https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/44/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-28-preview-timberwolves-work-through-injuries-in-preparation-for-wizards/The Minnesota Timberwolves have played their past two games without their starting point guard, Jeff Teague. Similarly, the Washington Wizards have also been void of their lead ball-handler. All-Star John Wall has missed the past four Wizards games, and did not travel with the team to Minneapolis...3484Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/reports-juco-prospect-vic-viramontes-joins-the-gophers/Is there a new hope at quarterback in Minnesota?   After former quarterback Demry Croft announced his decision transferred last week, the Minnesota Golden Gophers were forced to make a move.   Vic Viramontes and Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck announced the signing via Twitter, the country's premi...3483Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-27-recap-wild-woes-continue-in-one-sided-7-2-loss-to-jets/The Minnesota Wild allowed seven unanswered goals from seven goal scorers for their most lopsided loss of the season, losing 7-2 to divisional opponent Winnipeg.   That just about says it all.   “It’s people not doing their jobs,” said head coach Bruce Boudreau. “We can see it. There’s a disconn...3479Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-27-pregame-minnesota-wild-vs-winnipeg-jets/The Minnesota Wild wrap up their road trip and three-game stretch again Central Division teams with a stop in Winnipeg, looking for a rebound after giving up six goals to the division leader on Saturday.   The Wild (11-9-3) are already 0-2 against the Jets (14-6-3) this season with a pair of one-...3471Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/jerick-mckinnon-will-have-extra-motivation-on-sunday/Homecomings always provide a reason for NFL players to circle games on the calendar, so that's why Jerick McKinnon plans on having a little extra juice for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons.   McKinnon grew up in Atlanta, went to Sprayberry High School in Cobb County and attended college...3470Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/college-football-recap-coaching-carousel/The regular season of college football has all too quickly come to an end, with some conference showdowns all that stands between the playoff committee and the college playoff. As the 2017 regular season is ushered out, the bowl season looms right around the corner and will be heavily influenced b...3469Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/reports-quarterback-demry-croft-to-transfer-from-gophers/Sophomore quarterback Demry Croft for the Minnesota Golden Gophers is set to transfer out of the program the day after the season concluded, according to ESPN.   After competing for the job in the opening two weeks, Croft lost the starting role to Conor Rhoda. However, he returned soon in the wee...3468Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-26-recap-starters-lead-timberwolves-to-119-108-win-over-suns/This was one they needed.   After a bad stretch defensively spanning four games, the Timberwolves looked more like a playoff-bound team Sunday against the Phoenix Suns.   The Wolves starters made up 103 of the 119 points scored Sunday; a necessary number when looking at the plus-minus of the ben...3466Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/this-week-in-hockey-11-26-edition/Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Let's get back to the hockey!   Minnesota Wild Week Ahead   Monday, Nov. 27 at Winnipeg (14-6-3) - 7 p.m.   Minnesota finishes off a brief two-game road trip with a stop in Winnipeg, where they play the division rival Jets. Winnipeg has won six of their p...3465Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-25-recap-mike-szmatulas-2-goals-not-enough-for-minnesota-to-avoid-a-notre-dame-sweep/The Gophers will have to play catch-up in Big Ten conference play.   Winners of the past four conference regular season titles, Minnesota finds itself seven points behind first-year member Notre Dame with two more games played. (Big Ten games are worth three points apiece.) The latest comes after...3464Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-25-recap-wilds-slow-start-turns-into-a-penalty-fest-in-loss-to-blues/It wasn’t exactly the start the Minnesota Wild wanted – or the type of game they wanted, for that matter. Going down 3-0 in the first period against a division rival and leader makes for an uphill battle in the final 40 minutes of play. They didn’t recover after that.   “When you try to chase the...3463Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/top-10-nba-tidbits/This week had its fair share of storylines. From weird player situations, to fun games, to Kyrie Irving without a mask, this week had plenty to offer.   Timberwolves Schedule    Nov. 28 - vs. Washington   Nov. 29 - @ New Orleans   Dec. 1 - @ Oklahoma City   Dec. 3 - vs. Los Angeles Clippers  ...3462Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-25-recap-wisconsin-keeps-the-axe-in-31-0-win-over-minnesota/It was another sobering performance from the Minnesota Golden Gophers Saturday, as the Wisconsin Badgers took the home team to the woodshed in a 31-0 beatdown, as Wisconsin stayed perfect through the regular season.   "It's something we can be proud of certainly, but we're not done," said Wiscons...3460Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-25-pregame-minnesota-wild-vs-st-louis-blues/It’s reunion time. After beating Colorado in a shootout, the Minnesota Wild take on their former coach Mike Yeo and his first-place Blues team in St. Louis.   Buckle up.   The divisional foes meet for the first time this season after the Blues bounced the Wild in the first round of the playoffs...3458Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-24-recap-gophers-drop-notre-dame-opener-1-0/Above one of the goals, above the flags at Compton Family Ice Arena, the words “God, Country, Notre Dame” are painted in Celtic font.   [caption id=attachment_21657" align="alignnone" width="553] (photo credit: Nate Wells)[/caption]   If there is a Hockey God, in the words of Gopher senior forwa...3457Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-24-recap-heat-hold-towns-scoreless-in-1st-half-hit-19-3s-beat-timberwolves-109-97/On a night when the Minnesota Timberwolves could have blamed injuries to Jeff Teague and Nemanja Bjelica -- their starting point guard and a key reserve -- for their 109-97 loss to the Miami Heat, they offered no excuses, choosing instead to blame their own defensive shortcomings for the loss.  ...3456Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-24-recap-stewart-stalock-help-wild-steal-two-points-in-shootout-win-over-colorado/When a team’s power play is lighting the lamp multiple times per game, the result after a two-minute advantage should be a goal or at least some momentum. Instead, it was the exact opposite for the Minnesota Wild in the first period. They gave up a shorthanded goal and turned momentum over to thei...3454Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-24-preview-unsatisfied-timberwolves-looking-for-convincing-win-against-heat/Although they notched a win over the on Wednesday, nobody on the Timberwolves side seemed particularly happy with the effort.   After a 38-18 third quarter victory over the Orlando Magic, they allowed a 19-1 run to open the fourth quarter and nearly blew the game as a result.   Fourth quarters h...3452Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-24-pregame-colorado-avalanche-vs-minnesota-wild/It’s Black Friday, so it must mean the Minnesota Wild will host a hockey game at Xcel Energy Center. This time around, they welcome a long-time division rival in the Colorado Avalanche.   A valuable two points are on the line for the two teams tied at 23 points each with the Wild (10-8-3) and Ava...3451Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-2017-18-quarterly-report-cards-quarter-1/This past week, the Minnesota Wild and the rest of the NHL hit the quarter mark -- NOT quarter pole -- of the regular season. So to reflect on the first 20 games of the regular season, let's hand out some report cards and see who has been good -- or not so good -- this year.   Christoph Bertschy...3448Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-vs-wisconsin-hate-week-preview/College rivalry games are great for two reasons.   First: The hate that fuels the game between two specific teams brings an entirely new energy to a stadium, matched by few atmospheres in the world. Years of fans told to hate a team, telling their kids to hate a team, building up animosity year a...3447Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-22-recap-despite-bad-fourth-quarter-timberwolves-outlast-magic-124-118/Jeff Teague was hoping he wouldn't have to go back in.   After a 41-18 third quarter, the Timberwolves were up 106-80 and seemed to have the game all but put away. As the entire starting unit headed to the bench, it seemed as though the game was safely in hand.   But the Timberwolves, the team w...3445Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-22-recap-granlund-niederreiter-score-twice-as-wild-beat-sabres/Two points are two points, and a win’s a win.   Yes, sometimes you just have to utter a couple clichés. It’s all you can do when the Minnesota Wild made the game a lot closer than it needed to be in their 5-4 victory in Buffalo.   Head coach Bruce Boudreau also seemed glad to get out of town wit...3444Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/11-22-pregame-minnesota-wild-v-buffalo-sabres/This pre-Thanksgiving game between the Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres is a much-needed two points for the visiting Wild before they take on divisional opponents in back-to-back games this weekend.   The Wild (9-8-3) come off a disappointing overtime loss to New Jersey at home. Their last victo...3438Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/gophers-sign-pj-fleck-to-contract-extension/The Minnesota Golden Gophers brought in P.J. Fleck to be the head coach after a scandal-led Minnesota went in search of a change in image and program culture. Now on the eve of Thanksgiving, the Gophers are making sure he sticks around an extra season.   After five wins, a 3-0 start, and possible...3436Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000