https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/62/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/rookie-snap-shot-bucky-hodges-video-breakdown/As the dust has settled on the Vikings 2017 draft class additions, the countdown to Mankato begins. In my newest mini-series I evaluate each pick as we break down the tape on all 11 Vikings draft acquisitions.   We'll be focusing on what each player can bring to the table and, more importantly, w...2575Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-timberwolves-open-up-renovated-target-center-to-public/2571Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/warne-four-trades-the-minnesota-twins-should-consider-making/We’re now past the All-Star Game and headed full steam toward the trade deadline on July 31. For the Minnesota Twins, a lot of things can happen between now and then, with games against Houston, the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers coming up which may help tip the scales one way or the...2562Sat, 15 Jul 2017 15:41:36 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/lynx-all-stars-shine-in-win-over-dallas/The Minnesota Lynx are sending a league-high four players and head coach Cheryl Reeve to Seattle for Saturday’s All-Star game. The four stars combined for 66 points on 25-of-41 shooting in Minnesota’s 100-74 win over the Dallas Wings Wednesday at Xcel Energy Center.   Sylvia Fowles and Maya Moore...2557Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-rookie-snap-shot-stacy-coley-video-breakdown/As the dust has settled on the Vikings 2017 draft class additions, the countdown to Mankato begins. In my newest mini-series I evaluate each pick as we break down the tape on all 11 Vikings draft acquisitions.   We'll be focusing on what each player can bring to the table and, more importantly, w...2551Thu, 13 Jul 2017 10:19:12 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/miguel-sano-ervin-santana-and-brandon-kintzler-all-factor-into-mlb-all-star-game/Miguel Sano drove in the American League's first run, Ervin Santana gave up the only run the National League scored and Brandon Kintzler had an 11-pitch 1-2-3 inning in the AL's 2-1 win over the NL at the 2017 MLB All-Star Game last night.   “I’m a fan. I’m a fan who got to pitch in the game,” sa...2548Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/miguel-sano-falls-to-aaron-judge-in-home-run-derby-finals/Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano lost to projected favorite Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees in last night's Home Run Derby in Miami.   Sano dispatched AL Central rival Mike Moustakas of the Kansas City Royals in the first round and beat New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez in the seminfin...2544Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/why-kaprizov-staying-in-russia-stinks-but-not-as-much-as-you-think/The news broke on Friday that Kirill Kaprizov would be staying in Russia for an extra three years, and the reaction from Minnesota Wild fans was swift and decisive.   It stinks.   And that’s probably the proper reaction. With the Wild trading away Alex Tuch to Vegas and fully promoting Joel Erik...2538Tue, 11 Jul 2017 09:14:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/flashback-justin-morneau-wins-home-run-derby/In honor of tonight's Home Run Derby, featuring Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano as a No. 5 seed, we look back to 2008 when Justin Morneau went toe to toe with Texas slugger Josh Hamilton in one of the most epic derbies of all time.   While Twins fans chalk this up as a win for their local her...2536Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/nba-offseason-grades-how-every-team-turned-out-part-1/The time for NBA teams to try and even the scales that separate the good and the bad has all but concluded. Some teams did well to close the gap between themselves and a title and others were content to continue the rebuild. Still others found themselves happy standing pat. Part 1 will focus on th...2529Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/warne-pre-all-star-weekend-mailbag/Hey guys. I'm writing you all from vacation in beautiful Rapid City, S.D. We're on our way to see Mount Rushmore in the morning, but before that, here's the mailbag column I promised you all almost a week ago. The homestand got kind of busy, and I ended up writing a James Rowson/Byron Buxton colum...2528Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/espn-jamal-crawford-signs-two-year-9-million-deal-with-minnesota-timberwolves/ESPN is reporting that Jamal Crawford, 37, has signed a two-year, $9 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Brian Windhorst and Chris Haynes report that the deal includes a second-year player option.     Crawford reached a buyout agreement with the Atlanta Hawks after being acquired...2527Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/taj-gibson-arrested-in-new-york-for-suspended-license/One of the newest members on the Minnesota Timberwolves squad, Taj Gibson, was arrested Thursday morning, according to TMZ.   He was pulled over in a Mercedes-Benz for making an illegal u-turn. After he was pulled over it was discovered his license had been suspended and was arrested for aggravat...2525Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-twins-sign-bartolo-colon/The Minnesota Twins have signed right-handed pitcher Bartolo Colon to a minor league deal. He is 44 years old, the same age as former Twins pitcher Brad Radke, and is the final remaining Montreal Expo remaining in the major leagues.   "When he came off the roster he certainly had garnered some in...2523Fri, 07 Jul 2017 20:48:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/report-minnesota-wild-prospect-kirill-kaprizov-will-stay-in-russia/Minnesota Wild prospect Kirill Kaprizov won't be joining the club in Minnesota anytime soon, it appears. He'll continue to play in Russia, according to a Tweet sent out by the Kontinental Hockey League (@khl_eng) on Friday.     The Tweet contained a quote from the CSKA Moscow President Igor...2522Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-hitting-coach-james-rowson-clarifies-hitting-plan-for-byron-buxton/Some comments made by Twins center fielder Byron Buxton during the road trip to Fenway Park last week sent the blogosphere/Twittersphere into a tizzy. Buxton, who has hit just .209/.283/.303 this season coming into Thursday night’s game against the Orioles, told Jake Depue of 1500ESPN that he had...2516Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/molesky-breaking-down-the-western-conference-and-where-the-wolves-fit/The NBA Draft has been completed, free agency is slowing down and the picture of what this season's NBA teams will look like is falling into place. So with all that said, here are the way too early preseason rankings of the Western Conference.   Cream of the crop - Golden State, San Antonio and H...2503Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/did-the-wild-get-worse-this-summer/It's a question that many Wild fans will be asking themselves after all of the dust settles on this offseason. We're still waiting on the RFA contracts of Nino Niederreiter, Mikael Granlund and Marcus Foligno to go through, and there still may be a veteran forward joining the roster as well (whose...2499Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/nba-free-agency-update/It has only been a few short days since the Chris Paul trade with Houston dropped, yet already so many players have been added by teams or moved around the league via trade. It's time for another look at what has happened, what effect -- if any -- the moves have and what is next.   Jeff Teague si...2490Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/nhl-free-agency-list-of-wild-signings/July 1 marks the opening of NHL Free Agency. With the trade of Jason Pominville and Marco Scandella to Buffalo, the Wild already made a significant move this week. Saturday has also brought a couple of new players into the mix.   Here's a list of the player signings the Wild have announced so far...2489Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/must-see-fan-tweets-brian-dozier-proof-he-hit-a-home-run/In the third inning of the Minnesota Twins' 8-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Friday night, Brian Dozier hit a long foul ball to the right field corner on a 1-1 pitch from Royals starter Jason Vargas. It was initially ruled foul, and manager Paul Molitor asked for a review....2488Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/its-official-jeff-teague-signs-with-the-timberwolves/After trading Ricky Rubio to the Utah Jazz in exchange for a 2018 first-round pick, the move to grab a starting point guard was an obvious one for the Minnesota Timberwolves.     Jeff Teague joins the Wolves after a transition season in Indiana, preceded by seven seasons with the Atlanta Ha...2487Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/reports-ricky-rubio-dealt-to-utah-jazz-for-first-round-pick/With free agency merely hours away and the Minnesota Timberwolves looking to make a second splash in the span of just over a week, news broke late Friday afternoon that Ricky Rubio was headed west -- to the Utah Jazz.   Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune was first on the scene to suggest the dea...2484Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wild-trade-marco-scandella-jason-pominville-to-buffalo/The Minnesota Wild finally made their long-awaited offseason splash, trading defenseman Marco Scandella, forward Jason Pominville and a fourth-round pick to Buffalo in exchange for forwards Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno and a third-round pick.   Scandella (4G-9A-13P in 71 games in 2016-17) had been...2481Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/reports-twins-to-promote-rhp-felix-jorge-from-chattanooga-for-saturday-start/As the Minnesota Twins were in the process of losing to the Boston Red Sox 6-3 on Thursday night, word broke that the team had honed in on who'd make one of the starts in Saturday's doubleheader in Kansas City.   It'll be righty Felix Jorge, who'll be making his big-league debut, and making the j...2478Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000