https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/291/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-lynx-mailbag-guard-rotation-roles-and-goals-for-the-rest-of-the-season/Over the halfway point in the 2020 WNBA season at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., the Minnesota Lynx have continued to remain near the top of the pack in the league going into the home stretch of the year.   We're nearing the end of the month of August, and the Lynx have been perhaps the biggest...8528Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-twins-finally-win-a-series-in-kansas-city/The Minnesota Twins finally broke a four-game losing streak at Kauffman Stadium this weekend. After losing the first game, the team came back and won the final two games in Kansas City to start off a long road trip on a good note.   Minnesota lost the first game 7-2 thanks to a four-run first inn...8527Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-vikings-53-man-roster-projection-3-0/After more than a week of open practices, the Minnesota Vikings roster plans are coming into focus.   Veterans seem to be preferred at most positions, while rookies are getting left behind on the depth chart due to a dearth of reps this offseason. With the league expanding practice squad sizes to...8525Mon, 24 Aug 2020 06:55:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-unwritten-rules-for-minnesota-vikings-fans/The “Unwritten Rules” of baseball brigade has been out in force the past week ever since Fernando Tatis Jr. did the unthinkable and hit a grand slam on a 3-0 count in the eighth inning despite being given the take sign with his team already up by seven runs. The Slam Diego Padres’ young superstar...8522Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/if-the-minnesota-timberwolves-land-a-star-with-the-no-1-overall-pick-and-sell-to-kevin-garnett-anything-is-possible/The Minnesota Timberwolves did it.   Nobody believed in them. Some said it wasn't possible.   Not you. You believed. We believed!   After never moving up in the lottery in team history (which is saying something!), the Timberwolves secured the No. 1 pick on Thursday night.   To say Minnesota m...8521Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-depth-has-set-the-minnesota-twins-apart-in-the-al-central-race/A 60-game season was bound to be zany. So far, so good for the Minnesota Twins.   Really any MLB season has the potential to be wild, though.   In 2018, the Twins made a bunch of moves that seemed sound at the time -- signing Lance Lynn, Logan Morrison, Fernando Rodney and Addison Reed as well a...8519Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/71198-zach-parise-ryan-suter-minnesota-wild-nhl-era-rebuild-needs-patience-plan/Priorities have changed for the Minnesota Wild. It’s time to declare the Parise-Suter era is officially over. Those words are not going to be easily chewed upon by Wild owner Craig Leipold. It’s a tougher swallow when one realizes the money shelled out to both players. The dream of those two along...8518Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-twins-are-back-on-track-after-taking-series-from-kansas-city-milwaukee/The Minnesota Twins have continued to rebound from their four-game losing streak, taking the series from both the Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers. The Twins got a much needed four-game series victory against the Royals, and they did much of the same against the Brewers, taking two of thre...8517Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/crystal-dangerfield-is-making-a-strong-case-for-2020-rookie-of-the-year/Coming into the 2020 WNBA season, Minnesota Lynx head coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve didn’t really know what to expect out of point guard Crystal Dangerfield in her rookie campaign.   When the Lynx drafted Dangerfield out of the University of Connecticut at No. 16 overall, Reeve went into...8516Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vegas-has-the-minnesota-vikings-at-8-5-wins-heres-why-im-betting-the-over/The consensus seems to be that the Minnesota Vikings underachieved last year. While the final record wound up being 10-6, a couple of woeful outings in key divisional games critically changed the Vikings' postseason path. Minnesota's season ultimately ended in the divisional round with a loss to t...8515Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-stalled-contract-talks-with-dalvin-cook-might-be-good-news-for-the-minnesota-vikings/In a year as unpredictable as 2020, one of the events that Minnesota Vikings fans probably put their money on was Dalvin Cook signing a new extension. As the engine for a Vikings offense that loves to run the ball, it felt like Cook and the team would come to an agreement no matter how far apart t...8509Thu, 20 Aug 2020 06:55:31 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/film-breakdown-why-aaron-rodgers-thrived-in-the-2019-battle-border-games/It was a matchup of two different branches from the same Mike Shanahan tree: Kevin Stefanksi and Gary Kubiak of the Minnesota Vikings versus Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur. On the one side, Stefanski and Kubiak's old-school approach to the offense. On the other, a newer spin on the offe...8507Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-fedex-cup-point-system-explained-and-who-could-win-the-tour-championship/The PGA Tour's discombobulated 2019-20 regular season schedule has finally come to a close. And as with any other sport, what follows is a compelling playoff format that allows the best of the best to rise to the top and take home a massive prize.   Enter former NFL head coach Jim Mora. "Playoffs...8506Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kenta-maeda-had-a-no-hitter-through-the-8th-inning-should-he-have-pitched-the-9th/The Minnesota Twins won a 4-3 thriller on Tuesday night at Target Field, but needed 12 innings and the benefit of the new "runner-on-second-base" rule to scratch the final run across.   But that only tells part of the story.   For first 114 pitches of the night, the world was Kenta Maeda's oyste...8505Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/20-games-in-a-minnesota-twins-progress-report/The Minnesota Twins have played over a third of the season and earned a spot atop the NL Central. Here is how individual players are doing when it comes to pitching and hitting: Pitching In the offseason, the Twins focused on improving their pitching, adding Kenta Maeda, Tyler Clippard, and Ric...8503Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-d-j-wonnums-measurables-tell-us-about-his-potential/Not only did the Minnesota Vikings draft D.J. Wonnum in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, they made it very clear that he was highly coveted by defensive line coach and co-defensive coordinator Andre Patterson. Patterson is a well-revered coach who has had great success with many young pass...8499Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-problem-with-the-minnesota-wild-is-their-culture-can-bill-guerin-change-it/It’s hard to argue with the relative success the Minnesota Wild achieved the last decade. While they have never won a Stanley Cup, making the postseason for six consecutive seasons is a success on its own. They have broken franchise records, were selling out games and rose to relevance across the...8498Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-wild-need-another-resurgence-from-eric-staal/The Minnesota Wild have a lot of money locked up in their forwards and defensemen, so that means it will be difficult for general manager Bill Guerin to alter the roster easily, especially in one offseason.   While Guerin has addressed that the goaltending needs to improve, the defense is largely...8497Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/should-the-minnesota-wild-take-a-goalie-in-the-first-round-yaroslav-askarov-could-be-the-franchise-netminder-they-need/The Minnesota Wild hold the ninth pick in the upcoming 2020 NHL Draft. That’s good news for the State of Hockey, as this draft boasts a deep pool of top-tier talent. But having options means there will be debates. The main one in Minnesota will be whether the Wild should draft for need, or get the...8496Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-the-minnesota-vikings-will-go-as-far-as-adam-thielen-will-take-them-in-2020/An offseason of change has left plenty of questions as the Minnesota Vikings prepare for the 2020 season. While the depth charts at cornerback and offensive line have dominated the conversation, so too have the possibilities the Vikings possess at wide receiver.   With Justin Jefferson collecting...8495Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-vikings-practice-report-day-3-pads-on-bisi-johnson-stays-sharp/The slow ramp-up to real football took another step Monday as the Minnesota Vikings held their first padded practice of an unorthodox preseason, albeit a shortened one due to NFL regulations. To ensure a gradual acclimation to contact, practice was limited to 90 minutes, but it gave Mike Zimmer an...8494Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-challenges-facing-the-young-cornerbacks-the-minnesota-vikings-are-counting-on/Third-year corner Mike Hughes will never forget his first career regular season game. His pick six of Jimmy Garoppolo in the third quarter of Week 1 propelled the Vikings to a victory over the San Francisco 49ers.   Less publicized are the months of growth that led up to that moment: the slow bur...8493Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/heres-what-history-tells-us-about-the-17th-pick-in-the-nba-draft/We were all worried about the Minnesota Timberwolves potentially losing the Brooklyn Nets’ first-round pick if they were so bad in the bubble that they fell out of playoff contention.   Caris LeVert said JUST YOU WAIT! about that.   The Nets finished 5-3 in Orlando (the Milwaukee Bucks finished...8492Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/it-has-been-a-great-run-for-bob-mason-but-it-was-time-for-a-change/A week ago Monday, Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin and head coach Dean Evason met with the media for their end of season media availability. One of the first bits of news to come out of this media session was that goalie coach Bob Mason would not have his contract renewed after 18 years...8490Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-twins-take-two-of-first-three-games-against-the-kansas-city-royals-are-9-2-at-home/The Minnesota Twins had an off day to prepare for a four-game series with the Kansas City Royals. In many years this would give positive feelings for Twins fans, knowing the team has had few successful seasons in the last 20. This time, though, Minnesota was looking to rebound from being swept at...8489Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000