https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/109/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/expectations-are-still-high-for-rudy-gobert-in-minnesota/Rudy Gobert's Minnesota Timberwolves era didn't get off to a great start last season. From the time the Utah Jazz traded him to Minnesota on July 6, 2022, Gobert has taken a beating on and off the court. He picked up a few knocks during France’s run to the silver medal at Eurobasket 2022, which le...17097Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-11-still-the-vikings-magic-number/Kirk Cousins was sure he had scored. With 50 seconds left in the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 10 game in Buffalo, Cousins dove left of center and fell near the goal line. “I think I got in,” he told Kevin O’Connell as he stood beside him on the sideline. The quarterback and coach looked up at the big s...17096Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/should-the-twins-take-their-foot-off-the-gas/Let me preface what I’m about to say with a massive caveat: The Minnesota Twins are in a fantastic position to take home another American League Central crown later this month, but anything can happen. Anything.   Glad I got that on paper while crossing all of my fingers, rubbing a rabbit’s foot...17094Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-may-have-to-make-a-difficult-decision-in-october/The Minnesota Twins front office has stuck with most of the offensive players from their Opening Day roster all year. Even when they’ve really struggled. For example, Joey Gallo has had a .107 batting average in 28 at-bats since he went 4-4 against the Philadelphia Phillies on Aug. 12 and only 13...17090Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/continuity-will-only-help-the-wolves-through-adversity/Things did not go fully to plan for the Minnesota Timberwolves last season. It became a season riddled with chaos. They had to adjust to Rudy Gobert and swapped D'Angelo Russell for Mike Conley mid-season. Young core players Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels continued to develop, but Karl-Anthon...17085Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ants-35-point-performance-vs-lithuania-should-not-be-lost-to-history/The FIBA Basketball World Cup has reached the elimination stage, and Team USA has advanced to the final four after beating Italy Tuesday morning. The game was pretty much a blowout end to end. Every player on Team USA besides Cameron Johnson scored at least one basket. That includes momentary Timb...17081Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-buccaneers-will-test-minnesotas-weakest-link/The lasting memory of the Minnesota Vikings' 2022 season is Kirk Cousins checking down to T.J. Hockenson on fourth-and-eight, a play that ultimately ended the Vikings' season in a Wild Card loss to the New York Giants. Lots of digital ink has been spilled over whether that play meant Cousins regre...17079Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/byron-murphy-vs-mike-evans-could-be-the-key-matchup-for-the-vikings-on-sunday/It’s game week, baby! The long drag of the offseason is finally over, and it’s time to get to real football.   The Minnesota Vikings take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their home opener this Sunday. When they do, they'll be facing off against a new-look Bucs offense for the first game of the po...17078Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-much-of-joe-ryans-home-run-struggles-were-due-to-regression/The Minnesota Twins had one of the best starting rotations in baseball in the first half of the 2023 season. Their starting pitchers’ 3.64 ERA was second in baseball and led the league with 517 innings pitched at the All-Star Break. It wasn’t just a single pitching performance in the first half th...17077Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-texas-rangers-are-the-perfect-twins-playoff-opponent/The Texas Rangers sat atop the AL West as MLB entered the All-Star Break on July 14. They had a two-game lead over the Houston Astros and a first-round bye in the postseason. Since then, the Rangers have gone 24-22, lost their lead in their division, and the first-round bye. However, as of this wr...17075Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/anthony-edwards-can-shine-in-mid-market-minnesota/Anthony Edwards quickly became must-see TV when he entered the NBA scene in 2020. He averaged 17 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists on 39% from the floor through the first half of his rookie year. Those were beyond solid numbers for a 19-year-old, but Edwards’ on-court play didn’t fully drive his p...17071Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/royce-lewis-grand-slam-success-is-absurdity-at-its-finest/A home run is the best possible outcome that can happen when a player comes to bat with the bases loaded. Or at least, in 99.999999977% of cases, it is. When Jorge Polanco, who had already knocked a dinger off the Cleveland Guardians' ace-in-the-hole waiver pickup Lucas Giolito, came up with the b...17070Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-minnesotas-offseason-a-success-if-they-dont-extend-justin-jefferson/With less than a week before the Minnesota Vikings open their season, football fanatics everywhere are abuzz.   It has nothing to do with the first SKOL chant of the year or Brian Flores unveiling his defense. Nor does it have to do with blowing the Gjallarhorn until Baker Mayfield’s ears bleed....17067Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/did-the-twins-learn-from-their-september-collapse-last-year/The Minnesota Twins hold a secure lead in the AL Central with a month remaining in the 2023 season. They’re in a good place with only 27 games to go. FanGraphs has Minnesota’s odds of winning the Central at 94.4% entering play on Friday.   Despite being in position to make the playoffs, even thou...17058Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-kats-defensive-improvements-in-fiba-translate-to-the-nba/Dominican Republic head coach Nester Garcia was trying to keep his team focused. “Calm down baby, calm down,” Garcia belted in English to his team during a second-quarter timeout in the game against Puerto Rico on Friday. At the time, the Dominican Republic was down double digits, playing wild and...17057Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/key-st-paul-saints-storylines-as-they-enter-another-postseason-push/Don’t look now, but the St. Paul Saints just might be the most likable team in town.   They’re leading the International League West division by two games, and currently find themselves 22 games over .500 with just a few weeks remaining. The enigmatic squad boasts a plethora of young talent and r...17055Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-time-for-the-vikings-to-turn-full-heel-in-2023/In the world of professional wrestling, there are two types of characters.   There is the heel, the guy who gets booed mercilessly, and the face, the guy who has the adoration of the crowd. Together, they tell a story that’s designed to captivate the audience and draw a big reaction at the end. B...17054Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jaren-hall-showed-meaningful-improvement-in-camp/The Minnesota Vikings selected BYU quarterback Jaren Hall with their fifth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, a choice that was warmly received by many fans. Hall flashed in college despite numerous injuries, and pundits believe he had substantial upside in either a backup capacity or as a developm...17049Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/which-team-usa-teammate-could-join-anthony-edwards-in-the-nba/Throughout history, assembling Team USA is the ultimate real-life team-up montage. It’s the rag-tag group of amateur hockey players coming together as a team to defeat the dreaded Soviets in the Miracle on Ice during the 1980 Winter Olympics. It's the Dream Team icing out Isiah Thomas and still as...17048Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-are-twice-bitten-but-hardly-shy-in-the-trade-market/T.J. Hockenson immediately knew he was in the right place. On November 1, 2022, the Minnesota Vikings traded a 2023 second-round pick and a 2024 third-rounder for Hockenson and two picks. Five days later, he had nine receptions for 90 yards in a 20-17 road win over the Washington Commanders. “This...17047Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-cleveland-series-revealed-what-the-twins-need-to-shore-up-in-september/As the Minnesota Twins enter September, there are many reasons to believe they can go on a postseason run.   The Twins continue to have one of the best pitching staffs in the American League. Their offense is starting to come alive thanks to three rookies -- Royce Lewis, Edouard Julien, and Matt...17043Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/one-creative-way-the-wolves-could-make-a-competitive-offer-for-lillard/The Damian Lillard trade talks have come to an unceremonious halt. While the rumors have stopped, I’m sure NBA front offices are still debating whether they should try and put together a package for him. Now is the time for the Minnesota Timberwolves to swoop in and see if they can add Dame to the...17042Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/do-the-vikings-have-the-best-qb-situation-in-the-nfc-north/Nothing like a good, old-fashioned Kirk Cousins hot take to spice things up before the season kicks off.   This offseason has been an odd one for fans of NFC North teams. The hierarchy in the division feels volatile and unsettled. After almost two decades, Aaron Rodgers has finally vacated the di...17041Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-is-minnesotas-plan-at-corner-2/After the New York Giants eliminated the Minnesota Vikings from the playoffs, I asked what the Vikings would do at cornerback next year. Silas Bobendrier followed up in May by looking at the cornerback room a month after the draft. By then, we knew that Brian Flores had replaced Ed Donatell as def...17035Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-brian-flores-blitz-that-will-define-the-2023-vikings-season/These days, NFL teams, particularly the Minnesota Vikings, use the preseason to evaluate fringe roster players rather than drill plays or try out unique play calls. With no starters in the game, calling some of the special plays that you have cooked up over the offseason would only serve to tip yo...17034Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000