https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/66/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-stephon-gilmore-the-old-man-whos-still-got-it/Brian Flores was excited to add Stephon Gilmore. He had coached Gilmore with the New England Patriots, where they won a Super Bowl together in 2018. Khyree Jackson’s tragic death and Mekhi Blackmon’s ACL injury have decimated the Minnesota Vikings’ already shallow depth at corner. In response, the...19753Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-saints-battled-to-overcome-a-10-game-losing-streak-last-night/There’s no denying it, losing streaks suck, and they take some of the life out of teams when they never seem to end. That has been the case for the St. Paul Saints. Until last night, they had been on a losing skid since August 8.   “The clubhouse is never exactly a fun environment to be in,” said...19751Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-cornerback-room-is-looking-serviceable-after-a-series-of-setbacks/The Minnesota Vikings entered the spring with a long list of offseason priorities. Chief among them was shoring up an inconsistent cornerback room. Their top three corners in 2023, Akayleb Evans, Mekhi Blackmon, and Byron Murphy, Jr., were all slated to return, but it was evident that the team nee...19748Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-does-rob-dillingham-compare-to-other-smaller-guard-prospects/Size at the point guard position and the lead initiator role has become more vital in the NBA. It’s significantly more burdensome for smaller guards to find their spot in the league. Smaller guards can make an impact, though. Players like Jalen Brunson have been able to grind and find their niche....19746Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/whats-behind-andrew-morris-improved-strikeout-numbers-this-year/The Minnesota Twins Player Development department has found its grove with the long-awaited pitching pipeline fans have been craving since the Twins hired Derek Falvey in 2017.   Simeon Woods Richardson, David Festa, and Zebby Matthews all reached the majors this year, exceeding expectations. Mat...19745Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/3-top-prospects-the-vikings-need-to-watch-as-college-football-kicks-off/The college football season is on the horizon, and given how much adversity the Minnesota Vikings have faced this offseason, many fans are already looking toward the 2025 NFL Draft. That’s usually a practice held by fans of a losing team in late November, not late August.   The NFL is one of the...19741Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brian-flores-cardinal-sin-may-be-that-he-coached-tua-like-a-defensive-coach/Josh Metellus and Harrison Phillips Brian Flores with their arms crossed as he walked to the podium to address the media on Tuesday.  Flores created a malleable position for Metellus that has unlocked his career. Phillips describes the nose tackle as the defense’s “fire hydrant at the dog show...19739Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/lewis-cine-is-gaining-the-confidence-he-needs-to-be-an-impact-player/To say Lewis Cine's first two years as a Minnesota Viking went poorly would be an understatement. As a first-round pick coming in with high expectations, Cine suffered a gruesome leg injury four games into his rookie year and then failed to do anything to crack the starting lineup in his sophomore...19737Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/rbis-matter-less-in-baseball-but-should-they-matter-more-to-the-twins/Over the last two years, the Minnesota Twins lineup has had many great moments from their offense. Still, runs batted in (RBI) have faded from importance on the individual player level, and subsequently, Minnesota’s players are driving in fewer runs.   No Twins player has had more than 66 RBI ove...19736Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-nine-coin-flip-games-that-will-decide-the-vikings-season/The news of J.J. McCarthy’s season-ending meniscus surgery dashed the hopes of many Minnesota Vikings fans. Is that rational? Perhaps not. But we’re Vikings fans, and we’ll be this way forever or until the curse is lifted — whichever comes first.   Still, it helps to remove oneself from fandom fo...19731Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-2024-25-schedule-is-daunting-but-manageable/On Aug. 15, the NBA released its 2024-25 regular season schedule. Headlining the day for the Minnesota Timberwolves was the league rewarding them with 18 nationally televised games on TNT, ESPN, or ABC and another seven on NBA TV after the team’s historic rise to 56 regular season wins and reachin...19728Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-have-done-enough-to-play-meaningful-games-in-august/Following the Cleveland Guardians series, Rocco Baldelli poked his head into the Minnesota Twins clubhouse with a brief message. Baldelli is not one for big speeches and believes in empowering his players to be leaders. Still, he offered something evident but also that he should highlight.   “I d...19727Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/have-the-vikings-built-a-supporting-cast-to-contend-in-2024/In the weeks leading up to last spring’s NFL Draft, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah held a press conference to discuss his strategy. Everyone knew the Minnesota Vikings would select a quarterback after Kirk Cousins departed in free agency, but nobody knew what the front office wanted in their new signal-caller...19726Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-stephon-gilmore-endorsing-minnesotas-direction-by-signing-with-them/Stephon Gilmore visited the Minnesota Vikings’ facility in Eagan on August 13 but left without a contract. Still, the Vikings seemed to feel good about meeting with the five-time Pro Bowl corner.   Brian Flores coached Gilmore with the New England Patriots in 2017 and 2018, and he offered a knowi...19723Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/joe-ryans-injury-is-bad-but-could-have-been-worse/Grade 2 teres major strain sounds like something Ferris Bueller would diagnose himself with to get out of class and around Chicago on a spring day. Alas, this happens to be the injury Joe Ryan suffered against the Chicago Cubs on August 7.  The Twins placed Ryan on the injured list on August 9...19715Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-need-to-reward-the-nba-for-putting-them-in-the-national-spotlight/When the NBA released last year’s regular season schedule, the Minnesota Timberwolves received five nationally televised games – three on ESPN and two on TNT – excluding NBA TV. The total was down from Minnesota's nine nationally televised games in 2022-23, indicating that the league’s perception...19714Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/j-j-mccarthys-injury-is-not-a-death-sentence-for-the-vikings/If there’s a Minnesota Vikings fan in your life, you might want to check on them.   Vikings fans strolled into the week filled with optimism after Saturday’s preseason win over the Las Vegas Raiders. However, they were quickly brought back to earth when McCarthy reported soreness in his knee. Sor...19711Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/reasons-to-be-optimistic-about-the-minnesota-vikings/On Tuesday morning, head coach Kevin O’Connell announced that rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy will undergo surgery for a torn meniscus. Many had hoped this would be the last item on the long list of bad news this off-season.   Then, Wednesday afternoon happened...   Jordan Addison and Thayer Th...19709Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-is-minnesotas-competition-shaping-up-in-the-west/The 2023-24 NBA season was a resounding success for the Minnesota Timberwolves. They finished third in a stacked Western Conference and reached their first Conference Finals in two decades, where they lost to the Dallas Mavericks.   The Wolves have taken steps to improve, bringing in exciting roo...19704Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/austin-martin-will-play-an-integral-role-in-minnesotas-short-and-long-term-success/The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Austin Martin fifth overall in the 2020 MLB draft, and he has encountered various trials and tribulations on his path to the majors.   COVID cut his senior season at Vanderbilt to just 16 games. Toronto aggressively promoted him to Double-A after he didn’t play in or...19700Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-must-learn-to-love-their-fate/J.J. McCarthy went from quoting Ted Lasso to speaking Latin in 72 hours.   “In this league, things are going to go bad,” McCarthy said after his first start, where he bounced back from throwing an interception on his first drive to finish 11 of 17 for 188 yards and a touchdown. “It’s your ability...19699Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-may-have-found-some-steals-with-their-day-3-linemen/Saturday’s preseason matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders was one of the more exciting and memorable in recent Minnesota Vikings history (especially with the blissful ignorance of the bad news that was to come the following week). First-round quarterback J.J. McCarthy stole the show, and sixth-ro...19698Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-are-starting-to-demand-national-attention/The Minnesota Timberwolves are finally getting their national television respect. After only having ten nationally-televised games last season, the league has announced that they would have three nationally televised games: An opening night game against the Los Angeles Lakers in LA, an In-Season T...19697Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/get-used-to-young-arms-in-the-twins-rotation/Louie Varland's return to the big-league mound last week served as a litmus test. The Twins mostly know what they have in each of the arms on their pitching depth chart, Varland included. But this game would set the tone for what the club can expect from their native son going forward. With extend...19696Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-does-bailey-obers-quality-start-streak-compare-to-nick-blackburns/It’s been a long time since a Minnesota Twins starter has thrown nine quality starts in a row. Fifteen years, to be exact, meaning Bailey Ober achieved something on Friday that a Twins pitcher hasn’t done since Nick Blackburn in 2009. Blackburn threw nine consecutive quality starts, topping it off...19695Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000