https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/347/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mike-zimmers-message-to-daniel-carlson-if-hes-gonna-miss-im-gonna-go-for-two/Ah, the joys of being a rookie kicker.   You kick well throughout spring practices, you go 7 for 7 in your first two preseason games, and you win a kicking competition in training camp.   Then one missed kick and you're in the coach's doghouse.   Daniel Carlson found himself on the wrong end of...5415Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/4-ups-4-downs-from-vikings-21-20-win-over-the-seahawks/The Minnesota Vikings rallied for a 21-20 win Friday night over the Seattle Seahawks, taking a late lead on a Chad Beebe touchdown catch and Jake Wieneke two-point conversion. Seattle completed a late Hail Mary, but receiver Caleb Scott was tackled at the 2-yard line to end the game.   Here are t...5414Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/antwione-williams-says-he-was-fined-for-illegal-hit/The play that outraged fans last Saturday in the Minnesota Vikings preseason game is apparently going to cost linebacker Antwione Williams some money.   Williams was flagged for "landing his body weight on the quarterback" in the fourth quarter of Minnesota's loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, an...5412Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/gelfand-who-says-you-cant-wager-on-preseason-football/For the true -- that is, feverish and perhaps unhinged -- gambler, the NFL season begins with Week 3 of what we used to call the exhibition season. Those who merely pretend to be sick gamblers might say that betting on these games is stupid, but we know that your chance of covering the spread in A...5411Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/reinventing-nhl-third-jerseys-pacific-division/August NHL news leaves a lot to be desired, so this summer I’m tackling a fun topic much more exciting than arbitration filings and AHL signings.   The NHL made the full jersey switch to Adidas last season, and much like when they went to Reebok, the third jersey program was scrapped for a season...5407Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-the-heck-are-these-oakland-as-and-should-the-twins-take-notice/Raise your hand if you thought the Oakland A’s would be one game out of first place on Aug. 23.   Liar.   The A’s have been the story of the American League -- if not all of baseball -- as they enter this four-game set with the Twins 25 games over .500 (76-51).   It hasn’t always been this wa...5406Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-portillos-and-a-30th-birthday-bash/Maybe Portillo's was the reason Kirk Cousins agreed to play for the Minnesota Vikings.   The quarterback turned 30 years old on Sunday. Other primary sports figures in the Twin Cities have celebrated lavishingly for an occasion like this. Adrian Peterson rode a camel at his. Joe Mauer, known for...5403Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/saints-extend-lead-in-north-division-with-sweep-of-canaries/The St. Paul Saints are on the verge of clinching their third playoff berth in four seasons after sweeping the Sioux Falls Canaries, including a 13-8 win on Wednesday night. The Saints now lead the Gary SouthShore RailCats by 1 1/2 games in the race for the division title, while being four games u...5402Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-george-iloka-be-the-safety-signing-that-sticks-for-the-vikings/The Minnesota Vikings have tried before to integrate one of Mike Zimmer's former safeties from his days with the Cincinnati Bengals.   First, it was Chris Crocker in 2014, who was over the hill at age 34 and didn't survive final roster cuts. Then it was Taylor Mays in 2015, a former high draft pi...5400Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-daily-grind-and-the-2018-mlb-trade-deadline-through-the-eyes-of-the-director-of-team-travel/Mike Herman still remembers it like it was yesterday, and can recall it down to the minute.   “June 8, 2012....10:30 a.m.,” he said when we sat down in his satellite office in the Twins clubhouse at Target Field prior to an early-August game.   Prior to that moment, Herman was the team’s No. 1...5398Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-the-vikings-could-get-creative-with-their-final-roster/We are just 10 days away from roster cuts, which means tough decisions for coaching staffs. There are more permutations than ever to consider since the league eliminated its first cut-down period that took rosters from 90 to 75.   Over the past four years, Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman have exhib...5396Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/john-defilippo-is-not-totally-satisfied-with-his-early-playcalling/The Minnesota Vikings' second drive on Saturday got off to a rocky start when Kirk Cousins faked a handoff to Latavius Murray and rolled to his right on a naked bootleg. Jacksonville's Yannick Ngakoue awaited him for an uncontested sack after right tackle Aviante Collins had moved to block the ins...5395Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/celebrating-lindsay-whalen-coaches-players-look-back-on-a-legendary-career/If you spend some time around Lindsay Whalen, you quickly learn the type of jokester she can be around her coaches, teammates and just people in general.   On Sunday night, that was on full display in front of 13,000 of her admirers and fans at Target Center, as the Lynx held a post-game celebrat...5387Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/with-gonsalves-getting-called-up-the-twins-are-now-showcasing-their-immediate-future/Stephen Gonsalves scurried through the clubhouse, trailing Kyle Gibson by about 25 feet.   “Why are we going this way?” he asked. “Because this is how you get to the field,” Gibson answered. Gibson then waited and extended his right hand, offering to walk Gonsalves past the batting cages and the...5382Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dallas-delay-precedes-dull-defeat-as-minnesota-united-fade-into-the-late-night/It took until 9:40 p.m. Central time on Saturday night for Minnesota United's game against FC Dallas to kick off due to a heavy storm crossing the area around Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Tex.   [caption id=attachment_40673" align="alignnone" width="4889] Aug 18, 2018; Frisco, TX, USA; A view of FC...5381Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-good-bad-and-ugly-from-minnesotas-14-10-loss-to-jacksonville/In a game riddled with penalties, injuries and overall sloppy play, the Jacksonville Jaguars used a lengthy punt return late in the fourth quarter to set up a go-ahead touchdown that won them the game, 14-10. You know it’s bad when the losing head coach is pleased with the result. “To be hones...5378Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/bobby-wilson-using-eye-of-the-tiger-to-maintain-perspective-during-trying-season/One thing I really like about baseball is that there's always just so much going on. If you don't pay attention 100 percent, you can easily miss something.   One thing I hone in on is weird personality quirks or tics players have while on the field. Josh Willingham used to open his eyes really wi...5374Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/joint-practices-breathe-new-life-into-routine-uncover-more-about-players/Joint practices have invigorated both teams.   With the routine of practicing against your own teammates wearing thin, coaches and reporters have found a new form of repetition – “intensity.” Some version of this word was used five times in pressers yesterday, and by the end, it was easy to becom...5373Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-keenan-mccardell-helped-stefon-diggs-reach-the-next-level/While coaching with the Washington Redskins from 2010-11, two-time Pro Bowler Keenan McCardell heard whispers of a talented high school prospect in the Maryland area named Stefon Diggs.   It wouldn't be long until Diggs was McCardell's protege at the University of Maryland in 2014.   McCardell,...5371Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-explains-how-to-pull-off-a-successful-play-action-pass/Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey made headlines recently in a GQ article where he ripped several of the league's quarterbacks. One quarterback he was complimentary about, though, was Vikings passer Kirk Cousins.   "I think he's good," Ramsey told GQ. "I think he's a winner. He's a hel...5364Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jaguars-and-vikings-both-bolstered-strengths-with-their-first-round-picks-will-it-pay-off/Coming one game away from the Super Bowl stings.   The 2017 Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars are the latest members of that fraternity, and as they meet this week for a pair of joint practices, it's easy to see other commonalities between the two franchises that were oh-so-close a year...5363Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/once-a-jaguars-prospect-rashod-hill-now-an-integral-part-of-vikings-o-line/As a Jacksonville, Fla., native, Rashod Hill was right at home when he was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2016.   It turned out that he would have to leave his home state to take the next step in his career.   With the Jaguars headed in the wrong direction in 20...5356Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-hope-to-take-advantage-of-intensity-in-joint-practices-avoid-tv-steal/The Minnesota Vikings hope to avoid Sportscenter during the offseason so that they can be the talk of the town in the postseason.   Mike Zimmer talked to gathered media about his goals for the Vikings' joint practices with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and how exactly he intends to accomplish them.  ...5355Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/marcus-sherels-versatility-at-corner-may-help-him-maintain-roster-spot/Now in his 30s, Marcus Sherels is one of the Minnesota Vikings' elders. Only one teammate, Brian Robison, has been on the squad longer.   Sherels enters the 2018 season in a familiar spot -- trying to hang on to his job as punt returner while proving he can still provide value as a reserve corner...5354Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-injury-updates-askbw-8-14/Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor offered the following injury updates during his pregame media availability prior to Tuesday night's game.   Robbie Grossman is progressing nicely from his hamstring injury and could return before the end of the week.   "(He's) doing good," Molitor said. "I wa...5349Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000