https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/77/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-resurfaced-only-to-find-a-familiar-enemy/The Minnesota Twins appeared to be on a journey to the center of the earth to begin the season. They cratered to a 7-13 start, threatening to end the season before it began. It felt like 2022 when injuries mounted and cost them a playoff spot. It also had shades of 2021, when Alex Colomé blew thre...19067Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/khyree-jacksons-raw-athleticism-trumps-any-concern-about-his-unique-football-path/With the 108th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings selected Khyree Jackson, a CB out of Oregon. Jackson has a fascinating backstory. At one point, he gave up football and was Employee of the Month at a grocery store before returning through the JuCo route and playing at Alabama and O...19065Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-if-the-league-had-suspended-jamal-murray-for-game-3/Chris Finch said he didn’t see Jamal Murray throw a heating pad and a towel onto the court in Game 2. Anthony Edwards said he didn’t, either. Karl-Anthony Towns said he did, but he was focused on scoring after he missed his first shot.   “I saw it,” he said. “I just was worried about making the l...19064Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-did-the-wolves-miss-mike-conley-so-much-in-game-5/The Minnesota Timberwolves quickly changed Mike Conley’s “questionable” tag to “out” in a matter of hours, knowing he would miss Game 5. Conley suffered an Achilles strain on the final possession of Game 4, sidelining Minnesota’s veteran presence as the Wolves looked to regain momentum in its seco...19061Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-havent-found-a-counterpunch-for-denver/The Minnesota Timberwolves ended the regular season with a 56-26 record, good for third in the Western Conference. Even though they turned in the second-best season in franchise history and had homecourt advantage in the first round, they didn't believe that guaranteed postseason success.   “It’s...19058Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/bailey-ober-is-reaching-his-full-potential/Bailey Ober gave up eight runs in his 2024 debut on Easter Sunday in Kansas City. A start like that never looks good, but it also skews his overall production for a considerable amount of time until a larger sample size either makes his debut a distant memory or justifies it. Ober left Kansas City...19056Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ryan-jeffers-is-standing-on-the-edge-of-glory/The last time a Minnesota Twins catcher hit like Ryan Jeffers, he cashed in on an eight-year, $184 million contract extension.   Mauer’s $23 million salary became the subject of disdain among some fans because of his bilateral leg weakness in 2011 and his concussion in August 2013. However, the f...19055Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-is-going-on-with-minnesotas-cornerback-room/The Minnesota Vikings signed mystery man Shaquill Griffin on March 20. He may not be The Waffler or Pencil Man, but he has been on three teams in the past three seasons. The Vikings signed the former Pro Bowler to a one-year, $6 million prove-it deal to try to shore up a position Brian Flores feel...19052Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/carlos-santana-willi-castro-and-the-secret-of-the-twins-rally-sausage/If you grew up in the 1990s, there’s a good chance you watched the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The origin story of the comic strip turned Saturday morning cartoon was that a group of turtles that a Japanese ninja named Hamato Yoshi purchased got into a fight with an extraterrestrial being known...19050Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-must-revitalize-kat-to-win-game-5/Karl-Anthony Towns held himself accountable for his 5 of 18 night in Game 4. “Things weren’t falling today,” Towns reporters after the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 115-107, “so I take full responsibility for that.”  After sweeping the Phoenix Suns in the first round, the Wolv...19048Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-can-the-twins-learn-from-the-last-time-they-won-six-straight-series/The Minnesota Twins are currently on a winning streak, but not the one fans typically consider. Their 12-game winning streak concluded over a week ago, but they haven’t lost a series since they hosted the Detroit Tigers at home from April 19-21.   Minnesota has won its sixth straight series after...19046Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ant-was-a-boxer-without-a-cut-man-in-game-4/Anthony Edwards knew the Denver Nuggets wouldn’t give up on their second-round series after the Minnesota Timberwolves took Games 1 and 2 on the road. “That's the defending champs over there,” Edwards said after Game 2. “They're not gonna come out and play like that again. We gotta be ready to tak...19045Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-should-vikings-fans-hope-for-in-the-upcoming-schedule-release/The 2024 schedule sits on Roger Goodell’s desk on a quiet night at NFL headquarters. In many ways, it’s just a stack of papers and a list of games that will take place in the fall. But that list will plan vacations, occupy Sundays, and dominate the American landscape from September until early Jan...19044Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-aaron-gordon-turn-into-kobe-bryant-again-in-game-5/A reporter asks Rudy Gobert about Aaron Gordon's remarkable performance after the Denver Nuggets lost 115-107 in Game 4. "If [Aaron] Gordon turns into Kobe Bryant for stretches, we got to be living with that.” Gobert continues, “Those shots were contested, highly-contested some of them. This is pa...19042Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-does-arizonas-zay-jones-signing-affect-minnesotas-plan-at-wr3/The Vikings are riding high this offseason after their fireworks display in the opening round of the NFL Draft. Throw in Aaron Jones entering the fold via free agency as their RB1, and there's plenty of reason to be encouraged about this organization turning the page on the Kirk Cousins era. Howev...19041Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dallas-turner-is-ready-to-go/Dallas Turner was a five-star recruit out of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Still, he had to adjust to playing for Nick Saban at Alabama as a freshman.   “When I first came here it was a little hard because it was like, I’m not used to no 6:30 workouts every single day,”...19039Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-did-things-unspool-on-the-wolves-in-game-3/No team has ever come back from being down 3-0 in an NBA series. People overuse that line so much that NBA fans know it by heart. Entering Game 3 at Target Center, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets had much to prove. The defending champs needed to avoid flirting with the impossible. Mi...19037Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/zebby-matthews-is-a-prime-example-of-minnesotas-modern-pitching-pipeline/I know we’re used to Minnesota Twins fans being calm and collected with all of their hot takes, but one angle that seems to get many pretty irate in a hurry is the idea that the organization can’t develop the starting pitching pipeline that fans were promised when Twins hired Derek Falvey as the t...19030Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mike-conley-has-become-minnesotas-gipper/The Minnesota Timberwolves got their first of two regular-season wins over the Denver Nuggets in their fourth game of the season. They had looked like the same old Wolves in their first three games, blowing leads and failing to move the ball late in the fourth quarter. Minnesota had lost the seaso...19029Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-anyone-save-the-vikings-2022-draft-class/When Kwesi Adofo-Mensah took over as general manager of the Minnesota Vikings, it was the dawn of a new era. Adofo-Mensah promised a new philosophy after nearly a decade under noted “football guy” Rick Spielman. Adofo-Mensah's analytics-based approach brought plenty of intrigue to his first draft...19028Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/karl-anthony-towns-is-changing-his-playoff-reputation-in-real-time/For years, “Playoff KAT” was a derogatory term. Can you use it in a sentence? There goes Playoff KAT, picking up his third offensive foul in the first quarter. Playoff KAT is in the building tonight, and he’s shooting 3-12.   During his first eight NBA seasons, Karl-Anthony Towns earned the reput...19023Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-we-ever-see-minnesotas-bullpen-at-full-strength/Brock Stewart pitched twice against the Chicago White Sox at Target Field and twice at Guaranteed Rate Field in his last four outings. He started to notice pain in his rotator cuff during the homestand, but it went away once he got on the mound. Stewart didn’t pitch in Anaheim but felt a twinge wh...19022Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-curious-case-of-dalton-risner/Dalton Risner had a small Cholula bottle in his locker last season. The Minnesota Vikings gave into the fans’ will and signed him before their Week 3 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Immediately, he placed the bottle in the upper-left-hand corner of his locker, and it stayed until he cleaned...19021Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-are-finally-getting-the-best-version-of-max-kepler/If there were a word to describe Max Kepler’s career, it would be temptation. The 31-year-old has shown flashes throughout his 10 years in the majors, but he’s never been able to ascend to an All-Star level. Kepler experienced peaks and valleys along the way, and his time with the Minnesota Twins...19019Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-are-quickly-changing-narratives-in-the-playoffs/Rudy Gobert will get played off the floor in the playoffs. Karl-Anthony Towns can only put up empty numbers. It’s the Wolves, they won’t be a threat in the playoffs. If you hadn’t watched the Minnesota Timberwolves play this season, you might have come to one of those popular, lazy conclusions.  ...19018Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000