https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/366/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/hallett-loons-make-big-splash-in-mls-superdraft/It's typical in so many walks of life.   Once you've gone through something, the next time it comes up it's much easier and you see all the details much clearer. Apparently, that's the case for Manny Lagos and the rest of the Minnesota United brass when it comes to MLS SuperDrafts because Friday...3929Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/attacking-the-philadelphia-eagles/The Minnesota Vikings offense, fresh off of a miraculous comeback against a tough New Orleans Saints defense, now has another difficult task ahead of them in the formidable Philadelphia Eagles.   Arguably, this job is even more difficult; the Eagles defense ranks fourth in points allowed per driv...3920Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/making-the-case-for-the-wild-to-stand-pat-at-the-trade-deadline/In just a little over a month -- Feb. 26, to be precise -- the NHL trade deadline will be here. If you remember a couple of months ago, we looked at what options are out there for Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher after his team got off to an abysmal start.   Now here we are two months later, a...3915Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2017-minnesota-twins-report-card-dillon-gee/This is a series of evaluations that will be done this offseason on every player who closed the season on the 40-man roster for the Minnesota Twins throughout the winter until each player has been evaluated. The plan is to start with Mr. Belisle and move all the way through the pitchers, then to t...3914Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/faklis-how-serious-is-jimmy-butlers-mvp-candidacy/For the first time since you-know-who won the award in 2004, Target Center crowds are chanting "MVP" for their star player.     Jimmy Butler's successes through 47 games as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves have been well-documented. He's led them to 99.9 percent odds of making the pla...3913Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/pat-shurmurs-steadiness-has-characterized-his-time-in-minnesota/What a couple of weeks it's been for Pat Shurmur.   The Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator likely earned himself a head coaching job with the New York Giants after a series of interviews during the Vikings' playoff bye week.   Then he went out and made the play call of a lifetime with the n...3911Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/faklis-take-more-from-the-good-wins-than-the-bad-losses/Tuesday's loss to the Orlando Magic was a stinger for the fans, and the Wolves players themselves, in part because they've experienced games like these before.   Through 46 regular-season games, the Timberwolves have some notably "bad losses" to teams like Phoenix, Brooklyn, a John Wall-less Wash...3909Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-eagles-are-a-different-team-without-carson-wentz/No team has produced more passing touchdowns this season than the Philadelphia Eagles.   This is indisputable.   Thirty-three of those, however, came from one-time MVP candidate Carson Wentz, the North Dakota State product turned No. 2 overall pick turned Eagles superstar quarterback.   His sea...3906Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/hansen-what-the-lynx-need-as-wnba-free-agency-begins/The Minnesota Lynx put together an impressive run during the 2017 WNBA season, leading to the franchise’s fourth championship in seven seasons.   But now the retooling begins.   And starting this week, the Lynx will begin the process of trying to figure out exactly what their 2018 team will look...3903Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/vikings-vs-eagles-a-history-in-uniforms/Hey guess what? They let me come back and do another one of these!   Let's look at the playoff uniform history of the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles!   1980 NFC Divisional Round - Jan. 3, 1981 - Veterans Stadium   Philadelphia Eagles 31, Minnesota Vikings 16   YouTube was not ki...3900Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/schreier-how-andrew-wiggins-can-fulfill-his-max-extension/With Andrew Wiggins’ recent offensive production, it’s easy to forget that he was in a slump only a month ago. In a six-game span beginning with a game against the Dallas Mavericks on Dec. 10, and ending with one in Denver on Dec. 20, Wiggins was shooting 33.7 percent from the field, 20 percent fr...3895Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rule-examining-that-summer-four-player-buffalo-wild-trade-at-the-bye-week/Now that the Minnesota Wild have reached the league-mandated bye week with more than half the season’s games complete, let’s take a closer look at that four-player trade from last summer involving Jason Pominville, Marco Scandella, Tyler Ennis and Marcus Foligno.   With the expansion draft adding...3893Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-the-tom-thibodeau-defense-is-working-in-minnesota/With respect to Tuesday night's loss to the Orlando Magic, the lowlight of the Minnesota Timberwolves season came on Dec. 16 against the Phoenix Suns.   Draped in lime green Sharpie costumes, the Wolves cratered 108 points to a Devin Booker-less Suns team in a losing effort. Any loss hurts, but t...3889Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/inside-the-vikings-end-zone-celebration/Cayleb Jones was familiar with pandemonium.   The Minnesota Vikings practice squad receiver in a walk-off Hail Mary in a college game between his Arizona Wildcats and the California Golden Bears.  So when Stefon Diggs broke free for a game-winning 61-yard touchdown in Sunday's divisional play...3887Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ekstrom-never-forget-this-day-vikings-fans/The Minnesota Vikings were left for dead as 66,612 fans at U.S. Bank Stadium began preparing themselves for a melancholy drive home on a cold, snowy Minneapolis Sunday.   It seemed like Minnesota's third straight one-and-done postseason. The Vikings, who led 17-0 at halftime, had melted down in t...3884Sun, 14 Jan 2018 22:06:13 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/watch-reaction-to-vikings-nail-biter-over-saints-via-93x/3883Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/watch-vikings-score-a-walk-off-touchdown-on-games-final-play/There will never be a finish like this again in Minnesota Vikings history.     More from Sam on Locked On Vikings!3881Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/report-twins-sign-reliever-addison-reed-to-two-year-deal/As far as we can tell, history was made on Saturday as the Minnesota Twins agreed to sign right-handed reliever Addison Reed to a two-year deal. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic had the first report, and as far as the crack research team of yours truly and Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press...3873Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-avoid-arbitration-with-escobar-pressly-adrianza-may/The arbitration deadline for 2018 MLB contracts is 1 p.m. Eastern on Friday, and the Twins have agreed to terms on one-year deals with the following players: Infielder Eduardo Escobar (signed for $4.85 million, MLBTR projected $4.9 million)   Escobar, 29, is coming off playing 129 ga...3863Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/remington-depth-injuries-put-the-wild-here/It's been a tough season, Wild fans.   Seeing the stars of this team struggle and struggle to stay healthy has made things increasingly frustrating. It leaves fans wondering which team they're watching.   So much of last season's franchise-best team is still intact, but it feels like a completel...3859Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/think-the-vikings-home-defense-is-tough-dont-forget-about-98/The Minnesota Vikings allowed a stingy 100 points at home this year. Just 100.   That equates to a paltry 12.5 points per game.   No team scored more than 19 against them.   And the total could have easily been lower, if not for three meaningless, late-game touchdowns by the New Orleans Saints,...3857Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/faklis-the-improvement-of-towns-is-turning-the-timberwolves-into-a-scary-defensive-team/It's hard to catch Tom Thibodeau in a good mood after a game.   Even when the Timberwolves are winning – as they have been the entire year – Thibodeau's "always coaching" mindset generally has him obsessing over the things that went wrong. The things that went right, generally speaking, can be se...3856Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-makes-the-vikings-third-down-defense-so-good/The Vikings defense is dominant on third down.   It’s well-known that the defense is the best third-down unit in 2017, but it’s important to note that there hasn’t been a better third-down defense in the past 27 years — and we're limited to that number only because we don’t have data that goes ba...3853Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:08:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/naylor-timberwolves-enter-uncharted-waters-with-jeff-teague-and-tyus-jones/The Minnesota Timberwolves signed Jeff Teague this offseason to be their new starting point guard after the departure of Ricky Rubio.   Teague had flashes of brilliance and moments of ineptitude to start the season; and while his backup Tyus Jones was playing the best basketball of his career, t...3848Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/common-connections-vikings-saints-filled-with-familiar-foes/With 53-man rosters constantly turning over and assistant coaches always looking for bigger roles, each NFL matchup contains its share of personnel that spent time with the opponent.   Sunday's Vikings-Saints game is no different.   Here's a look at the half-dozen players and coaches that will b...3845Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:28:51 +0000