https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/67/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/free-agency-day-two-recap-former-vikings-flock-to-carolina-establish-needs/A set of former Minnesota Vikings have signed with the Carolina Panthers, including a nominal starter in Captain Munnerlyn, a cornerback who played a good percentage of total snaps as the nickel corner. He's coming off his best year as a Viking and without his return, the cornerback corps ends up...1849Sat, 11 Mar 2017 09:22:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/310-game-notes-timberwolves-hold-off-warriors-in-front-of-record-crowd-103-102/This is a game the Minnesota Timberwolves had to win. Not only did the Denver Nuggets beat the Boston Celtics to remain two-and-a-half games ahead of them in the standings, but this game was played in front of the largest crowd in Target Center history (20,412) and against the Golden State Warrior...1846Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/garafalo-minnesota-vikings-swap-tackles-with-carolina-panthers-sign-mike-remmers/The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms with former Vikings (and Carolina Panthers) offensive tackle Mike Remmers, per Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network. This comes a day after the Panthers themselves signed Matt Kalil from the Vikings, effectively making it a swap of offensive tackles.   One k...1841Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/blog-5-observations-from-gophers-big-ten-tourney-win/Your Gophers beat man is pressed for time because of Boys State Hockey Tournament obligations, but hey, it's worth a quick post anytime the Golden Gophers punch their ticket to the Big Ten Tournament semi-finals.   Here are five takeaways from the game that Minnesota (24-8) won 63-58.   1. Reggi...1840Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/class-2a-quarters-spuds-coach-comes-full-circle/The spirit of the Spuds would not be smashed.   In a state hockey tournament that had already seen a bunch of upsets, any team with a seed number next to its name would be understandably worried. Moorhead was the lone seed that survived the afternoon session in two days of quarterfinal action in...1832Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-to-sign-tackle-riley-reiff-lose-lt-matt-kalil/The Minnesota Vikings may not have gotten everybody they wanted on the official first day of free agency, but they were able to land a starting-caliber tackle in former Detroit Lion Riley Reiff.   Terms of the deal haven't been released as of 5:30 p.m. Thursday, but USA Today's Tom Pelissero indi...1831Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/schefter-matt-kalil-expected-to-sign-with-carolina-panthers/According to Adam Schefter at ESPN, Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Matt Kalil is expected to sign with the Carolina Panthers and reunite with his brother, center Ryan Kalil.     With rumors flying around about Matt Kalil's potential return to Minnesota and what the potential burden of t...1824Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/38-minnesota-timberwolves-have-bark-bite-in-107-91-win-over-los-angeles-clippers/This is the way that Tom Thibodeau wants to win games. It's the mentality the head coach and president of basketball operations wants the Minnesota Timberwolves to have. When the Los Angeles Clippers attacked, Minnesota countered. When things got heated, they were cooler than condensation. In the...1821Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wolves-blazers-matchup-postponed-due-to-combination-of-high-humidity-ice/Due to a combination of high humidity and a sheet of ice underneath the Target Center floor, Monday's matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves has been postponed.   No word yet on when the game will be played.   The ice beneath the hardwood was used by Disney On Ice...1806Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/richard-pitino-three-other-gophers-win-big-ten-honors/After an 8-23 season where rumors swirled of a coaching change, Golden Gophers coach Richard Pitino won the Big Ten Coach of the Year after a 15-game turnaround that propelled Minnesota to a fourth-place finish in the Big Ten.   Pitino beat out Northwestern coach Chris Collins, Purdue coach Matt...1804Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-lb-chad-greenway-to-announce-retirement/Per a release from the Minnesota Vikings, veteran linebacker Chad Greenway will announce his retirement via a press conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday.   Greenway's retirement was not a surprise as the 11-year pro had also contemplated retirement the previous year and had begun to show signs of slowin...1803Mon, 06 Mar 2017 13:12:18 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/gophers-winning-streak-ends-with-poor-second-half-against-wisconsin/What goes up must come down, they say.   The Golden Gophers, after winning eight straight games and having a shot at finishing second in the Big Ten had they won on Sunday, came back to earth with a 66-49 loss against the rival Wisconsin Badgers.   Despite leading 29-27 at halftime, the Gophers...1797Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/si-karl-towns-sr-considering-legal-action-against-crunch-timberwolves/According to SI.com's Michael McCann, Karl Towns Sr. has been assessing the potential legal ramifications of a "significant" leg injury he suffered during the Minnesota Timberwolves home game against the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 26.   Towns was injured during a timeout with 5:53 to go in the second...1793Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/gophers-shoot-the-lights-out-finish-their-home-season-with-easy-win-over-nebraska/It was nearly one year ago when Stephon Sharp, Gaston Diedhiou and Darin Haugh shared the court in the 2016 Big Ten Tournament, and at the time, it marked a new low for the Minnesota Golden Gophers program. With Joey King hurt, Carlos Morris booted off the team and the trio of Nate Mason, Dupree M...1792Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-decline-adrian-petersons-option/Per a release from the Minnesota Vikings, RB Adrian Peterson's 2017 option that would have paid him $18 million will not be exercised, opening the door for him to become an unrestricted free agent on March 9.   Said Vikings general manager Rick Spielman: “Adrian is an important part of the Minnes...1776Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/introducing-zone-coverage-home-of-cold-omaha/As you may have noticed, our website looks a little bit different. We’ve changed to a new color scheme. It is laid out a little differently. And now there’s a new logo on top next to Cold Omaha. This is all part of our ongoing effort to bring the most important Minnesota sports news to you as best...1773Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wild-add-hanzal-as-post-bye-week-play-looms/From the department of Captain Obvious, the Minnesota Wild are having their best regular season ever. The club threw some more poker chips into the pot with news Sunday that they acquired center Martin Hanzal and forward Ryan White from the Arizona Coyotes.   It’s quite an unfamiliar position for...1772Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/report-minnesota-wild-acquire-martin-hanzal-from-arizona-coyotes/The Minnesota Wild are all in. According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, the Wild have traded for Arizona Coyotes center Martin Hanzal.   In addition to Hanzal, the Wild have acquired forward Ryan White and a 2017 fourth-round pick for its 2017 first-round pick, a 2018 second-round pick, a conditional 201...1770Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/reggie-lynch-swats-everything-in-sight-as-gophers-beat-penn-state/Not even a classic trap game could ensnare the Golden Gophers after their big win against Maryland.   As 8-point favorites against the Penn State Nittany Lions -- a team they'd lost to back on Jan. 14. -- the Gophers covered the spread with a 81-71 win and allowed the sellout crowd to leave witho...1768Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/224-timberwolves-come-out-rusty-but-beat-mavericks-97-84-after-all-star-break/The Minnesota Timberwolves were rusty in the first quarter following the All-Star Break, and had their patented awful third quarter, but through good defense and a strong performance from their star players were able to beat the trade deadline hampered Dallas Mavericks 97-84 on Friday night.   "T...1767Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/maturity-the-new-mark-of-gophers-murphy/Jordan Murphy was always mature for his age.   As a freshman last season, while some teammates got in arguments with the coach and others were getting suspended for posting lewd videos online, Murphy quietly had a breakout first season, emerging as a starting power forward and making an impressio...1766Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/what-do-the-minnesota-vikings-need-in-their-next-running-back/The Minnesota Vikings premier back since 2007 has been Adrian Peterson, but he likely won’t be with the team for 2017. Who could Vikings draft to replace him?   The Current Situation   The Vikings currently have Adrian Peterson, Jerick McKinnon, Matt Asiata and CJ Ham on the roster. The Vikings...1764Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:07:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/learn-to-love-again-courtesy-of-the-minnesota-wild/1763Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-flashback-friday-torii-crashes-a-birthday-party/One thing the Minnesota Twins have done well in their recent history is promotional commercials. The team has done a great job blending humor and style while promoting the team dating back to the Metrodome days.   For instance, this is my all-time favorite Twins commercial:     "CUDDY. JOE. H...1762Fri, 24 Feb 2017 08:57:04 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/watch-highlights-of-minnesotas-win-at-maryland/The Minnesota Gophers moved to 21-7 (9-6) with a convincing win Wednesday night over the No. 24 Maryland Terrapins. Not only did it solidify their spot in the NCAA Tournament, but it put them in position to go after a double-bye in the Big Ten tournament.   Check out the highlights from Minnesota...1758Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000