Twins
Jorge Lopez Has Been In the Eye Of the Storm
By Tom Schreier - Mar 13, 2023
Jorge López was stuck in his house when Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in 2017. His five-year-old son Mikael was running a fever, and the power was […]
Vikings
Bud Grant Created A Lofty Standard For the Coaches Who Proceeded Him
By Tom Schreier - Mar 11, 2023
Bud Grant attended Kevin O’Connell’s introductory press conference last February. Grant heard the former quarterback discuss the illusion of complexity, collaborative leadership, and developing a championship standard. […]
Vikings
Adam Thielen Was Never Going To Take No For An Answer
By Tom Schreier - Mar 11, 2023
On August 10, 2016, the Minnesota Vikings traveled to the Queen City for joint practices with the Cincinnati Bengals. A year before Adam Thielen’s breakout season, he […]
Vikings
Should This Be the Year the Vikings Flush the System?
By Tom Schreier - Mar 9, 2023
The NFL salary cap isn’t a myth. Give Rob Brzezinski 15 cents, a nail, and the shell of a great-great-great-grandfather snail, and he’ll tell you that cap […]
Vikings
Eric Kendricks Had Become the Soul Of the Vikings Defense
By Tom Schreier - Mar 7, 2023
Eric Kendricks made waves in January 2022 when he spoke out about the Minnesota Vikings’ culture under Mike Zimmer. The Vikings fired Zimmer after Minnesota’s 31-17 win […]
Timberwolves
The Timberwolves Are Paupers Without Prince
By Tom Schreier - Mar 7, 2023
Anthony Edwards experienced a significant learning moment on Jan. 9, 2021. The San Antonio Spurs led the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-122 with ten seconds remaining in overtime when […]
Twins
The Twins Feel the Need For Speed
By Tom Schreier - Mar 7, 2023
The Minnesota Twins were bleary-eyed and cantankerous when they woke up in Cleveland on Sept. 14, 2019. Still, they were on the verge of snapping out of […]
Vikings
The Vikings Are Putting Justin Jefferson In the Director’s Chair
By Tom Schreier - Mar 6, 2023
On Oct. 6, 2010, the Minnesota Vikings sent a third-round pick to the New England Patriots for Randy Moss and a 2012 seventh-rounder. The SuperFreak was finally […]
Timberwolves
Schroedinger’s KAT
By Tom Schreier - Mar 5, 2023
On Jan. 20, Karl-Anthony Towns used his Twitch stream to clarify his injury status. He suffered a calf strain in a Nov. 28 loss to the Washington […]
Vikings
How A Cousins Long-Term Deal Could Foster A Successful Succession Plan
By Tom Schreier - Mar 2, 2023
In July 2017, Kirk Cousins became the first quarterback to play under the franchise tag for the second consecutive year. The Washington Commanders took Cousins in the […]
Wild
It’s Boeser Or Bust For the Wild At the Trade Deadline
By Tom Schreier - Mar 2, 2023
On draft night in 2015, the Minnesota Wild said Thanks but no thanks to Burnsville’s Brock Boeser, who sat there staring at the Wild from their backyard […]
Twins
Keep Calm and Hit Bombs: Nick Gordon Can Still Deliver On His Draft-Day Promise
By Tom Schreier - Feb 27, 2023
Nick Gordon is busy this spring training. The Minnesota Twins will use him all over the field, filling in for players who are tired or injured. He […]