https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/286/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-twins-are-leading-the-al-central-after-two-close-wins-over-detroit/After Wednesday’s game, Eddie Rosario came strolling into view of the media on Zoom oozing confidence. Rosario walked into the frame with a big smile on his face, draped in his new ‘Homer Robe’ and holding up a gift from Josh Donaldson.   Things are looking up for the Twins right now.   [embed]...8721Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/for-vikings-to-succeed-on-third-down-theyll-have-to-do-better-on-second-down/Faced with a third down on their opening drive in each of the first two games, the Vikings rose to the occasion. Against the Packers, Dalvin Cook took a 3rd and goal at the 1-yard line behind a bulldozing C.J. Ham to score the season's first touchdown. The following week, Kirk Cousins slung a diff...8719Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-case-for-benching-kirk-cousins/When the Minnesota Vikings signed Kirk Cousins in the spring of 2018, it was supposed to be a game-changer. After coming one game away from the Super Bowl, the expectations for Cousins were about as high as his salary. With weapons galore and a defense that would help take the load off, the stage...8717Thu, 24 Sep 2020 06:50:56 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nine-year-nfl-vet-denard-walker-on-how-to-fix-the-vikings-young-corners/The Minnesota Vikings have a lot of young cornerbacks, which isn't going too well. They have been shredded the first two weeks by Davante Adams, Marques-Valdes Scantling and Mo-Alie Cox. To make matters worse, both Cameron Dantzler and Mike Hughes didn't practice on Wednesday leading up to the Wee...8716Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-had-a-15-9-passer-rating-last-week-hes-signed-through-2022-whats-next/I hate to be the bearer of bad news, my beloved Skoldiers. But we’ve been duped, hoodwinked, and bamboozled by Kirk Cousins.   Following a storybook 2017 with the Vikings just a game away from hosting Super Bowl LII inside the freshly christened US Bank Stadium, the Vikings let their quarterback...8714Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-should-push-for-a-2022-winter-classic/The world has changed dramatically in the last nine and a half months since the Minnesota Wild were announced as hosts of the 2021 Bridgestone Winter Classic. Not long after the Wild were awarded the marquee NHL regular season event, a global pandemic has put a halt to sports as we knew it. If you...8711Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/where-have-you-gone-pat-elflein-vikings-nation-turns-its-lonely-eyes-to-you/It may not have the same catchy vibe as “Tank for Trevor”, but given the current state of the roster — and in particular the offensive line — “Stink for Sewell” is very much in play.   For the second straight week the Vikings’ overall o-line play was in the C-/D+ range. With a typical Mike Zimmer...8710Wed, 23 Sep 2020 09:00:41 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-if-byron-buxton-stays-healthy-this-time/Byron Buxton has been teasing Minnesota Twins fans for the past five years. The 26-year-old centerfielder has shown that he can be a star defensively, making flashy plays and sacrificing his body to get an out by any means necessary. Now he appears to have found his swing. Will this be the first t...8709Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-new-look-minnesota-wild-has-yet-to-get-younger-faster-or-better/Last week, the Minnesota Wild made two tough decisions concerning fan favorite veterans. First they traded Eric Staal, who scored 111 goals in four seasons, to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Marcus Johansson. Two days later they formally announced that Mikko Koivu, franchise leader in most eve...8706Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/heres-why-the-vikings-are-going-to-miss-anthony-barr/The Minnesota Vikings were counting on their defensive veterans to keep the unit strong as young corners and defensive linemen took their lumps. But they've played the first two games without Danielle Hunter, and now they'll play the next 14 without Anthony Barr after he suffered a torn pectoral m...8705Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:17:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/4-silver-linings-from-the-vikings-loss-to-the-colts/The Minnesota Vikings have looked non-competitive in their first two games of the 2020 season. They can't move the ball on offense, and they can't stop anyone on defense. The surprisingly abysmal start has many fans are already looking ahead to the 2021 NFL Draft and the high pick the Vikings seem...8704Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-the-vikings-make-the-expanded-playoffs-after-starting-0-2-the-math-says-probably-not/The Minnesota Vikings have lost their first two games for the first time since 2013. The historical outlook for teams that start 0-2 is bleak -- it's is often a death knell. There have been plenty of examples of an 0-2 team rising from the dead, even a couple who won the Super Bowl (the 2007 Giant...8700Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-nbas-top-15-teams-for-the-next-five-years/Someone approaches you. For some reason, you're both in a desert.   This person, visibly thirsty, yells:   "TELL ME ABOUT THE NBA! I NEED TO KNOW!"   Well, this is convenient because if you know anything, it's the NBA. You're not great with relationships or directions (which is why you're in a...8698Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-arent-going-to-purposely-tank-for-trevor/The rallying cry #TankForTrevor began popping up on Vikings Twitter before the Week 1 debacle against the Packers was even over. And by the final whistle of the Week 2 fiasco against the Colts, the outcry had erupted, seeping into every crevice of the media landscape – social and otherwise. The ca...8697Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-simply-was-not-accurate-against-the-indianapolis-colts/The Indianapolis Colts allowed Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew to complete 95% of his passes and coast to an easy win in Week 1. They were giving up pass after pass, especially underneath, and looked helpless anytime Minshew didn’t hand the ball off. Kirk Cousins, on the other hand, couldn’t c...8696Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-division-title-is-still-in-play-for-the-minnesota-twins-after-a-series-win-vs-chicago-cubs/Going from the south side to the north side of Chicago changed the Minnesota Twins’ fortunes this week.   After facing the Chicago White Sox, top team in the American League, the Twins had a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs -- one of the National League’s best. They rebounded to win the...8695Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/offseason-concerns-about-the-vikings-offense-were-justified/Skeptical Minnesota Vikings fans can confidently say, 'I told you so' after watching the team's first two games, both of which would've resulted in 17-point defeats if not for a loosely-defended touchdown against the Packers in Week 1.   Faithful fans were concerned that the defense was too young...8693Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-things-we-learned-from-the-loss-to-the-colts/The Minnesota Vikings were dominated by the Indianapolis Colts, 28-11, falling to 0-2. They struggled to move the ball on offense, and the defense couldn't get off the field on third down, which led to them losing the time of possession battle by almost 17 minutes. This team looks far from competi...8692Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-overhaul-looks-really-bad-right-now/The Minnesota Vikings entered Sunday afternoon hoping to ease the concerns that surfaced from a Week 1 beating from the Green Bay Packers. The Vikings left Sunday afternoon wondering what the hell happened in a 28-11 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.   With a total system failure that included safe...8691Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/instant-reaction-vikings-fall-to-0-2-with-second-straight-debacle/For the first time in Mike Zimmer's Vikings tenure, his team is 0-2. And the fashion in which the Vikings fell to that record only magnifies the level of concern.   Indianapolis wore Minnesota down and eventually coasted to a 28-11 win as the Vikings again looked feeble on offense and vulnerable...8690Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-lynx-lose-game-1-on-a-seattle-storm-buzzer-beater/It may have taken place two days after it was originally scheduled, but the Minnesota Lynx and the Seattle Storm finally tipped off in Game 1 of the semifinal round of the WNBA Playoffs on Tuesday night.   On Sunday afternoon nearing the end of Game 1 of the other semifinals series between the Co...8689Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2021-expansion-list-2-0-jonas-brodins-extension-changes-up-the-format/Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin put his stamp on the 2020-21 roster and beyond last week, making a flurry of moves and announcements in his quest to change the team's culture.   First we saw Jonas Brodin get a seven-year contract extension. The next day, in a stunning move, veteran Eri...8686Mon, 21 Sep 2020 06:30:52 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/playoff-bubble-new-rules-create-interesting-wrinkle-for-twins/The good news is that the Minnesota Twins are going to the playoffs. They haven't officially clinched it yet -- like the Chicago White Sox did in front of them -- but it's more or less a cinch.   The bad news is that it might, in fact, mean the Twins face the New York Yankees in the first round....8682Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-have-to-rely-on-wingers-not-centers-for-offense-next-season/Bill Guerin continued his aggressive makeover of the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. He traded Eric Staal, who is sixth all-time with 111 goals in Minnesota, for Buffalo’s Marcus Johansson. In doing so, Guerin may just have executed his first Paul Fenton Trade™.   To be fair, Staal and Johansson bot...8681Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-lynx-edge-phoenix-mercury-to-advance-to-the-wnba-semifinals/For the first time since the 2017 season, the Minnesota Lynx will be playing beyond the two single-elimination playoff rounds in the postseason. The fourth-seeded Lynx tipped off action in the single-elimination second round Thursday night, facing the tough fifth-seeded Phoenix Mercury who were ri...8679Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000