https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/53/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/first-report-gophers-surrender-late-touchdown-fall-to-maryland-31-24/The Maryland Terrapins rolled into TCF Bank Stadium and handed the Minnesota Golden Gophers their first loss of the season in a 31-24 down-to-the-wire game. Ty Johnson broke a 24-24 tie when he rushed for a go-ahead 34-yard touchdown with 1:10 remaining.   The Gophers were gashed on the ground fo...3012Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/929-game-notes-eduardo-escobar-has-big-night-heavy-heart-in-twins-win/As Al Pacino said in “Any Given Sunday,” it’s a game of inches.   Of course, Tony D’Amato was talking about football, but it was true Friday night at Target Field as the Minnesota Twins defeated the skidding Detroit Tigers by a 6-3 score.   In the fourth inning, Max Kepler and Byron Buxton misse...3010Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-lead-league-with-fewest-missed-tackles-key-to-beating-detroit/The Minnesota Vikings have the fewest missed tackles and fewest missed tackles per tackle attempt, per Pro Football Focus' signature stats. That will be critical to taking down the Detroit Lions, who run an offense heavily reliant on generating yards after the catch, with a significant portion of...3009Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/929-pregame-notes-boyd-v-gibson-sano-activated-bullpen-berrios/It’s sunny and cool with a tinge of October in the air as the Minnesota Twins prepare for the season-ending series against the Detroit Tigers. It’s Fan Appreciation Weekend, and to get that underway, the Twins will send righty Kyle Gibson (5.02 ERA, 4.86 FIP in 154.1 innings) to the mound, where h...3006Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/nothing-to-stress-on-miguel-sanos-stress-reaction/The Minnesota Twins announced Friday afternoon that All-Star slugger Miguel Sano had been activated after missing the last 38 days while recovering from a stress reaction in his left tibia (shin bone). This news couldn’t come at a better time as the Twins, fresh off clinching the second Wild Card...3005Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/rule-age-is-just-a-number-when-it-comes-to-cullen/Matt Cullen could have ended his lengthy NHL career with back-to-back Stanley Cups. It’s tough to get more textbook going-out-on-top than that. Instead, the Minnesota lad is back for another run with his former team, the Minnesota Wild.   He’s won three Stanley Cups -- championship rings for each...2999Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/notebook-keenums-third-act-detroits-knack-for-ints-jeff-lockes-return/With Sam Bradford ruled out for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions (knee), Case Keenum will get his third consecutive start as the Minnesota Vikings look to tie the Green Bay Packers for the NFC North lead with a win.   Keenum's QBR was over 70 points higher last week against the Tampa Bay B...2997Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/2017-18-minnesota-wild-breakout-candidates/With the Minnesota Wild preseason wrapping up on Thursday night and the regular season a week away, the roster is starting to take shape as cutdowns have been frequent this week. As we get a good idea of who will be making the team -- at least to open the season -- it's time to take a look at what...2996Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/moleskys-weekend-wagers-4/It is Week 4 of the NFL season and the fifth week of the college football season: Time to find a great line and put down some money on - what hopefully turns out to be - winning teams. My Bets Taking the Buffalo Bills plus-8 against the Atlanta Falcons: This is a risky one, I won't lie. Both th...2995Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-officially-clinch-first-playoff-berth-since-2010/It happened.   For the first time since 2010, the Minnesota Twins are headed to the postseason thanks to a walk-off, two-run home run from Chicago White Sox infielder Nicky Delmonico.   They're the first team to ever lose 100 games in a season and qualify for the playoffs in the next.    ...2994Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/gophers-week-4-preview-matchups-to-watch-part-1/The Minnesota Golden Gophers take on the the Maryland Terrapins this weekend, and there are several position clashes that should get extra attention.     First Matchup: Maryland Wide Receiver D.J. Moore vs. Minnesota Cornerback Kiondre Thomas   Moore is a 215-pound receiver with great hands a...2993Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/news-notes-wild-trim-roster-signs-woodbury-defenseman/The Minnesota Wild training camp roster is down to 26 players as of Wednesday morning, with two players assigned to the club’s AHL team in Iowa and seven more placed on waivers.   Christoph Bertschy and Eden Prairie’s Kyle Rau, both forwards, were assigned to the Iowa Wild. Five forwards: Pat Can...2992Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/this-is-why-everson-griffen-called-greg-robinson-lazy/With the Minnesota Vikings approaching their first divisional game of the season, there's already a little trash talk coming out of Winter Park.   Locker room interviews can be monotonous at times. Most scrums are filled with complimentary language as players heap praise upon teammates, coaches o...2991Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wnba-finals-game-notes-lynx-defense-prevails-evens-series-at-1-1/The Minnesota Lynx defense stood their ground and forced two Los Angeles Sparks turnovers in the final 13 seconds of a 70-68 win over the Los Angeles Sparks in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals at Williams Arena on Tuesday.   “You have to make your own breaks,” Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve said...2988Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/gophers-play-their-first-big-ten-game-maryland/The Minnesota Golden Gophers sit at 3-0 after outscoring opponents 99-24 and not allowing a second-half score through three games. Under the freshly watchful eye of PJ Fleck, his team seems to be developing a rhythm and taking shape. Now that the bye week has passed, they head into their first con...2987Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wild-getting-great-value-out-of-the-dubnyk-contract/When the Minnesota Wild signed Devan Dubnyk to a six-year contract two summers ago, they were taking a considerable risk.   They were signing a 29-year-old goalie to a six-year contract at a relatively decent cap hit ($4.333 AAV), who had nothing more than an incredible four-month stretch to his...2985Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:57:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/heres-what-dalvin-cook-is-on-pace-to-accomplish/Throughout the offseason, there was still some thought that newly-acquired Latavius Murray would be the Minnesota Vikings starting running back and that Pat Shurmur would need to investigate how to share reps between Murray, Jerick McKinnon and second-round pick Dalvin Cook.   That idea seems sil...2977Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/know-your-enemy-2017-18-central-division-preview-winnipeg-jets/Winnipeg Jets Head Coach: Paul Maurice (fifth season with WPG) Arena: MTS Centre 2016-17 Record: 40-35-7, 87 points (fifth in Central Division) 2016-17 Record vs MIN: 1-4-0 Top Scorer: Mark Schiefele (32 goals-50 assists-82 points) Top Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (26-19-4, 2.89 Goals Again...2975Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/watch-teddy-bridgewater-and-kyle-sloter-have-a-throwing-contest/Case Keenum made a lot of great throws in Minnesota's 34-17 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but one of the day's best throws came from backup Kyle Sloter, who was facing off with Teddy Bridgewater before the game.   Cue the jokes about Teddy Bridgewater missing on deep passes.2974Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:38:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/weekend-in-recap-week-4-in-college-football/The fourth weekend of college football is in the books, and it's time to look back at the highlights and try to make sense of the studs and duds from the games. Here are the top takeaways, reactions, players and plays from the weekend.   Tight Games For Top Teams   The No. 4 Nittany Lions, No. 8...2973Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/breaking-carmelo-headed-to-the-thunder/New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony has finally been traded after a summer of speculation. He's headed to the Oklahoma City Thunder, joining Russell Westbrook and Paul George on what is becoming an elite roster. The Knicks will get Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a future draft pick in r...2966Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/timberwolves-finding-their-shot-heading-into-camp/The emphasis all offseason for the Minnesota Timberwolves has been defense, defense, defense, which is based on head coach Tom Thibodeau's reputation for playing stout on that side of the ball. The team struggled mightily to hold leads in the fourth quarter of games last season and gave up 109.1 p...2965Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/moleskys-weekend-wagers-3/My Bets Taking Louisiana Tech as nine-point dogs - The Bulldogs are getting nine points on the road to the Gamecocks, but the Bulldogs have averaged 32 points per game to the Gamecocks' 26.3. Bulldogs quarterback J’Mar Smith is an explosive athlete who has 795 yards from scrimmage and is part...2963Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/immediate-takeaways-from-minnesota-timberwolves-media-day/The Minnesota Timberwolves get it. There’s a lot of hype around the team, and in order to meet it, they have to improve defensively and establish a pecking order. The veterans have to teach the young guys the defense and establish a winning culture. Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns, in turn,...2961Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/watch-heres-what-happened-the-last-time-the-vikings-played-the-buccaneers/Mike Zimmer's first year as head coach didn't produce many positive memories for Minnesota Vikings fans. But there was one hidden gem in the 2014 season, when the Vikings last faced the Buccaneers.   With Tampa Bay getting the ball first in overtime and the game tied at 13, then-rookie Anthony Ba...2959Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000