https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/138/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/austin-rivers-says-mo-bambas-disrespectful-language-led-to-brawl/Tempers flared late in the third quarter of the Orlando Magic's 127-120 over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center on Friday night. Austin Rivers missed an open corner three and says he heard Mo Bamba use disrespectful language from behind him on the Orlando bench. Things escalated when Bamb...15518Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/anthony-edwards-has-his-sights-on-bigger-things-than-the-all-star-game/On Thursday night, the NBA announced its 2023 All-Star reserves for each conference. Only seven players from the East and West get the honor of being selected as an All-Star reserve. By now, you probably know that Anthony Edwards was not one of those seven players.     Timberwolves fans wer...15517Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/pro-bowl-events-the-vikings-would-completely-dominate/The NFL has finally reached the time of year between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl. While football fans try to remember what it’s like to be productive on a Sunday afternoon, the NFL celebrates this period with the Pro Bowl.   The Pro Bowl used to be a major event as the be...15516Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-ronny-henriquez-become-the-next-twins-bullpen-success-story/It’s interesting how trade implications can shift in a matter of months.  Last off-season, the Twins traded Mitch Garver to the Texas Rangers for Isiah Kiner-Falefa in what looked to be kind of a challenge trade. Garver showed his bat had considerable pop in the years leading up to the swap, espec...15515Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-west-is-wide-open-for-the-wolves/With Wednesday night’s come-from-behind overtime win against the Golden State Warriors, the Minnesota Timberwolves have beaten every other team in the Western Conference this season. By the transitive property, that means they are NBA champions, no need to question the math any further. They also...15512Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/duke-shelley-is-probably-sneaky-good-at-dodgeball/For those who didn’t grow up playing the Nintendo 64, the video game Goldeneye 007 revolutionized first-person shooting games. Like Halo in the early 2000s, Goldeneye became ubiquitous among twitchy gamers looking for bragging rights among their friend group. Based on the 1995 film of the same nam...15511Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-brief-history-of-the-wilds-all-star-appearances/The Minnesota Wild have been an NHL team for two decades, but that’s been long enough to make an impact on the All-Star Game. Kirill Kaprizov is headed to All-Star Game this year, but here are some highlights of Wild All-Star players in the past.   In 2003, Marian Gaborik was chosen as the first...15509Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rules-are-meant-to-be-broken/The top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles punched their tickets to Super Bowl LVII with wins over the Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers last week on Championship Sunday. Patrick Mahomes added to his legacy with an iconic performance -- aside from his whoopsie fumble on a b...15508Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-do-the-wolves-get-out-of-their-groundhog-day-loop/The Minnesota Timberwolves were leading the Sacramento Kings 63-61 with 7:57 left in the third quarter when Kyle Anderson stepped to the line to take his free-throw shots. Anderson engaged with the referee after making his first free throw, and another one came from behind him and gave him a techn...15504Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/which-lineup-should-finch-use-to-close-out-games/In today’s NBA, head coaches must work through a lot during the regular season to ensure their team always has the best chance to win. It’s a product of a long season, with injuries, load management, and frequent player movement. The coach’s job becomes simpler once they figure out their lineup co...15503Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-wild-nhl-trade-rumors-deadline-brock-boeser-vancouver-canucks/In this week's "32 Thoughts" column from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, all eyes were on the Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks just traded Bo Horvat yesterday, and are entering a period where they're re-tooling their franchise. Friedman threw out this nugget while discussing Vancouver's future plans...15502Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-minnesotas-dh-by-committee-approach-work-this-time/The Minnesota Twins made multiple high-impact transactions in January. They re-signed Carlos Correa for the next six-plus seasons and traded Luis Arraez for Pablo Lopez, a top-of-the-rotation starting pitcher. They also acquired Michael A. Taylor from the Kansas City Royals, a veteran outfielder t...15501Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-can-the-wild-break-the-cycle-of-mediocrity/The Minnesota Wild are again stuck in NHL purgatory. Since their inception, they’ve been good enough to make the playoffs but have never been bona fide contenders. The Wild have never come close to lifting the Stanley Cup, but they’ve also never been bad enough to have a top pick in the draft sele...15499Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/championship-weekend-sets-the-standard-for-the-vikings-dc-hire/When the Minnesota Vikings hired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, we heard a lot about the plans for a “competitive rebuild” from the new regime in TCO Performance Center.   Thirteen wins later, you might think that the 2022 Vikings team did a lot more competing than rebuilding. And that’s pro...15497Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-can-we-expect-from-tim-connelly-at-the-deadline/With the NBA trade deadline looming on February 9th, front offices across the league are either looking to offload players for picks or bolster their roster to contend.   For the Minnesota Timberwolves, this trade deadline could be a case of doing both.   Following the massive Rudy Gobert trade...15496Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/there-might-be-a-silver-lining-to-minnesotas-slip-ups-against-inferior-competition/The Minnesota Timberwolves are over halfway through their season. Despite the ups, downs, and injuries to key players, they’ve established themselves firmly in the playoff race in the Western Conference. Unfortunately, being in the playoff race is a bit more dubious than it sounds. The Western Con...15495Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ryan-reaves-minnesota-wild-fight-enforcer-hit-stats-phiadelphia-flyers-nicolas-deslauriers/The late, great Rodney Dangerfield made a living delivering one-liners, beginning in the late ‘60s. Dangerfield, best known for playing Al Czervik in Caddyshack, once said that parents in his neighborhood sent their kids out looking like him on Halloween. He offered that he knew he was drinking to...15493Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/calen-addison-minnesota-wild-nhl-trade-rumors-return-salary-cap-defense-brock-faber/The Endless Matt Dumba Trade Rumor Cycle hasn't even ended yet. Still, the Minnesota Wild are already embarking into the storm clouds of another series of endless trade rumors for another right-shot defenseman. The inheritor of Dumba's position of constantly being in the rumor mill? Calen Addison....15492Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/are-both-weekes-and-russo-right-about-the-future-of-wild-jerseys/Whether you feel the Minnesota Wild's Reverse Retro jerseys are a cool change-of-pace from their standard colors or merely another round of cheap fan service for the old Minnesota North Stars crowd, one thing is for sure: They're not going away anytime soon.   Earlier this week, former goalie-tur...15489Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/everyone-is-sleeping-on-minnesotas-backcourt/Heading into this season, the talk of D'Angelo Russell was centered on his play alongside his new pick-and-roll partner Rudy Gobert. In turn, this led many Minnesota Timberwolves fans to expect big things from the 26-year-old guard on the last year of a 4-year, $117 million contract. However, Russ...15487Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jalen-ramsey-provides-something-the-vikings-need-but-cant-afford/Rumor has it that the Minnesota Vikings are expected to check on the availability of Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey.   Ramsey is the crème de la crème of cornerbacks in the league. He is a three-time All-Pro corner who just earned his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl appearance. He was a majo...15486Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/an-open-letter-to-tom-brady-and-why-he-should-sign-with-the-vikings/Dear Mr. Tom Brady,   Greetings from the polar north! It’s currently seven degrees below zero on a dark and gloomy day in Eagan, but I am writing to you in response to an interesting report that came across my timeline.   Kenneth Teape of the NFL Analysis Network reported that an anonymous NFL e...15484Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/whats-next-for-jordan-greenway/Jordan Greenway has had a very unorthodox season. The 25-year-old New Yorker has battled injuries and inconsistent play all year. With his decrease in production, movable cap hit, and occasional lack of professionalism, Greenway could soon find himself in a different sweater.   It’s been almost a...15481Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-has-something-the-niners-want-but-cant-have/Sit down before reading this. Don’t read this while eating; you might choke. I’m going to tell you something that you probably intuitively know but will look strange when you first see it. The San Francisco 49ers want something the Minnesota Vikings have. The Niners may have trampled the Vikings i...15479Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/two-wins-dont-erase-the-wilds-problems/On Wednesday, the sky was threatening to fall on the Minnesota Wild. By Sunday, they were riding into the All-Star Break, and all was right in the world.   After a disastrous road trip where they went 1-3, played poorly at 5-on-5, and fell out of the playoff bubble, the Wild gave fans something t...15477Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000