https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/318/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/karl-anthony-towns-is-leading-the-timberwolves-with-a-little-help/CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Karl-Anthony Towns sprinted from the Minnesota Timberwolves' bench to snatch the game ball from the referee when the clock hit zeroes at Spectrum Center on Friday evening. Towns had 37 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists, four steals, two blocks and four made 3-pointers in the ga...7359Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-offense-continues-wearing-down-opponents-and-the-o-line-is-a-big-reason-why/For the second straight week, a double-digit Minnesota Vikings win ended with pushing and shoving between a confident Vikings offensive line and a frustrated defensive front.   There are myriad reasons to explain this -- Dalvin Cook's punishing running style, Minnesota's heavy personnel groups, K...7358Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-vision-comes-into-focus-in-brooklyn/BROOKLYN -- Before there was Kevin Durant, and before there was Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets sat where the Minnesota Timberwolves sit today. In the middle of the 2015-16 season, Brooklyn fired Lionel Hollins and sputtered their way through the final 45 games of the year with an interim coach in...7356Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-if-case-keenum-had-been-under-contract-with-the-vikings-in-2018/The Minnesota Vikings QB Conundrum of 2018 was a drama that could easily be likened to the hit series "Game of Thrones."   There they were, three quarterbacks, all free agents, all with reasonable claim to wear the crown as the team's choice at quarterback, all with red flags that prevented the V...7353Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-is-the-opportunity-cost-of-the-timberwolves-new-fast-paced-offense/This is the system Ryan Saunders always knew he wanted to implement if he was ever given the reigns to coach a NBA team. Free-flowing in nature, definitively positionless, bombing from 3-point range and, if everything goes to plan, faster than any other team in the NBA.   In ten years of assistan...7352Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:00:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/second-look-bisi-johnson-proved-hes-a-receiving-threat-against-detroit/Luke Inman contributed to this story.   Just over two months ago at Vikings training camp, rookie seventh-round pick Bisi Johnson was getting lumped in with other rookie receivers who head coach Mike Zimmer said needed to "get their rear end in gear."   Johnson responded to Zimmer's message by t...7348Tue, 22 Oct 2019 14:43:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/whats-different-about-the-vikings-offense-over-the-last-three-games/You could make a good argument that no NFL offense has been as productive over the last three weeks as the Minnesota Vikings'.   The numbers back up the eye test. Since Week 5, the Vikings lead the league in yards per play (6.0) and total touchdowns (13). They are second to the Houston Texans in...7346Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-wild-may-be-tanking-without-actually-tanking/Even though the Minnesota Wild scratched and clawed their way to a win early Sunday evening over Montreal, the fact remains it has been an abysmal start to the season for a team looking to get back into the playoffs.   Sunday’s win was just the Wild’s second in eight tries this season. They have...7344Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-42-lions-30-3-studs-2-duds-and-1-game-changing-play/Are the Minnesota Vikings suddenly an offensive juggernaut?   Since falling flat in a 16-6 loss at Chicago to drop to 2-2, the Vikings have scored 28, 38 and 42 points in three convincing wins. Sunday's at Detroit was the closest of the bunch, a contest that was tied 21-21 at halftime before the...7340Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/gopher-mens-hockey-escapes-home-opener-with-3-2-overtime-victory/After regulation, the Gophers’ men’s hockey team was tied with the Niagara Purple Eagles at two goals apiece. Minnesota’s captain Sammy Walker didn’t wait too long in overtime to send the fans home with a 3-2 overtime victory.   “When I saw it, I said ‘oh, that’s going to be a goal,’” forward Sam...7337Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/marcus-carr-and-payton-willis-are-ready-to-take-charge-in-gophers-backcourt/The Minnesota Golden Gophers surprised their fans last March with a trip to the Big Ten Tournament semi-finals and an NCAA Tournament victory over favored Louisville.   And they had two of their better players watching from the sideline.   Transfers Marcus Carr and Payton Willis looked on as the...7336Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/offense-is-the-minnesota-wilds-path-to-winning/The Minnesota Wild have yet to show up for the 2019-20 season. A 1-6 record, two points in the standings a goal differential of 14-29 is not exactly the first impression a team wants to make on a new general manager. The most recent loss, a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens, forc...7335Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-will-face-a-more-aggressive-matthew-stafford-on-sunday/The Minnesota Vikings have a history of battering Matthew Stafford.   Whether it's been sacking him five times in three straight games between the 2011-12 seasons, dumping him seven times in 2015 or taking him down a career-worst 10 times in Week 9 last season, the Vikings have left Stafford with...7333Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/tiger-woods-a-look-back-on-2019-and-forward-to-2020/It would be hard to call 2019 anything other than a total triumph for Tiger Woods. The one thing that many people thought would never happen happened -- he won another major. His victory in the 2019 Masters tournament is destined to become a “do you remember where you were when Tiger won the Maste...7331Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-play-action-is-back-in-business/Haled as a play-action guru by his teammates, coaches and opponents alike, Kirk Cousins isn't shy about sharing what elements go into the construction of a successful play-action pass play. The Vikings quarterback has detailed how drawing up proper route concepts, selling meshes with the running b...7328Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/karl-anthony-towns-is-honing-his-step-back-three-point-move/At just 23 years old, Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns already has a wide array of basketball moves in his bag.   He’s fast enough to pump fake and blow past opposing bigs off of the dribble. He’s got a soft-as-feathers hook shoot that he leans on when operating out of the post. H...7327Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/second-look-vikings-new-wrinkles-and-tight-coverage-led-to-exceptional-third-down-defense/Luke Inman contributed to this story.   The Minnesota Vikings knew how important it would be to stop the Philadelphia Eagles on third down. Mike Zimmer even brought it up in the opening address of last Wednesday's press conference.   As we addressed last week, the Eagles were second in the leagu...7321Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-persistence-in-run-game-leads-to-biggest-output-vs-eagles-this-year/Were the Vikings as efficient on the ground as they were in their romp over Atlanta? Their rout of Oakland? Their domination of the New York Giants?   No. But they strung together enough successful runs -- and a few explosive ones -- to keep the number-one-against-the-run Eagles loading the box a...7320Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-breaks-down-deep-passes-to-stefon-diggs/Last week at the New York Giants, the Vikings offense accomplished something it hadn't done in 11 years: engineer a 98-yard-or-longer touchdown drive.   Sunday versus Philadelphia they updated another milestone that went even further back in the record books.   Stefon Diggs hauled in two touchdo...7319Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/locker-room-video-vikings-pleased-with-offensive-performance-in-38-20-victory/Hear from a victorious Vikings locker room after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 38-20. STEFON DIGGS MIKE ZIMMER KIRK COUSINS ADAM THIELEN ANTHONY HARRIS    7318Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/instant-reaction-vikings-win-38-20-as-offense-rolls/Like their first two home games, the Minnesota Vikings jumped out to a huge lead against the Philadelphia Eagles.   But unlike the previous two, Sunday's opponent didn't roll over. An early 24-3 edge turned into a spine-tingling second half as Philadelphia rallied back to pull within four. But it...7317Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/notebook-defending-the-tight-ends-andrew-sendejos-impact-zimmer-vs-pederson-4-0/The Minnesota Vikings did a nice job bottling up New York Giants tight end Evan Engram last Sunday, holding the young playmaker to six catches for 42 yards.   Once again, the Minnesota defense will be tested with another elite tight end from the NFC East. The Eagles' Zach Ertz has 18 receptions f...7315Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-time-is-now-brandon-warnes-2019-minnesota-twins-offseason-blueprint/The Minnesota Twins are coming off a thrilling 101-win season in 2019 -- and a deflating 3-0 loss to the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series. Around these parts, it’s now Golf SZN -- or really, snowshoe SZN -- which leaves us the rest of the fall and winter to think about what...7313Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:57:41 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/gelfand-top-picks-for-week-6/For the first time this year and, I hope, the last, I am abandoning all pretense at high prose and taking refuge in the comfort of betting jargon. This hiatus won't last long. I'm simply taking a deep breath before I consider the Twins' customary postseason collapse. In the meantime, I have just o...7312Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-pinning-their-ears-back-with-all-de-subpackage/Starting big and ending fast. That might be a good way to summarize the Minnesota Vikings' present defensive tackle rotation.   With Shamar Stephen brought in to help replace Sheldon Richardson and beef up the team's run defense that sagged in 2018, the Vikings have largely maintained a hefty loo...7311Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000