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Minnesota Vikings Finally Get Around To Cutting Blair Walsh
Kicker Blair Walsh is finally out of a job in Minnesota, and the collective Vikings fanbase breathes a sigh of relief. ...
Norv And Scott Turner Have A Father-Son Relationship Built On Open Communication
Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Norv Turner resigned two weeks ago, leaving behind an offense that was second-to-last overall and in the league’s bottom five for both passing and rushing despite a team record of 5-2. For the resignation to come without warning midseason was unexpected for ju...
Golden Tate Humiliates Three Vikings Defenders, Scores In Overtime
Golden Tate clowned three Vikings defenders on his way to a 28-yard touchdown which gave the Lions a 22-16 overtime win over Minnesota....
Vikings Replace Norv Turner, Still Can’t Fucking Block
First they came for the teddy bears, and now the Vikings have sacrificed offensive coordinator and man-eating-alone-at-the-diner Norv Turner. ...
Your Monday Night Football Tecmo Super Bowl Simulation Is Live
Vikings! Bears! Monday Night Football! It’s LIVE:...
Illinois Receiver Malik Turner Taken Off Field On Stretcher After Helmet-To-Helmet Hit
Minnesota defensive back Duke McGhee was ejected for targeting after a play that left Illinois wide receiver Malik Turner on a stretcher....
Brett Favre's Vikings Had A "Bounty" Program Too
This excerpt from Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre by Jeff Pearlman is reprinted with the permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Buy it here. ...
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Mike Zimmer Staged A Stuffed Animal Massacre To Motivate The Vikings [Update]
What would we do without insane coaches?...
WNBA: Refs Screwed Up, Go-Ahead Basket Should Not Have Counted
With the score tied up at 71 with under two minutes left in the last game of the WNBA Finals, the Sparks recovered an offensive rebound, swung the ball around, and eventually found their star Nneka Ogwumike for a relatively easy turnaround shot. She made it, and eventually would make the game-winnin...
Vikings Defensive Coordinator Was Arrested For Drunk Driving In May
Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards was arrested in May on suspicion of drunk driving and charged with a DWI. He pleaded guilty to careless driving in August, but the Viking did not disclose his arrest until the Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported on it this afternoon....
Fox Sports Is Extremely Lazy
Several of you noted Fox used the bizarre image above—one of injured Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, but with current Minnesota QB Sam Bradford’s face pasted on—during this afternoon’s NFL broadcast, but that’s far from the first time we’ve seen the image pop up. In fact, it made its debut si...
Candace Parker And The Sparks Dominated The Lynx To Take Game 3 Of The WNBA Finals
After being trounced by the Minnesota Lynx in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals, the Los Angeles Sparks responded in kind for Friday’s Game 3 with a 92-75 win....
Maya Moore Went Off And The Lynx Won Game 2 Of The WNBA Finals
The WNBA Finals are now tied at 1-1, following a 19-point win by the Minnesota Lynx over the Los Angeles Sparks. ...
Wisconsin-Based Vikings Fan Says He Was Stabbed Seven Times Over Inflatable Yard Decoration
While watching his team beat the Texans this Sunday, Vikings fan Dave Moschel heard a commotion outside in his yard where his prized Vikings inflatable lawn statue was standing. Moschel told WISC-TV that he went outside to find a 21-year-old rascal in the process of slashing his inflatable Viking ma...
Alana Beard Hits Buzzer-Beater To Give Sparks Game 1 Win In WNBA Finals
Today’s WNBA Finals Game 1 between the L.A. Sparks and Minnesota Lynx ended with a buzzer-beater from guard Alana Beard to give Los Angeles a 78-76 win and 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series....
Odell Beckham Lost His Cool Again
Odell Beckham Jr. was barely there last night. The excellent Vikings defense held him to a career-low three catches for 23 yards, all on a single second-quarter drive that didn’t cross midfield. Minnesota merely perfected what’s emerged as a solid strategy to keep Beckham in check—he hasn’t scored a...
Somehow, The Vikings Might Be The Best Team In The NFC
When Teddy Bridgewater’s leg exploded into powder, it looked like the Vikings were in trouble. When Adrian Peterson hurt his knee then did a walk of shame through a restaurant, it looked the Vikings were in even more trouble. Instead of collapsing into a dumb pile of rubble led by Shaun Hill, they’r...
Larry Donnell Knocked Out Of Game With Concussion After Huge Hit
Early in the second quarter of tonight’s game against the Vikings, Giants tight end Larry Donnell was trying to pull around and block for Orleans Darkwa, when linebacker Anthony Barr came through the gap like a rocket and smashed into him, knocking him four yards back and straight into Darkwa. Darkw...