https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/page/97/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/sam-mitchell-is-trying-to-instill-a-championship-mentality-during-losing-season/If you don’t prepare and play like you’re playing for a championship, you’re never gonna play for one. — Sam Mitchell at a Jan. 24 practice   In many ways it’s unusual that the Minnesota Timberwolves are playing some of their best basketball right now. At 8-8 the team and fans alike could fancy...78Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/gophers-pulling-out-all-the-stops-to-stay-motivated-in-disappointing-season/The Minnesota Golden Gophers hit rock bottom with their 84-59 loss at Nebraska last Tuesday – a 25-point defeat in which they trailed by as many as 38 against a middling Cornhuskers team. “They certainly just blitzed us,” said head coach Richard Pitino.   The Lambasting in Lincoln came one game a...20Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/halfway-through-the-season-the-minnesota-timberwolves-are-in-a-familiar-unfortunate-position/In order to explain what is happening with his young, talented team, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Sam Mitchell offers an anecdote about his friend, a professional golfer. “He hits the ball so much farther [than anyone Mitchell knows],” he says, noting that his friend is small in stature, but...13Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/10-defining-moments-of-the-vikings-journey-to-their-nfc-north-title/The Vikings are headed to the postseason as a No. 3 seed after winning the NFC North outright with a 20-13 win over the Green Bay Packers Sunday night.   For a team that finished 5-10-1 just two season ago, a division title this soon was unexpected, and it made the season all the more enjoyable f...5Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/vikings-devastating-loss-a-self-fulfilling-prophecy/Be honest. You never really thought the Minnesota Vikings would win Sunday’s game.   Not when they held a 3-0 lead at halftime. Not when they led 9-0 after three quarters. Not when they had a game-winning 27-yard field goal staring them in the face. You knew the impending result the whole time.  ...4Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/mike-zimmers-blunt-honesty-is-what-makes-him-the-best-coach-in-the-twin-cities/There is a segment of the Minnesota Vikings fanbase that is upset that Mike Zimmer would call out his kicker, Blair Walsh, for missing a 27-yard field goal with less than a minute remaining in Sunday’s playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks. After all, it was a kicker’s nightmare, something di...3Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/featured/what-is-the-official-name-for-blair-walshs-miss/When memorable plays happen – for better or for worse – fans take it upon themselves to name the play in a way that will immortalize it forever. There’s The Immaculate Reception, The Catch,The Helmet Catch, The Fumble, The Play.   Minnesotans have their own lexicon when it comes to infamous plays...1Fri, 15 Jan 2016 00:00:22 +0000