https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/86/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/could-the-twins-turn-to-an-old-friend-for-rotation-depth/The Minnesota Twins could bring in an old friend to provide an additional safety net for their rotation depth chart. And let me be clear: there is an emphasis on ‘old.’   A handful of veteran starters are still looking for work as we approach Opening Day, and the Twins organization could be an id...18538Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-up-to-kwesi-to-translate-good-vibes-into-wins/Following the release of the annual NFL Player Team Report Cards, the Minnesota Vikings must have rushed home to stick their scores up on the refrigerator door at the practice facility in Eagan. Those report cards measure how the players feel about several categories that represent their well-bein...18533Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/bailey-ober-is-one-step-away-from-being-a-frontline-starter/On March 2, Bailey Ober tossed three strong innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, giving up one earned run on a home run to Nick Castellanos and striking out seven of the ten hitters he faced. Two-time NL MVP Bryce Harper created headlines by saying, "Good luck" to hitters who have to face Ob...18532Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-concerning-is-minnesotas-recent-fastbreak-point-differential/While it didn’t seem too significant of a possession when Nickeil Alexander-Walker picked off an airmailed Portland Trail Blazers baseline inbound just minutes into the second quarter on Sunday. But his driving attack in transition to draw a foul would lead to free throws and the first transition...18530Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/arif-hasans-vikings-2024-mock-draft-3-0-trading-up-for-drake-maye/The Minnesota Vikings are now one of the contenders for a dramatic trade-up in the 2024 NFL Draft, so a mock draft that features a jump into the top three makes the most sense. For this exercise, I used the NFL Mock Draft Database’s Mock Draft Machine, which allows trades and uses its internal con...18529Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-the-twins-steal-more-bases-in-2024/The Minnesota Twins made stealing bases more of a priority last season. Thanks to Major League Baseball’s new rules featuring bigger bases and limited pick-off attempts, baseball saw 3,505 stolen bases in 2023 when there were just 2,483 stolen bases in the 2022 season.   Minnesota hired Rocco Bal...18526Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-showed-signs-of-maturity-in-their-latest-home-stand/The Minnesota Timberwolves' win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday marked the end of their longest homestand of the season. The Wolves played seven games in a row at Target Center coming out of the NBA All-Star break and went 4-3. At first glance, the record may feel slightly disappointing...18525Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-can-the-wolves-reasonably-improve-in-the-final-20-games/“You f****** need me,” Jimmy Butler reportedly shouted in a practice on Oct. 10, 2018. “You can’t win without me,” Butler implored. A lot has changed since that infamous practice. Every player from that practice except Karl-Anthony Towns has left the Wolves. Butler has cemented himself as a star f...18520Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/other-teams-are-tampering-with-kirk-cousins-and-thats-ok/For Minnesota Vikings fans, the biggest news coming out of the NFL Combine wasn't about any of the draft prospects. Instead, it was about Kirk Cousins. It started with press conferences from head coach Kevin O'Connell and general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah affirming that they wanted to bring Kirk...18517Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-minnesotas-roster-postseason-ready/Hours after the trade became official, Tim Connelly sat beside newcomer Monté Morris, whom the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired from the Detroit Pistons at the trade deadline, in front of the media. A reporter Connelly if bringing in a player with playoff experience at the deadline was a goal. “...18515Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-kirk-cousins-and-drake-maye-co-exist-in-minnesotas-qb-plan/Like many things with the Minnesota Vikings, the NFL Scouting Combine is a collision of two worlds. In a perfect situation, the Vikings would like to merge the two options, building for the future while giving them a solid floor in 2024. The competitive rebuild continues to be fixated on “the tour...18512Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-do-we-know-if-minnesotas-front-office-is-all-in-or-just-trying-to-survive/San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan uttered an infamous phrase on Peter Shraeger's podcast. "There's only about five teams in the league that are actually, really trying to win," Shananhan told Schraeger. "And that's all that matters is winning. Other people are just trying to survive....18508Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/does-ant-actually-catch-fire-during-games/Basketball players don’t need to be exciting to be good. A dunk is worth as much as a layup, and good defense doesn’t often make ESPN’s Top Ten plays. But Anthony Edwards happens to be a flashy and good player. When he’s feeling it, the basketball world notices, like when he and the Minnesota Timb...18507Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-can-fill-their-wr3-need-with-a-dynamic-florida-receiver/It may sound a bit strange to say the Minnesota Vikings’ wide receiver room has needed — and still needs — work. Isn’t Justin Jefferson the frontrunner for the best WR in the league, not to mention the face of the franchise? And wasn’t it just last year that the front office spent a first-round dr...18506Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-alexander-mattison-experiment-validated-the-skeptics/Minnesota sports fans, and Minnesota Vikings fans in particular, tend to be skeptical. (We have our reasons. Let’s not bring any of that up and spoil a pleasantly mild winter.) But even reasonable impulses can become kneejerk responses over time. Assuming the worst and being slightly relieved at a...18498Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/anthony-edwards-is-outperforming-last-seasons-all-defensive-guards/Anthony Edwards is shirtless again as he stands at his locker answering questions from the media after Wednesday’s 110-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. A reporter asks him what needs to happen for him to make an all-defense team. “I think more people need to watch Minnesota Timberwolves games,”...18497Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-cousins-decision-will-define-minnesotas-competitive-rebuild/The Minnesota Vikings are entering a critical offseason for the third consecutive year. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell have settled in as general manager and head coach, and they have a 20-14 record in their first two seasons — solid, despite the disadvantageous events of the past year.  ...18496Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/just-when-you-think-you-know-the-answers-kirk-cousins-changes-the-questions/Rowdy Roddy Piper was one of the biggest bad guys in professional wrestling in the 1980s. While his popularity was through the roof, his biggest mechanism was a segment known as “ ”  The segment would feature various wrestlers who used the talk show platform to promote their upcoming match or st...18495Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/which-front-seven-combine-standouts-best-fit-the-vikings/There’s no question that the Minnesota Vikings need to shore up their front seven – defensive tackle, edge defender, and linebacker are arguably their greatest needs. With the 2024 NFL combine featuring workouts on the first day of athletic testing at these positions, we can get an early look at t...18492Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/tim-connelly-has-given-the-wolves-a-sense-of-direction/Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore compiled a list of five general managers they wanted to target shortly after buying an ownership stake in the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bob Myers - the former Golden State Warriors general manager who brought four titles to the San Francisco Bay Area. Masai Uji...18490Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jaden-mcdaniels-must-avoid-becoming-a-liability/Jaden McDaniels remains an enigma two-thirds of the way through his fourth season in the NBA. Famously the owner of one facial expression that can only be described as the face of a man who has seen how the world ends, McDaniels rarely lets his emotions boil over. There have only been a handful of...18487Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/carlos-correa-is-lowering-his-hands-to-turn-back-time/Carlos Correa made his “My Time” gesture famous in the postseason. He’s tied with David Ortiz for the most walk-off hits in playoff history, including two game-ending home runs. But he hit the first walk-off home run of his career against the Milwaukee Brewers on June 14 last year. Down 5-3 enteri...18486Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-do-the-twins-and-guardians-approach-offense-in-polar-opposite-ways/Last season, the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Guardians were opposites offensively. The Twins front office constructed a lineup that prioritizes patience. They laid off pitches outside the zone and swung hard at pitches inside it. Minnesota’s approach led the league in strikeout percentage (26.6%...18483Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2024-vikings-mock-draft-tracker-vol-1/The NFL Scouting Combine getting underway in Indianapolis and the new league year begins in two weeks heralds the arrival of a special time of the year for a certain type of sports fanatic: That’s right, it’s mock draft season! And with Kirk Cousins and Danielle Hunter set to hit free agency, the...18481Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-final-stretch-will-be-an-intriguing-playoff-preview-for-the-wolves/It has been an exciting season for the Minnesota Timberwolves but has gone quickly. The playoffs are just around the corner, making it the right time to speculate how they will fare as we begin the regular season’s stretch run. The Wolves have held the 1-seed in the West for most of the season. St...18479Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000