https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/344/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-sorting-through-the-post-molitor-fallout/Your mileage may vary, but my general read on the situation surrounding the last few days at Target Field -- as far as fans see it -- is that the brain trust of Derek Falvey and Thad Levine coldly dismissed a hometown boy and Hall of Famer a mere 36-48 hours after one of the greatest feel-good mom...5602Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/tough-matchup-vikings-league-worst-run-game-faces-eagles-league-best-rush-defense/Through four games, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has thrown the football a league-high 189 times for 1,387 yards, putting him on pace to shatter Daunte Culpepper's single-season team passing record.   The eye-popping numbers, though, have come at the expense of the Vikings running g...5601Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-twins-are-derek-falvey-and-thad-levines-team-now/When Derek Falvey and Thad Levine were hired by the Minnesota Twins, they indicated that they were going to take a year to audit the team. They took the job knowing that Paul Molitor would remain as the manager, and that Joe Mauer was still under contract. They did not overhaul the organization, d...5599Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/wild-season-preview-2018-19-will-showcase-a-familiar-cast-of-characters/The Minnesota Wild are one of three teams to have made the Stanley Cup Playoffs each of the past six seasons.   That accomplishment also comes with early exits, including getting bounced in the first round three years in a row with the last at the hands of Winnipeg in five games. The playoff repu...5594Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/second-down-struggles-an-early-concern-for-vikings-defense/Starting with last year's Divisional Round playoff game against the New Orleans Saints, a trend began developing that has leaked into the Minnesota Vikings' 2018 regular season.   That day, the Saints converted 15 first downs out of 25 second-down plays and ended up scoring 24 points in the secon...5592Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-cap-season-with-a-joe-mauer-send-off-for-the-ages/The writing has been on the wall of the last week or so that we were entering the final days of seeing Joe Mauer as a big-league ballplayer.   The first layer of lacquer was applied to that narrative on Friday night, when manager Paul Molitor lifted Joe in the sixth inning for a pinch-runner, al...5587Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-sundays-games-meant-for-the-vikings/By virtue of Thursday's game in Los Angeles, the Minnesota Vikings got a mini-bye over the weekend to rest, relax and take inventory of the rest of the league.   Most of the NFL has now reached the quarter mark of the season after Sunday's results. Let's take a look at what the latest batch of ga...5585Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/player-ratings-another-stellar-first-half-and-rodriquezs-two-goals-lead-united-to-consecutive-victories/Positives   Team shape. Minnesota United head coach Adrian Heath said post-match that Saturday’s first-half performance was on par with last week’s sterling 3-0 romp against Real Salt Lake, but for a different reason: he said the team’s overall shape -- a.k.a. positions and movement as a group --...5583Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/derrick-rose-starts-as-wolves-search-for-new-identity/Derrick Rose is a starter.   It's what he has done for the entirety of his career, for better and often for worse. Prior to the 2017-18 season, Rose had started in 469 of the 470 games he had played in his NBA career. The Minnesota Timberwolves' 114-110 victory Saturday evening over the Golden St...5582Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/even-with-potential-changes-in-the-offseason-these-players-should-be-part-of-twins-future/Joe Mauer’s potential retirement at the end of the season has captivated the attention of anyone who is still following the Minnesota Twins as this disappointing season comes to a close. But more changes could be coming in the offseason.   Paul Molitor has said he wants to return as manager next...5579Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-no-matter-what-final-weekend-holds-2019-will-be-very-different/Corner lockers in the home clubhouse at Target Field are reserved for the pillars of the team, so to speak. They’re double lockers that are more spacious and more accommodating not only for the player and all his possessions, but also for them to allow a larger crowd of media around them before or...5575Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/defensive-issues-aside-cousins-vikings-offense-found-new-life/Through three games in his first season with the Vikings, Kirk Cousins had seemingly found a way to both satiate his supporters and incense his detractors.   The supporters were able to point to a strong start against San Francisco and a furious finish against Green Bay, while his detractors cite...5573Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/5-turning-points-in-vikings-loss-to-rams/In a memorable contest that featured 887 yards passing, there was no shortage of big plays Thursday night as the Los Angeles Rams surged to a 38-31 win over the Minnesota Vikings.   But surrounding those big plays were some subtler turning points that may have influenced the outcome. Let's take a...5571Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/gorgui-dieng-potentially-out-the-door-with-jimmy-butler/Drafted 21st overall and acquired in a trade by Flip Saunders on Draft Night 2013, Gorgui Dieng is the longest-tenured player on the 2018-19 Minnesota Timberwolves roster. He is also the most likely player on the roster not named Jimmy Butler to be traded in the coming days, according to league so...5569Fri, 28 Sep 2018 08:29:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/adapting-on-the-court-without-jimmy-butler/Five hundred and six days ago -- draft night 2017 -- Timberwolves coach and president Tom Thibodeau executed a landmark trade to acquire Jimmy Butler, his star pupil from the duo’s time together in Chicago. The transaction was bold; it placed a smattering of the organization’s assets on the ta...5565Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/thursday-games-havent-been-kind-to-zimmer-vikings/What's more challenging than bouncing back from an embarrassing loss at home? Preparing to travel and play one of the NFL's premier teams on a short week.   As much as the Minnesota Vikings might want to retake the field and erase the memory of last Sunday's debacle, there's nothing comforting ab...5561Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mike-zimmer-its-about-everson-getting-better/Roughly an hour after numerous reports shed more light on Everson Griffen's alarming behavior Sept. 22, head coach Mike Zimmer addressed reporters about his star defensive player's status.   He confirmed Griffen would not be traveling to Los Angeles with the Vikings.   "The only thing we really...5557Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/report-twins-leaving-double-a-affiliate-chattanooga/In a move that has been talked about under-the-radar for a while now, the Minnesota Twins will be playing with a new Double-A affiliate next year -- either Pensacola or Amarillo.   The primary reason is that the Cincinnati Reds -- most recently affiliated with Pensacola -- have returned to Chatta...5556Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/avoiding-tom-thibodeau-jimmy-butler-and-destruction/The first real signal of potentially destructive behavior from Tom Thibodeau came 10 months ago.   Long before any public disgruntlement of Jimmy Butler was a Dec. 12 game coached by Thibodeau, of course, against the Philadelphia 76ers. A game that is emblazoned on the fanbase's memory not due to...5555Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/tom-thibodeau-on-the-jimmy-butler-situation-conflict-in-the-nba-is-not-unusual/We’ve seen a few different sides of Tom Thibodeau in his short tenure with the Minnesota Timberwolves.   We saw that signature smirk and radiant confidence in his introductory press conference.   We saw him screaming and waving his hands as he navigated the sidelines for two seasons.   We sa...5554Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/reports-vikings-concerned-with-incidents-involving-everson-griffen/Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen was reportedly involved in at least one incident Saturday that has the organization uneasy about his well-being, though there's potential dispute over the credibility of one report.   According to a KSTP report, Griffen threatened to shoot someone i...5553Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-drop-two-of-three-in-oakland-both-in-walk-off-fashion/Kyle Gibson tossed 7 1/3 solid innings and the bullpen did the rest as the Minnesota Twins topped the playoff-bound Oakland A's 5-1 on Sunday afternoon, but it wasn't enough to completely erase the bad vibes.   No, we're not talking about the fact that the Minnesota Vikings were pantsed on their...5551Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/second-look-riley-reiffs-struggles-highlight-tough-offensive-day-for-vikings/It's hard to pinpoint where the Minnesota Vikings 27-6 loss started spiraling out of control. Was the dysfunctional defense a product of dysfunctional offense or vice versa?   Clearly, both units had one of their worst days, as the Vikings were nearly shut out in their home building by an 0-2 tea...5550Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kyle-rudolph-weve-done-this-once-a-year/Tight end Kyle Rudolph was the only player to score for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday -- a meaningless touchdown to prevent the Vikings from being shut out for the first time at U.S. Bank Stadium.   Rudolph, one of the longest tenured Vikings, said Sunday's 27-6 loss to winless Buffalo felt lik...5545Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/josh-allens-mobility-led-to-vikings-breakdowns-in-bills-upset/For the first time in his short Minnesota Vikings career, Kirk Cousins got outplayed by the opposing quarterback.   Remarkably, it was a rookie that did it.   Josh Allen won his first career game in style, rushing for two touchdowns and passing for another in a 27-6 clobbering of the Vikings.  ...5544Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000