https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/107/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-kwesi-adofo-mensah-era-is-starting-to-look-a-lot-like-the-spielman-era/The Minnesota Vikings are 0-2, and this week they decided to do something about it.   They started by signing Dalton Risner to a one-year deal to add depth (and likely starter) to the offensive line. The Vikings took another step further when they traded for running back Cam Akers on Wednesday ni...17213Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/cam-akers-isnt-going-to-change-everything/Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has a penchant for taking chances on former Day 1 or Day 2 draft picks. First, it was defensive tackle Ross Blacklock, the 2020 second-round pick; Adofo-Mensah moved down from the sixth round to the seventh in the 2023 draft in last August's tra...17209Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/justin-jefferson-walks-so-jordan-addison-can-run/Jordan Addison knows why he has gotten so open on his two explosive plays. “I say 18,” said the rookie out of USC. “The defense is focusing on him, and me just having one-on-one backside.”   The Minnesota Vikings have created an opportunity for Addison to launch his career, and he has. Addison ha...17208Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/which-timberwolves-role-player-will-have-the-biggest-impact/When I wrote last year's version of this column, I tabbed Austin Rivers as the new role player that would have the biggest impact. And would you look at that? I was kind of right. Rivers had a totally serviceable 52 games as a veteran 3-and-D wing for a 42-win team that got bounced in the first ro...17207Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/betting-the-wolves-over-is-free-money/I’m not a gambler. I’ve been to Vegas once, and I spent my time playing penny slots waiting for the waitstaff to bring me free beer. I figure if I lose $15 and get two or three free drinks out of it, I’ve come out ahead. But sometimes I see a betting line in sports that has me questioning whether...17206Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-the-twins-stomach-the-potential-absences-of-their-two-star-infielders/It’s certainly painful to consider, but it’s a question that many Minnesota Twins fans have on their minds as the team inches closer to their third postseason berth in the last five years. Would the Twins be able to stomach complete absences from infielders Royce Lewis and Carlos Correa in the fir...17205Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/cam-akers-is-another-moneyball-signing/As a big fan of College Football and the NFL Draft, I appreciate that Kwesi Adofo-Mensah loves to bring in names we recognize. It’s like the Minnesota Vikings general manager just can’t help himself when a name he remembered seeing once on Daniel Jeremiah’s Big Board becomes available. Jalen Reago...17201Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-vikings-are-having-a-freaky-friday-moment/The Minnesota Vikings woke up on Friday with a positive DVOA. The Philadelphia Eagles had just beaten them 34-28, sending the Vikings to 0-2. Since 1990, only 11.5 percent of 0-2 teams have made the playoffs, making that Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 1 loss particularly devastating. Minnesota’s 13-4 r...17199Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-can-the-wolves-maximize-kats-three-point-shooting/As the Minnesota Timberwolves move into the bulk of the regular season, one of their most vital opening goals should be to get KAT in rhythm offensively. They need to set him up to reach his full potential. Throughout his career, KAT has proven that he is a dynamic offensive player who’s capable o...17196Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/other-magic-numbers-the-twins-are-chasing/There are only two weeks left in the season, and everyone is paying attention to the Minnesota Twins’ magic number. The number of games they have to win and clinch the division for another opportunity to end their longstanding playoff losing streak.   The Twins are only four games away from clinc...17193Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/alexander-mattison-drew-a-line-in-the-sand/Alexander Mattison was warming up before the Minnesota Vikings’ Thursday night game in Philadelphia when he heard someone yelling at him. “There's a guy in the stands that just repeatedly telling me my ACL is bust,” Mattison said, “signaling that with his hands while we're warming up.” Minnesota’s...17192Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-lakers-interest-in-former-wolves-players-signals-a-positive-change/Jarred Vanderbilt signed a new contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for four years, $48 million this week. Vanderbilt was a Minnesota Timberwolves fan favorite because of his hustle, defense, and ability to snatch a rebound out of an opponent's reach from almost anywhere on the court. He was instr...17191Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-jhoan-durans-resurgence-extend-into-the-postseason/The Minnesota Twins entered the 2023 season with one of baseball’s most talented young relievers. Jhoan Duran switched from the rotation to the bullpen to start the 2022 season and produced Pitching Ninja highlights in nearly every appearance. With a 100-plus MPH fastball and secondary pitches wit...17190Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/augmented-reality-is-making-twins-games-more-immersive-than-ever/The Minnesota Twins announced in August 2022 that they had partnered with Stagwell Marketing Cloud to launch ARound at Target Field. This innovative shared augmented reality platform operates throughout the stadium, offering an immersive and interactive experience to fans during the game. ARound i...17189Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/has-the-moment-arrived-for-jordan-addison-to-usurp-k-j-osborn/Let's be clear about something right off the bat: Jordan Addison is not Justin Jefferson. And K.J. Osborn is not Bisi Johnson.   Those were the main characters in the Minnesota Vikings' 2020 production of Who's the WR2? Yet it's difficult not to get the sense that, once again, a prominent underst...17187Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-separates-consistent-pitchers-from-their-volatile-peers/Pitchers are evaluated in countless ways. Beyond measuring all the ways their actual pitches perform, like spin rate and velocity, loads of statistics are used to determine how good or bad a pitcher is. For decades, ERA has reigned supreme as the premier pitching statistic. Arguably the most impor...17184Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-the-vikings-break-their-kellen-moore-curse/Brandon Staley and his 0-2 Los Angeles Chargers come to Minneapolis in Week 3, in what should be pegged as the Desperation Tilt between two one-and-done playoff teams from last year. The loser will fall to a miserable 0-3. Despite having All-Pros in Derwin James, J.C. Jackson, and Khalil Mack, and...17183Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/chris-finch-reveals-his-blueprint-for-pairing-kat-and-gobert/Before the mid-2000s, the NBA was full of players who dominated close to the basket. All-timers such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, and Shaquille O'Neal made a living inside the three-point line. More specifically, it was the centers who commanded the way the game was being play...17181Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-would-the-twins-look-like-if-royce-lewis-never-got-hurt/Royce Lewis's rise has been one of the Minnesota Twins' biggest storylines this season.   Lewis always had potential. That’s why the Twins selected him first overall in 2017. But he’s put it all together this season, hitting .310/.372/.543 with 14 home runs, 51 RBI, and four grand slams in 56 gam...17179Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/are-these-vikings-more-like-the-2008-vikings-or-the-2013-version/Just 14 days into the regular season, it feels like all hope is gone for the Minnesota Vikings.   The Vikings came off a 13-win season and were expected to contend for an NFC North title. After losses to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles, the Vikings enter a must-win game with the...17176Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-was-everyone-right-about-the-twins-and-wrong-about-the-al-central/On Sept. 9 last year, the Minnesota Twins headed home to face the Cleveland Guardians. Minnesota had a 69-67 record after beating the New York Yankees 4-3 to avoid a sweep in the Bronx; Cleveland entered the series at 71-65 after taking two of three in Kansas City. Cleveland swept the series at Ta...17174Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-minnesotas-core-issue-turnovers-or-the-trenches/Last year, Kevin O'Connell took the blame after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Minnesota Vikings 24-7 in Week 2. "When I look back on tonight," he said. "I put this one on me." I don't think I did enough in-game. They did some things defensively and just seemed to kind of push us to the point...17168Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-the-twins-pick-up-max-keplers-team-option-next-year/One of the biggest surprises in the 2023 Minnesota Twins season has been Max Kepler’s sudden turnaround. Early in the season, many fans and media members were calling for the Twins to send Kepler down or release him. On June 21, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal wrote that “one way to snap the club to...17163Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-groundhog-day-for-the-minnesota-vikings-again/The alarm went off on a beautiful Minnesota morning. Paul Allen’s voice blasted through the speakers. You put on your favorite purple hoodie.   You walk outside and are greeted by the neighbor. You know the one – he’s the guy who says “Skol!” all the time. But you quickly nod to acknowledge him w...17159Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nordos-numbers-week-2/By now, everyone knows the basic numbers that haunted the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night. D'Andre Swift had 6.3 yards per carry. The Philadelphia Eagles ran for 259 yards, and dominated time of possession 39:28 to 20:32. The Vikings have seven turnovers in their last eight quarters. And, ulti...17153Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000