https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/56/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-top-10-under-25-no-6-jordan-greenway/Jordan Greenway Left Wing 6-foot-6 226 pounds Born: February 16, 1997 2016-17 Team: Boston University How Acquired: 2015 Draft (2nd round, 50th overall) With one of their rare second-round picks of the Chuck Fletcher era, Minnesota used their pick in 2015 to select big Jordan Greenway from...2873Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/looking-forward-who-should-start-a-twins-wild-card-game/A Minnesota Twins win coupled with a Los Angeles Angels loss on Wednesday flipped the script in the Wild Card chase yet again. The Twins halted a skid of losing three straight games and four of their last five, and jumped back ahead of the Angels by a half-game for the final Wild Card spot behind...2871Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/moleskys-weekend-wagers/For my fellow sports gamblers, these are the wagers I have going this weekend along with some others I like the looks of. For all of these bets, I'm putting my money down as well.   I will win or lose with my readers, as it should be.   Hopefully, you were able to make some money off last weeks...2870Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/molesky-minnesota-vs-oregon-state-road-to-a-gophers-win/The Minnesota Golden Gophers will be fighting strength with strength this weekend against the Oregon State Beavers, as the Gophers secondary will be tested all night against the passing offense of the Beavers.   On Defense     In the opener against Buffalo, the secondary of the Gophers eliminate...2869Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-top-10-under-25-no-7-mike-reilly/Mike Reilly Defenseman 6-foot-2 193 pounds Born: July 13, 1993 2016-17 Team: Iowa Wild (AHL)/Minnesota Wild (NHL) How Acquired: Signed as free agent on July 1, 2015 As mentioned on Wednesday with Gustav Olofsson, there is an open spot on the Wild roster for a defenseman as the team heads i...2865Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-at-oregon-state-an-early-look/This week the Minnesota Golden Gophers head out on the road to take on a Pac-12 opponent, the Oregon State Beavers. This is the first look at the challenge ahead of a Minnesota squad fresh off their first win.   Oregon State has already shown an inclination to slinging the ball all over the field...2864Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/warne-when-everyone-is-healthy-whats-the-ideal-twins-lineup/Robbie Grossman came off the disabled list on Tuesday morning and is in the lineup against the Rays, batting ninth and DH'ing against righty Jake Odorizzi. With that move, the Twins offense is almost completely healthy.   That's not to say that Miguel Sano is not a significant loss -- he is -- bu...2863Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/new-vikings-qb-kyle-sloter-played-three-years-of-receiver-in-college/The Minnesota Vikings waived third-string quarterback Taylor Heinicke last weekend, but they brought in another young, athletic, developmental quarterback.   His name is Kyle Sloter, a 6-foot-5, 218-pound prospect who slung 29 touchdowns at Northern Colorado.   One year ago at this time, he was...2859Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:52:50 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-announce-traverse-city-roster/Today the Minnesota Wild announced their roster for the 2017 NHL Prospect Tournament, which is taking place in Traverse City, Mich. The tournament runs from Sept. 8-12, and will feature prospects from other teams including Carolina, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, New York Rangers, and St. Lou...2856Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-top-10-under-25-no-8-gustav-olofsson/Gustav Olofsson Defenseman 6-foot-3 195 pounds Born: Dec. 1, 1994 2016-17 Team: Iowa Wild/Minnesota Wild How Acquired: 2013 Draft (Second Round, 46th overall) With Marco Scandella and Christian Folin out of the picture, there is an opening on the NHL roster to open 2017-18 for a defenseman...2855Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/93-game-notes-swing-swing-swing-twins-drop-game-series-to-royals-with-5-4-loss-on-sunday/Swings dictate the outcome of virtually every game. That was no exception when the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 at Target Field to take a 2-1 series victory and again move onto the brink of .500 for the season at 67-68.   However, in this case, it was two swings in the same pla...2854Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-top-10-under-25-no-9-kaapo-kahkonen/Kaapo Kahkonen Goaltender 6-foot-2 222 pounds Born: August 16, 1996 2016-17 Team: Lukko (Liiga) How Acquired: 2014 Draft (fourth round, 109th overall) Checking in as the only goalie to crack the top-10 is Finnish netminder Kaapo Kahkonen. Kahkonen, 21, was Minnesota's fourth-round pick in...2852Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-top-10-under-25-no-10-dmitry-sokolov/Dmitry Sokolov Right Wing 6 feet tall 205 pounds Born: April 14, 1998 2016-17 Team: Sudbury Wolves (OHL)/Iowa Wild (AHL) How Acquired: 2016 Draft (Seventh round, 196th overall) As we begin the top-10, it's worth noting that the last two spots could have gone to a number of players. But mig...2850Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/top-takeaways-from-the-opening-week-of-college-football/While there is no need to jump to conclusions after the opening week of football that featured mostly out-of-conference match ups, there are some things we learned throughout the weekend about various teams. There were also some top-ranked games that shed light on what to expect going forward, as...2849Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/92-game-notes-bombs-away-twins-set-franchise-record-in-17-0-win-over-royals/The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 17-0 on Saturday night at Target Field to even the series heading into Sunday’s rubber game, and it wasn’t all Onelki Garcia’s fault.   He didn’t give Nate Karns thoracic outlet syndrome.   He didn’t impinge Danny Duffy’s elbow or pass out while in...2848Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/report-presumed-starter-alex-boone-released-by-vikings/The Minnesota Vikings made waves Saturday afternoon by cutting left guard Alex Boone after just one season in Minnesota, according to Ben Goessling of the Star Tribune.   Boone signed a four-year deal with the Vikings and started at left guard a season ago when the offensive line struggled. He wa...2846Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/pelissero-vikings-officially-put-teddy-bridgewater-on-regular-season-pup/It's not a surprise, but Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports that the Vikings have officially put Teddy Bridgewater on the regular season Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.     Players on the regular season PUP list cannot practice or play with the team during the first six weeks of...2845Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/91-game-notes-late-rally-falls-short-as-twins-drop-opener-to-royals-7-6/“The Twins just won’t go away. They could lose 10-0, but they just won’t quit,” said Casey Stern on Sirius/XM’s Inside Pitch show on Friday afternoon.   It was almost prophetic, as the Minnesota Twins went from winning in the most improbable way on Thursday afternoon to nearly repeating it again...2844Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/watch-full-joe-nathan-retirement-press-conference/Joe Nathan announced his retirement at Target Field on Friday by signing a one-day contract to end his career as a Twin.   Here's the full presser:       Listen to Brandon Every Week on the Cold Omaha Staff Pod!2843Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/91-pregame-notes-nathan-retires-hammel-vs-gee-august-rankings/Greetings from Target Field. It’s cloudy and a bit on the chilly side as the Minnesota Twins (70-63, 1.0 game back for top Wild Card spot) prepare for a three-game series against the visiting Kansas City Royals (65-67, 4.5 games out of the second Wild Card spot). There’s a chance of passing rain s...2842Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/report-minnesota-vikings-trade-seventh-round-pick-for-cb-tramaine-brock/Mike Garafalo reports that the Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings have finalized a deal to send cornerback Tramaine Brock to Minnesota. Ian Rapaport reported that the Vikings sent the Seahawks a seventh-round pick.   This is particularly notable given that Brock was free to sign with any...2841Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/molesky-top-college-wagers-for-the-weekend/For my fellow sports gamblers, these are the bets I have going this weekend along with some others I like the looks of. All the bets I make I am actually putting money out there, not just risking yours.   I will win or lose with my readers, as it should be.   My Bets    Louisville was favored o...2840Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/molesky-why-the-kyrie-irving-deal-justifies-kevin-durant/After adding a 2020 second-round pick to sweeten the trade deal, the Boston Celtics are finally getting Kyrie Irving, while Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder are headed with a host of other assets to the Cleveland Cavaliers.   Thomas played a playoff game the day after he heard the crushing news that...2837Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-make-first-wave-of-september-call-ups-official/The Minnesota Twins ushered in the month of roster expansion by adding three players from Triple-A Rochester -- left-handed pitchers Buddy Boshers and Nik Turley and utility man Niko Goodrum.   The team officially announced the moves on Friday morning.   Goodrum's contract had to be purchased to...2836Fri, 01 Sep 2017 11:23:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/831-game-notes-walk-off-win-in-ninth-gives-twins-a-three-game-sweep-over-white-sox/Thursday’s win was a strange one for the Minnesota Twins. They came from behind to tie the game in the fifth inning, only to have closer Matt Belisle give up the go-ahead home run in the ninth. They bunted -- oh, they bunted -- to no avail in both the eighth and ninth innings.   And yet despite a...2832Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000