https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/355/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-sign-former-colt-david-parry-add-competition-at-dt/The Minnesota Vikings added further depth to their interior defensive line Wednesday by signing former Indianapolis Colts starter David Parry.   Parry, 26, was a 2015 fifth-round pick who started all 32 games in his first two seasons in Indianapolis. He recorded four sacks and 49 solo tackles com...4900Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mitch-garver-and-bobby-wilson-are-twins-catching-duo-with-jason-castro-out-for-the-season/When Jason Castro’s meniscus tear was initially announced on May 5, the message was not to panic. Castro missed the 2011 season when he tore his ACL and damaged his meniscus in a Spring Training game, but he was placed on the 10-day disabled list and was certain that it was a short-term procedure....4899Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/gophers-finalize-2018-19-roster-with-uw-milwaukee-transfer/The Minnesota Golden Gophers added the final piece of their offseason puzzle on Tuesday, bringing in graduate transfer Brock Stull from the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin, completing their roster for the 2018-19 season.   Stull, who redshirted as a freshman before playing three years for the P...4898Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-the-twins-should-promote-nick-gordon/The Miguel Sano injury situation trudged through Day 18 on Tuesday without much of an update as the Minnesota Twins prepared to open a quick two-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals.   “(It was) more of the same today,” manager Paul Molitor said. “(He) ran the bases. Still, from my vantage p...4895Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/professional-womens-hockey-comes-to-minnesota-as-whitecaps-join-nwhl/The Minnesota sports scene will have another professional team to add to its list for the 2018-19 season with the addition of women’s professional hockey in the Minnesota Whitecaps. It’s the first phase of expansion for the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL), which will now jump from four to fi...4893Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/getting-to-know-lance-lynn-a-man-of-few-words-and-fewer-pitches/Lance Lynn likes his fastball.   He likes it a lot.   Lynn is in the midst of his seventh MLB season, and he’s never thrown it less than 70.4 percent of the time. In fact, in his final two years with the St. Louis Cardinals -- a team he’s slated to face at Target Field on Wednesday afternoon -...4888Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-cap-impressive-road-trip-with-halo-split/Your mileage may vary, but an Oreo creme enthusiast would have enjoyed the most recent series for the Minnesota Twins, as they split a four-game set in California with the Los Angeles Angels by winning the middle two games.   Game 1 BOX Game 2 BOX Game 3 BOX Game 4 BOX   The Twins dropped the...4887Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/moore-how-the-warriors-are-defending-the-rockets-compared-to-the-wolves/The Golden State Warriors have changed so much of the NBA.   Pull-up treys, whirling ball-movement, and transition offense akin to the Mighty Ducks Flying-V have all become poetic staples of Steve Kerr's team. Their style makes one wonder why a team would try and emulate anything different on the...4886Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/allianz-field-to-host-u-s-national-team-in-2019/News broke Monday that Minnesota United's incoming stadium Allianz Field will have the honor of hosting the United States men's national team on June 18, 2019.   That date is almost exactly one month and one year from Monday. The match will be the USMNT's opening match in the Concacaf Gold Cup, t...4885Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/maya-moore-welcomes-new-challenge-upon-return-home/After spending her offseason playing -- and winning yet another championship -- in Russia, Maya Moore is officially back with the Minnesota Lynx.   Due to the deep postseason run by her UMMC Ekaterinburg squad, Moore was delayed in her return to Minnesota for training camp.   Everything happened...4878Sun, 13 May 2018 10:21:32 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/workout-comps-which-veterans-do-vikings-rookies-compare-to/Now that the Vikings have signed every drafted rookie -- except for Mike Hughes -- to their contracts, it's worth some speculation to see which professional players track closest to Vikings rookies from a measurable standpoint.   Measurable comparisons aren't the end-all, be-all of rookie futures...4877Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/frustration-simmers-as-minnesota-united-loses-at-home-to-lowly-san-jose/Saturday was meant to be the reassuring return home for Minnesota United. After Wednesday's letdown in Los Angeles, they needed one.   Sure, it was their third game in eight days with a cross-country trip in the middle, but San Jose was dead last in the Western Conference and hadn't won since the...4876Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/remington-the-checklist-for-hiring-the-next-wild-gm/There are fewer things more important to a sports franchise than its general manager.   No person has more control over a team, depending on the franchise hierarchy. Controlling the construction of the team's roster is so crucial that franchises can be propelled into dynasties and set back decade...4874Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-topps-company-beckett-media-collaborate-on-minnesota-twins-most-legendary-line-up/This year, card collecting industry titan Topps -- in conjunction with Beckett Media -- is releasing each team’s “Most Legendary Line-Up” which pairs each team’s best players with the best card of theirs issued by the company or one of its subsidiaries.   The team lists will be released at noon C...4873Thu, 10 May 2018 23:31:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/faklis-differing-development-paths-of-towns-and-wiggins-will-likely-lead-to-similar-financial-destination/Starting next season, Andrew Wiggins will be a max contract player. A year from that, Karl-Anthony Towns will join him.   Aside from being teammates, the pair has a lot in common. They were both No. 1 overall picks, they both have a Rookie of the Year trophy in their case and they both love video...4872Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/player-ratings-calvo-mishaps-cost-loons-vs-lafc/The odds were heavily stacked against the Loons as they flew to California. Minnesota United is already dealing with a bevy of injury issues, and Wednesday’s fixture provided the additional challenges of playing on short rest and playing on the road. As a result of all these factors, United head c...4870Thu, 10 May 2018 11:10:44 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/undermanned-loons-outclassed-in-los-angeles/Minnesota United's second game in a stretch of three in eight days was always bound to be a challenge.   Wednesday's matchup was the only away game of those three, a game against a Los Angeles FC squad that had started the season hot.   Mason Toye's red card suspension -- received in Sunday's 1-...4869Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-outscore-cardinals-13-1-in-two-game-road-sweep/If you’d left the Minnesota Twins for dead, you’d better start digging.   The Twins have won five straight games, capping a three-game stretch of wins against the hapless Chicago White Sox with a much, much more impressive two-game thumping of the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.   BOX SCO...4867Wed, 09 May 2018 15:53:52 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-may-have-one-of-the-five-youngest-53-man-rosters/There's a very fine line between an old NFL team and a young NFL team.   A few strategic roster cuts and a strong draft can turn a team young in one offseason. Conversely, an active team in free agency that fills holes with veterans instead of draft picks can get old overnight.   Thanks to the d...4866Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/amid-white-house-silence-cheryl-reeve-says-there-is-a-ways-to-go-for-gender-equality/Last week was a busy week for the Minnesota Lynx, both on and off the basketball court.   On the court, the defending WNBA champions kicked off the first week of training camp and faced the Washington Mystics in their first preseason game of the year.   Off the court, there has been a lot of buz...4865Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/report-amidst-allegations-of-improper-interactions-assistant-coach-rick-brunson-resigns-from-timberwolves/The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Tuesday the resignation of Rick Brunson, who had served as assistant coach through the past two seasons.   This news came a day after Monday's announcement of three staffing changes -- those moves, however, were made by the Timberwolves front office rather tha...4864Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/if-the-raptors-are-the-thibs-era-bulls-are-the-timberwolves-the-raptors/For those who are not spectacular, LeBron James spells doom.   Not only is James one series away from his eighth straight NBA Finals appearance, he is in the midst of a 12-year run of either winning a championship, appearing in a championship or being knocked out of the playoffs by a team who wen...4862Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/evaluating-the-competition-for-minnesotas-third-running-back/When the Vikings lost Jerick McKinnon in free agency to the San Francisco 49ers, many expected them to find another running back in the draft to replace the four-year veteran.   Instead, it appears the Vikings will invite a training camp competition to see who will play alongside Dalvin Cook -- r...4859Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/veteran-depth-is-providing-stability-for-paul-molitor-minnesota-twins/Fernando Romero’s debut was exciting for anyone who has followed the Minnesota Twins’ minor league system this year. The 23-year-0ld prospect went 5.2 innings, striking out five while only giving up four hits in a 4-0 shutout win over the Toronto Blue Jays. In some ways, the Twins No. 2 prospect h...4853Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/lynx-hitting-critical-time-in-training-camp-as-preseason-play-begins/For Minnesota Lynx head coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve, training camp is one of the most important periods of the season.   With the obvious tasks of finalizing the roster and getting new players familiar with the system taking place, Reeve is mainly focused on how she can help her team g...4852Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000