https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/63/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-shortstop-prospect-nick-gordon-will-play-in-futures-game/News broke Thursday afternoon that Twins infield prospect Nick Gordon had been selected to play in the 2017 All-Star Futures Game at Marlins Mark on July 9, 2017. Gordon, who has spent the whole season at Double-A Chattanooga, is the only player who'll represent the Twins at the game.    ...2475Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-defense-must-go-all-sales-final/Back when the idea of the expansion draft cropped up, Wild fans did the math and figured it out pretty quickly. The team was losing a defenseman -- and a good one. There was some kicking and screaming, some verbal jousting and arguing, but in the end, most people came to terms with it.   Some eve...2474Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/628-mejia-kepler-lead-twins-to-4-1-win-over-red-sox/The Minnesota Twins defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Wednesday night in the third game of the four-game series. The Twins were led by starting pitcher Adalberto Mejia, who pitched 5.2 scoreless innings while striking out three batters and allowing five hits.   “I worked hard every single day I...2473Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/reports-miguel-sano-will-compete-in-home-run-derby/While it's still in the air whether he'll be voted to start the All-Star Game -- voting ends at 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday -- there have been reports that Miguel Sano will be taking place in the Home Run Derby at Marlins Park on Monday, July 10.   https://twitter.com/hgomez27/status/88017362305046937...2472Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/did-the-houston-rockets-get-the-right-clipper/Every basketball fan -- fanatic or casual -- has probably played a decent amount of pick-up basketball. This means we have all played with that one guy who has to take the ball down the court every. single. time. The guy who needs to have the ball in a tight game or in the final moments left on th...2471Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/warne-the-time-is-now-the-twins-should-call-up-zack-granite/By now you’ve probably heard that the Minnesota Twins have an outfielder who is setting the world on fire down at Triple-A. His name is Zack Granite, and he’s a jack-of-all-trades as far as outfield defense is concerned, and he’s hitting a robust .371/.423/.516 in 54 games between Triple-A Rochest...2470Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:21:50 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/pft-michael-floyd-to-face-2-game-minimum-suspension-for-dui-eight-more-for-second-violation/According to Michael Florio at Pro Football Talk, Michael Floyd could face a two-game minimum suspension per a source with knowledge of a hearing conducted by the NFL of Floyd's case.   That suspension will likely be increased because of "aggravating circumstances," more than one of which Floyd m...2466Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/is-andre-iguodala-a-fit-for-the-timberwolves/Last season, when Lance Stephenson was still on the Minnesota Timberwolves, I went to a Wolves vs. Clippers game in March. The Timberwolves won the game by a decisive 107-91 margin. But something was different than past Wolves games I had attended over the last few season.   For roughly 10-12 min...2464Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/warne-my-2017-al-and-nl-all-star-teams/The balloting for MLB All-Star teams ends this Thursday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern, and fans can vote up to five times every 24 hours -- up to a total of 35 ballots.   Official Rules   The results will be announced on a television special on ESPN at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 2, and the game will be play...2462Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/pro-football-focus-places-the-vikings-offensive-line-as-average-a-relative-godsend/Pro Football Focus released their preseason rankings for offensive lines this year, and the Vikings placed 14th -- a mediocre ranking compared to the rest of the league but a massive upgrade compared to how the Vikings offensive line has played over the last several years. Truthfully, I’m surpri...2460Tue, 27 Jun 2017 21:51:32 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-sign-gustav-olofsson-to-a-two-year-deal/The Minnesota Wild announced today that they have signed restricted free agent Gustav Olofsson to a two-year, $1.45 million contract ($675,000 in 2017-18 and $775,000 in 2018-19 for a $725,000 average annual value).   Olofsson, 22, totaled three assists and two penalty minutes in 13 games with Mi...2454Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/report-michael-floyd-found-in-violation-of-house-arrest-will-serve-day-in-jail/Michael Floyd has been found in violation of the terms of his house arrest, according to Josh Weinfuss at ESPN. A Scottsdale judge found Vikings WR Michael Floyd in violation of the terms of his house arrest for by testing positive for alcohol, which he claimed was the result of drinking too muc...2451Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:58:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/post-butler-trade-the-free-agency-world/Two things happened to the free agent market when Jimmy Butler was traded to the Wolves: First, a shift in the market. Second, a change in the landscape.   The Market    The cap space left for the Wolves is in the vicinity of $18-22 million, along with the money they get if they waive Jordan Hil...2446Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-defense-of-michael-floyds-kombucha-argument-demands-more-answers/According to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Vikings chief operating officer Kevin Warren wrote a letter to wide receiver Michael Floyd's attorney that claims that Floyd was unaware of the alcoholic content of kombucha tea and that the tea is used by professional athletes for health reasons.   The ar...2443Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/warne-friday-minnesota-twins-mailbag/  You've got questions, I've got answers. Let's do this thing.   https://twitter.com/AaronJSomers/status/878265156026978304   I'd say greater career since I think the Twins are better set up to extend guys at that part of their careers than they were in the Metrodome days with Johan Santana's...2440Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-announce-mark-uyeyama-as-new-strength-and-conditioning-coach/The Minnesota Vikings have announced hiring former San Francisco 49ers strength and conditioning coach Mark Uyeyama to the same position following the departure of Brent Salazar to the United States Tennis Association.   Uyeyama has spent the past nine years with the 49ers, first as an assistant...2438Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/report-reliever-trevor-hildenberger-joining-the-twins-in-cleveland/Following Thursday evening's series finale against the Chicago White Sox, the Minnesota Twins sent left-handed pitcher Nik Turley back to Triple-A Rochester and put shortstop Ehire Adrianza on the disabled list with abdominal issues.   The corresponding moves will be made when the team gets to Cl...2435Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/first-round-nba-draft-winners-and-losers/Plenty of action went down from the opening pick to the final name, as there were plenty of trades to go along with the selections. Here are Zone Coverage's winners and losers after Round One.   Biggest Winners   Timberwolves - Not only did they pry Jimmy Butler from the Chicago Bulls, but they...2432Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/blockbuster-timberwolves-deal-lavine-dunn-and-pick-to-bulls-for-butler/As the early picks came off the board, the Minnesota Timberwolves were already busy, dealing the No. 7 pick -- packaged with Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn -- to the Chicago Bulls get Jimmy Butler along with the 16th pick.   This makes the Wolves an interesting playoff spot contender along with what i...2431Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-timberwolves-select-creightons-justin-patton-no-16-overall/In addition to Jimmy Butler, the Minnesota Timberwolves are set to acquire the rights to Creighton center Justin Patton, who was the 16th selection in Thursday’s NBA draft.   Patton was redshirted in his first year with the Bluejays and averaged 12.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game l...2429Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:05:36 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/its-official-erik-haula-alex-tuch-dealt-to-vegas/The much-anticipated Expansion Draft to field the NHL’s newest team -- the Vegas Golden Knights -- is finally complete.   Officially Wednesday night, Vegas took Minnesota Wild forward Erik Haula in the draft. Vegas also received forward Alex Tuch in exchange for a conditional third-round selecti...2425Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/reports-minnesota-twins-sign-rhp-dillon-gee-to-minor-league-deal/In the seemingly endless conquest to add pitching, the Minnesota Twins have reportedly added right-handed pitcher Dillon Gee on a minor-league deal, with the expectation that he'll head to Triple-A Rochester.   Darren Wolfson of KSTP first reported that the Twins and Gee were working on a deal, w...2422Wed, 21 Jun 2017 11:48:41 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/losing-erik-haula-is-best-case-scenario-for-the-minnesota-wild/With the pending announcement of the Vegas Golden Knights Expansion Draft tonight, it was only a matter of time before it was leaked as to who the Wild were going to lose in this. As Michael Russo so quickly reported this morning (and hinted at yesterday afternoon by him and Bob McKenzie of TSN),...2421Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-timberwolves-pobo-tom-thibodeau-we-like-the-draft/Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations and head coach Tom Thibodeau and general manager Scott Layden have studied up. They know the players in tomorrow's draft. They know about all the trades yesterday. They know they've got Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and a slew of other...2420Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/620-game-notes-twins-snap-four-game-losing-streak-with-9-7-win-over-white-sox/The Minnesota Twins bullpen bent, but didn't break following Ervin Santana's five-inning, six-run start. They stranded 14 Chicago White Sox runners in a 9-7 victory following a four-game sweep by the Cleveland Indians in the previous series.   "We needed a win, and it was not how we drew it up as...2418Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000