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Hoo Boy, Take A Look At This Zach LaVine Dunk
Zach LaVine is a fun player. He’s an ostensible point guard who’s got more spring in his legs than Gerald Green, he’s a dunk contest champion, and he’s the type of dude who will throw down a one-handed, 360 dunk in the middle of a game....

And Now, The Best Minnesota High School Hockey Hair
“We’re getting Minnesota with it,” the narrator of this year’s Minnesota high school hockey all-hair team video says, as the camera cuts to a plate of spam, lutefisk, and a lefse, which is then placed on a vinyl copy of Purple Rain. It somehow only gets more Minnesota from there....

Timberwolves Fans Sue Team Over Bullshit Ticket Policy
It’s not just the Yankees that are trying to shake down their own fans via oppressive ticketing policies. The Minnesota Timberwolves are doing their part to speed us toward a future in which all games are played in front of crowds consisting only of rich people and paid-for empty seats....

Kevin Garnett Tells Eric Gordon Exactly What He Thinks Of Him
Kevin Garnett may not have been fit enough to play in Saturday’s game against the Pelicans, but he still came to arena ready to talk some shit. That’s because KG is always ready to talk some shit....

Minnesota Suspends Three Players For Remainder Of Season After One Tweets Sex Tapes
On Monday, the University of Minnesota men’s basketball program suspended three players for the evening’s game against Illinois after freshman Kevin Dorsey tweeted out two videos that reportedly showed Dorsey and another man engaged in a sex act with a woman. Today, head coach Richard Pitino announc...

Minnesota Suspends Three Players After One Tweets Sex Tapes
Before yesterday’s loss to Illinois, Minnesota announced that three Gophers players would be suspended for the game for an unspecified violation of team rules. As always, you have to go to the message boards for the details....

Minnesota's Joey King Breaks Down After Upset Over Maryland
The Minnesota Golden Gophers toppled No. 6 Maryland Thursday night with a 68-63 win, earning their first conference win of the season. With a 7-19 record, the team has been a punching bag for most of its opponents, but after the game, senior forward Joey King turned into a tearful mess as he was int...

Former Wild Player And His Bunny Call For Mike Yeo's Firing
Former NHL enforcer Zenon Konopka played parts of two seasons in Minnesota under coach Mike Yeo, and by all accounts they weren’t pleasant ones for either man. So take that into account when Konopka, with an assist from Hoppy Konopka, goes public with a call for Yeo’s ouster....

Kobe Bryant Scored 38, Had Some Fun, And Tortured Sam Mitchell One Last Time
Sam Mitchell was the head coach of the Toronto Raptors when Kobe Bryant dropped 81 points on them in 2006, and he has spent the last 10 years being ornery with anyone who asks him about it. Now with the T-Wolves, Mitchell coached against Bryant for the last time ever on Tuesday night, and Bryant of ...

Karl-Anthony Towns, Who Is Awesome, Did A Bunch Of Cool Shit Last Night
I’m sort of embarrassed at how little we’ve talked about Karl-Anthony Towns on this here website. We’ve heaped plenty of deserved praise on fellow rookie Kristaps Porzingis, but Towns has been just as thrilling (and more productive) in his first NBA season. So, let’s drool over some of the things he...

Blair Walsh Visits Minnesota First-Graders Who Sent Him Supportive Letters
After a first-grade class at an elementary school wrote encouraging letters to Blair Walsh, who duffed a kick that would have allowed the Vikings to beat the Seahawks, he visited the kids today at Northpoint Elementary School in Blaine, Minn. The meet-and-greet featured autographs, conversations, an...

First-Graders Write Letters To Console Vikings Kicker Blair Walsh: "You Are Handsome"
This week, Minnesota elementary school teacher Judie Offerdahl took the opportunity to turn Blair Walsh’s shank into a lesson about empathy for her kids. The first-graders at Northpoint Elementary School in Blaine wrote some pretty adorable letters to the Vikings kicker....

This Poor Vikings Fan Inside The Stadium Thought Blair Walsh's Kick Was Good
What’s worse than watching your team bone itself out of a playoff victory with a missed 27-yard field goal? Celebrating because you thought the kick was good....

Blair Walsh Lived A Kicker's Nightmare
Blair Walsh faced the cameras and recorders at his locker, and handled, best he could, every question about the missed field goal. Twenty-seven measly yards, wide left, and the Vikings were done for the year. It seems almost unfairly cruel that a football game can come down to a single play, a singl...

Here's How Blair Walsh's Missed Game-Winner Sounded On Vikings, Seahawks Radio Calls
Blair Walsh’s heartbreaking shank that ended Minnesota’s season lifted spirits in the Pacific Northwest just as it crushed those in the Land of A Ten Thousand Lakes. Here’s how his missed 27-yarder sounded on KFAN in the Twin Cities (above) and on KIRO in Seattle (below)....

Poor Vikings Fans Shot The Saddest Videos After Devastating Loss
Minnesota lost in the cruelest goddamn way this afternoon as Blair Walsh blew it and missed a 27-yarder. And much like their brothers and sisters in sadness down in Cleveland, they created some emotionally charged videos of themselves reacting to the missed kick. Below, a journey into the annals of ...

Missed 27-Yard Field Goal Costs Vikings Playoff Win Against Seattle
Blair Walsh blew a short field goal that would have most likely won today’s Vikings-Seahawks game. Instead, he missed wide left and Seattle escaped with a 10-9 win. They have Carolina next week, in what should be a warmer climate....

ESPN Joins In Adrian Peterson Redemption Campaign; Ditka Says "I Never Had A Problem With This"
ESPN joined Sports Illustrated in the quest to redeem Adrian Peterson for beating his child today on NFL Countdown, with reporter Josina Anderson allowing the Vikings tailback the opportunity to whitewash the incident that found him indicted on felony child abuse charges without once challenging his...