https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/47/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/118-recap-timberwolves-see-winning-streak-end-in-loss-to-warriors/In a season that has already been filled with numerous close games, multiple last-second shots and early success against quality opponents, the Minnesota Timberwolves faced their toughest test of the year thus far on Wednesday night.   Minnesota, entering the game as one of the hottest teams in t...3330Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/118-recap-wild-improve-their-play-dont-net-results-in-4-2-loss-in-toronto/One of the hottest young players in the NHL wasn’t in the lineup, gift-wrapping a chance for the Minnesota Wild to leave Toronto with two points. Instead, the Wild dropped their third game in a row, failing to take advantage of the Auston Matthews absence.   The Wild (5-7-2) lost 4-2 to the Maple...3329Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/heisman-hunt-mayfield-makes-a-strong-push/It's nearly bowl season, which means that we are very close to one player becoming crowned the Heisman Trophy winner. A select group of players are tantalizingly close, and while only one will be given the most distinguishable individual award in college football, time is quickly expiring.   Whil...3328Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/118-pregame-minnesota-wild-vs-toronto-maple-leafs/The Eastern Conference swing for the Minnesota Wild (5-6-2) rolls on with a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs (9-7-0). The Wild look to end their two-game losing streak with a much better effort than last time out, a loss which head coach Bruce Boudreau called “embarrassing.”   As has been the...3326Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/breaking-kevin-durant-will-miss-wednesdays-game-against-the-timberwolves/The test will still be tough for the Timberwolves, but it did become a bit more manageable. The Golden State Warriors announced the defending NBA Finals MVP will miss Wednesday's game due to a left thigh contusion.     Without Durant, the Warriors will likely go with one of Nick Young or An...3323Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/qb-news-sam-bradford-to-ir-teddy-bridgewater-activated-case-keenum-named-starter/The Minnesota Vikings made announcements involving their three primary quarterbacks Wednesday morning, ending one's season and beginning another's.   Sam Bradford was placed on injured reserve after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday. He could, theoretically, return for the playoffs,...3319Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/notebook-dozier-buxton-bring-home-gold-glove-hardware-tonkins-contract-sold-to-japan/Two Minnesota Twins defenders were recognized for their outstanding work as MLB award season got underway, as second baseman Brian Dozier and center fielder Byron Buxton each won their first Gold Glove awards, as presented by glove manufacturer Rawlings.   This season marked the 60th anniversary...3314Tue, 07 Nov 2017 23:37:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/reports-teddy-bridgewater-will-be-activated-this-week-from-pup-sam-bradford-could-go-to-ir/ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports that Teddy Bridgewater will be moved to the active roster this week, and the Vikings may move Sam Bradford to injured reserve in order to make room.     NFL Network's Tom Pelissero is reporting that Bradford will visit Dr. James Andrews again to get more infor...3309Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:21:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/notebook-twins-hire-bench-coach-roster-moves-stelmaszek-passes/On Monday, the Minnesota Twins announced the hiring of Derek Shelton to be the club’s bench coach. Shelton had recently finished a stint with the Toronto Blue Jays as their quality control coach, and prior to that was hitting coach for the Cleveland Indians (2005-09) and the Tampa Bay Rays (2010-1...3307Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/116-game-notes-wilds-sloppy-2nd-too-much-for-a-comeback-in-5-3-loss-to-bruins/Nino Niederreiter punched home a rebound in front of the net for a 1-0 Minnesota Wild lead early in the first period Monday night in Boston. In the third period, Mikael Granlund scored his first goal of the season, and Eric Staal scored on a breakaway. Unfortunately, a lot happened in between, and...3304Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/116-pregame-notes-minnesota-wild-vs-boston-bruins/The Minnesota Wild head back on the road for an eventful week full of hockey games. They’ll start the run of four road games in six days with a contest in Boston.   It was a disappointing .500 homestand for the Wild (5-5-2), finished off with a shutout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Wild loo...3301Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/its-been-a-long-time-since-the-timberwolves-looked-this-good-but-how-long/Now standing at 7-3, the Minnesota Timberwolves are looking like a totally new team. So new, it's hard to remember just how long it's been since they've had this much success. It's the first time since 2001 that they've started the season with a better record. It's been since 2007 that they were l...3300Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/college-football-week-10-recap-points-for-everyone/Finding the end zone was not a problem this weekend, with 13 of the top 25 teams scoring over 30 points and 20 teams topping 40 points over the weekend. Offense was a huge storyline, with plenty of teams and players showing outstanding performances.   We'll get to all that, and more, in your week...3299Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/115-game-notes-timberwolves-leave-no-doubt-defeat-hornets-112-94/It's been a long time.   Sunday's blowout win over the Charlotte Hornets provided the Timberwolves a chance to say a few things they haven't been able to say in years. They're four games over .500 for the first time since 2007. They've won five straight games; the first time that's happened since...3297Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/this-week-in-hockey-115-edition/Another week, another highlight reel play from Connor McDavid. We really are just living in his world, but its too bad the rest of the Oilers are atrocious. It would be nice for the league to spotlight its best player come October, but the Oilers don't appear to be headed for the postseason.   An...3295Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wild-finish-homestand-500-following-shutout-loss-to-chicago/Bruce Boudreau was incensed. He let the officials have it with an R-rated verbal lynching with 1:37 left in Saturday’s game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild.   Call it frustration boiling over in an entertaining game that didn’t go their way. The Wild (5-5-2) were shut out 2-0 at...3294Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-timberwolves-roll-over-1-10-dallas-mavericks-112-99/The Minnesota Timberwolves are going to have to beat inferior opponents -- convincingly, when possible -- if they are going to be a 50-win team this season. They did so on Saturday night, crushing the one-win Dallas Mavericks 112-99.   Karl-Anthony Towns had a 31-point, 12 assist night after scor...3293Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/114-game-notes-michigan-runs-over-minnesota-33-10/This was the worst version of the game for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, as the Michigan Wolverines took the game right to them, forcing the Gophers defense, that has held up so long, to break.   It started with the first Wolverines drive going 83 yards on seven plays to head up 7-0. The very nex...3291Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/strong-start-propels-gophers-to-sweep-of-michigan-state/Aware of the quick turnaround Saturday afternoon, Minnesota worked to avoid an early letdown against Michigan State in the team’s second game in less than 24 hours. The Gophers were prepared early and used a strong start to propel the team to a series sweep.   Minnesota scored twice in the game’s...3290Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/moleskys-top-10-nba-tidbits-can-giannis-win-mvp/The Minnesota Timberwolves have started to put wins together and become a dependable fourth-quarter team. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers continue to have problems, the Detroit Pistons keep rolling, and the Boston Celtics have started to figure things out.   The Timberwolves' Week Four Games ...3289Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/114-pregame-notes-chicago-blackhawks-vs-minnesota-wild/The Minnesota Wild wrap up their longest homestand of the season with a game against their rivals, the Chicago Blackhawks. The Wild look to finish their St. Paul stay with a 4-2 mark, including four wins in their last five games.   It’s the second matchup between the Blackhawks (6-5-2) and the Wi...3288Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/shootaround-notes-bjelica-keeps-thibs-happy-as-dirk-and-the-mavericks-come-to-town/With the Dallas Mavericks in town, naturally the conversation at the Minnesota Timberwolves shootaround Saturday morning swirled around what could be one of Dirk Nowitzki's final appearances at Target Center. Now, in his 20th year in the NBA, Nowitzki is not the player he once was -- averaging 10....3287Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/ryan-lindgren-minnesota-d-shines-in-3-1-win-over-michigan-state/At the same end of the Mariucci Arena rink where he had to be helped off the last time Michigan State was in town, a healthy Ryan Lindgren spun, fell to the ice and got back up. The sophomore defenseman could celebrate this time around.   He had scored a goal.   Minnesota (6-3-0, 2-1-0-0 Big Te...3283Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-begin-offseason-roster-purge/With the World Series fully in the rear-view mirror, the Minnesota Twins have begun their offseason housecleaning -- starting with pieces on the 40-man roster. This happens for every team every offseason, and the Twins are no exception as they look to make room not only for free agents and potenti...3282Fri, 03 Nov 2017 17:35:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/cullen-celebrates-41-with-a-6-3-win-over-montreal/Matt Cullen sure knows how to celebrate: His first goal of the season back with his hometown team, plus a two-point night on his 41st birthday.   Playing in his 1,500th NHL game, Cullen scored the first goal of the night as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 Thursday at Xcel E...3277Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000