https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/339/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-go-as-robert-covington-goes/Twelve nights ago, before the Timberwolves' four-game road losing streak, the whiteboard in the team's locker room was split into two rectangular sectionals. The left-most portion read "D", the right side "O."   The top-most portion of the left was riddled with doodles, presumably drawn by Tom Th...5951Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dolphins-will-come-to-minnesota-on-a-high-note-but-is-a-letdown-looming/It took less than a year for another alliterative miracle to come around and potentially unseat the Minneapolis Miracle as the NFL's wildest walk-off finish in 2018.   The Miami Dolphins used two laterals and a circuitous run-after-catch from Kenyan Drake to beat the New England Patriots last Sun...5947Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ekstrom-the-vikings-2018-season-is-turning-into-2016/While it lacks a certain amount of discussion about knee or eye surgeries, the 2018 Minnesota Vikings season is starting to resemble the disastrous campaign from two years prior when the Vikings lost their franchise quarterback to injury, wasted a 5-0 start and collapsed down the stretch.   No, K...5942Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ok-now-the-wild-swoon-is-totally-on/Last week’s entry warned that Minnesota Wild shouldn’t let a few frustrating games turn into a full December swoon. But the piece ended with this regarding the dreaded “swoon” word: “… the Wild have the potential to bring that word to the forefront if they don’t take care of business and get some...5938Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/diggs-thielen-continue-to-get-schemed-out-as-vikings-lose-21-7/A receiving duo that was getting nods just over a month ago as the league's best is suddenly wondering how to get reintroduced into the Minnesota Vikings offense.   Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen were kept in check for most of the night in the Vikings 21-7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Though the...5937Tue, 11 Dec 2018 00:53:04 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/timberwolves-warriors-a-potential-playoffs-preview/For the Minnesota Timberwolves and a handful of the other Western Conference playoff hopefuls, the harsh reality is that "success" could very well bring a spring date in The Bay with a team that is way better than you: The Golden State Warriors. The Warriors are the class of the West this regular...5936Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/transaction-reaction-twins-beef-up-middle-infield-ahead-of-winter-meetings/The Minnesota Twins addressed one of their primary weaknesses in advance of this week’s Winter Meetings in Las Vegas by adding a pair of middle infielders on one-year deals.   Both infielders have primarily spent their time in AL East, as the Twins inked second baseman Jonathan Schoop and utility...5934Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-sundays-games-meant-for-the-vikings-2/While the Minnesota Vikings spent their Sunday in Seattle awaiting a Monday Night Football clash with the Seahawks, it was another drama-filled day in the NFL with numerous results affecting the playoff picture and the outlook for the Vikings.   Here's what we learned. NFL Wild Card contend...5932Mon, 10 Dec 2018 08:40:45 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-observations-from-gophers-72-56-win-over-arkansas-state/The adrenaline was taken down a notch Saturday afternoon in the Golden Gophers' first game since their emotional comeback win against Nebraska in the Big Ten home opener.   There was no letdown for Minnesota in the early going as they used a 21-2 game-opening run to build a hefty lead. Arkansas S...5931Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-two-vikings-coordinators-are-handling-scrutiny-entering-the-seasons-final-quarter/With the Minnesota Vikings at 6-5-1 entering the final four games of the regular season, there is a plenty of finger-pointing from the fan base as to who should take the blame for recent offensive struggles and special teams miscues that have put the Vikings in a position where they are fighting f...5926Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/theyre-no-legion-of-boom-but-the-new-seahawks-secondary-still-looks-similar/When the Vikings last faced the Seattle Seahawks in the 2015 playoffs, Richard Sherman was their shutdown corner, while Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor roamed the safety spots, comprising the Legion of Boom that was the identity of the team that won Super Bowl XLVIII and reached Super Bowl XLIX.  ...5923Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/transition-defense-is-becoming-a-plus-for-the-wolves/When Jimmy Butler’s trade demand went public in September, Andrew Wiggins’ brother used social media to express some sort of relief: “Hallelujah” is all he said, presumably on behalf of his sibling. Almost immediately, Butler quipped back with an Instagram post of his own in which he directed Wigg...5915Thu, 06 Dec 2018 08:50:50 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/amir-coffeys-career-game-carries-mcbrayer-gophers-to-first-big-ten-win/Wearing street clothes, Amir Coffey fiddled with a can of Sprite, struggling to open the soft drink with a bag of ice wrapped to his right hand. His face was expressionless as he sat at the postgame podium.   He didn't look like he'd just scored a career-high 32 points, carried his team past a 13...5914Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/first-down-could-be-a-spot-for-vikings-to-adjust-playcalling/There is an ongoing debate right now about what constitutes balance in the Minnesota Vikings offense.   As the offense has stuttered in a handful of big games, head coach Mike Zimmer has called for less offensive volume and more running plays, while offensive coordinator John DeFilippo has been p...5910Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dispelling-the-zach-parise-and-ryan-suter-narrative/On Monday former Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher was officially named the new general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers. While the organization is excited to have his fresh outsiders perspective to help get them to the next level, some criticisms of his previous job have come to lig...5909Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/no-swoon-yet-as-wild-start-canadian-road-trip/The last time the Minnesota Wild headed out west for some road games, they have a solid 5-2 record on a franchise-long seven-game trip. Things were great. Now they’re headed back out for a Canadian swing needing to not let a few frustrating games turn into a December swoon.   Yes, that’s the word...5905Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-are-a-different-team-with-a-different-identity-since-houston-last-came-to-town/Two-hundred and twenty-three days have passed since the Houston Rockets last set foot at Target Center. James Harden and crew were last in town on April 23 delivering a 50-point third quarter gut punch to the Jimmy Butler-led Minnesota Timberwolves.   It was a classic Houston thwarting that all b...5904Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-on-3-an-0-3-week-for-the-wild/A new week begins for the Minnesota Wild, but they are coming off a dreadful week previous that saw them lose all three games in regulation. As the Wild begin a road trip out in Western Canada this week, let's take a look at some good and bad things we saw from their winless week. Good Mik...5901Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/banged-up-secondary-exploited-on-patriots-decisive-drives/The Minnesota Vikings had held Tom Brady and the New England Patriots to just three points in two-and-a-half quarters since their opening drive touchdown, so Brady did what Hall of Fame quarterbacks do -- attacked the weakest links.   With Trae Waynes concussed and Xavier Rhodes' hamstring less t...5898Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/frustration-evident-for-vikings-receivers-amidst-offensive-struggles/Stefon Diggs sat by himself in the hallway outside the Minnesota Vikings locker room following the team's 24-10 loss to escape the postgame hubbub, not eager to speak with reporters.   Limited by a knee injury during the week that reportedly swelled up on Saturday, Diggs played through discomfort...5897Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dont-forget-about-gronk-vikings-still-need-to-account-for-the-veteran-tight-end/For nearly a decade, Rob Gronkowski has been an unreckonable force.   The 6-foot-6, 265-pound tight end has rolled off four 1,000-yard seasons, four First-Team All-Pro selections and five Pro Bowl appearances as a revolutionary tight end with uncanny size, strength and hands.   Like the rest of...5890Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/do-the-vikings-play-better-as-underdogs/The Minnesota Vikings head into Gillette Stadium Sunday to face the New England Patriots as betting-line underdogs for the fifth time this season.   And that's exactly how head coach Mike Zimmer likes it.   "I think they play better when we’re underdogs," Zimmer said of his squad, which is proje...5888Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/for-andrew-wiggins-robert-covington-and-tom-thibodeau-can-be-great-influencers/Led by Jeff Teague, Karl-Anthony Towns and Robert Covington went to WWE Smackdown at Target Center Tuesday night. While at Smackdown, at some point in time, Towns wound up purchasing one of those big ol' championship belts. He brought it to work on Wednesday, also at Target Center. However, after...5882Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/zimmer-vikings-could-have-done-a-better-job-using-cordarrelle-patterson/When it comes to finding diamonds in the rough -- especially on offense -- no NFL franchise has a greater reputation than the New England Patriots.   Former undrafted free agent Chris Hogan was swiped in restricted free agency from the Buffalo Bills and is now an integral part of the Patriots pas...5878Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-closer-look-at-minnesotas-third-period-implosion/After leading 3-1 going into the third period Tuesday night against Arizona, the Minnesota Wild came out for the third expecting a win considering their opponent had put up little resistance in the first two periods.   But as we all saw unfold, the Wild coughed up the lead and the win against the...5877Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000