MINNESOTA SPORTS FAN DAILY: Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Who Plays Today?
Work ethic of Butler, Gibson strengthening core of #Twolves https://t.co/dWfzU84U0W pic.twitter.com/i4x6dnUiV0
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 27, 2017
#Timberwolves’ recipe for more fourth-quarter success: More @JimmyButler https://t.co/fcDtnGOZqD
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) December 26, 2017
The best @Timberwolves start in years is about to be put to the test. Here’s the latest from @brittrobson. https://t.co/OLsYOXv9rj
— The Athletic (@TheAthleticMIN) December 26, 2017
Your weekly DWW podcast is here! Don’t act too excited as we discuss the pace of the Wolves’ offense and Marcus Georges-Hunt’s ceiling in the NBA. #Timberwolves #AllEyesNorthhttps://t.co/jP6Kdf4ZNB
— Dunking With Wolves (@DunkingWolvesFS) December 27, 2017
Wild exit holiday break knowing playoff push starts now https://t.co/4LQYmLFfVe pic.twitter.com/4MHXYrKhgt
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) December 26, 2017
In this week’s Wild Walkthrough, @ev_sporer gives a toast to the best #mnwild goals and saves of 2017.https://t.co/TquIDZYwYT
— The Athletic (@TheAthleticMIN) December 26, 2017
Minnesota Sports Fan News, Articles, Tweets, Stuff:
I hope you weren’t looking for more color in the last new uniform released by the Timberwolves… #AllEyesNorth
?: @TheJohnnyMN https://t.co/WWWzhWKVmg
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 27, 2017
Can we please see Justin Patton before he goes back to Iowa, Friday? #AllEyesNorth
?: @TheJohnnyMN https://t.co/HPCUW1HaVF
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 26, 2017
.@BaseballByTom is now following me.
Life just keeps getting better.
If you aren’t following Tom and the rest of the @twinsdaily crew, you should.
Go Twins! pic.twitter.com/uqVh5f5k9C
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 26, 2017
Introducing the MinnesOakland TimberRaiders…#AllEyesNorth pic.twitter.com/z1edI1WgY3
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 26, 2017
At least UCLA was able to grab Vic Viramontes like they wanted.
No, wait. Nvm. Disregard.
— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) December 27, 2017
May Josh Rosen have a Matt Kalil esque left tackle his entire NFL career
— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) December 27, 2017
Wow… aggressive https://t.co/gCnP93Fo1C
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 27, 2017
Funny, I accidentally grab those ones every time…
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 27, 2017
accidents happen pic.twitter.com/H5IZtSWGX2
— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) December 27, 2017
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 27, 2017
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 27, 2017
icymi, Towns was eating and shouting out KG last night: pic.twitter.com/iCrt4XmZIS
— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) December 26, 2017
@strackerMSF and I would like to make public an ongoing feud, marking the first public feud between two member of @realmnsportsfan. Coincidentally, we are the two youngest members, so Eric will have to use his parenting skills to diffuse.
— Lucas Cofell (@Cofell_Official) December 26, 2017
I like the dis-track idea.
Or a recorded office/wannabe athlete-olympics
Plenty of options.
— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) December 26, 2017
4000000000000% in on both https://t.co/wjUeKz9tyi
— Lucas Cofell (@Cofell_Official) December 26, 2017
Others in Minnesota:
#twins sign reliever Duke as free agency remains fairly quiet https://t.co/pPXpIxOVKf pic.twitter.com/W8BHSh02AU
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 27, 2017
Lucky 13! #MNVikings eye more than a milestone victory against Bears https://t.co/GI9daU5dd1 pic.twitter.com/tfhFyyTMNj
— Access Vikings (@AccessVikings) December 27, 2017
Quarterback helped convince two IMG Academy linemen to follow him to Minnesota and be #Gophers https://t.co/4YPY60RQI5 pic.twitter.com/TPNWjjo3fW
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 27, 2017
St. Paul joins Minneapolis, Bloomington in offering 4 a.m. bar close times during Super Bowl weekend. https://t.co/8BkJfxmnqj pic.twitter.com/txCyGI1Fr0
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) December 26, 2017
new post: Progress — The #twolves are 8 games over .500 for the first time since the 2003-04 season. https://t.co/Bd1TrL73Ae pic.twitter.com/83MdhBBUeT
— RandBall (@RandBall) December 26, 2017
The #Vikings sign a long snapper to replace injured Kevin McDermott, from @GoesslingStrib https://t.co/EEuG284IGF pic.twitter.com/0fPkEXctjd
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 26, 2017
Vikings fans: Would you rather …
*Face the suddenly vulnerable Eagles in Philly in the NFC title game?
*Face the more potent Rams or Saints at U.S. Bank Stadium in the NFC title game?@randball asks that question here: https://t.co/oi7irB6scY pic.twitter.com/KlD1NhyaXW— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 26, 2017
Long snapper Jeff Overbaugh calls it “a dream come true” signing today with the #Vikings. He beat out veteran Justin Drescher in a workout at Winter Park. Will snap Sunday vs. the Bears, the team he played a preseason game with last summer. https://t.co/vnCReYOYbR
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) December 27, 2017
#Vikings’ Jeremiah @Sirles71_HSKR ready to take over after Nick Easton ( @makeitlookeasyy ) fractures ankle https://t.co/5rHEngKiqO pic.twitter.com/sKKrHU3B8P
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) December 26, 2017
Ranking the Vikings’ potential playoff opponents https://t.co/UrBaTqOCqf pic.twitter.com/in3eFx1CdO
— 1500 ESPN (@1500ESPN) December 27, 2017
No. 2 Minnetonka stays unbeaten with upset over No. 1 Edina in Schwan’s Cup tourney https://t.co/PinJHkaTQr pic.twitter.com/4xEEKEEcAH
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) December 27, 2017
National Stories to Watch:
Week 16’s most impressive safeties pic.twitter.com/wVQr8C54PT
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) December 26, 2017
Brand new Pardon My Take with former NFL OL @geoffschwartz and our CFB expert @TomFornelli. We preview Week 17, Coach firing, and guys on chicks. Let’s go https://t.co/htoaCr8KQG pic.twitter.com/T51sfQmEb8
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) December 27, 2017
Mike Tomlin undecided on whether to play starters on Sunday vs. Browns https://t.co/O2bu6m3hiv pic.twitter.com/HcKc6FriQq
— SNF on NBC (@SNFonNBC) December 27, 2017
2017 Receiving Yards Leaders! (Through Week 16) pic.twitter.com/XFYvaJf3Xf
— NFL (@NFL) December 27, 2017
Josh Rosen says obvious things, makes headlines for doing so https://t.co/k6t8bWGg9J
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 27, 2017
This Day, 30 Years Ago: Walter Payton plays in his last regular season game. His career would end two weeks later with a Bears loss to the Redskins. pic.twitter.com/drFFwVmaEU
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 27, 2017
Bruce Arians declares #fakenews on reports he’s leaving Cardinals after this week https://t.co/xHZiawdk8Q
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 27, 2017
Disgruntled former worker charged after Lambeau parking lot rampage https://t.co/9SgmAfrBbN
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 27, 2017
John Fox not worried about his future with Bears https://t.co/h1rSKQmXSC
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 27, 2017
Holy crap Tyson Chandler wins game for Suns via out-of-bounds alley-oop with 0.6 seconds left, FS Arizona announcer Eddie Johnson calls it perfectly before the inbound ? pic.twitter.com/yojkh9m1Pd
— Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) December 27, 2017
Social Media:
The Wolves’ 404 page with Jamal Crawford is great pic.twitter.com/6ZaKfKpklL
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) December 27, 2017
In 1946, 26-year-old Sid Hartman flew to Detroit with a $15,000 check to purchase the Gems, who would become the @Lakers.
Here is the 1950 @NBA championship team. You may recognize number 20 as longtime #Vikings coach Bud Grant. #Skol pic.twitter.com/kj3gP34wYy
— The Twins Almanac (@TwinsAlmanac) December 27, 2017
Here is USA’s opening night lineup vs. Denmark. pic.twitter.com/AeOuwmymTk
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) December 26, 2017
Don’t believe this has been reported, but Vikings restructured Jarius Wright’s deal before the season, dropping his 2017 base salary from $2.5M to $1.05M and giving him the opportunity to earn $1.5M back through weekly roster bonuses of $93,750 each. He’ll hit the final bonus Sun
— Ben Goessling (@GoesslingStrib) December 27, 2017
Make certain to follow @TheAthleticNHL throughout the world junior championships. @coreypronman and @sunayas will be staffing daily. @JulieRobenhymer also covering and writing a cool feature for @TheAthleticMIN
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) December 26, 2017
@TwinsAlmanac Picture of me with Earl Battey in the winter of 1963. pic.twitter.com/e9RhVKuoqN
— Rick & Sandy Hansen (@mapahansen) December 27, 2017
Barry sanders <<< Blake bortles https://t.co/L5SR4qLzir
— PFTCommenter (@PFTCommenter) December 27, 2017
#Vikings Linval Joseph locks, peeks & moves laterally with the block. Once RB commits, he makes the tackle! #SKOL pic.twitter.com/03RJCkZWpO
— DLineVids (@DLineVids) December 26, 2017
TFW you don’t report to Spring Training for a couple months, but you just can’t stay away from the ballpark. @Cubs Richie Ashburn pictured at Wrigley in 1961. ❄️ pic.twitter.com/t1HXvVf3yV
— Baseball Hall ⚾ (@baseballhall) December 27, 2017
Minneapolis from above. ✈️ pic.twitter.com/bSdA0x6yuJ
— Everything Minnesota (@EverythinginMN) December 26, 2017
Vikings DE Stephen Weatherly can solve a Rubik’s Cube. Can you? Help us pick the NFL’s Most Valuable Performer by voting! https://t.co/MnSJn4R1K2 pic.twitter.com/6wrA64U2ZH
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 26, 2017
Currently in an arcade and surrounded by NFL Blitz, Mario Kart, NBA Jam and PAC Man. My life is made.
— J.R. (@JReidDraftScout) December 27, 2017
When Mike Zimmer took over in 2014 Minnesota had the 32nd ranked defense. As of right now Minnesota has the #1 ranked defense in the league.
— Tyler Carmer (@CarmerSkol) December 27, 2017
Can’t wait to get out there!!!
— Zach LaVine (@ZachLaVine) December 27, 2017
I just got my acceptance papers into UM ?〽️?
— Alexander Reigelsperger (@reigelsperger_a) December 27, 2017
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