https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/334/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/maybe-adrian-heath-was-right-all-along/Maybe, just maybe, he has been shorthanded all along.   It was reminiscent of a broken record so many times in the past two years as Minnesota United head coach Adrian Heath waxed and waned about his lack of personnel resources. Poor performance after poor performance, Heath had a familiar excuse...6323Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/bombs-over-bradenton-twins-pop-five-homers-in-win-over-pirates/BRADENTON, FLA. -- There’s little doubt the Minnesota Twins have brought the sticks to Grapefruit League action, as they hit five home runs on Saturday in a 10-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at LECOM Park.   Three of those home runs came in the fifth inning against Pirates reliever Keone Kela,...6322Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/karl-anthony-towns-all-nba-play-puts-the-timberwolves-in-a-tricky-spot/Before Karl-Anthony Towns hobbled to the Minnesota Timberwolves bench Saturday evening with the grace of The Wizard of Oz's Tin Man, the Wolves big man had done it again: A 13th consecutive game with 24-plus points while shooting at least 50 percent from the field.   Word around the team Sunday i...6321Mon, 11 Mar 2019 07:15:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/notebook-gophers-wrap-up-first-20-game-conference-season-at-maryland/The Big Ten season comes to an end Friday night for the Minnesota Golden Gophers as they visit Maryland.   Believe it or not, this time last year the Gophers were already eight days into their offseason.   The Big Ten altered its schedule this season to give teams two additional conference games...6319Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-tourney-update-how-each-of-the-remaining-teams-can-bring-home-a-title/The Tourney has taken over Minnesota as it does on an annual basis. In the first two days, hockey fans were treated to a little bit of everything as the quarterfinal matchups wrapped up Thursday night.   We saw high scoring affairs and defensive chess matches. There was a taste of northern hockey...6318Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-wild-mailbag-paul-fentons-decisions-new-look-roster-and-top-twin-cities-burgers/Hello friends, I once again am doing a mailbag, as I do every month. Much like the Wild, my plea for questions seemed to get much more attention this month. Enjoy!   https://twitter.com/Nickspace65/status/1102667634032685057   Lord, we can only hope.   I don't think so, honestly. This team stil...6317Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/inmans-mock-4-0-post-nfl-combine/Check out the previous versions: Mock 1.0 Mock 2.0 Mock 3.0   1) Arizona Cardinals: Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma   Personally, I think it's nuts to give up on Josh Rosen already. We wouldn't even be having this discussion if it was anyone else but Kliff Kingsbury coaching the team, holding the...6316Fri, 08 Mar 2019 11:26:50 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/heres-how-the-golden-gophers-can-make-a-run-in-the-big-ten-hockey-playoffs/With an up and down regular season coming to an end last Saturday night, the Minnesota Golden Gophers finished on a high note, sweeping No. 12 Arizona State, who came into 3M Arena at Mariucci sporting a record of 21-10-1.   In their first season under head coach Bob Motzko the Gophers finished t...6315Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-robert-covingtons-return-will-change/There's something that feels a lot like apathy sinking in around the 2018-19 Minnesota Timberwolves season. The genesis of this emotion, I believe, is born out of the notion that it just doesn't really feel like anything is changing. It's been two months since Tom Thibodeau was fired and while thi...6308Thu, 07 Mar 2019 06:19:24 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-are-the-favorites-who-are-the-sleepers-a-preview-of-the-minnesota-state-boys-hockey-tournament/There is just something different about playoff hockey. The passes are crisper. The hits seem harder. Goal celebrations can bring thousands to their feet in defining rejoice, or silence the most hostile environments.   Two weeks ago, the Girls State High School Tournament kicked off the 2019 Minn...6307Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/free-agency-preview-could-the-minnesota-vikings-splash-for-an-offensive-lineman/Leading up to free agency in mid-March, we will examine a multitude of angles pertaining to the Minnesota Vikings’ free agency approach.   PREVIOUS STORIES Should the Vikings Be Comfortable With Backup Kyle Sloter? Do the Vikings Need to Sign Another RB? A Look at the Backup Tight End Options...6306Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/taking-a-look-inside-the-minnesota-wilds-youth-movement/When Mikko Koivu was lost for the season on Feb. 5 with a knee injury, the Minnesota Wild were left with a big hole down the middle of the lineup behind Eric Staal.   Also in the past two weeks, Minnesota has moved on from Charlie Coyle and Mikael Granlund -- mainstays with the team since 2013 --...6305Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/entering-their-final-state-tournament-the-vannelli-brothers-leave-a-lasting-legacy-at-st-thomas-academy/As the clock hit zero on the Boys Section 3AA Final Thursday night at Braemar Arena, the St. Thomas Academy Cadets found themselves in a familiar position. Their blue and white gear covered the ice as they celebrated a 4-1 victory over the Eagan Wildcats, punching a ticket to the biggest dance in...6294Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/do-minnesota-vikings-free-agents-typically-improve-in-year-two/Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer made a radio appearance at the NFL Combine on Thursday and went to bat for his quarterback.   After a poor finish to the season that cost the Vikings a playoff spot, Kirk Cousins entered the offseason an unpopular figure in fan circles, despite having his...6293Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/eric-staals-extension-and-what-it-means-for-the-wild/In the wake of a busy trade deadline both league-wide and locally, the Minnesota Wild were not done conducting business Monday afternoon after the 2 p.m. deadline had passed.   Eric Staal's agent Rick Curran spoke with Wild general manager Paul Fenton 15 minutes before the deadline, and the two h...6290Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/broken-pick-and-roll-defense-a-tale-as-old-as-thibs/It's been the bane of the Minnesota Timberwolves defense three years running. If you're playing the Wolves, have a point guard with distribution abilities off the attack and can flank him with a formidable rim-rolling big man, you might as well run high pick-and-rolls all day.   Time and again, f...6289Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/inman-mock-draft-3-0/Did you miss Version 1.0? How about 2.0? Check them out to see the differences between the latest edition below.   1) Arizona Cardinals: Quinnen Williams, DL, Alabama   With Williams and Bosa you've got two players with grades close to identical. So do you favor edge pressure or interior pressur...6279Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ferrell-paul-fenton-takes-his-shot-with-kevin-fiala/It only took Paul Fenton half the season to begin shaking up the Wild roster. And by the time the NHL Trade Deadline had rolled around at 2 p.m. Central time on Monday, Fenton had undoubtedly put majors marks on this roster.   First, it was Nino Niederreiter for Victor Rask -- a trade the general...6277Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/five-draft-week-trade-scenarios-for-the-minnesota-vikings/In the draft world, everyone will agree that nothing is more difficult to predict than draft-day trades. While trades will make any mock draft or team prediction more exotic and captivating, they are far from accurate more times than not.   Saying that, here are five pre-draft trades that Rick Sp...6275Mon, 25 Feb 2019 11:37:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/free-agency-preview-adding-wide-receiver-depth-should-be-a-priority/Leading up to free agency in mid-March, we will examine a multitude of angles pertaining to the Minnesota Vikings’ free agency approach.   PREVIOUS STORIES Should the Vikings Be Comfortable With Backup Kyle Sloter? Do the Vikings Need to Sign Another RB? A Look at the Backup Tight End Options...6274Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:16:32 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/surviving-without-karl-anthony-towns/There was shoo-ing happening in the Minnesota Timberwolves locker room.   Yo, go shower! ... Put your socks on! ... The Chick-fil-A will be on the plane!!!   The last thing anyone on the Minnesota Timberwolves wanted was to get stuck in a Milwaukee snowstorm after falling to the Bucks 140-128. T...6269Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-add-versatile-defender-marwin-gonzalez-on-two-year-deal/For the second year in a row, the Minnesota Twins have continued to make offseason additions even as spring training has begun. This time, it was signing Swiss Army knife and former Houston Astro Marwin Gonzalez to a two-year deal.     The Twins have not yet announced the signing, or the co...6267Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/offensive-blackout-again-leads-to-defensive-letdown-in-gophers-loss/The narrative is getting redundant for Gophers fans who've clung to the hope that this 2018-19 team would come out of its offensive hibernation.   There was optimism that Saturday's 84-63 win over Indiana marked a turning point, but Groundhog Day came again versus Michigan as the Gophers saw thei...6262Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/new-vikings-coaching-staff-built-on-loyalty-respect/Year 1 of the Kirk Cousins Era was thought to be the start of continuity, a prosperous time where the Minnesota Vikings assailable offense could develop cohesion and prosper.   Instead, the shape-shifting continued as Cousins struggled at times, the offense failed to establish a firm identity and...6259Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/askbw-2-21-spring-training-ballpark-commute-playlists-gym-football/Hey, thanks for joining us for another spirited edition of the #AskBW mailbag. Let's dive right in: TWITTER https://twitter.com/dj11barton/status/1098395653061951488   I lean toward no because I think the cool markets the last two years will make him think twice about leaving Colorado, but at...6257Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000