https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/185/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/anthony-edwards-needs-to-refine-his-midrange-game/The Minnesota Timberwolves need to build off their success last year if they want to be a factor in the postseason next year. Like every team, they will look to make trades to upgrade their roster. But internal development is typically how most young teams improve, and Minnesota’s impact players a...13350Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-lynx-enter-the-2022-season-with-title-hopes/The 2022 WNBA season is finally here for the Minnesota Lynx and the 11 other teams in the league, with the regular season tipping off on Friday.   Minnesota kicks the new year off as part of opening night by taking on the Seattle Storm at 9 p.m. CT in the Emerald City. It will be the nightcap of...13349Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-pitching-pipeline-isnt-what-we-expected-its-even-better/Minnesota Twins fans like to think they’re used to broken promises.   The frustration is palpable at times, but 30-plus years without a title and 18 years without a playoff win will do that.  And no promise has come back to bite fans more often than the pledge to improve the big league pitching s...13348Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nick-olson-and-luke-brauns-post-draft-53-man-roster-predictions/With the 2022 NFL draft now in the books, we finally have a general sense of what the Minnesota Vikings' roster might look like next year. However, a lot will still change between now and September, between rookie minicamp, training camp, and the preseason -- not to mention how additional injuries...13347Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/trading-dangelo-russell-is-not-the-answer-for-minnesota/As D’Angelo Russell stepped out of the private jet and onto the tarmac at the Minneapolis airport in Feb. 2020, a new era of Minnesota Timberwolves basketball appeared to have arrived alongside him. It was an era consisting of a real off-court friendship with Karl-Anthony Towns that would hopefull...13344Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-if-the-wild-cant-match-st-louis-goaltending/The Minnesota Wild finished second in the Central Division and ended the season on an 11-2-2 run. They even got home-ice advantage against the St. Louis Blues in the first round. After a great regular season, there was a decent amount of hype heading into the playoffs. Minnesota’s stars were playi...13343Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-drafted-an-identity-fast-physical-and-violent/Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and the new Minnesota Vikings regime have their first draft in the books, and it’s left many fans with some combination of dismay, cautious optimism, and outright bewilderment.   Over the weekend, we learned quite a bit about this new regime’s draft approach. Kwesi and Co. cert...13342Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-jose-miranda-help-the-twins-in-2022/Minnesota Twins fans received some great news to start their week. Jose Miranda, the team’s No. 3 prospect according to MLB.com, was called up to the big leagues following Miguel Sanó’s trip to the injured list.   No matter the circumstances, this is a call-up Twins fans were anticipating. In 201...13341Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/empty-calorie-shots-sank-wild-in-game-1/What positives can Minnesota Wild fans take away after Monday night's Game 1 beatdown from the St. Louis Blues? The most talented team in franchise history entered the game, only for the same old result: skating off the ice in a 1-0 deficit where victory never felt within reach.   Evidence that,...13338Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-okay-to-be-critical-of-kwesis-draft/Armed with the 12th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah located the conveniently placed Post-It note that former GM Rick Spielman left behind before vacating TCO Performance Center in early January.   "When in doubt, trade back. The folks will love it!...13337Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/should-the-vikings-be-shopping-dalvin-cook/The NFL draft has come and gone. The Minnesota Vikings took 10 players, including one running back. However, Ty Chandler, Minnesota’s fifth-round pick, won’t be a threat to unseat Dalvin Cook anytime soon. But does that mean that the Vikings plan to hold on to their $63 million back throughout his...13336Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-have-a-good-problem-on-their-hands-with-correa-and-lewis/The Minnesota Twins have received great contributions from their prospects through the early weeks of the season.   Jhoan Duran has become a staple of the bullpen. Josh Winder threw six shutout innings in his first career start. Trevor Larnach is beginning to turn the corner, and Jose Miranda mad...13334Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-can-we-expect-from-ant-and-jaden-next-season/Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels showed out in Game 6 of the playoffs. Although it was in a losing effort, they ended the season with a bang. Ant, 20, and Jaden, 21, showed fans that the future is brighter than ever, giving them something to look forward to next season.   Edwards had an incred...13333Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-lewis-cine-brings-to-the-vikings-defense/In 2012, the Vikings selected Harrison Smith at the tail end of the first round of the draft. Reknowned for his toughness, smarts, and hard hitting, Smith may not have been the first safety taken in the draft, but the six-time Pro Bowler (and counting!) wound up as one of the best defensive backs...13332Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-didnt-collapse-theyre-just-setting-the-foundation/The Minnesota Timberwolves season has come to a close. What a year it has been. Over the next few weeks, I hope to capture the essence of this season. I want to look at not only how this year went but what we can expect from next year. I want to take some time and spell out my thoughts on this tea...13331Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-ended-april-with-a-bang-whats-next/Rocco Baldelli isn’t a weatherman or clairvoyant, but he promises things will get better. No, the Minnesota Twins may not top their seven-game winning streak this year. They may even hit another rut, as they did in the middle of April. But at least we’re gonna get some baseball weather soon, and h...13328Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-blues-have-the-edge-in-net-unless-late-season-trends-continue/Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin saw problems in the goal crease before the deadline. Rather than ride it out, he made a point to add a goalie capable of a lengthy playoff run by acquiring Marc-Andre Fleury. Yet it’s been Cam Talbot who has met the challenge head-on since Fleury’s arrival. Their stro...13326Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-more-the-vikings-change-the-more-they-stay-the-same/Rick Spielman sat in an undisclosed location. With storage boxes behind him, he was preparing to film his latest Tik Tok. After struggling with the app for several minutes, he looked into the camera and was ready to go.   “Hey, everybody!” Spielman exclaimed. “It’s me, Rick Spielman! I want to ta...13324Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/10k-rinks-wild-vs-blues-series-preview-roundtable/The Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues are set to square off in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and what a series it will be. With the puck set to drop in St. Paul on Monday night, Zone Coverageposed a series of questions to eight of its writers. Here are their thoughts and predi...13323Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jaden-mcdaniels-is-the-next-timberwolf-to-break-out/The Minnesota Timberwolves are rarely able to conclude a season with unbridled confidence and genuine hope for the future. History suggests that this is a team that would otherwise perpetually be mired in its own mediocrity. Still, their acquisition of culture-changers Anthony Edwards and Patrick...13322Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/on-ed-ingram-and-the-benefit-of-the-doubt/The NFL draft is supposed to be the most fun weekend of the offseason. It’s our chance, as fans, to indulge in some unbridled optimism about players who might be total disasters. So when the Minnesota Vikings took Ed Ingram, an LSU guard who has been indicted over credible accusations of sexual as...13320Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-day-2-moves-justified-their-risky-day-1-trade/The Minnesota Vikings made a controversial move by giving up their first-round pick to the Detroit Lions. Now that the second round is in the books, we can look back and see how well they cashed in on those picks – at least in the second round.   The Vikings made two selections in the second roun...13318Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-greef-line-might-hold-the-key-to-locking-up-the-blues/The dust has finally cleared on the Minnesota Wild’s 2021-22 regular season. After recording 53 wins – a franchise record – and finishing the final month of the season on a 12-2-2 run, what is the reward for the best roster the Wild organization has ever fielded? A first-round clash with a team th...13317Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-were-busy-on-day-2-but-were-they-productive/Kwesi Adofo-Mensah once again maneuvered up and down the board on Day 2 of the NFL draft. One night after trading picks No. 12 and 46 to the Detroit Lions in exchange for picks No. 32, 34, and 66, the Minnesota Vikings did business within the division again. The Green Bay Packers traded picks No....13316Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-have-a-fatal-flaw-will-they-fix-it/Once it was clear that the Memphis Grizzlies would beat the Minnesota Timberwolves and advance to the second round, Ja Morant gave Anthony Edwards a one-armed hug. Morant appeared to be congratulating and consoling Edwards simultaneously, attempting to get Edwards to accept his fate. The game was...13313Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000