https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/128/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/it-was-the-perfect-time-for-ed-julien-to-make-his-debut/There were no massive surprises when the Minnesota Twins broke camp to begin the regular season last month. On top of that, the Twins didn’t include any rookies on the roster to begin the regular season because they had several veteran options in place. It was a tempting thought for Twins fans to...16014Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/we-just-learned-how-vital-mike-conley-is-going-to-be/The Minnesota Timberwolves’ final regular season game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday served as a microcosm of what this year has been like for this team – success matched with disappointment. Despite miraculously coming away with a 113-108 win and securing the 8th seed in the Western C...16011Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-heartbreaking-play-in-loss-encapsulated-their-up-down-season/After a season that has been bumpier than the pothole ridden streets of the Twin Cities, the Minnesota Timberwolves suffered another heartbreaking loss that threw them off their road to their first potential back-to-back playoff series in 20 years. The game almost perfectly encapsulated this seaso...16008Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-it-would-take-for-the-vikings-to-move-up-to-pick-no-3/Adam Schefter reported that a number of teams have contacted the Arizona Cardinals inquiring about moving up to the No. 3-overall pick in the draft, kicking off speculation that the Minnesota Vikings might be a team looking to ascend the board:     From an outside perspective, it would make...16005Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-lakers-matchup-poses-some-unique-challenges/Following a high-intensity Game 82 on Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota Timberwolves finally punched their ticket into the postseason. Heading into the year, the expectation was to make a championship run while finishing at least top five in the Western Conference. However, they didn’t meet those go...16003Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kyle-farmer-is-trying-to-become-a-complete-player-by-attacking-his-weaknesses/Kyle Farmer’s first career at-bat was in the 11th inning of a late July game against the San Francisco Giants in 2017. Farmer was a catcher with the rival Los Angeles Dodgers at the time and pinch-hit in the bottom of the 11th with LA trailing 2-1. Corey Seager hit a leadoff double, and San Franci...16002Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jaren-hall-is-the-mid-round-qb-option-the-vikings-should-target/The Minnesota Vikings need to find a quarterback of the future. It needs to be the top priority this offseason. Kirk Cousins offered to take a "discount" with a smaller salary than what Daniel Jones got at $40 million per season from the New York Giants, but he wanted to have both 2024 and 2025 fu...15999Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-should-draft-bijan-robinson/It’s the night of the 2023 NFL Draft and the Minnesota Vikings are on the clock. For months, fans and draft analysts have speculated who they could take with the 23rd-overall pick. They’re about to find out.   NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has power-walked to the podium, eating the boos like he’...15998Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/were-starting-to-see-christian-vazquezs-influence/The Minnesota Twins have a pretty storied tradition when it comes to their catchers. Well, the peak is certainly sky-high, at the very least. There have been many iconic performances at the plate. Earl Battey swatted 26 home runs and accrued nearly five wins above replacement in the 1963 season. I...15994Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-was-the-cost-of-minnesotas-game-82-win/Damn is the name of my favorite Kendrick Lamar album. It’s also the first word I uttered following the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Game-82 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.   Already on the wrong side of a Brandon Ingram scoring barrage, rising star Jaden McDaniels exited the game with only 44.9...15992Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/calen-addisons-trade-value-is-in-no-mans-land/It's not impossible to imagine a future where Calen Addison remains with the Minnesota Wild. But that future is becoming less favorable by the day, by the move, and the insider leaks.   Over the last two months, Addison has experienced a bizarre change of fortune. As recently as February, you cou...15989Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-wild-nhl-brock-faber-sign-signed-contract-golden-gophers-top-college-defenseman-brock-faber-to-elc/There is at least some good coming out of the Gophers losing the national title in overtime on Saturday night.   Announced by the team on Sunday morning, the Minnesota Wild have signed top collegiate defenseman Brock Faber to a three-year, entry-level contract that will begin this season and go t...15988Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/myles-murphy-is-a-top-10-talent-who-may-fall-to-the-vikings/In Mel Kiper’s first mock draft, he had the Atlanta Falcons taking Myles Murphy with the eighth-overall pick. But by his fourth mock draft, the push of offensive players up the board caused Murphy’s draft stock to plummet. He didn’t have anyone taking the edge rusher in the first round. The colleg...15985Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-rotation-is-more-of-a-jump-start-kit-than-a-defibrillator/Sonny Gray looked the part of an ace in the Minnesota Twins' home opener on Friday. He struck out 13 Houston Astros batters, holding the defending champs to one run on four hits in the seven innings he pitched. Gray, 33, isn’t an ace in the traditional sense. He’s not Max Scherzer or Justin Verlan...15984Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-boldy-cool-off-when-kaprizov-returns/It’s easy to conclude that the Minnesota Wild’s secondary scoring improved because of Kirill Kaprizov's absence. That the team was too dependent on one player, and they only learned how productive they could be once he was gone. Suddenly, a potentially season-ending injury had galvanized the rest...15981Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-did-something-they-havent-done-since-the-kg-era/When the 17.5-underdog Portland Trail Blazers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves at home, it cemented the Wolves on the wrong side of history, again. The 17.5-point upset was the largest against the spread upset since books began recording it in 1995. Oddly enough, this doesn’t feel out of the norm f...15980Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/losing-joel-eriksson-ek-might-be-the-worst-possible-scenario/The Stanley Cup Playoffs are just around the corner. The Minnesota Wild have a handful of games left and Kirill Kaprizov is finally going to draw back into the lineup after his weeks-long injury rehab. Kaprizov will be hungry to score, so adding him back with Matt Boldy and his hot streak is expec...15979Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-must-beat-the-spurs-to-save-their-season/From the outside, this Minnesota Timberwolves season probably seems like a small success. Yes, expectations were high after the Rudy Gobert trade, but the Wolves have won 40-plus games in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2004 and are in the thick of the playoff battle with two games re...15977Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-wild-nhl-marco-rossi-call-up-joel-eriksson-ek-injury-stats-center-iowa-ahl/The Minnesota Wild all but lost any opportunity to capture the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference when they lost back-to-back games to the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday and Monday. To add insult to injury, they lost the second game because Vegas gave Minnesota a master class in how another co...15974Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/danielle-hunter-is-the-vikings-pre-draft-storyline-nobody-is-talking-about/In the weeks leading up to the NFL draft, the Minnesota Vikings have had no shortage of intriguing storylines.   The Vikings are coming off a 13-4 season, cut multiple fan favorites, and may be looking for a quarterback to replace Kirk Cousins. Za’Darius Smith said goodbye to Minnesota but is sti...15973Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/would-cousins-be-in-san-francisco-right-now-if-the-vikings-had-a-solid-backup-plan/In November 2021, former Washington Commanders head coach Jay Gruden went on a DC-area sports podcast and revealed Kyle Shanahan’s interest in Kirk Cousins. Shanahan coached in Washington from 2010 to 2013 and worked with Cousins after his father, Mike, drafted him in 2012. The San Francisco 49ers...15972Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-wild-nhl-gustav-nyquist-line-linemates-return-to-practice-playoff-outlook-injury-status-teammates-stats/If you're a big practice-head, you already know the news from yesterday's Minnesota Wild practice. Folks, he's back!     That's right, in the background wearing a yellow "No-Contact" jersey, you can see Gustav Nyquist, the veteran winger the Minnesota Wild traded for at last month's deadlin...15967Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brian-branch-could-help-revolutionize-minnesotas-defense/Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman cast a spell on Vikings fans and Minnesota sports media. The self-proclaimed cornerback guru wanted you to believe that teams can never have too many corners, and that front offices should continue to replenish their organization's cornerback room with serious investm...15965Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-do-we-know-about-the-kat-gobert-pairing-after-25-games/Karl-Anthony Towns’ injury and the long adjustment period with Rudy Gobert have been detrimental to this year's Minnesota Timberwolves team. But KAT is back, and he’s averaged 19 points per game on 44.8/36.7/88 splits in six games. It has been turbulent, though. He had a big impact in the Golden S...15964Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-have-to-learn-from-the-past-to-maximize-their-prospect-pipeline/Let’s kick this discussion off the way every great hockey talk should – with a little history lesson on Japanese manufacturing. Stick with us.   Many Western business students are surprised to learn that Japanese factory production out-paced the colossus of Henry Ford’s assembly line shortly afte...15962Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000