https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/382/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/quarterback-salaries-are-flattening-relatively-which-might-make-bradwater-tough-but-not-impossible/As the NFL has recognized the overwhelming importance that quarterbacks play in winning games, it’s a mundane observation to also point out that their salaries are rising.   Naturally, all salaries are rising because the salary cap has risen dramatically. In 2000, the NFL salary cap was $62 milli...1945Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-martin-hanzal-broke-the-minnesota-wild/Everything was going so smoothly, wasn't it? The Wild were rolling, rolling into the playoffs, with Central Division title hopes in their minds while finally getting the monkey of midseason slumps off their back. They made a deadline trade! A big one too! The most prized forward on the market this...1944Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/help-zone-coverage-name-the-greatest-twin-of-all-time-pitchers/Hey everyone! We at Zone Coverage -- in the spirit of March Madness -- are doing a bracket to determine who you all think is the best Minnesota Twins player of all-time.   As your host, I've chosen the eight best Twins pitchers of all-time and the seven best hitters of all-time -- with a play-in...1942Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-notebook-roster-firmed-up-park-reassigned-rochester-hires-familiar-coach/The Minnesota Twins are more or less done paring their roster down to the 25-man limit for when they take on the Kansas City Royals next Monday at Target Field. Early in the week, the team sent Buddy Boshers to Triple-A Rochester and reassigned utility infielder Tommy Field to minor-league camp.  ...1940Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mike-gelfand-on-march-madness-ads-dick-vitale-simply-makes-me-nostalgic-for-the-jared-era/Like many troubled Americans, I have spent some time "talking to someone," the operative euphemism for spending $140 for a 50-minute session in which a skilled professional will alternate between laughing at my jokes and saying, "That must have made you angry."   When I finally realized that my a...1939Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/examining-the-wild-penalty-kill-against-ovechkin/After Tuesday night's 5-4 overtime loss to Washington, a few Wild players noted that there was a plan to defend Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin while on the penalty kill.     For those who watched, it was blatantly obvious that whatever strategy was put in place did not work, as Ovechkin pos...1938Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/plain-and-simple-wild-goaltending-has-become-a-liability/Two years ago, Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher acquired Devan Dubnyk to be this team’s savior. Dubnyk was just that, as he led the Wild to an improbable bolt up the standings and into the 2015 playoffs.   Now here we are, two years later, and Dubnyk has become the team’s undoing, as he is a m...1937Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/everything-we-know-about-teddy-bridgewaters-recovery/The last time Teddy Bridgewater spoke to the media, he stood at the podium just outside the Minnesota Vikings new locker room following the team's first-ever preseason game at U.S. Bank Stadium.   On a day where Bridgewater made impressive plays with his arm as well as his legs in a Vikings' win,...1936Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/just-how-good-has-ricky-rubio-been-lately/Since the All-Star break, and probably more notably not being traded to the New York Knicks for Derrick Rose, Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio has been on a completely different level. A level that makes the idea of trading him for Rose, or even in general, completely laughable.   W...1929Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-minnesota-timberwolves-have-had-tangible-but-sporadic-improvement-this-year/All three games on the road were winnable. Five minutes to go in each one of those games, we had a chance to win them.   -- Tom Thibodeau after a loss to San Antonio, referring to road games against Boston, Miami and New Orleans   The Minnesota Timberwolves went 29-53 last year, so as of this w...1928Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/projecting-the-minnesota-twins-opening-day-roster-last-take/Just one week remains between now and Opening Day at Target Field against the Kansas City Royals. Here’s the final look at how we think the roster will shake out for that day and moving forward: C- Jason Castro 1B- Joe Mauer 2B- Brian Dozier 3B- Miguel Sano SS- Jorge Polanco LF...1927Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/as-local-stars-play-elsewhere-gophers-fans-shouldnt-be-upset/Minnesota will always be the State of Hockey, and that's not going to change. No other state produces the amount of NHL talent Minnesota does, and many of the league's future stars are put in the spotlight during the Minnesota State Boys Hockey Tournament at Xcel Energy Center each March.   But p...1924Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-storm-has-not-passed-for-the-wild/It’s almost a copy/paste situation. For the fifth straight year, the Minnesota Wild will play in the NHL playoffs. For the fifth straight year, the Minnesota Wild clinched a playoff spot in a bit of backing-in fashion. The Los Angeles Kings lost to the New York Rangers on Saturday, securing the Wi...1923Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-demote-berrios-reassign-rucinski-release-stubbs/Between Saturday and Sunday, the Minnesota Twins did a bit of roster shuffling. Saturday saw the demotion of top pitching prospect Jose Berrios, who simply didn't have enough work in the spring to keep himself in the mix as the No. 5 starter -- a job that appears to be going to Tyler Duffey after...1921Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-united-struggling-to-cope-with-mls-lose-big-once-again/“I would be hopeful if the right player became available that we think we need, I would be hopeful that we’d do that. At this moment we are looking for one or two. Whether [they become] available I don’t know.”   That was Minnesota United head coach Adrian Heath at practice prior to his team's tr...1920Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-option-reliever-chargois-to-triple-a-rochester/On Friday afternoon, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press -- also friend of Zone Coverage and frequent contributor to the Midwest Swing podcast -- reported that the Twins had sent right-handed reliever J.T. Chargois to Triple-A Rochester.   Chargois was amidst a handful of pitchers vying...1918Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-flashback-friday-lets-watch-old-commercials/Now -- and moving forward -- is the time of year when teams start rolling out commercials. Usually, these are filmed at spring training and, at least in the case of the Twins the last decade or so, are usually humorous spots that run before the end of the commercial when an upcoming series is spot...1917Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/match-preview-minnesota-united-vs-new-england-revolution/It's a battle of last place clubs as Minnesota United (0-2-1), currently sitting last in the Western Conference, take on the New England Revolution (0-2-0) who sit at the very bottom of the Eastern Conference.   The biggest concern for United after three matches in Major League Soccer is obviousl...1916Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/devan-dubnyk-consistently-inconsistent/The Wild seemed to have it all figured out a short time ago. They were outscoring other teams, shutting out other teams and generally playing well. However, in the past month that has taken a turn for the worse, as the Wild have slumped badly, and fallen from the top of the Central Division.   Th...1914Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/trade-robbie-grossman-the-time-may-be-right/On April 20, 2014, the Minnesota Twins selected outfielder Sam Fuld -- a speedy, versatile defensive outfielder with good plate discipline -- off waivers from the Oakland A’s. For the second year in a row, Aaron Hicks was off to a slow start to the season, which allowed Fuld to jump right into the...1912Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/heres-what-needs-to-happen-in-the-wilds-final-10-games/After snapping their five-game losing streak Tuesday night with a 3-2 win over San Jose, the Wild are now down to their final 10 games of the regular season. While they are not yet off the hook for still being in a slide (or at least Bruce Boudreau doesn’t think so), they still do have some things...1908Thu, 23 Mar 2017 09:04:07 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-add-breslow-to-40-man-roster-place-may-on-60-day-dl/1906Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/handicapping-the-no-5-starter-battle-for-the-twins/A spirited battle for the No. 5 starter’s spot on the Minnesota Twins has turned into a bit of a war of attrition. Trevor May, who appeared to be the best in-house option, suffered a UCL injury and will miss the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on Wednesday. Ryan Vogelsong, who has two r...1905Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:19:41 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/twins-grant-vogelsong-his-release-reassign-two-to-minors-camp/The Minnesota Twins announced on Tuesday that they granted 39-year-old starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong his release. According to Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Vogelsong had met with manager Paul Molitor to discuss his future, weighed his options and ultimately decided he didn't wan...1901Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-to-watch-for-in-the-timberwolves-final-two-weeks/As the 2016-17 NBA season winds down, 16 teams will turn the page to the postseason, while a handful of others have been focused on the offseason for the better part of the last month. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Timberwolves have plenty to learn over their last nine games. These last two weeks of th...1900Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000