating change of pace for the Wild as they get back at it with a home game agai...3732Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000