https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/290/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-lynx-balance-playing-time-and-competitiveness-in-home-stretch-of-season/Coming into the unusual 2020 WNBA season that featured 22 regular season games over the course of a seven-week span, Minnesota Lynx head coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve had concerns about the amount of games in such a short period of time.   With her team playing essentially every other da...8567Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-cutting-riley-reiff-is-a-massive-mistake-for-the-minnesota-vikings/On Sunday morning, the Minnesota Vikings dropped a bombshell with the addition of defensive end Yannick Ngakoue. Adding the 25-year-old speed rusher was a perfect fit for the Vikings beleaguered defensive line, which was down to Eddie Yarbrough, Stacy Keely and Jalyn Holmes with Danielle Hunter si...8566Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-twins-stand-pat-on-a-mostly-quiet-trade-deadline-for-the-al-central/It's probably not too far-fetched to call the American League Central the most competitive division in MLB this season.   Sure, the Kansas City Royals have fallen back from the rest of the division, but from first place to fourth the teams are separated by a measly four games. Even the Detroit Ti...8565Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/if-only-the-minnesota-timberwolves-had-drafted-jamal-murray/Happy Tuesday, good friends.   What has happened since the last time we talked? The Minnesota Timberwolves still have the first pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. This is good news! Glen Taylor is reportedly in talks with a Grizzlies minority owner to sell the team. This is a deal that would no...8564Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-have-lost-five-straight-heading-into-one-of-the-biggest-stretches-of-their-season/After losing the final two games to Cleveland, the Minnesota Twins are on a five-game losing streak after losing both games of a doubleheader on Saturday and the finale on Sunday against Detroit.   The first game pushed the Twins out of first place in the AL Central -- a rare Randy Dobnak loss in...8563Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-ripple-effects-of-the-minnesota-vikings-trade-for-yannick-ngakoue/To bolster a defensive line that looked like a shadow of its former self throughout training camp, the Minnesota Vikings reportedly used draft capital to acquire high-end pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue from the Jacksonville Jaguars early Sunday morning. ESPN's Adam Schefter was first to report the ne...8560Sun, 30 Aug 2020 12:48:51 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-reality-of-harrison-smith-and-anthony-harris-market-value/With the clock ticking down toward kickoff in Week 1, you can bet Rick Spielman and other Vikings executives with rich mahogany desks at TCO Performance Center in Eagan have one eye on next offseason. As has been suggested recently in this space, the 2020 season reeks of uncharted territory in whi...8559Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/matt-dumba-and-the-hockey-diversity-alliance-need-solidarity-in-the-fight-against-racism/The Milwaukee Bucks rocked the sports world by refusing to play Wednesday night. The Bucks did so to stand in solidarity with the protests in nearby Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, and subsequent murder of two protesters by a militiaman. Milwaukee’s decision...8556Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-fight-is-worth-fighting-the-minnesota-lynx-and-wnba-use-their-platform-to-demand-change/On Wednesday players, coaches and team personnel from the Minnesota Lynx, Los Angeles Sparks, Washington Mystics and Atlanta Dream locked arms and knelt together at center court in Bradenton, Fla., sitting out the trio of games scheduled in the league that night.   On Thursday the WNBA players on...8554Fri, 28 Aug 2020 06:00:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-twins-lose-two-of-three-in-cleveland-postpone-their-first-game-in-detroit/The Minnesota Twins had some momentum building after winning series against Milwaukee and Kansas City. But they hit another road block in Cleveland, picking up a win in the first game and losing the next two.   Unlike the 2019 Bomba Squad, Minnesota's offense has stalled lately, especially agains...8553Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-jose-berrios-slow-start-seemed-worse-than-taylor-rogers/As questions swirled about how Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli has used his bullpen and the added weight of key pitchers struggling or getting injured early this season, two names have stood out. Both Taylor Rogers and Jose Berrios did not live up to expectations early this season, but why...8552Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-wild-prospect-brennan-menell-does-reverse-kaprizov-signs-with-khls-dinamo-minsk/Imagine being 23 years old and traveling halfway across the world for a job. You don’t speak the language, you’re in a completely different culture and your local McDonalds serves… borscht, maybe?   As everyone here knows, Kirill Kaprizov is dealing with that life change (minus the borscht part)....8550Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2020-deadline-primer-who-could-the-minnesota-twins-target/Nothing about the 2020 MLB season has been conventional. But at this point, we're already more than halfway home.   So far, so good if you're the Minnesota Twins. Sure, dropping a series in Cleveland isn't ideal, but the Twins are still in first place and playing at what would amount to a 101-win...8549Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-miguel-sanos-slow-start-seemed-worse-than-mitch-garvers/The Minnesota Twins are one of the best teams in the American League halfway through the season despite a couple players struggling at the plate to start the year. Miguel Sano and Mitch Garver, who were productive hitters season, both had a slow start to the 2020 season.   With less than 30 games...8546Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-vikings-fans-were-robbed-of-a-compelling-preseason/When the NFL announced that there would be no preseason games in advance of the 2020 season, some met it with a sigh of relief. With appearances by starters dwindling over the years, the preseason has turned into a glorified set of scrimmages designed to get players lower on the depth chart in-gam...8545Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/film-breakdown-what-went-wrong-for-kirk-cousins-in-the-2019-border-battle-games/Last week, we kicked off a two-part series examining how two offenses from the same coaching tree produced vastly different results when their teams faced off last season. On the one hand, quarterback Aaron Rodgers and head coach Matt LaFleur of the Packers more or less performed around or just un...8544Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-bill-guerin-was-exploring-a-zach-parise-for-andrew-ladd-trade-last-season/It’s no secret that Bill Guerin is going to make roster changes to the Minnesota Wild during the offseason. Questions remain on the goaltending situation, a trade for a top line center and what to do about the Wild’s free agents. But one big question lies with one of the team’s biggest stars: Zach...8543Wed, 26 Aug 2020 10:00:47 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/by-not-placing-a-league-wide-ban-on-fans-the-nfl-is-putting-responsible-teams-like-the-minnesota-vikings-at-a-disadvantage/On Tuesday, the Minnesota Vikings joined a long list of teams that have announced they will begin the 2020 NFL season by playing their home games without fans in attendance. Officially, the team has announced that scheduled games for Sept. 13 (Week 1 against the Green Bay Packers) and Sept. 27 (We...8542Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-wild-dont-need-to-trade-brodin-or-dumba-to-acquire-a-no-1-center/This offseason will be general manager Bill Guerin’s first helming the Minnesota Wild’s eternal search for a No. 1 center. Guerin just got an up-close look at what happens to teams without center depth: They get eliminated early. Often by teams that are strong up the middle.   So now what? Unfort...8538Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/9-things-you-might-not-have-realized-about-the-2020-minnesota-twins/The Minnesota Twins are 20-10 after Monday night's win over the Cleveland Indians. That pushed their lead to 2 and 1/2 games in the American League Central, and assured the Twins would leave the series at Progressive Field in first place no matter what happens in the subsequent games.   Maybe 20-...8536Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-timberwolves-mailbag-theyve-got-the-no-1-pick-whats-next/It’s mailbag time!   With the Minnesota Timberwolves landing the first pick in the lottery last week, we figured it’d be a good time to debut the Kyle Ratke NBA/Timberwolves/Zone Coverage/Sports! Mailbag. We are still working on the name. Let us know if you’d like to sponsor.   Let’s get onto th...8535Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-vikings-cornerback-situation-is-better-than-you-think-it-is/One of the biggest concerns for the Minnesota Vikings going into camp was their ability to replace three starting cornerbacks. Even after adding three players in the NFL Draft, the Vikings' stable was filled with potential. But the group only had nine NFL starts combined and its oldest player, Kri...8533Tue, 25 Aug 2020 06:55:35 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/despite-their-need-for-goaltending-dont-expect-the-minnesota-wild-to-sign-a-big-name/Everyone knows that the Minnesota Wild have significant needs this offseason.   Two of the most important things that Bill Guerin brought up in his season-ending press conference were the need for a No. 1 center and for the goaltending to unequivocally be better in the next season. While a big-na...8532Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/new-coaches-young-personnel-the-minnesota-vikings-defense-is-still-navigating-different-dynamics/Vikings training camp seems a little quieter in 2020. Not having fans present certainly contributes to that, but on the field, some of the comforting familiarities of preseasons past are gone. Everson Griffen isn't around to yell for somebody to turn up the warm-up music, Xavier Rhodes' at-times c...8531Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/projecting-the-minnesota-wilds-2021-expansion-protection-list-its-not-as-bad-as-you-think/Remember just three years ago when the Vegas Golden Knights had their expansion draft? Those are three long years if you're a Minnesota Wild fan. Well, here we are, just one year away from the Seattle Kraken having their expansion draft as the 32nd team in the NHL, and Minnesota needs things to go...8530Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000