https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/69/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/jason-pominville-isnt-waiving-his-no-movement-clause/Let me paint a picture for you.   You're a two-time NHL All-Star. You've received votes for the Lady Byng multiple times. You've received votes for the Selke Trophy multiple times. In your eight-year career, you've never had fewer than 50 points in a season since you were a rookie.   Sounds awes...1702Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/chronicling-the-struggles-of-byungho-park/It’s not hard to see that Byungho Park struggled for the Minnesota Twins in 2016. A simple look at his triple-slash line will suffice, as he hit just .191/.275/.409 in 62 games before he was banished to Triple-A Rochester and eventually saw his season end with wrist and hand injuries which require...1701Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/park-clears-waivers-light-traded-to-pittsburgh/The Minnesota Twins announced a pair of roster moves late Thursday afternoon via a team release. First baseman/designated hitter Byungho Park cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester and reliever Pat Light was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations.    ...1700Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/29-what-andrew-wiggins-can-learn-from-lance-stephenson-plus-dunn-payne-updates/Andrew Wiggins is unlikely to ever blow into LeBron James' ear, and Lance Stephenson probably won't be a winning team's go-to scorer. But the 21-year-old budding star could learn something from the 26-year-old veteran, who appeared to be on his way out of the league after a strong start to his car...1699Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/examining-darcy-kuempers-struggles/It's been no secret that Wild goaltender Darcy Kuemper has struggled this season. In 12 games, Kuemper has given Wild fans (and perhaps more importantly, his head coach, Bruce Boudreau) more nausea than one would care for when he's in between the pipes.   In those 12 starts this season, Kuemper h...1697Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/double-ot-thriller-gives-gophers-much-needed-home-win/A near disaster turned into a major breakthrough for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.   After again squandering a double-digit lead on their home floor, the Gophers stabilized just in time to sneak past Iowa in two overtimes, needing a late layup from Nate Mason to tie the game in regulation, a pair...1696Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/28-stephenson-jones-instrumental-in-timberwolves-112-109-win-over-raptors/Recently signed to a 10-day contract, Lance Stephenson has played for four different teams since the 2013-14 season -- his last with the Indiana Pacers. So it was no surprise that he couldn't find the locker room before the Minnesota Timberwolves 112-109 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday....1695Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/amir-coffey-is-having-a-great-year-and-hes-doing-it-quietly/When he’s not flying around the court, throwing down two-handed slams or stroking 3-point shots, freshman Amir Coffey is rarely the center of attention. The 6-foot-8 guard, while standing a head taller than most, prefers to shrink into the background in most social situations.   But don’t let his...1692Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/report-twins-sign-reliever-breslow/Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported late Wednesday morning that the Minnesota Twins had agreed to a minor-league deal with left-handed reliever Craig Breslow. The team has not yet confirmed the signing.     Breslow told Rosenthal that he was impressed by Chief Baseball Officer Derek Falvey...1690Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-minnesota-wild-winnipeg-jets-rivalry-is-unique-in-gary-bettmans-nhl/We haven’t created a rivalry yet. It’s the potential, everybody talks about it, so it will get created, probably through the media.   -- former Jets coach Claude Noel in an October 2013 Globe and Mail article   Anyone who has been to a Minnesota Wild-Winnipeg Jets game knows why this rivalry is...1686Wed, 08 Feb 2017 08:25:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/report-twins-sign-outfielder-drew-stubbs/According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com, the Minnesota Twins have signed outfielder Drew Stubbs to a minor-league deal with an invitation to spring training. The team has not yet confirmed the signing.     Stubbs has played parts of eight seasons in the major leagues with six teams -- Cinci...1685Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wolves-cant-overcome-poor-defense-again-fall-to-miami-115-113/The Minnesota Timberwolves were defeated by the Miami Heat 115-113 on Monday night.   Despite a last-minute rally that pulled them within two and in position to potentially win or tie the game, the Wolves could not overcome yet another abysmal defensive performance against a blistering hot Miami...1681Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-claim-infielder-adrianza-dfa-pat-light/The Minnesota Twins announced on Monday afternoon that they’d claimed infielder Ehire Adrianza from the Milwaukee Brewers, which added him to the team’s 40-man roster. To make room for Adrianza, the Twins designated reliever Pat Light for assignment.   Adrianza was claimed off waivers by the Bre...1680Mon, 06 Feb 2017 18:29:30 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-timberwolves-should-continue-to-make-playoff-push-without-zach-lavine/You don't replace a player like Zach individually; we do it collectively. It's our group. We feel that we have more than enough to win with.   -- Thibodeau hours after learning of LaVine’s season-ending injury   It’s easy to make an argument for why the Minnesota Timberwolves should tank it afte...1677Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/mikael-granlund-has-arrived/We’re finally seeing what Mikael Granlund can do. He’s having a career year, complete with his first career hat trick Saturday night in Vancouver. It’s great to finally see him doing well. He even cracked a smile to mark the occasion.   It’s 51 games into the season and he already has a career-hi...1676Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/how-lance-stephenson-can-help-the-minnesota-timberwolves/Yahoo! sports reported Tuesday morning that the Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to terms with veteran guard Lance Stephenson. While the reported agreement is just for a 10-day contract and has not been confirmed by the team, it would not be shocking to see Stephenson extend his stay in Minnesot...1675Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/24-memphis-grizzlies-beat-timberwolves-107-99-without-gasol-parsons-and-allen/In the first 12:38 of their contest against the Grizzlies, the Minnesota Timberwolves outscored Memphis 33-15. In the next 11:22, the Grizzlies outscored the Wolves 33-15. A tie game at halftime turned into a 107-99 loss for the Timberwolves as they were outmuscled by an experienced team that sat...1674Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/projecting-the-minnesota-twins-2017-opening-day-roster-take-1/Pitchers and catchers report to Fort Myers for the Minnesota Twins in nine days, and it won’t take long for the roster to take shape after that. The team’s first full workout is six days later, and it won’t take too much time before guys are re-assigned to minor league camp with the culling of the...1673Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/zach-lavine-out-for-the-season-with-acl-injury/The Minnesota Timberwolves have announced today that guard Zach LaVine will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. The MRI was taken this morning at Mayo Clinic by Team Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Diane Dahm.   The injury occurred in Friday's 116-108 loss to the Detroit Pistons. "Further updates...1672Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-sign-matt-belisle-dfa-byungho-park/The Minnesota Twins announced Friday morning that they've signed reliever Matt Belisle to a one-year deal worth $2.05 million.   (READ: Our full breakdown of the Belisle signing from Thursday.)   To make room on the 40-man roster, the Twins have designated first baseman/designated hitter Byungho...1667Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-flashback-friday-simpler-times-man/We’ve fallen back down the YouTube rabbit hole this week with a fun account called “Classic Twins.” No seriously, you’ll lose days off your life if you subscribe like I have.   I’ve long held the contention that I would subscribe the crap out of a cable channel that just showed random Twins games...1666Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/report-twins-sign-matt-belisle/Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reported on Thursday evening that the Minnesota Twins have come to terms on a one-year deal with reliever Matt Belisle. Terms were not immediately made known. (UPDATE: Terms available below)     Belisle, who turns 37 in June, has been in the major leagues since 2...1663Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:54:30 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wild-re-signs-alex-stalock-can-protect-devan-dubnyk-in-expansion-draft/Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher announced today that the Wild have re-signed minor league goaltender Alex Stalock to a two-year contract extension. This allows the club to protect All-Star netminder Devan Dubnyk in the upcoming expansion draft.   Stalock, 29, is 14-10-4 with a 2.56...1662Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-mailbag-with-brandon-warne/It’s pretty simple: A few days back -- before I had to leave town for a funeral -- I pinged my social media accounts for questions. Now, I’m here to answer them, along with a few others I’ve grabbed out of my mentions.   Let’s get right to it.   https://twitter.com/SamPate5/status/82699990003032...1661Thu, 02 Feb 2017 16:09:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-wild-calls-up-2014-first-round-pick-alex-tuch/Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher announced today that the Wild have recalled forward Alex Tuch from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League.   Tuch, 20, was drafted No. 18 overall in 2014. He has collected 22 points and 16 penalty minutes in 34 games during his rookie season with...1659Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000