https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/50/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/photos-vikings-new-practice-facility-70-percent-complete/All photos by Sam Ekstrom.   The Minnesota Vikings led a tour of their new practice facility in Eagan on Monday to provide a progress update since the last tour in May.   The facility is 70 percent complete and on schedule for a March 1, 2018 completion.   Here's a look at the under-constructio...3186Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/molesky-college-football-week-8-recap-birds-and-blowouts/I cannot tell a lie, this was a pretty disappointing weekend of football when compared with the wild and wonderful Week 7. Notre Dame destroyed USC, Penn State was dominant over Michigan and Tennessee is playing to get head coach Butch Jones fired. None of the top games were even in the neighborho...3183Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/watch-andrew-wiggins-banks-in-a-3-to-beat-the-thunder/When it seemed like the Timberwolves had fallen to 1-2 on the season, Andrew Wiggins saved them at the buzzer.     Wiggins has been big for the Wolves thus far, leading the team in scoring despite coming into the season as the presumed third option. He's averaging 24.7 points per game on 49.1...3182Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/andrew-wiggins-beats-buzzer-defeat-thunder-115-113/The Timberwolves needed a win like this at some point.   It wasn't just Andrew Wiggins hitting a buzzer-beater from nearly half court to give his Timberwolves a 115-113 win in Oklahoma City. It wasn't just Karl-Anthony Towns having yet another double-double, along with hitting the big go-ahead sh...3179Sun, 22 Oct 2017 21:53:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-grind-out-win-over-ravens-with-defense-special-teams/The Minnesota Vikings mounted seven scoring drives Sunday afternoon against the Baltimore Ravens.   Sure, six of them resulted in field goals by Kai Forbath, but it turned out to be plenty as the Vikings won comfortably 24-16 at U.S. Bank Stadium to move all alone into first place in the NFC Nort...3177Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wild-rally-in-third-period-grab-road-win-in-calgary/It could have been over in the first minute of the third period. With a quick momentum shift, the Wild were down a goal early and could have let another game slip away. Instead, the Wild (2-2-2) rallied for three third-period goals and a much-needed boost to end the road trip with a 4-2 victory ov...3176Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/major-penalty-dooms-minnesota-against-north-dakota-saturday/Three goal celebrations later, Minnesota’s penalty finally came to an end.   Christian Wolanin and North Dakota made the most of a five-minute major power play, putting the game out of reach before the second period was five minutes old, and handing the Gophers a 4-0 loss at Ralph Engelstad Arena...3175Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/gophers-finally-earn-first-big-ten-win-beat-illini-24-17/The Minnesota Golden Gophers broke a three game losing streak Saturday with their first Big Ten victory in a 24-17 win over the Illinois Fighting Illini.   "We needed to go back to who we are, because we were beating ourselves in multiple ways," head coach P.J. Fleck said after his first Big Ten...3174Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/game-day-1021-wild-v-calgary/It’s a quick turnaround for the Minnesota Wild. They’ll have a chance to get back on the horse at the Saddledome in Calgary for the second night of a back-to-back.   The Wild (1-2-2) are coming off a disappointing 4-3 loss in Winnipeg last night. The puck drops at 9 p.m. against the Flames (4-3-0...3173Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/moleskys-what-to-watch-in-week-two-of-the-nba-season/The Minnesota Timberwolves grabbed a big home victory against Utah after falling in the season opener to San Antonio, now sitting at 1-1 in the first week of basketball. Here is what to look for, who to watch and the big storylines in week two of the NBA season.   Timberwolves Schedule In Week Tw...3172Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/eric-schierhorn-minnesota-north-dakota-final/It was a win nearly six years in the making. For junior goaltender Eric Schierhorn, it was more specific. Friday’s performance came from the culmination of a whole summer’s work. Playing at Ralph Engelstad Arena for the first time since January 2012, visiting Minnesota skated off the ice with a...3170Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wild-stumble-again-in-return-to-game-action/The Minnesota Wild got a chance to play a hockey game Friday night. Unfortunately for them, they’ll have to wait for another victory.   The Wild hit the road and lost to the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 Friday night. The Wild are now 4-2 in their last six meetings with the Jets (4-3-0). The Wild’s only vict...3168Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/timberwolves-hold-off-late-ricky-rubio-run-beat-jazz-100-97/A night that was supposed to feature, remember and welcome Ricky Rubio quickly became the opposite.   The turn in fan mood happened almost on a dime; Rubio's Utah Jazz took a Timberwolves fourth quarter double-digit lead and made Friday's game interesting late. The Wolves held a 92-82 lead with 4...3167Fri, 20 Oct 2017 23:26:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/ferrell-this-week-in-hockey-1022-edition/At long last, the Minnesota Wild kicked off their season got back into action with a pair of back to back games on Friday and Saturday night.   While the Wild enjoyed a long five-day layoff this week, the NHL carried on with its regular slate of games. There are plenty of surprises out there in t...3166Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/game-day-minnesota-wild-vs-winnipeg-jets/Let the jokes fly about this game being a season opener for the Minnesota Wild. After all, it feels like an eternity since they last played in their home opener Saturday night, a 5-4 overtime loss to Columbus.   The five-day layoff comes after a four-day break last week. It’s actually turned into...3162Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/notebook-mike-wallaces-status-bizarre-ravens-games-third-down-dominance/It wasn't long ago that Mike Wallace was presumed to be the Minnesota Vikings' top wide receiver. On Sunday, he may be the top threat for the Vikings' opponent.   Wallace was acquired by the Vikings from Miami in 2015 in exchange for a fifth-round pick. Minnesota had hoped his deep-play ability w...3161Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/moleskys-weekend-wagers-back-to-the-parlay/If you bet with me last weekend, you found some green on a parlay. Now, it's time to get back to it this weekend. The NBA is back, baseball is deep into the playoffs, and both college football and the NFL are in midseason form. This is gambling nirvana. Time to go out and win some money.   My Bet...3159Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/report-ron-gardenhire-to-be-hired-as-manager-of-the-detroit-tigers/A familiar face will be behind the bench of an American League Central division foe this year. According to Ken Rosenthal and Katie Strang of The Athletic, all that's left is dotting the i's and crossing the t's for Ron Gardenhire to be named the next manager of the Detroit Tigers.     Gard...3156Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:34:33 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/demry-croft-may-be-minnesotas-best-shot-at-victory/This weekend marks the annual Homecoming game for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, and the Illinois Fighting Illini will be present to try to ruin the fun in Minneapolis. The Gophers have slid to 3-3 after another Big Ten Loss to Michigan State and desperately need to find a game to get back on track...3154Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1018-cohesive-spurs-defeat-unfamiliar-timberwolves-107-99/"They're a well-oiled machine."   That's what Jeff Teague said of the San Antonio Spurs at Wednesday afternoon's practice, as he prepped for his first regular-season game with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He wasn't the only one who felt that way; Jimmy Butler, Jamal Crawford and Tom Thibodeau all...3152Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1018-practice-notes-timberwolves-face-spurs-prepare-for-new-era/It's finally back.   Jimmy Butler, Jeff Teague, Taj Gibson, and Jamal Crawford are new faces to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but not to opening day in the NBA.   "I love for this, man," a smiling Jimmy Butler said at morning shootaround in San Antonio. "This is what all summer was for."     T...3147Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-twins-announce-2017-minor-league-player-pitcher-of-the-year/On Wednesday the Minnesota Twins announced the winners of their Sherry Robertson (Minor League Player of the Year) and Jim Rantz (Minor League Pitcher of the Year) Awards.   Catcher Mitch Garver got the nod for the Robertson Award, and it was richly deserved after the numbers he posted at Triple-...3146Wed, 18 Oct 2017 13:36:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/gophers-homecoming-first-look-illinois/The Minnesota Golden Gophers are now on a three game skid, losing all of their Big Ten games thus far. They are in desperate need of a bounce back win and this weekend presents a perfect opportunity for just such a bounce back. Homecoming weekend against the 2-4 Illinois Fighting Illini.     F...3142Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2017-minnesota-twins-report-card-matt-belisle/This is a series of evaluations that will be done this offseason on every player that closed the season on the 40-man roster for the Minnesota Twins throughout the winter until each player has been evaluated. The plan is to start with Mr. Belisle and move all the way through the pitchers, then to...3141Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:40:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/seehafer-breaking-down-the-gordon-hayward-injury/The NBA season tipped off Tuesday evening and not even six minutes in, the viewership witnessed one of the more gruesome and gut-wrenching injuries we've seen in some time.   Boston Celtics starting forward and major free-agent acquisition of the summer Gordon Hayward appeared to get his left foo...3140Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000