https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/292/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-vikings-practice-report-day-2-a-strong-day-for-the-secondary/In the Minnesota Vikings' final practice before the pads come on, the defense had an encouraging day despite missing one of its premier talents.   With Danielle Hunter (undisclosed) the lone non-participant at Sunday's practice, the Vikings defense still seemed a step ahead of the offense. While...8487Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/with-sylvia-fowles-out-napheesa-collier-and-crystal-dangerfield-are-filling-the-void-for-the-minnesota-lynx/Nearing the midway point in the 2020 WNBA season, veteran center Sylvia Fowles has been the best player for the Minnesota Lynx and has even emerged as an early MVP candidate throughout the league.   Fowles, in her 13th season in the league this summer, has once again been a focal point for the Ly...8486Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-the-minnesota-wild-should-not-buy-out-devan-dubnyk-victor-rask-or-greg-pateryn-this-offseason/In a salary cap world, flexibility is every bit as important as talent in determining future success.   Look at a team like the Toronto Maple Leafs. They’ve got a ton of talent in Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Mitch Marner and William Nylander. That’s a foursome of forwards few if any teams can...8485Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-top-10-reasons-why-minnesota-vikings-fans-despise-the-dallas-cowboys/Those darn Dallas Cowboys have done it again, haven’t they?   They went and ruined the mood of many a Minnesota Vikings fan by signing Everson Griffen last week – in the midst of a pandemic no less.   Why would those scoundrels do such a thing to y’all? It’s like ‘dem Cowboys are always fixin’ t...8483Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-eric-wilson-will-be-the-minnesota-vikings-most-productive-linebacker-in-2020/Eric Wilson doesn't get anywhere near the amount of love that Anthony Barr or Eric Kendricks do. That makes sense because he only took over a starting job last season when Ben Gedeon got hurt and hasn't been anywhere nearly as consistent as those two studs.   However, Wilson has a knack for makin...8482Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/cameron-smith-is-optimistic-about-returning-to-football-with-a-properly-functioning-heart/There haven't been many silver linings to find during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically in the football world. Players have opted out of multi-million dollar contracts for their own safety, young players have been cut before getting a chance to prove themselves on the field, and teams have been...8481Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-wild-have-few-options-after-mats-zuccarellos-disappointing-debut/Believe it or not, there are dogs in New York named after Mats Zuccarello.   Zuccarello emerged out of obscurity as an undersized player from Norway, a country that has produced half as many NHLers as Denmark, and the New York Rangers signed him as a free agent in 2011.   It took a while for Zuc...8480Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kenta-maeda-has-changed-his-approach-against-lefties-and-is-off-to-a-strong-start-with-the-minnesota-twins/Kenta Maeda didn't come into the 2020 season with the most hype among Minnesota Twins starters. Jose Berrios did.   Maeda hasn't been the biggest surprise among Twins starters, either -- that distinction goes to Randy Dobnak for sure.   But Maeda, quite frankly, has simply gotten it done. He's b...8479Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-lynx-lose-fowles-battle-for-second-place-in-loss-to-las-vegas-aces/It may have been just the ninth game of the regular season for the Minnesota Lynx and the Las Vegas Aces, but Thursday’s matchup between the two teams already had a decent amount on the line.   The Lynx came into the game at 6-2 overall, having won five of their last six games. The Aces, on the o...8478Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-twins-rebound-and-win-their-final-series-of-the-road-trip-in-milwaukee/The Minnesota Twins are back in action and are not panicking about their recent four-game losing streak.   Rebounding from a sweep at the hands of the Kansas City Royals, Minnesota needed to get back on track in a continuation of the road trip, this time in Wisconsin against the Milwaukee Brewers...8477Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-the-minnesota-wild-could-benefit-from-pittsburgh-deferring-the-first-round-pick-from-the-zucker-trade-to-2021/It’s not likely that the Minnesota Wild will benefit from the Pittsburgh Penguins deferring the first round pick they will send over in the Jason Zucker trade to next year.   In order for the Wild to get a lottery pick in next year’s draft, Minnesota needs a lot to go right. Minnesota also needs...8476Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/film-breakdown-why-kirk-cousins-has-been-mediocre-while-under-pressure/Narrative follows every player in the league. For Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, the overriding negative narrative is that he is not a quarterback who handles pressure particularly well. Be it the pressure of bright lights on prime time television or the pressure of a 265-pound defens...8474Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dream-scenarios-for-the-2020-minnesota-vikings-defense/If there's one dream that Mike Zimmer wishes to come true with the 2020 Minnesota Vikings, it's that the defense doesn't skip a beat. Since Zimmer took over the team in 2014, the Vikings have never ranked lower than 11th in points allowed and 14th in yardage allowed. But with five new starters on...8473Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/has-riley-reiff-lived-up-to-his-contract-with-the-minnesota-vikings/Since Riley Reiff signed a five-year contract to became a Viking in March of 2017 he's watched the team draft a lineman in the first three rounds of the draft each season, two of them tackles that were thought to be potential replacement candidates. Yet entering Year 4 of his Vikings tenure, Reiff...8471Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-lynx-are-concerned-about-fatigue-with-condensed-schedule-in-2020-wnba-season/The 2020 WNBA season might be shorter than a typical year, but that doesn’t mean it has necessarily been any easier for the Minnesota Lynx. Originally, the regular season schedule was supposed to consist of 36 games this summer -- up two from the past few seasons -- followed by a traditional playo...8470Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/in-defense-of-rocco-baldellis-bullpen-management/The Minnesota Twins dropped four straight games to the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals late last week, and it wasn't hard to find blame from fans.   But the blame felt sort of....misplaced?   The Twins are hitting just .229/.306/.398 as a team. They lost in walk-off fashion in the fina...8467Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/tyler-duffey-moved-to-the-bullpen-replaced-his-curveball-with-a-slider-and-has-become-one-of-the-minnesota-twins-best-relievers/Tyler Duffey was drafted by the Minnesota Twins with the 160th pick in 2012. A once-promising starting prospect, he has seen his fair share of struggles. From fighting his way up to a spot in the starting rotation five years ago to spending a few seasons shuttled back and forth to Triple-A, the “D...8465Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-history-of-the-minnesota-timberwolves-having-multiple-1st-round-picks-isnt-great/With the Brooklyn Nets clinching a playoff spot in the bubble, the Minnesota Timberwolves have secured two first-round picks.   One pick will be their own (it will land 1-7), while Minnesota acquired Brooklyn’s lottery protected pick at the trade deadline in the Robert Covington/Malik Beasley tra...8463Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dream-scenarios-for-the-minnesota-vikings-offense-in-2020/There are a lot of people who do not consider the Minnesota Vikings to be Super Bowl contenders this season. Even when I was trying to figure out how things would shape up, this first thing that came to mind were “doomsday scenarios” for the offense and defense.   But then there’s the question th...8462Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/evaluating-kirk-cousins-chemistry-with-his-receiving-corps/Even in COVID-19 times, the perpetual optimism that typically permeates training camp remains.   Riley Reiff, for instance, said that he thinks the quality of play will be better -- not worse -- after a truncated offseason. Andre Patterson believes that young players will be better off having gon...8461Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nhl-unable-to-decide-which-team-to-rig-draft-lottery-for/A series of stunning upsets rocked the hockey world over the weekend. The NHL front office was not immune to the shock, sitting by in horror as they watched many of its brightest stars eliminated from the playoffs.   Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin were taken out by the upstart Montreal Canadiens...8459Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-twins-are-swept-in-kansas-city-and-have-lost-four-in-a-row-after-a-10-2-start/The Minnesota Twins experienced something that looked extremely improbable after a six-game winning streak: a four-game losing streak.   The Twins have lost four consecutive games, a stretch that has a much larger impact than in normal regular seasons given the brevity of the 2020 campaign. One g...8458Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-lynx-get-early-season-test-in-loss-to-seimone-augustus-and-los-angeles-sparks/Whenever the Minnesota Lynx and the Los Angeles Sparks face off, both teams come into the game with a little bit to prove while taking part in one of the best rivalries in WNBA history.   On Sunday afternoon in Bradenton, Fla., the first meeting of the year had even more meaning behind it when th...8457Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-odyssey-sims-will-help-the-minnesota-lynx-when-she-returns/The Minnesota Lynx will get a familiar face and veteran presence back to the team this week.   Odyssey Sims has begun taking part in team activities while preparing to make her season debut for Minnesota as soon as later this week.   Sims gave birth to her first child, Jaiden, in April and has s...8456Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-the-minnesota-wild-can-turn-a-draft-lottery-loss-into-a-win/The Minnesota Wild entered Monday’s Draft Lottery with dreams of the NHL picking their lucky ping-pong ball. Alas, the Wild’s 12.5% odds weren’t nearly enough as the New York Rangers had the Hockey Gods shine on them today.   But the Wild, who haven’t picked in the top-3 of the draft since 2000,...8455Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000