https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/51/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-make-splash-hire-editor-from-baseball-america-as-pro-scout/These aren't your older brother's Minnesota Twins, my friends. Further proof of that -- outside of hiring a wunderkind farm director from the Los Angeles Dodgers -- came on Tuesday morning when Jon Heyman (who else?) broke the news that the Twins had hired John Manuel as a pro scout.     If...3136Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:30:34 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/adam-thielen-was-nearly-a-dental-equipment-salesman-writes-adam-thielen/Adam Thielen leads the NFC in receiving yards and is coming off a win against the Green Bay Packers where he racked up 98 of those yards.   He nearly never played in the NFL.   The fact that he was a tryout player — not even an undrafted free agent who was offered a contract coming out of colleg...3135Tue, 17 Oct 2017 11:46:47 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/molesky-top-10-things-to-watch-in-nbas-first-week/The NBA season is finally here with the Cleveland Cavaliers kicking off the season at 7 p.m. against the Boston Celtics. The Minnesota Timberwolves open their season against the San Antonio Spurs on Oct. 18 and play again Oct. 20 against the Utah Jazz in their home opener. The games go all the way...3132Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1016-practice-notes-timberwolves-prepare-for-opener-in-san-antonio/The Timberwolves have one more practice before they head to San Antonio, but the countdown is almost over.   At today's practice, Jimmy Butler was the most vocal about his personal expectations headed into this season. While he's keeping his immediate hopes and dreams realistic, saying this team...3127Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/college-weekend-recap-week-7-no-one-is-safe/After a crazy week seven goes into the books, some big turnover in the top 25 reshuffles the playoff picture and leaves us reeling. Eight teams in the top 25 lost, with four top 10 teams finding their way into the loss column. No. 2 Clemson, No. 5 Washington, No. 8 Washington State and No. 10 Aubu...3122Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/watch-vikings-make-a-pair-of-crazy-one-handed-grabs/A pair of Minnesota Vikings dropped jaws with ridiculous catches against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.   First, it was Laquon Treadwell making a 25-yard catch on the left sideline, the longest reception of his two-year career.   "I've had a couple of those," said Treadwell after the game...3119Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/this-week-in-hockey-1015-edition/Hello again, hockey fans (copyright Bob Kurtz)! If you thought last week's four-day layoff for the Minnesota Wild was bad, you are in for a rude awakening this week. The Wild got in the win column on Thursday, but choked one away in the home opener Saturday night against Columbus. The Wild also lo...3116Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/breaking-aaron-rodgers-injured-in-first-quarter-against-vikings/Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers injured his right shoulder in the first quarter against the Minnesota Vikings after getting hit by Anthony Barr.   Rodgers stayed on the ground momentarily before being helped to the medical tent on the sideline. He was then carted to the locker room an...3115Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/injury-riddled-wild-skate-the-youngsters-lose-home-opener-in-ot/It was the Minnesota Wild’s home opener Saturday night. What a welcome for the roster filled with Iowa call-ups.   Too bad they couldn’t end the night with a victory, as the Wild lost 5-4 in overtime to the Columbus Blue Jackets (4-1-0).   “That’s all four games we’ve played so far we’ve been ti...3114Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/spartans-30-gophers-27-minnesota-quarterback-search-back-to-square-one/The Minnesota Golden Gophers started off sloppy in the rain against the Michigan State Spartans, waiting out a 37-minute rain delay before kickoff.   The rain did little to slow down the Spartans in their 30-27 win, with running back LJ Scott having a season-high 194 yards and two scores on 25 ca...3113Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/timberwolves-waive-melo-trimble-amile-jefferson-shawne-williams/The Timberwolves announced Saturday that the team has waived Melo Trimble, Amile Jefferson, and Shawne Williams from the team.   After each had impressive stints in the Las Vegas Sumer League, - Trimble with Philadelphia, Jefferson with Minnesota - the Wolves signed them to training camp contract...3112Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/game-day-predictions-gophers-vs-spartans/The Minnesota Golden Gophers host the Michigan State Spartans in week seven, with the Spartans fresh off their upset victory over  No. 7 Michigan. The Gophers, on the other hand, are trying to rebound from a two game skid against Big Ten teams.   Here are some things to expect this weekend from t...3109Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/timberwolves-by-position-the-bigs/This is the third and final addition of a three-part series breaking down the Minnesota Timberwolves position by position. However, this is not a typical breakdown, operating out the team in three categories: Ball handlers, wings and bigs. In the final part of this series we are tackling the big m...3107Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1013-practice-notes-timberwolves-prepare-for-intrasquad-scrimmage/With the season less than a week away, Tom Thibodeau isn't satisfied yet.   Although the NBA decreasing the number of preseason games was supposed to be a benefit for the health and readiness of the players for the regular season, Thibodeau wants one more game. The Minnesota Timberwolves will pla...3104Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wild-injury-update-kunin-recalled-reilly-sent-down/UPDATE: The Wild announced Friday afternoon that Charlie Coyle was placed on long-term injured reserve with a fractured right fibula. He had surgery in Bloomington and is expected to miss six to eight weeks. Nino Niederreiter was also placed on IR with a high ankle sprain. He'll miss at least thre...3103Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/three-vikings-offensive-starters-likely-out-for-sundays-game/Sunday's border battle between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers is quickly turning into a war of attrition.   Sam Bradford, Stefon Diggs and Nick Easton were absent for the third consecutive practice, putting their status for Sunday in serious doubt. While Bradford's absence was expect...3102Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wild-5-blackhawks-2-the-10-most-impactful-plays/After a long layoff -- seriously enough of these -- the Minnesota Wild were back at it at the United Center on Thursday night against the rival Chicago Blackhawks. It was a game the Wild needed to win, as they did not want to begin their season with three losses. The Wild did manage to squeak out...3101Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/finally-the-wild-played-another-game-finally-they-got-a-win/They lost in the new pizza palace in Detroit. Then they played some uncharacteristic hockey in a shootout loss in Raleigh. It was a full four days before the Minnesota Wild got their shot again, but they finally slid into the win column with a 5-2 victory over the division-rival Chicago Blackhawks...3100Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/moleskys-weekend-wagers-5/We had a weekend off, but are back to gambling on week six of the NFL and week seven of the college football season. We have plenty of of great lines to look at, with parlays being the flavor of the week. As always, the bets I take will have my money behind them, so we win or lose together.   Her...3097Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/breaking-timberwolves-sign-andrew-wiggins-to-multi-year-extension/The Minnesota Timberwolves have announced the signing of Andrew Wiggins to a multi-year contract extension. According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, it's a 5-year deal worth 146.5 million, with no player or team options attached.   "I’m very excited to continue my career with the Timberwolves...3091Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/aaron-rodgers-has-dominated-division-opponents/It's Packer Week for the Minnesota Vikings, and once again, the question remains the same: How are you going to stop Aaron Rodgers?   "I've been in the NFL 20-some years," said head coach Mike Zimmer, "and I can't remember a guy that does the things that this guy does.   "When you combine everyt...3090Thu, 12 Oct 2017 09:22:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/is-it-swoon-season-already-for-the-minnesota-wild/The Minnesota Wild aren't off to a tremendous start this season, and it's bringing up the ugly topic of the yearly Wild swoon. Usually the Wild go on a horrendous losing streak sometime after December, and crater fans' hopes for a positive outcome in the season with a horrific stretch of 10-15 gam...3087Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/1010-practice-notes-timberwolves-return-from-china/The Minnesota Timberwolves were back in Minneapolis for practice on Tuesday. A bit jet lagged? Yes. Ready for the regular season? "The lights are coming on now," said Jimmy Butler. "This is when the real MFers come to play."   Tom Thibodeau, Nemanja Bjelica and Gorgui Dieng all were available at...3083Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-5-best-new-concessions-at-timberwolves-games/With a new court, a new logo, a new arena, and a bolstered Timberwolves roster headed to the Target Center this season, now seemed like a perfect time to improve the concessions menu as well.   Headed by Timberwolves and Lynx Executive Chef David Fhima, the Target Center now has improved existing...3081Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/jerick-mckinnon-sees-role-increase-in-dalvin-cooks-absence/The assumption during the week as the Minnesota Vikings prepared to play the Chicago Bears was that Latavius Murray would take the reins as the team's workhorse back in the place of Dalvin Cook, who tore his ACL in Week 4 against the Detroit Lions.   While Murray got the start against the Bears,...3080Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000