https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/40/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/thielen-barr-griffen-and-rhodes-make-pro-bowl-smith-joseph-snubbed/Pro Bowl rosters were officially released Tuesday -- despite there being two more weeks left in the NFL regular season -- and more than a few Vikings made the roster.   Wide receiver Adam Thielen, fifth in the NFL in receiving yards, makes his first Pro Bowl appearance, alongside Pro Bowl veteran...3678Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-20-pregame-timberwolves-hit-the-road-to-take-on-jokic-nuggets/Fresh off a tough win against division rival Portland on Monday, the No. 4 seed Timberwolves are on the road to play fellow division foe Denver Nuggets Wednesday.   The Nuggets came into the season with a wealth of expectation, and even hopes of gaining home court advantage in the first round of...3675Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-19-pregame-minnesota-wild-vs-ottawa-senators/After a pair of deflating losses, the Minnesota Wild need a pick-me-up victory. They’d also like a goal to come off the stick of one of their forwards, too.   The Wild (17-13-3) swept the Senators (11-13-7) in the season series last year and they’re 6-9-4 all-time against them (3-4-2 in Ottawa)....3674Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/brett-hundley-will-start-vs-vikings-as-aaron-rodgers-heads-to-ir/The Minnesota Vikings caught a break Tuesday afternoon as the Green Bay Packers announced that quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be placed on injured reserve after playing one game in his return from a broken collarbone.   Brett Hundley will make his eight start of the year in Rodgers' place.   Wit...3673Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-film-breaking-down-eric-kendricks-pick-six/The Minnesota Vikings thrashed the Cincinnati Bengals 34-7 at U.S. Bank Stadium Sunday and, in doing so, clinched the NFC North division.   Mike Zimmer's defense suffocated Andy Dalton and the Bengals offense, allowing just 161 net yards, an astronomically-low number. The defense had a handful of...3670Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-18-recap-butler-crawford-carry-timberwolves-to-108-107-win-over-portland-trail-blazers/Jimmy Butler was laying on his back on the Minnesota Timberwolves locker room floor on Saturday, overcome by painful back spasms after a dreadful loss to the Phoenix Suns. If his back was still hurting after this game, it's because he and Jamal Crawford carried the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 108-...3668Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-18-pregame-timberwolves-close-homestand-against-blazers/If the season ended Sunday, the Timberwolves and Blazers would be first-round opponents in the playoffs.   The Timberwolves, the current four-seed in the Western Conference, host the five-seeded Portland Trail Blazers Monday night, with hopes of creating some separation.   It's the final game of...3662Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-17-recap-wild-lose-to-blackhawks-4-1-as-patrick-kane-scores-twice/Earlier this season, the Minnesota Wild went through a stretch where Jason Zucker caught fire and was the only player on the roster scoring goals. He scored six straight goals in three games before another teammate put a puck in the net.   Now it’s Matt Dumba’s turn, apparently.   “He’s probably...3659Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/watch-division-clinching-facebook-live-via-93x/Luke Inman and Arif Hasan recap the Minnesota Vikings victory on 93X's Facebook Live.  3657Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-17-pregame-minnesota-wild-vs-chicago-blackhawks/The Minnesota Wild will spend the second day of a back-to-back in Chicago to face the divisional rival Blackhawks for their third meeting of the season. Both teams have 37 points.   The Wild (17-12-3) fell 3-2 to Edmonton at home on Saturday and will hope to start another winning streak after win...3656Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-16-recap-timberwolves-fall-flat-in-108-106-loss-to-suns/In a game where they forced 24 turnovers, had no starters with a negative plus-minus and forced 0-for-5 opponent shooting in the final five minutes, the Minnesota Timberwolves still lost to the Phoenix Suns at Target Center on Saturday night, 108-106.   It was a game where, if all the shooting ca...3654Sat, 16 Dec 2017 23:17:46 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-16-recap-wilds-winning-streak-snapped-in-3-2-loss-to-oilers/It stands to reason that teams that take advantage of odd-man rushes will have a much better shot at winning the game. That’s exactly what happened when the Minnesota Wild (17-12-3) faced the Edmonton Oilers (14-17-2) on Saturday afternoon.   Except the Wild were on the losing end of things.   T...3653Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-mvp-of-every-big-ten-team-west-edition/Every team has one player who rose to the occasion on a weekly basis, carrying the bulk of the workload and impacting the game throughout the season. This is a two-part dive into each Big Ten roster, determining each team’s MVP. To see the East edition, go here.   Here is the Big Ten West:   Wis...3651Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-16-pregame-timberwolves-look-for-definitive-win-against-phoenix-suns/The two games the Timberwolves have played against the Phoenix Suns have brought dramatically different results.   The first game, in early November, was the first one that reminded the Timberwolves that the season wasn't going to be a cakewalk.   They lost that game in fairly convincing fashion...3650Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-16-pregame-edmonton-oilers-vs-minnesota-wild/A season-high winning streak is on the line for the Minnesota Wild. They’ve won four games in a row for the second time this season and will try to make it five against the Edmonton Oilers in a matinee with a 1 p.m. puck drop.   The Wild (17-11-3) have spent much of their celebration time lately...3649Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-15-practices-notes-crawford-confused-by-minutes/Following the Minnesota Timberwolves' Thursday evening 23-point victory, the mood was light at the team's Friday afternoon practice.   Tom Thibodeau was smiling, Jimmy Butler was making loud noises that his teammates laughed at, and all seems to be stabilizing at the Mayo Clinic Square practice f...3647Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/injury-update-vikings-down-two-tight-ends-for-sundays-game/There's good news and bad news on the injury report leading up to Sunday's game between the Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals.   The good? Minnesota should get back two-thirds of their injured offensive linemen back.   Right tackle Mike Remmers is expected to make his first start since We...3646Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-14-recap-wild-win-fourth-in-a-row-behind-stalock-shutout/It turns out, the Minnesota Wild are capable of winning a game in just 60 minutes.   It can be done.   No overtime was needed, and therefore no shootout was needed in the Wild’s 2-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs (20-12-1) in St. Paul. Alex Stalock earned his first shutout with the Wild an...3641Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-14-recap-timberwolves-cruise-to-119-96-win-over-sacramento-kings/This was the win that the Minnesota Timberwolves needed.   The Wolves played everyone except Shabazz Muhammad in the 119-96 win. Marcus Georges-Hunt entered in the second quarter and played nearly 17 minutes, and Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 30 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks a night afte...3639Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/timberwolves-new-nike-city-edition-jerseys-leaked-on-nba-2k18/Minnesota Timberwolves fans thought they were going to have to wait until later this season to finally see the fourth and final Nike jersey for their new-look Wolves.   On Thursday, many got a first glimpse at their new City Edition jersey. Although it wasn't on the court, but rather on a video g...3637Thu, 14 Dec 2017 17:06:04 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-14-pregame-toronto-maple-leafs-vs-minnesota-wild/The rolling Minnesota Wild, with their three-game winning streak, continue the brief homestand with a game against a rare Eastern Conference opponent, the Toronto Maple Leafs.   Toronto (20-11-1) makes just its ninth visit to Xcel Energy Center for the 20th game these two clubs have played all-ti...3636Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/inside-the-nba-crew-to-call-timberwolves-lakers-game-on-christmas-day/Ready for some, um, offbeat analysis?   https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/941354619032297473   That's right. On Christmas Day when the Timberwolves go up against Lonzo Ball and the Los Angeles Lakers, TNT's Inside the NBA crew, consisting of Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaq...3635Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-sign-closer-rodney-lose-two-gain-one-in-rule-5-draft/The Minnesota Twins wrapped up a fairly-active Winter Meetings with a flurry of activity on Thursday before departing Orlando to return to snow-packed Minneapolis.   The highest-profile of those moves was signing reliever Fernando Rodney to a one-year deal. Rodney, who turns 41 just before Openin...3633Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-14-pregame-timberwolves-look-to-bounce-back-against-struggling-kings/After an overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves continue their five-game homestand with a battle against the Sacramento Kings.   While the Wolves have struggled to string a long series of wins together, their chance to start a new winning streak against one...3631Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/reidell-zone-coverage-mailbag/PRE-BAG PRIMER First and foremost I want to thank everyone who submitted their thoughts for the first Zone Coverage mailbag. This is a ton of fun for me, and I would encourage everyone to use the #VGTweet hashtag on Twitter so I have the capacity to respond to more questions, thoughts and jokes...3628Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000