https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/115/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-pre-training-camp-53-man-roster-projection/We are less than two weeks away from the Minnesota Vikings kicking off training camp for the 2023 NFL season. Rookies will report on Sunday, July 23. It's starting to feel like football again, which means it's time prepare for training camp battles. One of the best ways to do that is examine the r...16734Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-minnesotas-schedule-allow-them-to-escape-their-500-time-loop/In the 1993 comedy fantasy Groundhog Day, Bill Murray plays Phil Connors, a cynical TV weatherman who isn’t thrilled about his most recent assignment. His Pittsburgh station sends Connors to western Punxsutawney, Penn. to see if a local groundhog will see his shadow on February 1. If he does, it m...16729Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-stuff-tells-us-about-minnesotas-best-young-pitchers/The world is full of mysteries. Countless unknowns tease humanity with their concealed truths. In sports, it’s much the same. One significant question that is always on the minds of fans; will this athlete/prospect be good in the future? Predicting the future is a highly sought-after skill, though...16725Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/could-expansion-push-the-wolves-to-the-eastern-conference/Professional sports continue to develop rapidly in the modern era. For example, the MLB implemented a pitch clock this season, speeding up the game by forcing players to remove unnecessary adage between pitches. For a game like baseball, which has remained largely the same for hundreds of years, a...16723Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/miller-and-mcdaniels-are-a-window-into-minnesotas-future/The Minnesota Timberwolves didn’t have any draft picks to evaluate in 2021 after trading both of them to the Golden State Warriors for D’Angelo Russell. Therefore, their attention turned to the 2020 class in Summer League that year. The Wolves had taken Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels in 2020,...16721Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/maybe-the-vikings-should-keep-kirk-cousins-beyond-2023/Football fans and Netflix bingers joined forces this past week when the streaming service launched Quarterback. The show follows Patrick Mahomes, Marcus Mariota, and Kirk Cousins throughout the 2023 season to shed light what life as a quarterback is like in the National Football League.   If you...16720Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-right-and-left-handed-reliever-the-twins-should-target/The trade deadline is less than a month away, and many teams could still be a week or two from moving to acquire the type of players they need. The Twins have many areas of their roster they need to upgrade, but none more so than their bullpen.   While Jhoan Durán and Griffin Jax have been reliab...16718Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-can-walk-on-water-but-will-he-swim/In Ep. 3 of the Netflix series “Quarterback,” Kirk Cousins descends into 50-degree water to recover after the Washington Commanders game. Cousins has spoken publicly about how a team of trainers in the Minnesota Vikings facility and at his home “put his body back together” after each game. But the...16715Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/an-effective-carlos-correa-is-the-biggest-addition-minnesota-can-make/If the Minnesota Twins are going to make a push for the post-season this year, they’re going to need a major boost at the August 1st trade deadline. But fans shouldn’t expect some mega-deal where the club ships away a top prospect or two for a known commodity. Instead, the Twins need to find a way...16708Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brian-floress-defense-will-be-the-main-attraction-of-training-camp/When the Minnesota Vikings gathered for Kevin O’Connell’s first training camp, the offense was the center of attention.   After years of an efficient but conservative approach under Mike Zimmer, O’Connell brought a variation of Sean McVay’s offense to Minnesota. Kirk Cousins and Adam Thielen admi...16707Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-big-will-jaden-mcdaniels-extension-be/The Minnesota Timberwolves have been busy this offseason slinging their money around to retain a roster that won 42 games, a play-in championship, and got bounced in the first round. Naz Reid got the bag first. Then Tim Connelly and friends dabbled in free agency ever so slightly. Most recently, t...16703Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/should-the-vikings-kick-the-tires-on-ezekiel-elliott/There's a reason why Ezekiel Elliott is still on the outside looking in as a free agent with less than a week to go before teams report to training camp. Gone are the days where the former fourth-overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft terrorized defenses with his unique combination of physicality, bur...16698Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brandon-williams-should-earn-the-minnesotas-final-two-way-spot/So far, Brandon Williams has had three good performances as the starting point guard of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Summer League team. With center Luka Garza and guard Jaylen Clark already signing their two-way deals, Williams has made a case for himself to receive the final one.   Among the cha...16697Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-this-years-twins-find-their-shannon-stewart-at-the-deadline/In the summer of 2003, the Minnesota Twins were scuffling into the All-Star Break. They were in the middle of an eight-game losing streak and had fallen 7.5 games behind a Kansas City Royals team that had Mike Sweeney, Carlos Beltran, and Raúl Ibañez.   They sent Bobby Kielty to the Toronto Blue...16695Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-the-wolves-were-wise-to-hand-jaylen-clark-a-2-year-deal/Building a consistent playoff team often requires savvy maneuvering around the edges of the roster, especially when you are paying your most valuable players hefty contracts. Luckily, the Minnesota Timberwolves have two professionals who excel in this department. Tim Connelly and Sachin Gupta have...16694Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/bailey-ober-has-become-minnesotas-ace-in-the-hole/Bailey Ober didn’t know if he’d make the Minnesota Twins roster in late March. That’s typical for prospects or fringe players as Spring Training winds down. But Ober, 28, had earned a spot. He had a 3.82 ERA in 31 major-league starts and dominated in Fort Myers. Alas, the Twins had aspirations of...16693Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/joe-ryan-is-minnesotas-all-star-that-wasnt/Joe Ryan couldn’t get the Baltimore Orioles lineup to chase his splitter. He had worked on it with Pete Maki, the Minnesota Twins pitching coach who they elevated when Wes Johnson left for LSU almost a year ago. Ryan had the fastball and slider going against Baltimore’s potent lineup on Sunday and...16692Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-what-ifs-from-the-first-half-of-the-2023-season/We have reached the unofficial halfway point of the 2023 Major League Baseball season. The Minnesota Twins are in need of a few days off after the Baltimore Orioles swept them, sending them into the break at 45-46. The Twins are in second place in the lowly AL Central with an offense that’s averag...16686Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/are-the-wolves-on-the-forefront-of-the-skilled-big-revolution/It’s been just over a year since Wolves world was turned upside down with one of the wildest trades in NBA history. In a league that many people believe is continuing to trend towards small ball, the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled the dice and zagged in the face of those who chose to follow by trad...16684Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-would-the-vikings-have-looked-like-under-stefanski-and-paton/When it comes to the most exciting moments in recent Minnesota Vikings history, the 2019 playoff win over the New Orleans Saints is toward the top of the list. Minnesota was the underdog, hanging on to a late lead in the Superdome. The game went to overtime. Unlike the last meeting in New Orleans,...16682Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-could-the-vikings-do-to-keep-brian-flores-beyond-this-year/Kevin O'Connell and Brian Flores sat side by side at Flores’ introductory press conference, old friends reunited. The New England Patriots took O’Connell in the third round of the 2008 draft, the same year they hired Brian Flores as a special teams assistant. But O’Connell and Flores quickly went...16680Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-can-the-twins-do-to-optimize-their-bullpen-in-the-second-half/The MLB trade season is naturally a time of uncertainty. Last year’s megadeal where the Washington Nationals sent Juan Soto to the San Diego Padres was one such example of drastic and unforeseen changes. Shuffling the bullpen has become common practice, though, usually from non-contenders to playo...16678Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-can-minnesotas-rb-committee-replace-dalvin-cook/Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be running backs.   It’s a tough business. All the physical punishment and none of the premier earning potential of other positions in the sport. The Minnesota Vikings' decision to release Dalvin Cook is a sad reminder of how tough it is to be a running bac...16674Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/leonard-miller-is-ready-for-the-nba/Summer League is a time for optimism and hope. Front-office personnel, coaching staffs, and fans get to see their rookies and other promising young players go head-to-head. Most of the time, we are told to take Summer League games with a grain of salt. Usually, if a player has a stand-out campaign...16672Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-replenished-their-farm-system-on-day-1-of-the-draft/The Minnesota Twins went from picking 13th to fifth in the draft lottery, making the largest jump in MLB’s inaugural draft lottery last December. Moving up was a great benefit, but the Twins were also one of a few teams that had not one, nor two, but three picks on the first day of the event.   T...16670Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000