https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/90/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/522-blue-jays-score-3-in-1st-inning-beat-twins-3-1/Jose Bautista led off the game with his 10th home run of the year and third of the series, taking Phil Hughes deep on a 2-1 pitch. Josh Donaldson added another home run shortly after. Then Troy Tulowitzki doubled to score Michael Saunders.   Suddenly the Minnesota Twins were down 3-0, and they co...568Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/521-twins-five-run-rally-in-the-eighth-snaps-five-game-losing-skid-in-5-3-win-over-blue-jays/For seven and a half innings the Minnesota Twins were caught in a familiar place. The offense had mustered just one hit -- and no runs -- against a capable, but not incredible starter. Their own starter had pitched rather well with the exception of one pitch. And above all, it appeared the Twins w...567Sat, 21 May 2016 16:30:24 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/521-terry-ryan-on-alex-meyer-trevor-may-byron-buxton-and-max-kepler/Terry Ryan’s media availability was far more in-depth on Saturday than it was on Friday. Ryan touched on a number of subjects, including Byron Buxton, Max Kepler and an update on Alex Meyer, among others.   As a brief aside, this is a fantastic bit of access for Twins reporters. I’ve asked aroun...566Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/timberwolves-announce-changes-to-basketball-operations-staff/Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations and Head Coach Tom Thibodeau and General Manager Scott Layden this afternoon announced changes in the team’s front office and coaching structure:   “Effective immediately, the following individuals will be relieved of their respective duti...565Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/521-dean-versus-happ-molitor-on-the-jays-lineup-mauers-day-off/There’s nary a cloud in the sky as the Minnesota Twins are preparing for batting practice prior to today’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Twins need a win today to keep chances of salvaging a split in the series alive. They can also keep the Jays from reaching .500 prior to leaving town wit...563Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/520-a-disastrous-sixth-inning-dooms-the-twins-in-9-3-loss-to-the-blue-jays/For the second night in a row, a two-run home run did the Minnesota Twins in against the Toronto Blue Jays. On Thursday night, Josh Donaldson walked and on the next pitch Edwin Encarnacion hit a towering home run to left. On Friday, Jose Bautista singled and then it was Donaldson going deep, as he...562Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/520-duffey-gets-another-crack-at-the-blue-jays-molitor-on-outfield-positioning-a-look-at-sanchez/Greetings from Target Field, where it’s slightly overcast but an almost-perfect 73 degrees as of this writing. The Twins outfield contingent took some fly balls together, working on throws to bases, and wrapped it up with everyone in right field throwing to home.   Sano’s arm was a sight to beho...560Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/519-lack-of-hitting-late-and-a-pivotal-baserunning-miscue-doom-twins-in-11th-in-loss-to-the-blue-jays/A one-out, broken-bat single by Edwin Encarnacion in the 11th inning off Ryan Pressly (1-3) led to the pivotal run as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-2 at Target Field for their 20th win of the season.   Incidentally, the Twins suffered their 30th loss of the season, and are...557Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/519-twins-demote-eddie-rosario-santana-v-estrada-get-to-know-robbie-grossman/Greetings from sunny Target Field, where the Minnesota Twins (10-29) welcome the Toronto Blue Jays (19-23) for the first of a four-game set that’ll span over the weekend.   The scene at the stadium and around the team isn’t unlike the song “Sunshine” by Atmosphere, a local hip hop duo. In fact t...554Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/518-twins-commit-myriad-errors-swept-by-tigers-in-6-3-loss/For the seventh time this season the Minnesota Twins were swept in a three-game series. Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander went 7.1 innings, giving up three earned runs. Ricky Nolasco went 5.0, gave up four runs, but only two were earned.   Nolasco had a wild pick-off attempt, but the defens...551Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/518-lynx-stay-undefeated-defeat-chicago-97-80/The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Chicago Sky on Wednesday, 97-80.   Chicago used a 14-0 run to pull ahead of the Lynx by three during the third quarter, only to squander the lead and fall behind by as many as 20 points in the fourth. The Lynx made six of their first seven shots to open the final f...545Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/lynx-launch-new-mobile-fan-app/The Minnesota Lynx today launch their official mobile app that delivers an interactive team experience for fans on-the-go. The app provides quick and easy access to the most up-to-date scores, schedules, news and stats for the Lynx. Interactive features such as box scores and a team c...543Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/richard-pitinos-gophers-tenure-is-hanging-in-the-balance/On April 3, 2014, Richard Pitino stood on a ladder, his right hand raised triumphantly with a freshly-snipped net clasped in his fingers. His father Rick, a NCAA champion himself just a year prior, looked on proudly. His daughter Ava, perhaps too young to grasp the accomplishment, just smiled at a...542Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/timberwolves-secure-no-5-pick-in-2016-nba-draft/The Minnesota Timberwolves stayed in their original draft position and secured the fifth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft in tonight’s Draft Lottery. Wolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns, the No. 1 overall pick by the Wolves in 2015 and the 2015-16 KIA NBA Rookie of the Year, represented Min...540Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-recall-rogers-option-berrios/The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have recalled left-handed pitcher Taylor Rogers from Triple-A Rochester.  Rogers made one appearance for the Twins in mid-April.   Since being optioned, he has made six appearances (2 starts) for the Red Wings, going 0-1 with a 5.06 ERA (16.0 IP, 9 ER...538Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/key-quotes-and-video-from-karl-anthony-towns-rookie-of-the-year-press-conference/Karl-Anthony Towns was named the 2016 NBA Rookie of the Year today, becoming the second Minnesota Timberwolves player in franchise history to receive the award. He joins Damian Lillard (2012-2013 season), Blake Griffin (2010-11), David Robinson (1989-90) and Ralph Sampson (1983-84) as the fifth un...535Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/theres-a-lot-of-blame-to-go-around-with-the-minnesota-twins-slow-start/What could Terry do? Or what could Paul do? I just don’t know at this point. It’s just a total system failure, so to speak.   -- Twins owner Jim Pohlad speaking to the Star Tribune on May 6   It’s a rare situation in sports when there is a total system failure and the general manager is not reli...532Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/515-twins-win-second-in-a-row-beat-indians-5-1/For the first time this year, the Minnesota Twins have won a series on the road, defeating the Cleveland Indians 5-1 Saturday afternoon.   Tyler Duffey gave up no earned runs in 7.0 innings, but gave up six hits and was hard on himself for allowing many of them with two outs instead of closing ou...531Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/514-lynx-hang-championship-banner-make-quick-work-of-phoenix-95-76/    It's no surprise that ESPN would televise yesterday's matchup between the Minnesota Lynx and Phoenix Mercury, two franchises that have combined to win six of the previous nine WNBA titles. Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve admitted as much after her team had finished Friday's practice. "This is wh...526Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/warne-out-pressing-the-reset-button/I posted the question on Twitter on Wednesday about what fans would do if they could press the proverbial reset button on this Twins season, what ONE move or change would they have made going in?   As you might guess, it was a mix of rude answers with some pretty good ones, and I promised the goo...525Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wnba-com-to-offer-advanced-statistics-and-every-box-score-in-league-history/As part of the WNBA’s historic 20th season, WNBA.com will offer advanced statistics and every box score in league history.   Starting with the 2016 season, WNBA.com will produce advanced box scores for all games.  Advanced box scores include such categories as player impact estimate (PIE), effect...524Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/warne-out-why-not-joe-mauer-in-the-outfield/This is the first edition of Warne Out, which will be a column where I’ll go a bit more opinion-based or a little more off the rails than what I usually do analysis-wise.   A hot topic resonating from this terrible Twins start has been the alignment of the defense. Or at least the deployment of t...521Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-sign-first-round-pick-laquon-treadwell/The Minnesota Vikings have signed WR Laquon Treadwell, making him the eighth and final 2016 draft pick to sign a contract with the club.   The former Ole Miss Rebel finished his collegiate career as the school’s all-time leading pass catcher with 202 career receptions and was a finalist this past...518Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/notebook-zimmer-in-his-element-with-film-session/In this day and age, media sessions that unearth new information are unfortunately getting fewer and farther between all the time. So when a truly enlightening event is held, like Mike Zimmer’s annual film session, it’s a breath of fresh air in an industry where sometimes it feels like pulling tee...514Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/511-baltimore-orioles-shell-twins-9-2-sweep-series-2-0/The Baltimore Orioles struck early and often, beating the Minnesota Twins soundly 9-2 behind 7.0 innings from Tyler Wilson and four home runs.   Mark Trumbo took Twins starter Phil Hughes deep in the second, scoring Chris Davis. Then Davis and Trumbo hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth, putt...513Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000