https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/94/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wild-signs-alex-tuch-to-entry-level-contract/Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed forward Alex Tuch (pronounced Tuck) to a three-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2016-17 season.   Tuch, 19 (5/10/96), tallied 34 points (18-16=34), 33 penalty minutes (PIM) a...326Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/woj-wolves-coaching-search-to-include-mitchell-van-gundy-thibodeau-brooks/According to The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Minnesota Timberwolves are planning to engage in a coaching search that will include interim coach Sam Mitchell as part of the process.   The Wolves are also targeting Jeff Van Gundy, Tom Thibodeau and Scott Brooks, according to Wojnarowski's so...325Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-place-perkins-on-disabled-list-recall-rogers/The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have placed left-handed pitcher Glen Perkins on the 15-day disabled list with a left posterior shoulder strain, retro to April 11.   To replace Perkins on the 25-man roster, the Twins have recalled left-handed pitcher Taylor Rogers from Triple-A Roche...322Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/report-wild-could-be-without-parise-haula-going-into-playoffs/Update (12:18 pm, 4/13):   According to Michael Russo of the Star Tribune, both Zach Parise and Thomas Vanek will not travel with the Wild to Dallas for the first two games of Minnesota's first round matchup with the Stars.   Parise spent Monday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester for an exam on hi...318Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/411-houston-rockets-beat-timberwolves-129-105/The Houston Rockets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 129-105 on Monday night. James Harden had 34 points, Trevor Ariza 21 and Dwight Howard 19. Shabazz Muhammad led the Wolves with 23 off the bench, Zach LaVine had 21 and Nemanja Bjelica finished with a double-double (11 points, 14 rebounds).  ...315Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/411-twins-start-year-0-7-with-4-1-loss-to-white-sox/Austin Jackson missed hitting a grand slam -- his first home run with the White Sox -- by mere feet in the fourth inning, and had to settle for a two-run single on the next pitch. Twins starter Kyle Gibson got Adam Eaton to ground out to shortstop Eduardo Escobar on the next pitch, but the damage...314Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/411-minnesota-twins-opening-day-notes-video/Greetings from sunny but chilly Target Field! The word of the morning and early afternoon at Target Field was patience. Twins hitters weren’t necessarily asking for it from fans, but rather preaching it for themselves as they navigate the choppy waters of a franchise-worst 0-6 start.   Trevor Plo...310Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/flip-saunders-legacy-fund-to-make-donation-to-timberwolves-lynx-basketball-academy/308Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-minnesota-wild-are-a-ticking-time-bomb/It was a very strange season. The reason for that I don’t know.   -- Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk at the conclusion of the season on Saturday   Nobody can seem to figure this team out, but we’ll know soon enough what’s going on. Someone will speak out about what happened this year. How Mike Yeo lost...306Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-must-return-to-small-ball-to-right-ship/The Minnesota Twins entered the 2016 season with plenty of high expectations after exceeding their low projections a year ago. During that season, the Twins used a combination of aggressiveness and intelligence on the way to winning 83 games and coming up just short of a wild card berth. This spri...305Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/410-twins-start-0-6-lose-to-royals-4-3-in-10-innings/The Minnesota Twins were up 3-1 in the ninth inning with All-Star closer Glen Perkins on the mound, but a Lorenzo Cain single, Eric Hosmer triple and Kendrys Morales sac fly tied the game up.   A throwing error on a pickoff attempt and a wild pitch by reliever Trevor May sealed the deal. Christia...304Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/espn-wild-stars-biggest-mismatch-by-a-country-mile/The Minnesota Wild will face the Dallas Stars in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Dallas led the Western Conference with 109 points, finishing two points ahead of the St. Louis Blues for the Central Division title and six points ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks.   Minnesota, on the oth...301Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/49-wild-lose-fifth-straight-to-calgary-flames-2-1/The Minnesota Wild lost their fifth straight game on Saturday night, falling 2-1 to the Calgary Flames in a contest with no playoff implications.   The Wild will play the Dallas Stars, who lead the Western Conference with 109 points, in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Minnesota's 87...299Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/twins-place-danny-santana-on-dl-recall-max-kepler/The Minnesota Twins announced tonight that they have placed outfielder/infielder Danny Santana on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain.   Santana suffered the injury fielding a fly-ball in centerfield in the sixth inning tonight at Kansas City.   To replace Santana on the 25-ma...297Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/49-timberwolves-win-third-straight-defeat-portland-106-105/The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night, 106-105. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points, Andrew Wiggins added 23, Ricky Rubio tallied five to go with his 11 assists. Nemanja Bjelica and Shabazz Muhammad spearheaded a solid performance from the bench as they c...296Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/breaking-down-preseason-football-like-it-actually-matters/While it doesn’t carry with it the same excitement as the draft, the schedule release or the first day of training camp, the Minnesota Vikings’ offseason hit another milestone Friday afternoon when the team released its preseason schedule. It won’t be long until the spring/summer sports abyss begi...295Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:36:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/48-twins-lose-fourth-straight-to-kansas-city-royals-4-3/The Minnesota Twins are 0-4 in the young season after losing to Kansas City 4-3 Friday night. Both times the Twins took a lead, the Royals answered right back.   Kurt Suzuki doubled off of Yordano Ventura, scoring Eduardo Escobar, to put the team up 1-0 in the second inning. But the Royals got a...294Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/wolves-defeat-sacramento-105-97/The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night, 105-97.   Roughly 48 hours removed from Tuesday's overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors, Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns combined for 32 points while Zach LaVine and Gorgui Dieng added 18 apiece to help th...290Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/cold-omaha-samples-new-target-field-offerings/Brandon Warne, Sam Ekstrom and I ventured out to Target Field for a food sampling hosted by the Minnesota Twins. It was a media event in which Delaware North Sportservice showcased their new offerings to the local media and some season-ticket holders.   We took some pictures of our favorite items...279Wed, 06 Apr 2016 08:33:12 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-all-superhero-team/Every year a new crop of young and athletic prospects roll into the league like an army of marching ants ready to build and conquer.  People like myself are always enamored with this process and get excited at the idea of a new generation of dominant players entering the league.     Statistically...277Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/44-twins-lose-eight-straight-opening-day-to-baltimore-orioles/The Minnesota Twins lost their eighth-straight Opening Day to the Baltimore Orioles Monday night, the longest streak since the Oakland Athletics lost 10-straight from 2005-14.   Kevin Jepsen issued a two-out walk to Chris Davis, and Matt Wieters scored him for the first walk-off win in Major Leag...272Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/minnesota-twins-projections-for-the-2016-season/You’ll have to forgive projection systems for their pessimism regarding the 2016 Minnesota Twins. But those systems don’t necessarily see a team that won 83 games a year ago after losing 90 in four straight seasons. They don’t quite fully grasp that the team will have a full season of Miguel Sano....263Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/43-wild-lose-third-straight-to-winnipeg-jets/The Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 in Manitoba on Sunday night, handing the Wild their third straight loss. The St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche Sunday night as well, meaning all the Wild had to do was beat the bottom-feeding Jets and they were in.   Now the magic number is...262Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/the-minnesota-twins-have-the-pieces-its-a-matter-of-how-they-all-fit/With this year’s Minnesota Twins, it’s less about how much talent they have, and more about how to use it. They could use an ace. They also would benefit from another veteran lefty reliever, a ready-to-go backup player at short if Eduardo Escobar gets hurt or struggles and a surefire catching opti...261Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/43-mavericks-beat-timberwolves-88-78/The Minnesota Timberwolves were defeated by the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon, 88-78. The loss marks second consecutive home game in which the Wolves failed to score more than 80 points. Having scored less than 90 points in four of the previous five matchups, each of them losses, the Wolves...259Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000