https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/20/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/j-j-mccarthy-slayed-a-dragon-that-sam-darnold-couldnt/On Sunday Night Football, Sam Darnold went out and showed the Minnesota Vikings another reason why they should miss him.   Darnold was nearly flawless on the road to the Washington Commanders, who made the NFC Championship game last season. He went an absurd 21 for 24, tossing four touchdowns, wi...23695Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/j-j-mccarthy-turned-the-vikings-engine-over-in-motown/Kevin O’Connell gave J.J. McCarthy a quizzical look when he saw his first-year quarterback wear a blue-collared shirt ahead of the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 9 game in Detroit.   Upon entering Ford Field, McCarthy bro-hugged Minnesota’s head equipment guy, Mike Parson. Then he fist-bumped Tom Peliss...23689Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nordos-numbers-week-9-vs-detroit/The Minnesota Vikings shocked the NFL on Sunday, taking down the Detroit Lions in a thrilling 27-24 victory.   The Vikings looked to get their embarrassing performance against the Los Angeles Chargers behind them as they played their second divisional game of the season. J.J. McCarthy returned to...23688Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brooklyn-parks-john-klein-is-a-best-dark-horse-candidate-for-the-twins-bullpen-next-year/The Minnesota Twins have plenty of openings in their bullpen this spring, and it’s a prime opportunity for young pitchers in the upper levels of the minors to make their cases for one of the open spots.   Brooklyn Park native John Klein is one of the leading candidates as the offseason begins. Kl...23684Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-mick-abel-and-taj-bradley-land-in-minnesotas-rotation-next-season/They were the top two pitching returns for the Minnesota Twins during the fire sale at the trade deadline. Now, Mick Abel and Taj Bradley enter the off-season with questions surrounding their roles for the 2026 starting rotation.   When the Twins acquired them, Abel and Bradley were in Triple-A,...23679Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-playoff-hopes-rest-on-their-ability-to-stop-jahmyr-gibbs/Not to be overly dramatic, but the Minnesota Vikings’ season is on the line this Sunday against the Detroit Lions. Already sitting at the bottom of the division, a loss drops them even further down the food chain and makes the playoffs nearly impossible. Kevin O’Connell has just one win against De...23674Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-gink-is-always-shrouded-in-mystery/Everyone was looking for an explanation about how Andrew Van Ginkel hoodwinked Aaron Rodgers in the Minnesota Vikings’ win over the New York Jets in London last year. How could Rodgers, one of the league’s savviest veterans, fail to see Van Ginkel as he reared back to pass in the first quarter of...23672Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/were-living-in-a-weird-world-where-the-vikings-should-have-acted-like-the-lions/Throughout the Minnesota Vikings' transition from Kirk Cousins to the great unknown at quarterback, there was one big fear. The Vikings have always been super competitive and have displayed the uncanny ability to stay in the hunt, no matter what. The thought of an uncompetitive season is too much...23670Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-j-j-mccarthy-be-the-spark-that-reignites-the-vikings-season/The 2025 Minnesota Vikings were supposed to be a foolproof machine for J.J. McCarthy. They had moved on from Sam Darnold, who threw for 4,319 yards and 35 touchdowns last year while leading the Vikings to a 14-3 record. If not for a historically competitive NFC North, the Vikings would’ve secured...23668Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/scott-servais-couldve-had-more-of-an-immediate-impact-for-the-twins/On Wednesday evening, MLB Network insider Jon Heyman announced that the Minnesota Twins had hired Derek Shelton to be the 15th manager in club history. The Twins decided to bring back their former bench coach, who had spent much of the last six seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates.   It became cle...23665Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-go-with-familiarity-hire-derek-shelton-as-15th-manager-in-franchise-history/Minneapolis – The Minnesota Twins have their next manager in place. Former Twins bench coach and Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton will now be the 15th manager in team history since the franchise moved from Washington, D.C. to Minnesota.   Shelton, 55, managed the Pirates from 2020 until M...23662Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/our-last-image-of-carson-wentz-is-of-him-in-agony/Kirk Herbstreit is typically an astute analyst. However, he probably would like to take back his comments about Carson Wentz from Thursday night.   “When you're the captain of the ship, you're the quarterback,” he said. “You gotta try to hold some of that emotion in.”     His play-by-play...23661Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-travis-adams-and-pierson-ohl-parlay-last-seasons-experience-into-a-bullpen-job-next-year/Not everyone who finished the 2025 season in the Minnesota Twins bullpen is a lock to be in their bullpen on Opening Day 2026. Some of the younger relievers the Twins used throughout the season will have to make their cases next spring training for one of the five open spots. Travis Adams and Pier...23657Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-christian-wilkins-a-viable-solution-for-minnesotas-run-defense-woes/The 3-4 Minnesota Vikings have lost two consecutive games coming out of the bye week and find themselves in last place in a highly competitive NFC North for the first time since 2013. Second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy will get his third career start on the road against a dominant Detroit Lions...23651Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-one-man-single-handedly-save-the-vikings-defense/There are good teams, there are bad teams. Then there’s 50 feet of crap, and then there’s the Minnesota Vikings.   Maybe that’s a bit of an overreaction. Things haven’t been all bad this season for Minnesota, but the last few weeks have pushed the Vikings to the bottom of the division and turned...23650Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-should-the-twins-protect-from-the-rule-5-draft/The MLB Rule 5 Draft is part of the Winter Meetings every year, but a few weeks beforehand, each team adds Rule 5-eligible players to protect other organizations from selecting them. The Minnesota Twins have 39 players who will be Rule 5 eligible this season, enough to fill a 40-man roster.   But...23649Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-does-this-feel-like-the-most-disappointing-vikings-team-in-recent-history/The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Los Angeles Chargers last Thursday night in a complete rout, 37-10. That's the long and short of it. In a game where the Vikings needed to dig deep and find out what they're made of in the face of true adversity, it was a no-show that left the fanbase somber.   T...23646Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-jordan-addison-the-key-that-unlocks-j-j-mccarthy/Remember the halcyon days when we were parsing through J.J. McCarthy’s preseason start, trying to find clues about how he’d play after recovering from this season-ending meniscus tear?   It was an age of innocence. A time before McCarthy needed to lead a miracle comeback to beat the Chicago Bears...23645Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-will-the-twins-cut-from-the-40-man-roster-next-week/By this time next week, the offseason will officially be underway. The World Series champions will have their parade, but the rest of the baseball world will be making changes to their management, coaching staff, and rosters for next year.   Minnesota’s 40-man roster is one spot short of being fu...23644Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-koc-find-the-qb-solution-without-having-the-answers/The 3-4 Minnesota Vikings have found themselves in a proverbial quarterback limbo.   While head coach Kevin O'Connell is widely known as the Quarterback Whisperer for his ability to turn castaway veteran players into hot commodities, he and the team have struggled to assemble any sort of consiste...23637Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/j-j-mccarthys-return-isnt-enough-to-save-the-vikings/The 2025 Minnesota Vikings have reached a critical stage. Going into an important divisional matchup against the Detroit Lions, the Vikings have a 5% chance of making the playoffs, according to The Athletic’s playoff simulator. A season with Super Bowl aspirations is officially on the brink and is...23634Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-are-trying-to-handle-mccarthy-with-clean-hands-in-a-messy-game/After the Los Angeles Chargers beat the Minnesota Vikings 37-10 on Thursday night, Kevin O’Connell made it sound like J.J. McCarthy would start on Sunday in Detroit.   “If J.J. is healthy, J.J. will play,” O’Connell said. “That’s been the case since the injury. That’s always been my mindset.”  ...23625Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-ran-it-back-with-a-missing-component/Donte DiVincenzo doesn’t think the Minnesota Timberwolves would have won their season-opener in Portland without the continuity they have entering this season.   “I don't think we win that game last year,” said DiVincenzo. “Everybody else sticking together throughout the fourth quarter was huge....23617Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-bible-study-group-brought-the-saints-clubhouse-closer-together/St. Paul – There are numerous ways ballplayers bond off the field throughout a 150-game season. Golf, team dinners, and the constant long road trips are just a few. But in the St. Paul Saints and Wichita Wind Surge clubhouses this year, a group of players took time out each week to meet for a Bibl...23613Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-2024-vikings-were-the-worst-thing-to-happen-to-the-2025-vikings/The 2024 Minnesota Vikings were a team out of a movie. Freed from the Kirk Cousins vortex, the Vikings entered a world of uncertainty at quarterback. After J.J. McCarthy's season-ending injury, they were led by Sam Darnold, who was best known as the QB who once saw ghosts on national television. V...23611Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000