https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/59/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/3-studs-3-duds-from-preseason-game-1/The Minnesota Vikings kicked their preseason off with a win Thursday night as C.J. Ham and Rodney Adams scored touchdowns in a 17-10 win over the Buffalo Bills that was rarely exhilarating and often sloppy.   But that's par for the course with preseason football.   Instead of focusing on the nut...2731Thu, 10 Aug 2017 21:46:52 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vargas-down-enns-up-as-twins-continue-roster-churn/Kennys Vargas spent one day with the Minnesota Twins in his latest stint, as the club announced Thursday morning that the first baseman/designated hitter has been sent back to Triple-A Rochester following the previous night’s game.   Vargas appeared in Wednesday night’s game to pinch-hit for sta...2730Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wild-prospect-kaprizov-signs-three-year-extension-in-khl/Today, CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) announced that they have agreed to a new three-year extension with Minnesota Wild prospect Kirill Kaprizov. The forward had a year remaining on his contract after being acquired by CSKA from Salavet Yulaev.   The 2015 fifth-round pick was...2729Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/remington-the-top-100-nhl-goalie-masks-70-61/The list keeps rolling on, as we are counting down the 100 best NHL Goalie masks.   See The Top NHL Goalie Masks 80-71 70. Jonas Hiller, Calgary Flames Jonas Hiller has had a pretty solid mask catalog, as mentioned with his previously ranked Anaheim Ducks mask. His masks with the Flames wer...2725Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-place-mejia-on-dl-recall-vargas/The Minnesota Twins announced on Wednesday morning that left-handed starter Adalberto Mejia was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a left arm brachialis strain. Mejia was hitting 95-96 mph on the stadium gun early in Tuesday night's start, but by the fourth was more in the 90-92 mph range and...2723Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:53:45 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/molesky-top-10-wolves-dunks-of-all-time/We've reached a bit of an NBA news lull, so what better time than to do a countdown of the top-10 dunks in Timberwolves history?   Have a look:   10. Kevin Love over Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz) -- 2013-14   While he was not known for the jam, in his best season with the Wolves, Love climbed the lad...2722Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/molesky-taking-a-peak-at-the-new-timberwolves-jersey-leak/NBA2K18 is coming soon, and so are the new Minnesota Timberwolves jerseys, which were leaked in a screengrab of the preview to the upcoming game. The picture flying around the internet is of Karl-Anthony Towns, donning the new look while backing down Boston Celtic center Al Horford.   The move be...2721Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/warne-coming-up-with-our-own-twins-nickname-jerseys/In late August, teams around MLB will wear uniforms with nicknames on the back as the first-ever “Players Weekend.” It’ll be spanning Aug. 25-27, and the jerseys will have unusual designs to inject some more personality in the game.   You can find the full actual list of nicknames the Twins will...2720Wed, 09 Aug 2017 12:29:28 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/video-sam-luke-and-arif-review-training-camp/Sam Ekstrom, Luke Inman and Arif Hasan put a bow on the final practice ever for Minnesota Vikings training camp in Mankato.  2719Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/a-new-look-gopher-football-team/Minnesota football has been through the blender over the past couple of seasons, from head coach Jerry Kill stepping down for health reasons to the sexual assault scandal that involved 10 players and led to the firing of new head coach Tracy Claeys. The latest head coach is P.J. Fleck, hailing fro...2718Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/88-game-notes-bombs-away-twins-swat-five-homers-in-11-4-win-over-brewers/Matt Garza was in a charitable mood on Tuesday night at Target Field. His team staked him to a 1-0 lead, and he gave it back twofold. His team turned around a half-inning later by doubling the original lead to 4-2, and he again paid it back doubly by again putting his team behind the 8-ball with a...2717Wed, 09 Aug 2017 01:22:56 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/88-pregame-notes-mejia-vs-garza-closer-music-and-miggy-back/It’s mostly sunny and super warm as the Minnesota Twins prepare to wrap up the first half of a home-and-home series with the Milwaukee Brewers. Youngster Adalberto Mejia (4.30 ERA, 4.85 FIP in 83.2 innings) will take the mound for the Twins, while former Twins righty Matt Garza (3.68 ERA, 4.03 FIP...2716Tue, 08 Aug 2017 18:33:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/jarius-wright-the-forgotten-receiver/After watching Jarius Wright get buried on the wide receiver depth chart a year ago, it might be surprising to some fans that as recently as 2015, he was a useful cog in the Minnesota Vikings offense.   With Stefon Diggs' move to the slot in 2016, Wright was relegated from clutch third-down targe...2710Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/molesky-finding-the-best-kicks-for-pick-up-hoops/Over the last eight or so years, I have played plenty of pick-up basketball, from intramural basketball to random 2-on-2 games in outdoor parks. I would like to think I know what to look for in a shoe, when I am purchasing for a pick-up basketball game. So with that in mind, here are the top-five...2708Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/87-game-notes-eddie-rosario-draws-balk-to-complete-a-5-4-twins-comeback-over-brewers/It was "A Balk to Remember." Or maybe Eddie Rosario was "Balking in the Sun." Maybe the Minnesota Twins are "Balking on the Playoffs' Door." Twitter had fun with this one, let's just say, and so did the Twins, who capitalized on Oliver Drake's balk to win a sloppy game against the Milwaukee Brewer...2707Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/remington-the-top-100-nhl-goalie-masks-80-71/We keep rolling along with the top-100 goalie masks of all-time. Here are Nos. 80-71.   See The Top NHL Goalie Masks 90-81 80. Gary 'Suitcase' Smith, Washington Capitols   Gary 'Suitcase' Smith earned his nickname through his many travels, playing with seven NHL clubs at a time when it was s...2706Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/andrew-wiggins-appears-likely-to-stay-in-minnesota/On Monday, the Associated Press reported that Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor wanted to sign Andrew Wiggins to a five-year max contract after meeting with the Kansas product to talk about his commitment to the team with the long term deal.   Two things become apparent with this news brea...2705Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/87-pregame-notes-santana-vs-suter-don-baylors-passing-and-sano-dozier-updates/Greetings from Target Field, where it is 80 degrees and sunny. It should be in the mid-70's at first pitch and be that warm all night -- a perfect day for baseball!   The Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers will play two games in Minneapolis, then travel to Wisconsin for two more. Twins manager...2704Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-release-unofficial-depth-chart-with-few-surprises/The Minnesota Vikings have released their unofficial depth chart in preparation for their preseason game against Buffalo this coming Thursday. It's posted as a list and therefore a bit difficult to read, so we've converted it into two charts -- one for the offense and one for the defense.     T...2703Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/guenthner-buysell-miami-dolphins-after-jay-cutler-signing/Editor's note: We at Zone Coverage would like to welcome Tyler Guenthner to the family. He'll be writing about fantasy football for us, and this is his first piece. Follow him on twitter: @DHH_Tyler   Jay Cutler is back! He put the pack of cigarettes down and picked up the pigskin to join the Mia...2700Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/86-game-notes-twins-rally-to-beat-rangers-6-5-after-berrios-gives-up-five-in-first-inning/It's no surprise that the rain aided the Minnesota Twins in their 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers today. What is unusual is how it did influence the outcome of the game.   When Jose Berrios home runs to Adrian Beltre and Joey Gallo in a five run, 41-pitch, first inning, it looked like the Twin...2697Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/night-scrimmage-reveals-tantalizing-potential-of-explosive-offense/The Vikings gave their fans a show in the final night scrimmage. Along with the usual fireworks in the sky, the Vikings attempted to create some explosions of their own on the field -- and largely succeeded.   After an offseason pledge to open up the offense and create more big plays, they've fol...2696Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/85-game-notes-hamels-returns-favor-in-complete-game-4-1-win-over-twins/For the second night in a row, a Minnesota Twins starter dug a hole in the first inning. For the second night in a row, a starter tossed a complete game at Target Field.   Unfortunately for the Twins, the parallels stop in between those two sentences. One night after Bartolo Colon dug an early 2-...2695Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/breaking-linval-joseph-signs-four-year-contract-extension/According to defensive tackle Linval Joseph's agency, he has agreed to a contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings.   Joseph, 28, joins Everson Griffen and Xavier Rhodes, becoming the third defensive player to sign an extension since the start of training camp. The nose tackle was previou...2691Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/84-game-notes-colon-overcomes-rocky-start-to-toss-complete-game-in-8-4-win-over-rangers/Like a young fighter perhaps half his age, Bartolo Colon was on the ropes and in danger just two pitches into Friday night’s game. The Minnesota Twins righty allowed a single to leadoff hitter Shin-Soo Choo and a double off the fence in right to shortstop Elvis Andrus, and the Rangers were immedia...2690Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000