https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/111/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/beware-of-baker-mayfield-playing-with-nothing-to-lose/On December 5 last year, the Carolina Panthers waived Baker Mayfield. A day later, the Los Angeles Rams picked him up. Fresh off a Super Bowl hangover, the “F- them picks” Rams entered 2022 with a depleted roster. They beat Carolina, 24-10, to enter the bye at 3-3 but lost their next six games. Ma...16981Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-plan-to-replace-cook-highlights-their-team-building-strategy/Well, it’s official. Dalvin Cook will be taking handoffs from Aaron Rodgers this season. Please excuse me while I go brush my teeth, as I just threw up in my mouth a bit.   This has been the offseason of hurt feelings and cold-blooded cuts from Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and the front office. We all coul...16980Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-much-would-byron-buxton-playing-the-outfield-help-the-twins/The 2023 season has been a movie for Byron Buxton. We’re not talking about the kind of drama that moves viewers to tears. Nor is it a heart-stopping thrill ride that ends with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 of the World Series. We’re talking about the type of mo...16979Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-lineup-changes-are-making-an-impact-as-the-postseason-approaches/The Minnesota Twins have 37 games left in what can only be described as an underwhelming season. Carrying a 65-60 record in easily the weakest division in the game, the AL Central is theirs to lose. With the Cleveland Guardians 6 games back and slowly fading, the Detroit Tigers (yes, you read that...16977Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dallas-keuchel-creates-his-own-luck/Pitchers can highlight their skills in many ways. Velocity and spin, release point, tunneling, command and control, sequencing and reading a batter’s body language; pitchers can squeeze out their absolute best selves with using any or all of these tools to get batters out. But there’s one substant...16972Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kat-is-looking-like-a-new-version-of-himself/Everyone knows about the concerns that followed the Rudy Gobert trade. Sure, the haul of five players and five picks that the Minnesota Timberwolves gave up for the 3-time Defensive Player of the Year was at the forefront of most fans’ minds when they learned about it. However, once the season sta...16971Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/did-the-vikings-overthink-the-lewis-cine-trade/On Saturday night, Lewis Cine had the game the Minnesota Vikings were waiting for.   Serving as a team captain, Cine took the field and recorded seven tackles and a sack in a loss to the Tennessee Titans. He made a flashy play to end the Titans’ opening drive of the game and made another key stop...16968Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/was-humidity-also-factor-in-joe-ryans-home-run-issue/Joe Ryan was on top of the world when he threw his first-ever complete-game shutout on Thursday, June 22. But regression hit him hard. He gave up a home run every other inning in his seven starts since the shutout.   Eventually, we learned that he was covering up a groin injury following the comp...16961Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-are-people-still-slighting-justin-jefferson/Justin Jefferson is one of the most dominant receivers in the NFL.   No receiver has more receiving yards in their first three seasons than Jefferson. Few receivers can put up 100-yard performances week in and week out. Even fewer receivers can claim to win the Associated Press Offensive Player o...16955Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-young-core-is-forming-right-in-front-of-us/The 2023 season has been a roller coaster for the Minnesota Twins. They have been incredibly streaky over the past few weeks, winning a few games in a row and then immediately following that with a losing streak. One thing that has stayed consistent, though, is the production from their young star...16953Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-should-use-saturday-to-evaluate-their-interior-o-line/All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons and the Tennessee Titans broke into TCO Performance Center in broad daylight, robbed the place blind, and howled in laughter on the way out as the Minnesota Vikings' interior offensive line hid helplessly behind the shower curtain. At least that's how I int...16948Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-should-thank-the-nba-schedule-gods/August is usually the quietest month on the NBA calendar. We’re two months removed from the Denver Nuggets prevailing over the Miami Heat for the franchise’s first-ever NBA championship, and we’re still two months out from the reigning champs beginning their title defense against the Los Angeles L...16947Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-should-use-their-lack-of-national-tv-games-as-motivation/On Thursday afternoon, the NBA released the 2023-24 regular season schedule for all teams. The Minnesota Timberwolves will be opening their season on the road against the Toronto Raptors on October 25th and playing their home opener against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat on the 28th.     B...16946Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/royce-lewis-is-playing-like-he-never-left/Royce Lewis had a moment, but it almost immediately evaporated because the Minnesota Twins couldn’t complete the comeback in their 8-7 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Detroit deployed Jason Foley with an 8-4 lead in the ninth inning. Foley promptly gave up a single to Edouard Julien and b...16945Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mekhi-blackmon-flashed-raw-talent-before-his-injury/In the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings used the 102nd-overall pick on cornerback Mekhi Blackmon out of USC. While analysts questioned the selection, Minnesota’s talent evaluators and staff held him in high regard, and he has shown flashes of the talent they saw. Unfortunat...16944Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-will-take-miguel-cabreras-place-as-the-twins-biggest-nemesis/Miguel Cabrera has left the building.   Now that the Minnesota Twins’ longtime inter-division nemesis has left Target Field as a player for the last time, many will surely let out a collective sigh of relief. While the surefire Hall of Famer hasn’t produced much in the last few seasons, he had be...16942Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jordan-addison-will-deceive-your-eyes/People will forget Jordan Addison’s catch that wasn’t by October when the Minnesota Vikings visit Adam Thielen in Carolina or welcome Patrick Mahomes to Minneapolis in Week 5. And it happened in a preseason game, so does any catch under those circumstances ever really count? Still, it’s what we ha...16941Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-in-season-tournament-complements-minnesotas-developing-identity/On Tuesday, the NBA released the schedules for the newly-announced In-Season Tournament. It featured all the dates and specific broadcasts that the games will be featured on. Strangely, the Wolves do not have a single game that will be nationally televised. You would assume that a team with Anthon...16938Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/emilio-pagans-chaotic-energy-has-become-the-twins-spirit-animal/The Minnesota Twins are finally (maybe) in the driver’s seat to win the AL Central for the first time since 2020 and the first time in a full 162-game season. It has been a bumpy road to this point in the season. Although they are still hovering around .500, the team holds a 4.5-game lead in the d...16936Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-the-twins-use-maeda-as-a-bullpen-option-in-the-postseason/Kenta Maeda got off to a rocky start due to injury. In his first start in 591 days, arm fatigue forced him to leave his first outing after recovering from Tommy John surgery. In his third start, Jarren Duran of the Boston Red Sox hit him with a line drive that had an exit velocity of 111 mph. Maed...16935Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kat-and-the-dominican-republic-national-team-could-make-waves-in-the-world-cup/The FIBA World Cup will tip-off in just over a week, with the first round beginning on August 25. Not only will it be fun to watch some highly competitive international basketball during the NBA's dead season, but Minnesota Timberwolves fans will have several players to follow throughout the tourn...16931Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ivan-pace-jr-showed-he-deserves-to-make-the-roster-despite-his-draft-status/Ivan Pace Jr. went undrafted despite playing like one of the best linebackers in college football last year. Size was likely Pace's downfall in the draft, but his aggressive nature was a clear match for defensive coordinator Brian Flores' defense. Early camp reports on Pace were very positive. He...16930Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ty-chandler-can-carve-out-a-major-role-this-preseason/Fans finally got their first look at the 2023 Minnesota Vikings in live game action this past Thursday. And it was, for the most part, the quintessential “Preseason Week 1” experience.   None of the superstars (Justin Jefferson, Kirk Cousins, etc.) took the field. There was some sloppy play and m...16926Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/whats-gotten-into-max-kepler/For years, Max Kepler returned seasons of low average, low strikeout percentage (K%), above-average walks, and an overall league-average bat. The juiced ball fueled his breakout in 2019, and an absurd pull rate vaulted his status from “unproven” to “exciting.” Of course, the springy nature of that...16925Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dalvin-cook-makes-the-jets-look-like-the-2018-vikings/Coming off their first season with seven or more wins since 2019, the New York Jets went into the offseason focused on building a contender. They already had the foundation, including the reigning offensive and defensive rookies of the year. They appeased their new quarterback by adhering to a rep...16924Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000