https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/350/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/anthony-tolliver-is-the-newest-lateral-move-in-minnesota/Signing Jeff Teague was a lateral move, they said.   The logic was that Ricky Rubio's name would fall in the same bubble as Teague's when people took out the pencil and legal pad to make a list of the top point guards in the league. But Tom Thibodeau disagreed. His willingness to pay Teague $19 m...5248Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/remington-examining-the-dumba-and-zucker-signings/In an offseason where Wild fans were promised changes, not much has really happened.   In his introductory press conference, new general manager Paul Fenton said that it would take "tweaks" to take the roster from a perennial playoff disappointment to a legitimate contender.   Still waiting on t...5246Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/three-days-after-losing-tony-sparano-vikings-report-to-camp-with-heavy-hearts/Roughly 72 hours from the time the Minnesota Vikings players and coaches heard the news of offensive line coach Tony Sparano's tragic death from a heart attack at age 56, they had to take the field and think about football.   The first day of training camp for rookies and quarterbacks represented...5244Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-writers-project-53-man-roster/With training camp officially beginning Wednesday, our Minnesota Vikings writing staff -- consisting of Sam Ekstrom, Arif Hasan and Luke Inman -- each put together their best guess of the 53-man roster.   For deeper analysis, sign up for Arif Hasan's Training Camp Guide. ARIF LUKE SAM QBs...5243Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-training-camp-guide-how-to-watch-training-camp-drills/Though training camp is an exciting time for coaches, players and fans (mostly fans), sometimes it’s too easy to get carried away watching highlight-reel catches in scrimmages or logging the completion percentage of the different quarterbacks playing with different teammates. Training camp is abso...5240Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-training-camp-guide-watch-the-tryout-players/The Vikings have relied on an extraordinary group of long-shots to round out their roster. Many are familiar with the stories of players like Adam Thielen and Marcus Sherels in broad strokes, but it’s easy to misunderstand the degree of difficulty it took for them to make the roster.   For the Vi...5238Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-does-the-timberwolves-offseason-mean-for-their-future/The 2017-18 Timberwolves unearthed a dichotomy of emotions. On one hand, a reassembled roster finally ended the 14-year playoff drought that had plagued this franchise since the days of Kevin Garnett. On the other, a five-game thrashing by the Houston Rockets revealed the steep climb that remains....5236Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/nfl-players-coaches-and-journalists-react-to-tony-sparanos-death/Minnesota Vikings offensive line Tony Sparano died unexpectedly Sunday morning at his home in Eden Prairie. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, he had experienced chest pain three days prior and visited a doctor just two days before his death.   His sudden passing led to an outpouring of memories...5235Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/player-ratings-loons-stun-lafc-as-ramirez-and-ibarra-wind-back-the-clock-for-vintage-performance/Positives   Playing at home (and scoring first). Minnesota United is now 8-1 on the season after scoring first. Scoring proficiency has been a major factor in their recent success: the Loons have scored 14 goals in their last four home games, prior to that they had scored nine goals in their prev...5232Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dominant-minnesota-united-finish-homestand-with-a-bang-crush-los-angeles-fc/The expectations entering Sunday night's clash between Minnesota United and Los Angeles FC were hard to read. LAFC were the comfortable favorites looking at the standings, sitting at second place in the Western Conference with the best goal difference in the conference, but Minnesota had won three...5230Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/report-vikings-offensive-line-coach-tony-sparano-has-died/According to KSTP, Vikings offensive line coach Tony Sparano, 56, died in his home. He joined the Vikings after coaching for eight different NFL teams, including as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders.     The Vikings have released the following statement: With deep r...5228Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-wild-sign-matt-dumba-to-five-year-extension/The State of Hockey woke up to some good news Saturday morning, as the Minnesota Wild brass -- led by new GM Paul Fenton -- had inked defenseman Matt Dumba to a five-year, $30 million dollar deal, avoiding arbitration that was scheduled for Monday.   The deal includes a limited No Trade Clause in...5227Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-third-straight-home-win-as-minnesota-united-find-form-and-ramirez-breaks-drought/Playing perhaps their best soccer since their inception, Minnesota United is beginning to eye a playoff spot in the MLS's Western Conference.   A 2-1 win Wednesday night over the New England Revolution only bolstered their hopes.   When the lineup for Wednesday's midweek match was released, Loon...5223Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sitting-brian-oneill-have-developmental-day-two-offensive-linemen-succeeded/The Vikings drafted offensive tackle Brian O’Neill with an eye towards how he’ll help the offensive line a few years down the line, without much concern about his short-term prospects as an immediate contributor.   While this doesn’t resolve the problems they might have in 2018, it could mean a m...5222Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/moore-had-the-timberwolves-missed-the-playoffs-they-could-have-pursued-kawhi-leonard/Early Wednesday morning, the San Antonio Spurs traded Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green for an expensive, high volume mid-range shooter locked up long-term, an impressive 22-year-old in the middle of his rookie contract and a late first-round pick in the 2019 draft. If you're a Wolves follower, it's h...5218Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jose-berrios-is-establishing-himself-as-an-all-star-eddie-rosario-part-of-the-twins-core/Paul Molitor was adamant that Eddie Rosario deserved to be an All-Star this year.   He’s hitting .311/.353/.537 with 19 home runs at the break, but faced stiff competition as a member of the Final Vote. Giancarlo Stanton and Andrew Benintendi, two big names from the New York Yankees and Boston R...5207Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/welcome-to-arif-hasans-vikings-training-camp-guide/Welcome to Arif Hasan's annual training camp guide, the most comprehensive preseason look at the Minnesota Vikings that you'll find anywhere.   With roughly 30,000 words written about the roster -- and thousands more coming in feature articles that will be released as training camp gets underway...5205Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/two-bench-clearing-incidents-and-a-walk-off-grand-slam-cap-unusual-first-half-for-twins/“How is it you’ve come to arrive here?” James Pietragallo, “Crime in Sports” podcast In trying to come up with the best way to describe the events of Sunday’s first-half finale, I keep coming back to this line. It’s from a wildly popular podcast that Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman -- both...5204Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/an-update-on-the-offense-how-did-vikings-players-do-in-their-preseason-opener-and-in-camp/How the Minnesota Vikings do overall in the preseason is not a useful indicator for how they’ll do in the season. While it’s fun that Mike Zimmer is 15-3 in the preseason, it’s fairly evident that the record didn’t give us ultimate insight into the season on a team level.   That said, how individ...5203Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-the-last-three-years-of-passing-data-says-about-the-vikings/The Minnesota Vikings carry a heavy stigma of continuously failing to find a long-term quarterback.   Typically, that spells doom for a franchise.   The surprising part of Mike Zimmer's tenure in Minnesota has been the Vikings' ability to win at a fairly high level despite having a different Wee...5200Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/player-ratings-quintero-shoulders-the-loons-load-again/MNUFC vs. Real Salt Lake   Positives   Designated players. Minnesota United could be renamed the Darwin Quinteros and, honestly, no one could really have an argument against it. The Colombian is the team’s best player by a mile and Saturday’s match against Real Salt Lake was the embodiment of th...5194Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/sigh-of-relief-for-minnesota-united-in-3-2-win-over-real-salt-lake/The tone and mood after a 3-2 Minnesota United win would be much different had you just checked your phone for the final score and seen a second straight home win for the Loons.   The win featured multiple goals scored, an opponent in playoff position vanquished and a vital homestand opened with...5193Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-twins-can-reload-rather-than-rebuild-in-the-second-half/The Minnesota Twins were 34-40 following a 2-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday, June 24. After a day off Monday, they kicked off a nine-game road trip with an 8-4 loss to the lowly Chicago White Sox. They lost the next game 6-1, took 13 innings to win the next one and then promptly lost the n...5192Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ask-bw-7-13-twins-mount-rushmore-trade-deadline-writers-block/I asked you for questions. You asked me questions. I'm giving you answers. End of transaction.   Intros are awkward.     I don't think it's terribly likely at this point. First of all, I don't know how close was to on the cusp of being named to the team. Secondly, outfielders are far, far...5189Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/gelfand-for-years-now-lefty-has-been-a-brand-far-more-than-a-golfer/Here's one you might have missed: Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson got together to exchange rapid-fire banter the other day, and, as you might expect, the bon mots were flying at a pace so dizzying as to recall the witticisms exchanged across the Algonquin Round Table 100 years ago by Dorothy Parker...5185Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000