https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/92/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/arifs-printable-consensus-big-board/431Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/427-indians-beat-twins-6-5-in-jose-berrios-debut/There would be no walk-off win for the Minnesota Twins tonight, as the Cleveland Indians held off the to win 6-5 to avoid the sweep.   Joe Mauer lined out to end the game with Danny Santana on second, and Jose Berrios got the loss in his major league debut.   "We stayed with the game. We've been...430Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/427-terry-ryan-on-berrios-close-losses-mounting-strikeouts-and-more/Minnesota Twins GM Terry Ryan knows it all. He knows about the blown leads. The incredible amount of strikeouts recently. And, of course, that his team just called up one of the best pitching prospects in baseball, Jose Berrios.   Berrios' debut   Not only is Berrios getting called up at age 21...429Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/427-molitor-on-jose-berrios-making-his-debut-other-notes/Hello from Target Field, where once again it is overcast and in the 50s. Game might be delayed due to rain.   The big news today, of course, is the debut of Jose Berrios, who was named the second best prospect entering 2016 by Baseball America. They also said he had the best curveball, best chang...428Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/tom-thibodeau-is-ready-to-turn-the-minnesota-timberwolves-fortunes-around/This is about alignment. It's not about power.   -- Timberwolves president and head coach Tom Thibodeau at his introductory press conference   Much was made about how the Minnesota Timberwolves got the guy that they wanted. Tom Thibodeau won instantly in Chicago, taking the Bulls from a 41-41 te...423Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/four-lynx-players-make-2016-u-s-olympic-roster-reeve-praises-whalens-commitment/As ESPN's Mechelle Voepel touched on this morning, four members of the Minnesota Lynx starting lineup -- Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus, Lindsay Whalen and Sylvia Fowles -- will compete for Team USA in the Summer Olympics.   The rest of the roster includes a conglomeration of WNBA stars including t...422Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/426-twins-walk-off-for-the-second-night-in-a-row-beat-cleveland-indians-6-5/The Twins blew yet another lead late on Tuesday night at Target Field, but it was Miguel Sano to the rescue, as the 22-year-old third baseman lined a wicked smash into left-center to drive home Brian Dozier with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning of a 6-5 win over the Cleveland Indi...420Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/426-terry-ryan-pregame-on-jose-berrios-injury-updates/The promotion of Jose Berrios was a hot-button topic at the press availability of Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan prior to Tuesday night’s game against the Cleveland Indians. Ryan said Berrios’ first start -- and incidentally, Wednesday’s probable starter -- are still to be determined,...419Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/key-quotes-and-video-from-tom-thibodeaus-introductory-press-conference/Former Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau was introduced as the president and head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves today at Target Center.   Thibodeau got his start coaching the inaugural Wolves team in 1989-90, back when they played in the Metrodome. He mentioned the times he spent with the l...418Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/426-twins-place-two-starting-pitchers-on-dl-promote-berrios/Greetings from chilly Target Field! It’s under 50 degrees and not bound to get much higher through the course of the evening as the Minnesota Twins will play a second straight cold weather game against the visiting Cleveland Indians.   The bats weren’t exactly hot on either side Monday night eit...417Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/425-twins-beat-indians-on-walk-off-homer-4-3/The Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians on a walk-off home run from Oswaldo Arcia on Monday night, winning despite being outhit 12-5 and Tommy Milone going only 4.2 innings after a 16-inning game in Washington the day before.   "It was a hard-fought game, it was chilly for sure," said mana...412Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/425-terry-ryan-on-buxton-demotion-meyers-role-injury-update/Minnesota Twins GM Terry Ryan addressed lots of news today, starting first and foremost with the demotion of top prospect Byron Buxton.   Buxton demoted   "Defense: okay. Range: great. Everything defensively, I'd say, is what we were hoping to get out of him," he said. "But unfortunately we've g...411Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/425-molitor-on-danny-santanas-return-buxton-kepler-going-down-and-other-notes/Welcome from Target Field on an overcast day.   The Minnesota Twins will honor Prince with a pregame ceremony today with a moment of silence prior to the National Anthem. Also, much of the display is tinted purple, and some of the team's walk-up songs will be changed to Prince's music.   It was a...409Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/a-collection-of-refs-screwed-us-moments-in-minnesota-sports/The only thing fans love more than a moral victory in the landscape of local sports is a good old-fashioned scapegoat referee. Minnesota Wild fans, to their simultaneous dismay and delight, got both in yesterday’s controversial Game 6 loss to the Dallas Stars.   After trailing 4-0 heading to the...407Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-minnesota-timberwolves-need-to-keep-their-young-big-3-together/It’s easy for Minnesota Timberwolves fans to get swept up in the rush of Tom Thibodeau’s hiring and lose perspective a bit. After all, the Wolves got the guy they wanted, a man who won 62 games in his first year in Chicago, and reached 100 wins faster than any coach in NBA history.   The reality...405Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/424-dallas-stars-eliminate-wild-in-game-6-5-4/The Minnesota Wild played uninspired hockey in the first two periods, giving up three goals in the first and one in the second, but nearly came back after scoring the first three goals of the third period.   The Dallas Stars never lost their lead, however, took a 5-3 lead on a fluky Alex Goligosk...404Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/424-twins-blow-two-saves-lose-to-nationals-6-5-in-16-innings/The Minnesota Twins twice had Sunday's ballgame locked up, and twice they gave up the lead to the Washington Nationals, who pulled off a 6-5 win in 16 innings.   Brian Dozier homered in the eighth inning to put Minnesota up 4-1. But Trevor May relinquished two runs in the bottom frame to make it...401Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/423-twins-strike-out-18-times-lose-to-washington-nationals-2-0/Phil Hughes only gave up six hits and two earned runs over 7.0 innings, but the Minnesota Twins struck out 18 times and couldn't muster a run in a 2-0 loss to the Washington Nationals yesterday.   Nationals starter Tanner Roark had a career-high 15 strikeouts over 7.0 innings, and each Washington...399Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-recall-tyler-duffey-option-polanco/The Minnesota Twins announced yesterday that they will recall right-handed pitcher Tyler Duffey from Triple-A Rochester prior to this afternoon’s game.   Duffey will make the start this afternoon against Washington, in place of right-handed pitcher Ervin Santana, who is suffering from a sore lowe...398Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/422-wild-beat-dallas-stars-5-4-in-ot-to-force-game-6/With less than four minutes to go in regulation, Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu tied the game to force overtime. Five minutes into overtime Koivu deflected Ryan Suter's shot beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 and force Game 6.   “I can’t even believe they pay me for this job,” John Torchetti told the...396Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-teams-offer-twitter-tributes-to-prince/Each professional team in the Twin Cities offered a Twitter tribute to music icon Prince, who passed away this afternoon:       https://twitter.com/Timberwolves/status/723223378673459200  393Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/glen-taylor-offers-statement-on-passing-of-prince/The following is a statement from Timberwolves and Lynx Owner Glen Taylor on today’s passing of music icon Prince:   “Today we lost a local icon, legend and musical innovator. Prince represented Minnesota with grace, passion and a hunger for helping others. Over the years be became a huge Minneso...392Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/420-dallas-stars-take-3-1-series-lead-beat-wild-3-2/All of the scoring came in one period, and the Dallas Stars notched two of their goals on the power-play en route to beating the Minnesota Wild 3-2 and taking a 3-1 series lead.   “You won’t win a lot of games when you lose the special teams battle,” Jason Pominville, whose team did not score on...390Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/420-twins-fall-to-0-7-on-the-road-with-10-5-loss-to-milwaukee-brewers/The Minnesota Twins are 0-7 on the road and 4-11 on the season after losing 10-5 to the Milwaukee Brewers. Starter Tommy Milone lasted only 4.2 innings, Oswaldo Arcia made three mistakes in the outfield and struck out in a bases-loaded situation, and Ryan Pressly gave up four earned runs in the lo...389Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/sources-tom-thibodeau-joining-timberwolves-as-president-head-coach/Update (5:50 pm):   The Minnesota Timberwolves release this statement:   The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has agreed to terms with Tom Thibodeau as President of Basketball Operations and Head Coach, and Scott Layden as General Manager. Per team policy, terms of the agreements...388Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000