https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/330/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-pick-is-in-minnesota-vikings-trade-up-for-ol-dru-samia-in-fourth-round/The Minnesota Vikings got a second offensive lineman early in Saturday's fourth round, switching fourths and giving up a sixth-round pick to the Seattle Seahawks for Oklahoma's Dru Samia.   Here's what we compiled about Samia in our Zone Coverage Draft Guide. --- Another one of the Oklahoma So...6644Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/draft-day-3-best-available-players-remaining/The Minnesota Vikings have nine, yes, nine picks on Day 3 of the draft, including four sixth-round picks and three sevenths. Can they package some of those picks to move up and attain one of the best remaining players on the board? Let's see who they are.   Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, S/NB, Florida...6643Sat, 27 Apr 2019 08:20:11 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-out-twins-bomb-orioles-6-1-on-strength-of-five-homers/Poor Alex Cobb.   For the second time in a week, Cobb had to face a Minnesota Twins offense hellbent on destroying any potential of him having a good season. For the second time in a week, it did just that.   BOX   Through three starts, Cobb has given up a staggering nine home runs -- and that...6642Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ekstrom-vikings-give-offense-all-the-attention-in-drafts-first-two-days/For the first time in 26 years, the Minnesota Vikings used their first three picks on offensive players.   Back in 1993, they took an offensive lineman in John Gerak, a pass-catcher in Qadry Ismail and a running back in Robert Smith.   They duplicated that formula in 2019 with center Garrett Bra...6641Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-pick-is-in-minnesota-vikings-use-third-round-pick-on-rb-alexander-mattison-boise-state/After four trade-backs with the Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens that netted them four extra Day 3 picks, the Minnesota Vikings settled at Pick 93 in the third round and selected running back Alexander Mattison out of Boise State.   Mattison, at 5-foot-11, 221 p...6640Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-pick-is-in-minnesota-vikings-take-alabama-te-irv-smith-jr-with-50th-pick/The Minnesota Vikings may have selected the successor to Kyle Rudolph.   With the 50th pick, the Vikings took tight end Irv Smith Jr. out of Alabama.   Here's what our Zone Coverage Draft Guide said about Smith. --- The son of a former first-round pick, Irv Smith Jr., 20, could also be a high...6639Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-how-can-the-minnesota-twins-address-their-relief-woes/It’s not hard to find people with the opinion that the Minnesota Twins need to make a move to address their bullpen.   Those people aren’t exactly wrong, either.   As of this writing, the Twins are ninth in the AL with a bullpen ERA of 4.73. They’re also ninth in WHIP (1.39) and 11th in strikeou...6638Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-timberwolves-2018-19-season-in-review-the-wingsish/It was a season of sideshows for the Minnesota Timberwolves -- organizational warfare dampened expectations before a coaching change and bouts of the injury bug made mediocrity the backdrop of Karl-Anthony Towns’ second-half surge.   But 82 games were played nonetheless; Towns gave his team a cha...6637Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:03:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/procedurally-generated-t-wolves-gaming-mortal-kombat-11-overwatch-storm-rising/  David, George, and Tom discuss Mortal Kombat 11 and its micro-transactions, a potential cheaper version of the Nintendo Switch, the new updates to Cuphead, as well as an update on the T-Wolves Gaming season from writer/producer Justin Bailey!       In this episode: T-Wolves Gaming Upda...6636Fri, 26 Apr 2019 11:24:58 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/feature-behind-garrett-bradburys-rise-to-become-the-nations-top-center/From catching baseballs to catching footballs. From defensive line to offensive line. Garrett Bradbury's career has been about transitions.   The newest Minnesota Vikings first-round pick believes he's finally pivoted to a place he's comfortable. He looks ahead to a career with an organization th...6635Sat, 27 Apr 2019 17:04:34 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ekstrom-bradbury-selection-got-stamp-of-approval-from-vikings-offensive-and-defensive-coaches/When the Minnesota Vikings brought in Gary Kubiak to be their new offensive assistant/consultant/guru in January, they also got a college scout.   Kubiak had taken on a less stressful role after stepping down as Denver Broncos head coach due to health reasons. He spent 2018 helping Denver get a j...6634Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:17:56 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-pick-is-in-vikings-take-nc-state-c-garrett-bradbury-at-pick-18/The Minnesota Vikings made the safe selection and chose center Garrett Bradbury out of North Carolina State with the 18th overall pick.   Here's what we compiled in Garrett Bradbury's player profile within the Zone Coverage Draft Guide. --- Garrett Bradbury might be the best center in the draf...6633Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-united-0-los-angeles-galaxy-0-defense-first/After the ridiculous nature of Minnesota United's previous two games, Wednesday's midweek affair at Allianz Field had a more restrained feel to it from the opening whistle. The weather was warm and turned to a spring shower before the game's end, and a new-look lineup had the new stadium's second...6630Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/hallett-major-questions-raised-as-loons-improve-defense-in-0-0-draw/In yet another list of growing examples, the Loons continue to prove they can go toe to toe with the class of Major League Soccer. However, Minnesota United’s ability to win in those matchups remains questionable.   It must be said that Wednesday’s draw versus the Los Angeles Galaxy serves as a p...6629Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2019-minnesota-wild-year-end-player-review-alex-stalock/Alex Stalock Age: 31 Position: Goaltender 2018-19 Stats: 16-6-8, 2.99 GAA, .899 SV% Contract Status: Signed for three more seasons at $785,000 AAV (UFA 2022) With Devan Dubnyk struggling mightily for four months of the season, the play of Alex Stalock -- Dubnyk's backup -- really was put und...6622Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-a-bat-flip-inherently-disrespectful-rocco-baldelli-says-thats-up-to-you-to-decide/Tim Anderson’s bat flip heard ‘round the world brought to light the frequently debated topic over whether players should be able to celebrate the long ball.   It also seemed particularly pertinent to the Minnesota Twins because both teams that were involved in the melee following it -- the Chicag...6620Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-did-we-learn-from-rick-spielmans-pre-draft-presser/6618Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/funneling-to-tunneling-the-rebuilding-of-tyler-duffey/You could be forgiven if the Minnesota Twins recalling Tyler Duffey on the last homestand didn’t register on your radar.   A lot of things are going on with this team right now -- most notably, winning and hitting homers -- and the return of a reliever who posted a 7.20 ERA when fans saw him last...6617Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2019-nfl-draft-value-guys-bargain-buys/6615Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/inman-get-to-know-the-2019-offensive-line-class/6612Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/toronto-fc-4-minnesota-united-3-the-meltdown/For 70 minutes, Friday night's game at BMO Field in Toronto was set up to be a great statement game for Minnesota United FC. They had weathered a storm of a first half to keep the deficit at one goal, and had come back to take the lead through yet another Darwin Quintero penalty after having the b...6609Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-timberwolves-2018-19-season-in-review-the-bigs/It was a season of sideshows for the Minnesota Timberwolves -- organizational warfare dampened expectations before a coaching change and bouts of the injury bug made mediocrity the backdrop of Karl-Anthony Towns’ second-half surge.   But 82 games were played nonetheless; Towns gave his team a cha...6608Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/new-consoles-fortnite-banned-and-playstation-5/  David and George re-convene to discuss the new Console announcements, their current gaming lists, and SMASH!!   In this episode: XBOX One S - the all-digital Xbox. [3:30] PlayStation 5! [6:00] Will you need to upgrade your tv to play the PS5 [16:00] Fortnite BANNED in Iraq [18:...6607Fri, 19 Apr 2019 21:43:14 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/looking-back-the-impact-of-bringing-lindsay-whalen-back-home/It was December of 2009 and the Minnesota Lynx were now a few months removed from going 14-21 overall and missing the postseason for the fifth straight season during the 2009 WNBA campaign.   The Lynx had just announced they hired first-time head coach Cheryl Reeve to lead the franchise and help...6606Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kyle-rudolph-on-his-future-i-have-a-lot-of-football-left/Kyle Rudolph believes he is still squarely in his prime.   The Vikings tight end, entering the final year of his five-year extension, has three consecutive seasons ranking top 15 in yards and top 10 in receptions amongst NFL tight ends.   He also turns 30 years old this season at a position that...6605Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000