https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/145/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-greatest-threat-is-hiding-in-plain-sight/In Week 9, old friend Taylor Heinicke dropped back on a second-and-seven play-action pass from midfield. The former Minnesota Vikings practice squad quarterback avoided pressure and threw wantonly into triple-coverage. Washington Commanders receiver Curtis Samuel was sprinting toward the end zone,...15180Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-hockey-world-is-still-underrating-matt-boldy/Any time someone in hockey makes a "Best X" list, there will be 32 fan bases picking apart their list. This is almost always for two reasons. The first is that the guy on their team wasn't high enough. The second is that the guy on their team wasn't included.   Homerism is obviously a huge factor...15179Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-things-to-know-about-the-new-york-giants/Many pundits and fans have compared the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants throughout the season. They each started 6-1, which many people felt was a fraudulent in both cases.   However, each team handled adversity differently.   After the Seattle Seahawks handed them their second loss in...15177Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-as-the-nine-reindeer-whos-comet-cupid-donner-and-blitzen/Modern-day American Christmas celebrations are a world away from the holiday’s traditional roots. What was once a simple holiday is now a celebration of capitalism. Malls are packed with people trying to buy that new thing for their families that they hate. Post offices are overrun as people scram...15175Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-are-more-loki-than-thor-and-thats-okay/It must have been a lot of fun to be a Minnesota Vikings hater on Saturday. For the first half, at least. The second half? Probably not so much. By the end of overtime, the collective eye roll across the national media landscape had reached seismic proportions.   This team is ridiculous. It’s non...15173Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-there-space-for-anthony-edwards-in-the-all-star-game/It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Not because it’s almost Christmas or the Toyotathon, but because voting for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game opened on Tuesday. NBA All-Star voting is our chaotic civil duty that saw Andrew Wiggins voted in as a starter at last year’s game and triggered a total...15172Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-joey-gallo/When my grandfather was a Twin Cities sportswriter for 52 years, he covered all-time great ball players such as Rod Carew, Tony Oliva, and Harmon Killebrew. They defined what it meant to be a professional hitter for generations of Minnesota sports fans, and Joe Hennessy was there to ink their stor...15169Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-a-wonderful-coach-what-koc-means-to-the-vikings/The Minnesota Vikings entered the locker room at halftime down 33-0 to the Indianapolis Colts. The boos could be heard throughout U.S. Bank Stadium. Kevin O'Connell went into his office for a moment to breathe.   “I don’t know if we’re going to make it,” O’Connell lamented. “The season was going...15168Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-donatell-is-trying-to-save-the-vikings-defense-pt-ii-the-fix/The Minnesota Vikings’ defense was in shambles heading into Saturday's game against the Indianapolis Colts. In Part I, we went over the problems with the defense that caused them to give up over 400 yards for five weeks in a row. But things got a lot better against the Colts. It may not seem like...15167Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-can-prove-their-playoff-viability-against-the-giants/From the Minnesota Vikings’ dramatic 33-30 overtime win against the Buffalo Bills to their 34-23 loss to the Detroit Lions, Ed Donatell’s defense was historically bad in total yards allowed. After that five-game stretch, Kevin O'Connell went on the record saying that Donatell’s job was secure. How...15163Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ant-has-started-to-do-something-only-elite-players-are-capable-of/After a few rocky games after Karl-Anthony Towns’ injury, the Minnesota Timberwolves are on a three-game winning streak. While one of the wins came against the tanking Oklahoma City Thunder, two came against teams that were in the playoffs last year, the Chicago Bulls and the Dallas Mavericks. Bot...15162Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mats-zuccarellos-contract-gets-better-with-age/Oh, yeah, that's not going to age well.   That was the tenor of the sentiment surrounding the Minnesota Wild signing Mats Zuccarello in 2019. The hockey world was in agreement over this, from the local fanbase rapidly tiring of Paul Fenton's bizarre, buffoonish reign as Wild general manager to th...15161Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-much-of-the-twins-roster-is-tradeable/The Minnesota Twins came into this offseason ready to spend. They dined with Carlos Correa, Carlos Rodon and Xander Bogaerts. They had a zoom call with Dansby Swanson. Even super-agent Scott Boras was impressed, declaring that the Twins were swimming in the ocean with all the big-money spenders.  ...15159Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/no-record-is-safe-from-kirill-kaprizov/Kirill Kaprizov has only played 167 games in the NHL, but he has already broken numerous Minnesota Wild franchise records. He’s already tackled the basics: Most points in a season, most goals and assists in one season, and most goals and points by a rookie. However, while there are still plenty of...15158Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-exactly-is-minnesotas-plan-in-the-outfield/Last week could be considered the single worst week of the Derek Falvey and Thad Levine era of Minnesota Twins baseball.   The San Francisco Giants signed Carlos Correa. The New York Yankees signed Carlos Rodón. And the Chicago Cubs signed Dansby Swanson.   The Twins made an additional signing a...15156Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-dont-need-to-apologize-to-anyone/The Minnesota Vikings made NFL history in Week 15 against the Indianapolis Colts. Following a first half in which they stunk up U.S. Bank Stadium with a 33-0 deficit, the Purple and Gold entered the locker room to a chorus of boos from the sellout crowd. But instead of taking a page out of Rudy Go...15153Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-are-vibing-again/Everyone has something they have trouble letting go of. Whether it’s reminiscing about the glory days or a pain previously felt, we’ve all got something that we hold on to. I’ve got plenty of things, but most presciently, I find myself writing about last year’s Minnesota Timberwolves team so often...15152Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/connor-dewar-is-becoming-the-nhls-most-fearsome-penalty-killer/Dean Evason usually throws Joel Eriksson Ek and Freddy Gaudreau on the ice first whenever the Minnesota Wild are on the penalty kill. But while you constantly see these two in important shorthanded situations, one player is flying under the radar. Connor Dewar is driving Minnesota's penalty kill,...15150Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-have-a-superpower-that-everyone-is-overlooking/When the Minnesota Vikings were getting off to a fast start, I asked what trait made them special.   In previous years when the Vikings have been contenders, they've had a dominant trait that defines them. The 1987 Vikings peaked at the right time. The 1998 Vikings had a historically good offense...15147Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/watch-out-for-liam-ohgren-in-the-wjc/While there’s been a lot of fun and excitement in St. Paul, Minnesota Wild fans should pay attention to what is happening across the pond in Sweden. Last year, the Wild used the No. 19 pick they received from the Los Angeles Kings in the Kevin Fiala trade to acquire Liam Öhgren.   Öhgren does not...15146Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/has-minnesotas-offense-become-dependent-on-dlo/Heading into this season, D'Angelo Russell had the most to learn about his new-look Minnesota Timberwolves squad. Being the primary ball handler and facilitator, DLo has been required to understand not only his individual role but also everyone else’s around him. That’s easier said than done, thou...15142Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-numbers-that-tell-the-story-of-the-vikings-colts-game/Just when it appeared that the Minnesota Vikings have used up all their luck, they proved us wrong again. Against the Jeff Saturday-led Indianapolis Colts, the Vikings somehow offered us their worst half of football all season. Down 33-0 at halftime, even the most optimistic Vikings fan couldn’t h...15141Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/an-emotional-timeline-of-the-vikings-historic-win-over-the-colts/It would be inaccurate to call the Minnesota Vikings’ unprecedented comeback against the Indianapolis Colts an emotional roller coaster because roller coasters have ups and downs. Maybe a fun little loop here and there. No, this experience was more like skydiving with a failed parachute: free-fall...15139Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-are-fueled-by-doubt/Down 36-28 in the fourth quarter, the Minnesota Vikings stopped Matt Ryan short of the sticks on fourth-and-one and got the ball back with 2:15 left in the game. Only a couple of hours earlier, they had exited the tunnel at halftime down 33-0. In the land of 10,000 miseries, Minnesota’s first-half...15137Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/daemon-hunt-is-finding-balance-as-he-adjusts-to-the-ahl/Editor's Note: This is Part 2 of a four-part series checking in with four Minnesota Wild prospects who spoke to 10KRinks in exclusive one-on-one interviews during the Iowa Wild's series against the Texas Stars last weekend. Part 1 can be found here.   DES MOINES, Iowa — On Dec. 17, Daemon Hunt st...15136Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000