https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/43/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/top-10-nba-tidbits-how-much-will-injuries-matter/The NBA has sustained some injuries to big-name players, changing the landscape of basketball for at least the near future. But that is just one of the top storylines, players and games to watch in this week of basketball.   Timberwolves Schedule Dec. 4 - @ Memphis Grizzlies Dec. 6 - @ L...3527Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-3-pregame-timberwolves-begin-winnable-stretch-with-contest-against-clippers/Over the next seven games, the Minnesota Timberwolves play against six teams with losing records. They start this stretch Sunday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.   Starting off the season 4-0 – albeit against less-than-stellar opponents – it looked as though the Clippers were going to be o...3526Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/timberwolves-assign-justin-patton-to-g-league-affiliate-iowa-wolves/It might be nearly time to see the Timberwolves' lone rookie in action. It just won't be in Minnesota right away.   The Timberwolves announced today that Justin Patton, a first-round pick in the 2017 draft, was sent down to the Iowa Wolves, the team's new G League affiliate.   Patton has yet to...3525Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-2-recap-wisconsins-jack-berry-stops-40-shots-gopher-comeback-attempt/One shot got saved.   Then another.   Then a third.   Minnesota’s final minute comeback came up a goal short. Making the start in place of Kyle Hayton, Jack Berry made a career-high 40 saves on Saturday. Berry stopped all 20 shots he faced in the third period to seal a 3-2 Wisconsin win and...3524Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-2-recap-bemidji-state-snaps-minnesotas-nine-game-winning-streak/Having played the Gophers close three times this season in a losing effort, Bemidji State was not denied in the fourth and final attempt Saturday afternoon at Ridder Arena.   A night after defeating the Beavers in the final minute of overtime, Minnesota could not find the energy to push past and...3523Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-2-pregame-st-louis-blues-vs-minnesota-wild/A week after the Wild sang the blues with a 6-3 loss in St. Louis, Minnesota hosts its former coach Mike Yeo and his squad in St. Paul.   Last week, the Wild got behind 3-0 in the first period before trying to make a comeback and getting as close as 4-3 until some penalties turned it into a messy...3522Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/watch-gophers-describe-the-impact-of-dupree-mcbrayers-injury/Richard Pitino addressed the media Saturday about the team's Big Ten opener against Rutgers.   The Minnesota Golden Gophers may be without starting guard Dupree McBrayer for a second straight game. Pitino spoke about how McBrayer's absence had a significant domino effect in Minnesota's loss to Mi...3521Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-1-recap-gophers-get-five-different-scorers-beat-badgers/Against a rival, every point helps.   Whether it’s the first career point, 100th or anything in between, Minnesota had enough to take the opening game Friday.   The Gophers used a four-goal second to erase a 2-1 deficit against Wisconsin in a 5-4 win. Minnesota held on late, killing a third-per...3519Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/12-1-recap-the-thunders-personnel-gives-the-timberwolves-problems-win-111-107/Score-first point guards, hulking pick-and-roll big men, and playmaking power forwards have proven to be the three most likely things to puncture the Minnesota Timberwolves defensive shield in 2017.   With the league's 25th-best defense, the Wolves shield has not been weaponized this season. Inst...3518Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/rumors-timberwolves-among-teams-interested-in-deandre-jordan/The Timberwolves are among four teams reportedly interested in trading for Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, according to The Racine Journal's Gery Woelfel.   According to Woelfel, the Raptors, Bucks, and Wizards are also interested.   With the Clippers seemingly out of playoff content...3517Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/notebook-zimmers-eyes-top-receivers-bad-falcons-memories/Dec. 1 marks an unpleasant anniversary that the Minnesota Vikings head coach would like to forget.   The Vikings hosted the Dallas Cowboys on this date last year without Mike Zimmer, who was forced to undergo emergency eye surgery.   After a month of undergoing minor procedures to repair a torn...3516Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-three-stars-for-december/In late October, I took a shot at predicting the three stars for the month of November. I did alright, considering Mikael Granlund and Eric Staal had a great month, both leading the Wild in points with 15. Mike Reilly didn't pan out so well, and I probably should've considered Nino Niederreiter an...3511Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/warne-mailbag-11-30-edition/The hot stove is still (reasonably) cold, so let's dig into the mailbag and see what Twins Twitter pals are up to:   https://twitter.com/ERolfPleiss/status/936273808406626304   I've been thinking about this for a while, and hear me out -- what about moving Brian Dozier to third base and having a...3508Thu, 30 Nov 2017 16:45:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-november-in-review/It was another hair-ripping month if you were a Minnesota Wild fan. There were times when the team would play at the level they needed to play, then they had times where they looked like their AHL affiliate could give them a run for their money.   Not great, Bob.   As the calendar flips to Decem...3507Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-30-pregame-vegas-golden-knights-vs-minnesota-wild/The anticipation for the latest Minnesota Wild game should be centered on the fact that it’s their inaugural matchup with the NHL’s newest club, the Vegas Golden Knights. Unfortunately, the Wild have given up 13 goals in the past two games in lopsided losses, so the focus is on how the Wild need t...3504Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/case-keenum-named-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-month/Minnesota Vikings quarterback Case Keenum has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for November. In his three games this month, he's thrown for a passer rating of 114 — throwing for 8.9 yards per attempt with seven touchdowns, two interceptions and completing passes at a 71.1 percent c...3503Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:54:16 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/comparing-the-expansion-golden-knights-to-the-expansion-wild-november-edition/On Thursday night, the Vegas Golden Knights make their first-ever trip to St. Paul for a meeting with the Wild. As we checked in at the end of October, we saw that the Golden Knights were outgunning the expansion Wild -- the last expansion team (with Columbus) to enter the league -- in just about...3500Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/gophers-warts-show-in-loss-to-no-10-miami-hurricanes/Heading into Wednesday's highly-anticipated matchup with the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes, the No. 12 Minnesota Golden Gophers knew they could play with anybody. But they also knew they weren't perfect.   Their imperfections were on full display in front of a sellout Williams Arena crowd that went hom...3498Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/amir-coffey-takes-a-seat-and-makes-a-shot/As the No. 12 Minnesota Golden Gophers hung with the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes, star guard Amir Coffey put together his second career game with 20-plus points, two of which came on this terrific shot from the ground.   https://twitter.com/CollegeT0wn/status/936068978522324994    3497Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-29-recap-anthony-davis-sees-red-timberwolves-find-victory-in-new-orleans/The Minnesota Timberwolves had many reasons to struggle with Wednesday evening's game against the New Orleans Pelicans.   They had lost in a difficult game the previous night back in Minnesota, in which the starting lineup played heavy minutes. The home and away back-to-back matchup with a New Or...3496Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/maya-moore-named-performer-of-the-year-by-sports-illustrated/Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore now has another trophy to add to her collection.   The four-time WNBA Champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and former WNBA Most Valuable Player was named the 2017 Performer of the Year by Sports Illustrated on Wednesday afternoon, the company announced in a p...3495Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-29-preview-timberwolves-return-to-new-orleans-to-rediscover-success/After a heartbreaker to end the homestand in Minneapolis, the Timberwolves are back on the road.   Their two-game road trip begins Wednesday, as they face the Pelicans to complete their back-to-back set. These two teams faced off on Nov. 1, also in New Orleans, and it had its fair share of firewo...3492Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-defenseman-kyle-quincey-placed-on-waivers/The Minnesota Wild placed defenseman Kyle Quincey on waivers Wednesday morning, as first reported by Michael Russo of The Athletic.     In 18 games with Minnesota this season, Quincey had only tallied three assists while averaging 14:17 of ice time. His play really came under fire in...3489Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-28-recap-ball-movement-disappears-as-wolves-lose-lead-game-to-wizards/After the Wolves fell 92-89 to the Wizards on Tuesday, all Tom Thibodeau wanted to do was look at the film.   And after a 20-9 run to end the fourth quarter that went in favor of the visiting Wizards, the Timberwolves' attempt to start their most recent back-to-back was ruined in the final moment...3488Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wild-defenseman-matt-dumba-fined-5000/Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba was fined $5,000 by the NHL Department of Player Safety for squirting water at Winnipeg's Joel Armia Monday night.     Dumba committed the infraction at the end of the first period during a small scrum that ensued after the horn sounded. He was assessed...3485Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000