https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/101/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-have-taken-on-a-new-identity/Nearly a year ago, the Minnesota Vikings came back to beat old friend Taylor Heinicke on the road. On November 6 last year, the Vikings trailed Heinicke and the Washington Commanders 17-7 entering the fourth quarter. But Greg Joseph connected on a short field goal, and Cousins found Dalvin Cook in...17547Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/158618/Joshua Dobbs led the Minnesota Vikings on his first career game-winning drive, capping off an improbable 31-28 comeback over the Atlanta Falcons. The Vikings were missing Kirk Cousins, Justin Jefferson, and Christian Darrisaw before the game, and they lost Jaren Hall, K.J. Osborn, and Cam Akers du...17546Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-fans-will-lose-more-than-bremers-voice-from-the-broadcast-booth/Minnesota Twins fans are going through one of the biggest changes they’ve ever had in the 63 seasons of the franchise. There will be someone new calling play-by-play on their televisions.   Longtime play-by-play man Dick Bremer has officially retired after 40 years in the broadcast booth.   Fort...17543Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/risners-rapid-ascension-is-a-positive-indicator-for-minnesotas-makeshift-roster/All it took was one visit to the TCO Performance Center in Eagan for Dalton Risner to become a Minnesota Vikings fan. Well, kinda. The fifth-year guard grew up in Wiggins, Colo. (population: 1,400) near the Kansas border. He played at Kansas State, and the Denver Broncos drafted him. Risner spent...17540Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-will-determine-his-ultimate-fate-in-minnesota/There has been a lot of support for Kirk Cousins in the days after his season-ending injury.   Fans have made tribute videos to the man that they call Kirko Chainz. Players were holding back tears in the locker room moments after he went down. Kevin O'Connell made his support for Cousins clear in...17536Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rudy-gobert-is-returning-to-his-utah-form/Many people immediately felt that the Minnesota Timberwolves lost the Rudy Gobert trade. Between the draft capital and players that the Wolves traded out before the 2022-23 season, Gobert arrived in Minnesota with monumental expectations. Due to injuries and chemistry issues, Gobert had his worst...17534Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/are-the-wolves-the-only-team-falling-victim-to-second-half-collapses/The Minnesota Timberwolves have been one of the best first-half teams over the past two years, regularly scoring at will in the first 24 minutes. On Monday night, that trend continued for the Wolves. They scored 79 points in the first half and built a 19-point lead over the Atlanta Hawks by halfti...17526Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-must-find-beauty-in-the-ugliness-to-beat-atlanta/Experience is always the best teacher. For as grim as the rest of the season may look for the Minnesota Vikings after losing Kirk Cousins to an Achilles injury, Kevin O'Connell has been in this situation before — arguably in an even more dire position. As Sean McVay's offensive coordinator in 2020...17525Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jordan-addison-and-jaren-hall-could-make-some-big-play-magic/As the Vikings approached the trade deadline, they’d already weathered quite a storm. They battled back to .500 after an abysmal 1-4 start. They lost Justin Jefferson, the best receiver in the NFL, and then had their rookie stud Jordan Addison ball out like a future offensive ROTY candidate. And n...17524Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-the-wolves-exorcise-their-demons-or-give-into-them-this-year/Anthony Edwards received a technical foul with 3:56 left in the first half of Wednesday night’s Denver Nuggets game. Referee Che Flores had called Edwards for traveling with a minute to go in the first quarter, and Edwards had complained on and off with the officials throughout the second quarter....17523Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nelson-cruz-exemplified-the-value-of-a-standout-dh-in-modern-baseball/The long and winding wick of a borderline Hall of Fame-worthy career has finally ran out for baseball’s beloved Boomstick.   On Thursday, Nelson Cruz announced that he has officially retired from Major League Baseball. It caps off an 18-year career for the slugger who terrorized opposing pitchers...17521Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jaren-hall-has-a-blueprint-to-beat-atlanta-on-sunday/The Minnesota Vikings had mixed feelings after beating the Green Bay Packers 24-10 on the road last week. Generally, you’d celebrate a two-score win over a division rival on the road. However, Kirk Cousins suffered a torn Achilles tendon against Green Bay in the midst of the best play of his caree...17517Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rudy-gobert-has-been-minnesotas-best-player-but-at-a-cost/Rudy Gobert has been a bright spot for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season. He has provided everything they wanted and needed when they traded for him a little over a year ago. Gobert has brought top-notch defense around the rim in drop coverage and has been a positive screen-and-roll threat. R...17515Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/adofo-mensah-revealed-his-intent-through-gaps-and-empty-spaces/Kwesi Adofo-Mensah knows that his infamous phrase “competitive rebuild” has become synonymous with his name. It’s a frustrating saying because it’s identifiable but hard to define. Everyone knows what tanking looks like. Ownership and management strip the talent from the team, load up on assets, a...17514Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-can-learn-something-from-how-the-rangers-built-their-roster/The Minnesota Twins surprised everyone this postseason by making a decent run, advancing to the ALDS against the Houston Astros. However, the Astros exposed Minnesota’s weaknesses and took advantage of them. Winning a World Series title takes years of building the right formula, and the Twins coul...17512Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-are-an-example-of-why-mlbs-playoff-system-works/With the World Series coming to a close, there are a lot of people who are feeling disappointed. It has nothing to do with the season-ending injuries to Texas Rangers stars Adolis Garcia and Max Scherzer. Nor does it have anything to do with the Arizona Diamondbacks rolling with a bullpen game in...17509Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nickeil-alexander-walker-and-the-jaden-mcdaniels-replacement-problem/Nickeil Alexander-Walker is off to a slow start this season. By starting him at small forward and as the primary perimeter defender, the Wolves gave NAW a huge opportunity to solidify himself as a crucial member of the rotation. But he didn’t fully seize his opportunity. It’s a small sample size,...17507Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/willi-castros-breakout-year-softens-the-blow-of-losing-akil-baddoo/Every off-season, organizations around baseball try to strengthen their depth using under-the-radar signings. Depth was a massive issue for the Minnesota Twins following a 2022 season where they were one of the most injured teams in the league.   The Twins signed Donovan Solano and traded for Mic...17506Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jaren-hall-has-a-golden-opportunity-on-sunday/Good opportunities are hard to come by in the NFL. That's especially true for players selected later in the draft.   So often, talented football players never get a shot to take advantage of and build a career from. Hundreds of the best athletes on the planet see their NFL careers wash away every...17505Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/david-festa-is-starting-to-look-a-little-like-lucas-giolito/The Minnesota Twins’ time of certainty has ended. Free agency is around the corner. The Twins may be able to retain one or both of Sonny Gray and Kenta Maeda. Other arms like Dallas Keuchel, Tyler Mahle, and Emilio Pagan are also set to hit the free market. The Twins will need to replace them, but...17504Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-biggest-story-of-the-deadline-is-what-adofo-mensah-didnt-do/The Twin Cities received its first dusting of snow in the hours leading up to the 2023 trade deadline, and GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah proceeded to offer up a couple flurries of his own. But the Minnesota Vikings' activity was nowhere near the blizzard of trades some expected.   In an ultimately un-spl...17503Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mcdaniels-impressed-in-his-first-game-back/The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered a disappointing 127-113 road loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The Wolves looked unstoppable in the first half, moving the ball fluidly to whoever was open to get 18 assists on 79 points scored while shooting 67.4% from the field. Unfortunately, Minnesota's offense got...17502Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-trade-for-joshua-dobbs-to-replace-the-injured-kirk-cousins/The Minnesota Vikings traded for former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Joshua Dobbs, according to NFL Network insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. Josina Anderson first reported that the Vikings and Cardinals are swapping picks. Minnesota will send a sixth-round pick for Arizona’s seventh-round...17501Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/colt-mccoy-might-just-have-to-do/Ed. note: The Vikings have traded for Josh Dobbs. Stay tuned for more information on Minnesota's latest trades.   Right when the Minnesota Vikings pull themselves out of the NFL's darkness and into the light, Kirk Cousins is lost for the season after suffering an Achilles injury in the second hal...17498Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-will-the-vikings-offense-adapt-without-kirk-cousins/Sadly, the Minnesota Vikings lost Kirk Cousins to an Achilles injury in their 24-10 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.   The timing of the injury is brutal for a Vikings team that had clawed its way back to 4-4 after starting the season 0-3. Currently occupying the seventh seed in the NFC,...17497Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000