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Fred Smoot: The Sex Boat Wasn't Even That Cool
Former NFL cornerback Fred Smoot did a Reddit AMA today, and finally declared that he is tired of one of the funniest stories in sports history, the Minnesota Vikings Sex Boat scandal. Before getting to the questions, Smoot had a request:...
Ragnar No More Viking, Ragnar Packers Fan Now
Aggrieved biking viking Ragnar, who was the Vikings mascot since 1993 until this year, turned his back on Minnesota today for good. In a short video, he committed the cardinal sin of backing the Green Bay Packers and drew the ire of fellow former Viking Randy Moss....
Zach LaVine Got Some Early Dunk Contest Practice In Against The Bucks
Look, the Wolves lost last night, as they’ve done a lot of lately, but reigning dunk champion Zach LaVine showed why he won last year, and got some early practice for this year’s contest in by catching this alley with ease and finishing the oop end with aplomb....
Seven Or So On One Or So
This, from AP shooter Andy Clayton-King, is a hell of a photo (as noted by ESPN’s ESPN on NFL Twitter account)....
Teddy Bridgewater Was Almost Perfect Today
The Bears aren’t a particularly tough defense anymore, but Teddy Bridgewater’s destruction of them this afternoon warrants some attention. The Vikings beat Chicago 38-17 at home today, and Bridgewater went 17/20 with four passing touchdowns and another on the ground. This line gives him the third-be...
Mom Makes Half-Court Granny Shot, Goes Nuts
Bethany Academy in Bloomington, Minn., held a fundraiser, and the family who raised the most money received the opportunity to take a half-court shot for a grand prize: half-off tuition at the school next year. Grace Ramey raised the most, but her mother Angela took the shot. The video is fantastic....
Don't Blame The Vikings For Trying, Blame Them For Failing
If you believe in moral victories, the young, upswinging Vikings hung tough with one of the NFL’s best teams, were thisclose to tying the game in the final seconds, and QB Teddy Bridgewater bounced back to have one of his sharper games as pro. If you believe in crushing losses, the Vikings were soli...
Now Is Not The Time, Pepsi
Promoted tweets are never good, but they’re especially bad... here....
Vikings Fan Says He Was Confronted At Game By Man Who Demanded To Know If He Was A Refugee
Deepinder Mayell is an attorney and the director of the refugee and immigrant program at a nonprofit human rights organization based in Minneapolis. He was born on Long Island and raised by Sikh immigrants from India. Sunday, he attended his very first NFL game at TCF Bank Stadium. It went poorly....
Kevin Garnett Dunked The Hell Over Blake Griffin
Holy shit! KG just stole Blake Griffin’s soul! LET’S SEE THAT AGAIN:...
The Greatest Baller Of All: This Woman In A Wedding Dress At A Minnesota Wild Game
Have you ever balled as hard as these newlyweds at Saturday’s Minnesota Wild game? Specifically, have you ever balled as hard as this woman in a wedding dress eating a burger at a Minnesota Wild game?...
Kevin Garnett Is Nuts, Part Infinity
ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan wrote an awesome story about Kevin Garnett, who at 39 years old has been called on by the Minnesota Timberwolves to mentor the team’s crop of talented young players in his famously intense style. The story is great because it goes beyond just pointing at Garnett’s lunatic per...
Antone Exum Takes Down Idiot On The Field
Antone Exum Jr. is known for being a helpful guy, and his spirit got the best of him today in Oakland when a fan ran onto the field and got taken down by the Vikings defensive back....
High School Football Player Ends Play With Nasty Eye Gouge
Aqib Talib is apparently an inspiration to youths all across this great land. During this game between Minneapolis North and Minneota High, North defender Antwan Cobble jabbed the everliving shit out of Minneota Isaac Hennen’s eye. North would go on to lose the Class 1A Prep Bowl 35-18....
Watch High School Freshman Karl-Anthony Towns Interview Kevin Durant, His "Basketball Idol"
It’s only taken eight games for Timberwolves rookie Karl-Anthony Towns to establish himself as one of the dopest young players in the league—seriously, go watch some KAT highlights right now if you haven’t seen him play yet; he’s extremely good—but not that long ago he was just a baby-faced teen ido...
Minnesota Wild's Thomas Vanek Torches Paul Postma For A Filthy Goal
Thomas Vanek’s two goals aided the Minnesota Wild in Tuesday night’s 5-3 win over the Jets, but this undressing of Winnipeg defenseman Paul Postma should’ve counted for five points....
The T-Wolves Clobbered The Hawks And Slap-Happy Jeff Teague
It had been a long and frustrating sequence for Jeff Teague. He’d had his shot blocked twice by terrifying rubber giant Karl-Anthony Towns. The refs had missed a possible eight-second violation on the Timberwolves. Andrew Wiggins hit a crazy and-one. A tie game had become a six-point deficit with a ...
Vikings Angry At "Cheap" Rams After Late Hits On Teddy Bridgewater
Vikings players and coaches had strong words for the Rams—and especially defensive coordinator Gregg Williams—after Minnesota’s 21-18 overtime win, completed without QB Teddy Bridgewater, who left early in the fourth after being knocked unconscious by a shoulder to the head from CB Lamarcus Joyner....