https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/209/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/zimmers-players-are-still-fighting-for-him-even-if-the-public-isnt/This Minnesota Vikings' season has been filled with its fair share of moral victories, heartbreaking choke jobs, and near defeats. Watching these games unfold has been a form of masochism for self-deprecating shitposters that doubles as psychological torture for the average optimistic fan.   It's...12090Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-cant-let-another-team-get-myles-turner/The Indiana Pacers are reportedly looking to rebuild. They are listening to trade offers on Myles Turner, Domantas Sabonis, and Caris LeVert, and the Minnesota Timberwolves should be spam calling the Pacers front office with offers. While all three of these players are great, the Wolves should be...12089Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-hard-to-buy-the-vikings-as-a-plucky-underdog/The Minnesota Vikings jumped back into the playoff race on Thursday night with a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. At 6-7, they pulled even with the Philadelphia Eagles and will watch as the San Francisco 49ers, Washington Football Team, and others battle for the final spots in the NFC.   Being t...12086Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jesper-wallstedt-enters-world-juniors-on-the-rise/There are myriad ways to follow Minnesota Wild prospects. You can track their stats, read all about them, and see clips on Twitter and YouTube. There's no substitute for actually watching them in action, though. The World Junior Championships are two weeks away, and they've been a coming-out party...12082Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-might-be-violating-the-us-constitution/Say what you want about Mike Zimmer, he gets it. He knows you’re sick of the one-score games. Of the blown leads. Of the fact that the Minnesota Vikings can’t ever make it easy.   “Okay, another fun night,” Zimmer said sarcastically as he took the podium for his post-game press conference. “You k...12081Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-earned-that-win-believe-it-or-not/As the Pittsburgh Steelers took possession of the football on Thursday night with 2:26 and no timeouts remaining, a familiar dread set in. You all felt it. As with nearly every game this year, the Minnesota Vikings had inexplicably let the game come down to its final moments. As Ben Roethlisberger...12080Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/forget-myles-turner-the-wolves-should-be-targeting-caris-levert/Early trade rumors in the NBA have been few and far between this season. With much of the league waiting to see how the Ben Simmons situation plays out in Philadelphia, there seems to be some resistance to engaging in substantial trade conversations. But the Indiana Pacers have helped clear the wa...12079Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/wolves-must-survive-december-for-playoff-push/It’s been a predictably up-and-down first quarter of the NBA season for the Minnesota Timberwolves. But for the first time in what seems like a lifetime, the downs don’t vastly outnumber the ups.   Following a 32-point loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, the Timberwolves are 11-14 and ninth in th...12074Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/joel-eriksson-eks-massive-game-lifted-minnesota-against-mcdavids-oilers/Tuesday's Minnesota Wild tilt against the Edmonton Oilers boasted an unreal amount of star power. On Edmonton's side skated the reigning two MVPs in Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid. Minnesota has a potential future MVP in Kirill Kaprizov. But when the game was over, neither No. 97 nor Draisaitl...12071Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2-purple-dreams-and-1-steelers-nightmare/This week, I’m coping with the Minnesota Vikings losing to the Detroit Lions by saying it’s “the most Vikings thing to happen” and “if anyone would lose to Detroit, it’d be the Vikings.” So let’s look at the Pittsburgh Steelers game this way: The Vikings are blessed with another chance to have a b...12070Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-need-to-go-all-in-on-carlos-correa/The Minnesota Twins found themselves in a rough situation after the 2019 season. Fresh off producing the most prolific home run hitting lineup in baseball history, the Twins were in the search of pitching. Several offers were made but ultimately, the top options on the market were overpriced. With...12068Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dlo-has-become-integral-to-minnesotas-success/It's no question that D’Angelo Russell is one of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ most polarizing and controversial players right now. His silky game mixed with creativity can make it appear like he is in control. To others, Russell is not exerting himself and taking plays off. Not to mention that he h...12066Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/eriksson-ek-is-exactly-where-he-needs-to-be-right-now/If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – right?   The Wild are riding a season-high eight-game winning streak and doing so in impressive fashion with wins over Cup contenders like the Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, and most recently, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers. One constant during...12065Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-time-for-klint-kubiak-to-get-weird/You could describe the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 13 loss to the Detroit Lions with many different words, including some that decency forbids me to type. But no set of words encapsulates Sunday’s performance any better than this one: embarrassing.   As a born and bred Minnesotan, the moment Jared Go...12064Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/pittsburgh-has-done-what-minnesota-hasnt/Both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings will enter Thursday night on the outside, looking in at their respective playoff scenarios. A win will be of the utmost importance for each team. Minnesota can't stay away from the nail-biters. It was true yet again last week in Detroit. On Thursd...12063Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-price-to-re-sign-dean-evason-is-going-through-the-roof/When general manager Bill Guerin named Dean Evason the Minnesota Wild’s permanent coach in July 2020, it was a big surprise. Everyone knew Evason wasn't "Guerin's Guy" since he was a holdover from Paul Fenton’s brief reign. So why didn't Guerin take the opportunity to get a coach he was familiar w...12058Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kulikov-and-merrill-have-been-instrumental-to-the-wilds-red-hot-start/Just as everyone expected, the Minnesota Wild sit atop the Central Division standings at the quarter-mark of the 2021-22 season. All the more impressive considering the slow starts of Kirill Kaprizov, Kevin Fiala, and Cam Talbot. The Wild have embraced a “next man up” mentality, finding scoring up...12057Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/tony-oliva-is-the-patron-saint-of-the-twins-way/Sunday’s call from Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame was a long time coming for the patron saint of Minnesota Twins baseball. Tony Oliva celebrated with family and friends as it was announced that he would be inducted into Cooperstown with the rest of the 2022 class. After years of dedication t...12054Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/heres-why-kene-nwangwu-isnt-getting-more-carries/The eternal march of an NFL season always includes the same tropes. One of those is the constant clamoring from fans for more rookie involvement. After Kene Nwangwu came off of IR for the hyperextended knee he suffered in the preseason, everyone wanted to see him do more than return kicks. Nwangwu...12053Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/finch-needs-to-increase-taurean-princes-minutes-to-maximize-him/Ricky Rubio, a 2022 second-round pick, and cash. That’s what it took for the Minnesota Timberwolves to acquire the supposed 3-and-D forward Taurean Prince from the Cleveland Cavaliers this past offseason.   Prince was coming off a season where he averaged 9.5 points per contest on an efficient 40...12051Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-much-is-too-much-for-myles-turner/The NBA rumor mill started flying on Tuesday after Shams Charania reported that the Indiana Pacers plan to go into sell mode, and Caris LeVert, Domantas Sabonis, and Myles Turner are available. Enter the Minnesota Timberwolves and feed us all the Turner-to-Wolves photoshops. While it would be an e...12050Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-it-still-fair-to-compare-anthony-edwards-to-dwyane-wade/It’s hard not to compare young players with established NBA veterans and former players to attempt to predict how their career may take shape and fantasize about our favorite players’ potential. Anthony Edwards’ explosive speed and ability to finish at the rim earned him some exciting comparisons...12049Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-do-the-twins-do-behind-buxton-in-center-field/Last week, the Minnesota Twins answered their biggest offseason question when they re-signed star center fielder Byron Buxton to a seven-year, $100 million contract. Everyone in Target Field and throughout the fan base can breathe easy with Buxton locked up as the face of the franchise for years t...12046Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-are-the-wilfs-waiting-for-get-joe-brady-on-the-horn/Before I get started, allow me to apologize to fellow Skoldiers out there who feel less than enthusiastic about recently terminated Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady. You may have qualms about his ability to succeed in the National Football League, but recent trends say otherwise....12043Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-hawks-exposed-a-flaw-in-minnesotas-defensive-scheme/Last night the Minnesota Timberwolves squared off against an Atlanta Hawks team coming off a tough loss to the shorthanded Charlotte Hornets. Kelly Oubre was scorching-hot from the 3-point line, shooting 6 of 10 and helping lift the Hornets with a 28-point performance.   Before that loss, the Haw...12042Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000