https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/310/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/trade-stefon-diggs-absolutely-not/Football is a supremely complex game. This isn’t a secret. When you have 22 players on the field at the same time each trying to fulfill different roles, it’s easy to get confused about what is valuable and what isn’t.   However, while the complexity of the game isn’t lost, one clear theme most f...7749Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-twins-will-win-97-games-in-2020/For years, Patrick Reusse had his "Turkey of the Year" column. Twins Daily and Aaron Gleeman release their top prospect lists every spring.   While I can't compete with those, I have written something in recent years that I hope can become a regular rite of passage.   The first one was pretty fo...7748Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/worst-loss-of-the-year-gophers-blow-late-lead-vs-iowa-to-dim-tournament-hopes/Payton Willis' 3-pointer in transition ignited a sellout crowd and catapulted the Minnesota Golden Gophers to an eight-point lead with just over five minutes to go against the rival Iowa Hawkeyes. It punctuated an 8-0 run to break a 47-47 tie, perhaps a game- or season-defining sequence as the Gop...7747Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/wild-goaltending-sinking-an-otherwise-fine-season/Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin dismissed head coach Bruce Boudreau on Friday, citing it was time for a new voice to reinvigorate his team. The Wild followed that up on Saturday with a lifeless showing against the San Jose Sharks in a 2-0 loss.   News flash to Mr. Guerin: Boudreau was...7746Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/breaking-down-possible-position-battles-in-twins-spring-training/One of the luxuries afforded to the Minnesota Twins coming off a 101-win season is that most of the Opening Day roster is set as of this writing -- a full week in advance of the first game the team will play in Spring Training.   Part of it is how good the team was last year, but part of it is al...7744Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/notebook-oturu-vs-garza-the-iowa-eye-opener-seven-games-left/A pair of Big Ten Player of the Year candidates will be battling in the post Sunday at Williams Arena when Iowa junior Luka Garza and Gophers sophomore Daniel Oturu meet for the second time this season.   The first time they played, back in the Big Ten opener on Dec. 9, Oturu was arguably the bet...7743Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/instant-reaction-boudreaus-firing-is-a-questionable-one-at-the-moment/On a day when love notes are passed around like no other, a different type of note changed hands in St. Paul Friday morning. Wild general manager Bill Guerin handed head coach Bruce Boudreau his walking papers at TRIA Rink on Valentine's Day morning, firing the head coach after three and a half se...7741Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/timberwolves-mailbag-where-is-dangelo-russell-going-to-take-the-timberwolves/The last week has been nothing short of a whirlwind for the Minnesota Timberwolves. We'll be chasing our tails to catch up on everything for... well, I hope not forever. But the games don't stop. Let's hit on a few of the new pieces on this ever-evolving roster while acknowledging that incumbent p...7733Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/guerin-has-right-priorities-in-jason-zucker-trade/Less than a day after making his first trade as the Minnesota Wild's general manager, Bill Guerin addressed the media Tuesday morning in the wake of trading veteran winger Jason Zucker to Pittsburgh in exchange for a conditional 2020 first-round pick, defenseman Calen Addison and forward Alex Galc...7732Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-new-look-defensive-structure-introduces-fresh-faces-yet-maintains-continuity/The week following the Minnesota Vikings' elimination from the NFL playoffs was a time of contemplation.   Mike Zimmer delayed the organization's customary end-of-year evaluations to give his staff time to unwind. The head coach also needed time to weigh his options on the defensive coaching staf...7731Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-exactly-was-the-haul-for-jason-zucker/Not waiting any longer to put his stamp on his new team, Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin has finally made a big trade. He traded forward Jason Zucker to Guerin's former team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, in exchange for Alex Galchenyuk, Calen Addison and a conditional first-round pick in 2020.  ...7727Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/instant-reaction-bill-guerin-does-right-in-first-trade-as-wild-gm/It was only a matter of time before Jason Zucker was on his way out of Minnesota. That time finally came Monday night.   The Minnesota Wild struck a deal sending the winger to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Alex Galchenyuk, defensive prospect Calen Addison and Pittsburgh's 2020 f...7726Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-vikings-pressing-offseason-questions-part-6-defensive-backs/Over the past couple weeks, Sam Ekstrom has dug into some of the biggest Vikings offseason talkers at each position.   PART 1, QUARTERBACKS PART 2, RUNNING BACKS PART 3, PASS CATCHERS PART 4, OFFENSIVE LINE PART 5, FRONT SEVEN   At no position do the Minnesota Vikings have more uncertainty n...7723Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-dodgers-hammer-out-revised-trade-swapping-kenta-maeda-for-brusdar-graterol/Assuming the deal actually reaches the finish line, the final result for the Minnesota Twins was roughly the same. In the revised trade scenario, the Twins still wound up with starting pitcher Kenta Maeda and still dealt prospect Brusdar Graterol.   That trade, as presently reported, looks like t...7722Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-new-look-timberwolves-sure-feel-like-houston-north/The early reviews of the D'Angelo Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns pairing are in, and it looks a whole lot like a nascent version of the James Harden and Chris Paul-led Houston Rockets. Which suggests that, after acquiring Russell at the trade deadline, the plan for how Gersson Rosas wants to mold...7721Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:16:28 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/gophers-collapse-in-third-period-lose-4-2-against-michigan-state/“That’s hockey.”   Head coach Bob Motzko said that a few times in his opening statement after the Michigan State Spartans came back in the third period to beat his Minnesota Golden Gophers 4-2 on Saturday night in a sudden end to the team’s recent winning ways.   The Gophers went up 2-1 for the...7720Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-tops-michigan-state-for-fifth-straight-win-4-1/The Minnesota Golden Gophers entered one of their most pivotal weekends of the season as the underdog against one of the surprises successes of the Big Ten this year.   That status meant little to Minnesota as it came away from the first game of the series with a 4-1 victory over Michigan State a...7719Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/with-dangelo-russell-glen-taylor-is-letting-gersson-rosas-do-his-thing/Glen Taylor eats a piece of hamburger-topped pizza after every Minnesota Timberwolves home game. In the bowels of Target Center, there is a miniature kitchen that serves up frozen pizzas and Bud Light after games that the franchise's owner always hits on his way out. After Wednesday evening's loss...7716Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/gophers-never-trail-in-romp-of-rival-badgers/Minnesota native Daniel Oturu tried his hardest to downplay the weight of Wednesday night's 70-52 win over the Wisconsin Badgers.   "It was just a regular game to us," Oturu said, grinning the whole time.   Roommate Payton Willis jumped in to set the record straight.   "He woke me up at 10 a.m....7712Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2020-nfl-draft-luke-inmans-mock-draft-4-0/CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE ZONE COVERAGE DRAFT GUIDE: TOP 100 PLAYER PROFILES RANKING THE VIKINGS NEEDS EXPLORING VIKINGS DRAFT TRENDS A HISTORY OF RICK SPIELMAN'S DRAFT TRADES LUKE INMAN'S MOCK DRAFTS VIKINGS TARGETS SENIOR BOWL CENTRAL FEATURES FROM OUR STAFF   Check out Luke Inman’s pr...7709Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-vikings-pressing-offseason-questions-part-5-front-seven/Over the past couple weeks, Sam Ekstrom has dug into some of the biggest Vikings offseason talkers at each position.   PART 1, QUARTERBACKS PART 2, RUNNING BACKS PART 3, PASS CATCHERS PART 4, OFFENSIVE LINE   Just stop for a moment to consider the front-seven defensive talent the Minnesota Vi...7708Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-tag-along-on-betts-price-trade-swap-graterol-for-maeda/Even though the writing had been on the wall for quite some time, shockwaves still rippled throughout Twitter as news broke that Boston Red Sox outfielder and perennial MVP candidate Mookie Betts was being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.   Eyebrows were further furrowed when David Price was an...7707Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/another-loading-error-timberwolves-pivot-to-malik-beasley-in-robert-covington-trade/Remember life before Netflix was a thing? If you wanted to watch a movie immediately, well, you were at the mercy of cable television. What does TBS have on? What about TNT? Two different Nicolas Cage movies!? I guess we're watching "National Treasure" again.   That's what the Minnesota Timberwol...7706Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brad-davison-returns-to-wisconsin-lineup-as-badgers-gophers-prepare-to-face-off/If the Twitter account for the Minnesota Golden Gophers' basketball student section is any indication, Wisconsin Badgers junior Brad Davison will be in for quite a welcome when he returns to the Twin Cities on Wednesday.   The Maple Grove, Minn., product, known for his physical style of play that...7705Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/meet-the-minnesota-twins-non-roster-invitees-to-spring-training-2020/In addition to every player on the 40-man roster -- and suspended pitcher Michael Pineda -- joining the Minnesota Twins in spring training between now and next week, the team has also announced its 20-man squadron of non-roster invitees who'll join the team in Fort Myers, Fla.   Pitchers and catc...7703Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000