https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/6/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/carson-wentz-has-a-chance-to-answer-some-lingering-questions/In an alternate universe, the fact that Carson Wentz took first-team reps while J.J. McCarthy missed practice in Week 2 to welcome his son into the world would have become a footnote.   Instead, it became a microcosm of the Minnesota Vikings' chaotic season.   Wentz wouldn’t have become anything...24723Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-finally-has-a-march-madness-team-to-cheer-for/For years, Chris Finch has said the same thing every time he’s asked about Minnesota basketball fans. Typically, he starts his response with one of his go-to windups, “you know, listen.” Then, he follows that up with a version of “I’ve always said Minneapolis is a basketball town, you just have to...24722Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brooks-lee-should-use-jorge-polancos-blueprint-at-shortstop/Brooks Lee is entering the 2026 season as the Minnesota Twins’ starting shortstop. The 2022 first-round pick out of Cal Poly became the everyday starter at the position after the Twins dealt Carlos Correa back to the Houston Astros at last summer’s trade deadline. Even as Lee enters the season as...24721Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-a-christian-wilkins-brian-flores-reunion-brewing/A long-rumored Minnesota Vikings target has resurfaced, this time with some additional context.   According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Christian Wilkins is still rehabbing a foot injury but is preparing to play in 2026. Wilkins’ agent also claims that the former Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle h...24717Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-did-the-twins-choose-mick-abel-over-zebby-matthews/With just under a week before Opening Day, the battles for spots on the Minnesota Twins' active roster are being settled. The biggest one to close out the final full week of spring training is in the starting rotation. On Friday, the Twins announced that they had optioned Zebby Matthews to Triple-...24716Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-invested-are-the-vikings-in-j-j-mccarthy/Kevin O’Connell knew that people would have expectations for J.J. McCarthy after the Minnesota Vikings named him their Week 1 starter last season.   "I understand there's going to be some things that people want to see immediately,” he said after joint practices with the New England Patriots on A...24714Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/cole-sands-hopes-adding-a-gyro-slider-unlocks-his-arsenal/After a breakout season in the Minnesota Twins bullpen in 2024, Cole Sands significantly regressed last year. The cause? According to Sands, it was that he faced nearly an even number of righties and lefties throughout the season.   “I think a lot of it last year, if you really break it down, I h...24711Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-j-j-mccarthy-decision-is-haunted-by-their-past/The Minnesota Vikings made their quarterback room deeper on Thursday morning when they re-signed Carson Wentz. Although we last saw Wentz with his shoulder dangling from his socket on national television last October, he adds to Kevin O’Connell’s quest to create the biggest quarterback competition...24709Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-kyler-murray-signing-is-kicking-the-can-down-the-road/Kyler Murray has signed a one-year veteran minimum contract with the Minnesota Vikings.   While the J.J. McCarthy experience hasn't necessarily been a failure, it's been hard to watch the lackluster QB play on a team that otherwise looks ready to win it all. Now it's Murray's turn to try to lock...24705Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kody-funderburk-took-a-cue-that-changed-everything-last-year/No reliever pitched better for the Minnesota Twins post-trade deadline to the end of the 2025 season than Kody Funderburk. From Aug. 1 on, opponents couldn’t get any action going against Funderburk despite his 19 hits allowed through 24 innings of work.   However, Funderburk had a stellar 0.75 ER...24704Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-still-have-a-few-free-agent-options/Up to this point, the Minnesota Vikings have dished out more money to their starting punter than their starting quarterback in free agency. The Vikings are famously tight on cash this year, and the contracts haven't exactly been flowing, but that may be for a different reason than a simple lack of...24701Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/cam-dantzler-highlights-a-group-of-ex-vikings-in-the-ufl/With free agency officially underway in the NFL, all the football headlines have been dominated by players headed to new homes in 2026. In all of this craziness, it’s easy to forget about the United Football League (UFL) starting its season at the end of the month. The 2026 UFL season will kick of...24698Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/royce-lewis-wants-to-keep-the-energy-high-for-the-twins-in-2026/Fort Myers – Few players bring the same level of energy into the Minnesota Twins clubhouse every day as Royce Lewis does. A mini basketball hoop sits at his locker for him to practice his shots in his downtime if he’s not talking about baseball with his teammates.   He turns 27 in June, but still...24695Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-are-a-trade-away-from-having-the-nfls-best-offense/Assurances are far and few between in the NFL, but the Minnesota Vikings may have an opportunity to come damn close to getting one. The recent addition of Kyler Murray, who in all likelihood will be Minnesota’s starting quarterback in 2026, presents a scenario where the Vikings can go for broke an...24692Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/could-j-j-mccarthy-become-the-nfls-next-phoenix-qb/Imagine, if you will: Somewhere in a dark cemetery in rural Minnesota, Kevin O’Connell was shoveling dirt on top of a grave. Muttering something along the lines of “You guys know how I feel about J.J.,” O’Connell looked somber, staring at a headstone that read, “Here lies J.J. McCarthy.”   A smal...24691Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-the-twins-april-patience-lead-to-summer-success/In 1997, Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote a powerful memoir of growing up in Brooklyn during “an era of pure delight” for New York baseball. In her book, she lovingly recounts the springs of optimism and autumns of anguish. The title she chose was “the simple slogan that served Dodger fans as a recurrin...24689Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/anthony-banda-transformed-as-a-pitcher-with-the-dodgers/Fort Myers – Anthony Banda has grown accustomed to changing teams frequently throughout his career. He made his MLB debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2017 and has bounced around with nine other organizations before getting his big break with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024.   Banda was in th...24683Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-anthony-richardson-still-a-vikings-option/On Saturday, ESPN’s Indianapolis Colts reporter Stephen Holder tweeted that while no deals were imminent, multiple teams were still interested in Anthony Richardson, including the Green Bay Packers.   That may not matter to the Minnesota Vikings, because they may already be out on Richardson. The...24681Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-kevin-oconnell-help-kyler-murray-rediscover-his-deep-ball/The Minnesota Vikings officially signed Kyler Murray on Thursday night. Doing so likely ends the J.J. McCarthy experiment, even if Kevin O’Connell told reporters that he doesn’t need to name a starter at this moment.   Murray will most likely be Minnesota’s starter when training camp begins, and...24678Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/j-j-mccarthy-will-compete-on-kyler-murray-terms/Kyler Murray is a Minnesota Viking, ladies and gentlemen! Let the jokes and memes fly!         It’s Nine vs. 5’9” around here. After spending most of last season with our heir apparent starting quarterback being meme’d into oblivion and turned into the literal laughingstock of f...24676Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kyler-murray-needs-a-true-rb1/Kyler Murray will spend 2026 with the Minnesota Vikings, whatever else the future holds for him.   That grants us cause for some celebration, I suppose. It brings to rest the unending winter churn of quarterback questions that have long been an inevitability for the Vikings. Acting GM Rob Brzezin...24675Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-recent-stretch-can-break-a-team/Three games can’t make an NBA team, but a three-game stretch like the one the Minnesota Timberwolves are on can break a team.   The Wolves have been the worst team in basketball this week. It began with the Orlando Magic blindsiding them on Saturday, losing 119-92 in one of the most embarrassing...24673Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kyler-murray-comes-with-a-hidden-cost/Kyler Murray took so long to sign with the Minnesota Vikings that people went crazy. Exhibit A: The Athletic’s Michael Silver started imagining Kevin O’Connell without his Vikings hoodie.   “[Pursuing Murray isn’t] a dip of the toe into the free-agency pool,” Silver wrote. “This was O’Connell, in...24672Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/alan-roden-scratches-a-lot-of-itches-that-are-plaguing-the-twins/I’m starting to believe that Alan Roden might just be That Dude™.   I’m not saying he’s the best player on the team, or that he has the highest upside. He’s not some knight in shining armor for a team that finds its vibes at the bottom of the barrel after a dreadful second half and a relatively q...24671Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/would-bringing-in-mccarthys-michigan-teammates-help-his-development/Many players have struggled to transition from college to the NFL, especially QBs. J.J. McCarthy was a prime example last year.     But why is that?   There are multiple reasons why we see QBs struggle in their first few years in the league. The NFL has tighter hash marks, causing the pro...24669Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000