https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/316/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-ties-wisconsin-takes-four-of-six-possible-points-on-the-weekend/The Minnesota Golden Gophers took the series opener in an upset over the No. 16 Wisconsin Badgers on Friday, but officially tied and lost an extra Big Ten point in the shootout on Saturday.   The Gophers used a blistering second period for two goals before Wisconsin answered with two in the third...7464Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/personal-accolades-highlight-minnesotas-10th-victory/On paper, this could have been the poster-child for a ‘trap game’ for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Despite some sloppy play from the Gophers near the end of the first half, it didn’t end with a shocking upset.   The No. 10 Gophers beat Northwestern 38-22 in Evanston, Ill. on Saturday for the tea...7463Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/smart-hockey-helps-gophers-secure-4-1-win-over-rival-wisconsin/After last weekend's sweep at the hands of Penn State, the Minnesota Golden Gophers quickly had to put the rout in the rearview mirror. They even got a day off Tuesday to help recover their body and minds.   As everyone attested after the game, the week of practice paid off for the Gophers, as th...7461Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ferrell-nows-not-the-time-to-make-a-coaching-change/Last Wednesday, the Toronto Maple Leafs sent shockwaves around the NHL when they fired head coach Mike Babcock. The firing of Babcock was the first head coaching change during the 2019-20 season.   In the wake of this news, oddsmakers came out with their odds of who the next likely coach to get a...7460Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-quote-a-shot-and-a-thought-on-the-timberwolves-discombobulated-starting-five/ATLANTA -- You wouldn't know it from checking the 16 box scores the Minnesota Timberwolves have compiled this season, but Ryan Saunders does have a preferred starting five. That group is Jeff Teague, Andrew Wiggins, Treveon Graham, Robert Covington and Karl-Anthony Towns.   It was that five-man g...7459Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/predicting-landing-spots-for-mlbtrs-2019-top-50-free-agents-25-1/This post has been about 10 days in the making, but some personal work stuff has made it difficult to get it out as quickly as possible.   But never fear, free-agent predictions 1-25 are here. You can find 26-50 by clicking this link.   Keep in mind, these predictions appear as I sent them in th...7456Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jordan-greenway-charlie-coyle-2-0-and-getting-better/The Minnesota Wild were banking on Charlie Coyle becoming a fixture in their lineup for many years when he was acquired as part of the Brent Burns deal. At just 22 years old, Coyle showed lots of promise. He was big, skilled and found himself in top-six roles early on in his career. There were mom...7452Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/second-look-kirk-cousins-has-been-playing-his-best-late-in-games/Luke Inman contributed to this story.   To no one's surprise, the Minnesota Vikings have gone as Kirk Cousins has gone in 2019, and right now that path has a very positive trajectory.   Cousins completed a 20-point comeback on Sunday to beat the Denver Broncos 27-23, sending the Vikings into a 1...7451Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/gary-kubiak-rick-spielman-weigh-in-on-kirk-cousins-dalvin-cook-and-kevin-stefanski/Gary Kubiak and Rick Spielman spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time this regular season. Here's what they had to say on the state of the team 11 games into the season. Responses have been condensed for brevity and clarity. On Kirk Cousins' progress and development [caption id=attachment...7450Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-the-gophers-bounce-back-against-northwestern/Minnesota’s quest for an undefeated season is now over, thanks to mistakes made by the Golden Gophers and an impressive performance from Iowa at Kinnick Stadium last weekend.   Now, it is on to the 2-8 Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field, where Minnesota was shut out two years ago on a cold, rain...7446Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jayron-kearse-was-the-most-important-player-on-vikings-final-defensive-drive/It's been an up-and-down four seasons for Jayron Kearse with the Minnesota Vikings, and there's no guarantee of a future beyond 2019. But for the moment, he's been one of the defense's most important pieces, directly responsible for clinching two consecutive Vikings wins with plays in the end zone...7443Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:35:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/locker-room-video-vikings-discuss-second-half-rally-over-denver/Hear from the Minnesota Vikings and head coach Mike Zimmer after their stunning 27-23 comeback win versus the Denver Broncos. KIRK COUSINS STEFON DIGGS MIKE ZIMMER KYLE RUDOLPH DANIELLE HUNTER   Check back at ZoneCoverage.com for more on Minnesota's victory to move to 8-3....7442Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/diggs-was-emotional-cousins-was-steady-as-the-vikings-staged-dramatic-rally/Shown on the Jumbotron after his 54-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter, Stefon Diggs started shadow-boxing. Then the receiver let out a scream, coaxing the record-setting crowd to match his volume.   What a difference a half makes.   Just 90 minutes earlier, Diggs had a different kind of...7441Sun, 17 Nov 2019 18:51:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/instant-reaction-vikings-shock-broncos-with-20-point-comeback/Sam Ekstrom gives his initial thoughts on Minnesota's 27-23 win over the Denver Broncos.   BIG PICTURE:    The Vikings are developing a reputation for one annual no-show at U.S. Bank Stadium. For 30 minutes, it looked like this was the 2019 edition. After falling behind 20-0 and hearing boos fro...7440Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/gophers-swept-after-leads-disappear-in-6-3-loss-to-penn-state/After Friday’s 8-2 drubbing at the hands of Penn State, the Minnesota Golden Gophers came out on Saturday’s game with new life.   A 2-0 lead had the Gophers poised for a more complete game that resulted in a series split. That was until the Nittany Lions found the back of the net three times in e...7439Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/but-seriously-what-should-the-twins-do-with-eddie-rosario/Sometime around midseason, I found Matthew Trueblood of Baseball Prospectus hanging out in the row behind me in the press box at Target Field. He'll turn up from time to time to talk to perhaps a visiting player or even a Minnesota Twin about something he's seen, and invariably will turn that into...7438Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/go-be-confident-go-get-the-ball-vikings-dbs-trying-to-reduce-dropped-interceptions-2/On the final play of the Vikings' 28-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota finally got the interception that had eluded it all night.   Jayron Kearse hauled in Dak Prescott's Hail Mary heave as time expired, the lone turnover in an otherwise clean offensive game. But only clean because the Vi...7434Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/this-years-vikings-offense-might-be-the-best-of-gary-kubiaks-career/For a quarter century now, Gary Kubiak has coached, coordinated or advised offenses in some form, turning himself into one of the most well-respect offensive minds in the game.   Yet his first year in Minnesota, partnered with play-caller and offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski, might be one of...7431Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/notebook-baldelli-wins-manager-of-year-falvey-levine-extended-and-odorizzi-accepts-qualifying-offer/Every manager employed by the Minnesota Twins dating back to the end of the 1986 season has won the Manager of the Year Award, and that trend continued when Rocco Baldelli edged out Aaron Boone as well as former colleague Kevin Cash to bring home the 2019 award as well.   Baldelli joined Paul Mol...7430Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dalvin-cook-blending-elusiveness-strength-and-vision-during-remarkable-10-game-stretch/The Vikings are running out of superlatives to describe Dalvin Cook.   Heck, even Cook himself seems bored with the recent accolades.   When asked about his recent NFC Offensive Player of the Week award, Cook appeared weary over having to acknowledge another individual honor. Throughout the seas...7426Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/second-look-revisiting-mike-hughes-performance-vs-dallas/Luke Inman contributed to this story.   After a week of practice that saw starting corner Trae Waynes limited due to injury and then absent for personal reasons, Mike Hughes knew there was a 50/50 chance he'd start against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.   What he couldn't have anticipated w...7425Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-best-could-be-yet-to-come-for-andrew-wiggins-and-the-minnesota-timberwolves/The numbers have always been the story with Andrew Wiggins. The highs, the lows, and the lingering aftertaste of how much did those 20 points even help?   But the numbers are not the story this season. At a minimum, Wiggins' productivity spike is not the only story -- and, quite frankly, that's w...7424Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/predicting-landing-spots-for-mlbtrs-2019-top-50-free-agents-50-26/It's hard to predict where an entire body of 50 players will land with any sort of accuracy.   It's sort of like doing a mock draft. You can have all the information available at your fingertips, but when one team zigs, the rest of the league zags -- and the whole thing is shot.   But it's silly...7420Mon, 11 Nov 2019 16:55:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/you-cant-catch-every-raindrop-the-timberwolves-leaky-defense-is-a-work-in-progress/When D'Angelo Russell dropped 52 points against Ryan Saunders's Timberwolves on November 8th, Saunders knew he had been playing with fire. Russell's 52-point performance was the second time in just the first eight games of the season that the Wolves had managed to win while surrendering 50 points...7419Mon, 18 Nov 2019 03:18:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mike-zimmer-on-his-aggressive-decision-making-we-were-going-to-empty-the-bullets/DALLAS -- It looked as if Alexander Mattison had given the Minnesota Vikings a lead over the Dallas Cowboys with his 17-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter, capping a 75-yard touchdown drive on which the final 56 yards had come on the ground.   But not so fast.   An official review plac...7417Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000