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Ricky Rubio Out Indefinitely With Severe Ankle Sprain

Poor Ricky Rubio. Just about a week after signing his five-year, $55 million contract extension, the Timberwolves point guard will miss some time with a severe ankle sprain, suffered Friday against the Magic. ...

Minnesota Fan Just Chewin' On Some Raw Bacon, Still In The Package

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Maxx Williams's Sideline Catch Is One Of The Best All Season

How good was Maxx Williams's catch today for Minnesota against the Hawkeyes? So good that officials declared it incomplete, before reversing after replay review. ...

Report: NFL Rejected Immediate Reinstatement For Adrian Peterson

After reaching a plea agreement to avoid trial on charges related to the alleged abuse of his four-year-old son, Adrian Peterson had hoped to return to the Minnesota Vikings this week. But the NFL has reportedly shut that idea down, saying it needs more time to make its decision....

Flip Saunders Thinks The Big Balls Dance Cost His Team A Championship

After T-Wolves shooting guard Kevin Martin earned himself a $15,000 fine on Monday for doing the Big Balls Dance, a reporter asked Minnesota head coach Flip Saunders what he thought about Martin's display of testicle-based showmanship. Turns out, Flip Saunders is haunted by the Big Balls Dance, beca...

Report: Adrian Peterson Going For Plea Deal In Bid To Avoid Jail

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will plead no contest today to try and avoid his trial on child injury charges, according to a report from Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. (Florio cites "a source with knowledge of the situation"—presumably someone on Peterson's defense team.) The plea will kee...

The NBA Continues To Crack Down On The Big Balls Dance

If there's one thing that should immediately earn an NBA player your respect, it is a willingness to do Sam Cassell's Big Balls Dance right in the face of a tyrannical, anti-balls league....

DeSean Jackson Says Some Nice Things To A Vikings Fan

We're not sure about every word DeSean Jackson's chirping at the Vikings fan, but he seems to end the conversation with a "fuck you."...

Here's Video Of The Minneapolis Protest Against The Redskins' Name

Before the Washington-Minnesota game, a large crowd marched to TCF Bank Stadium to protest the Washington Redskins' name. Reader Tanner sent us video of the march by his window....

"C'mon. You Can't Do That."

Vikings Cornerback Has Important Questions About <em>Forrest Gump</em>

Jabari Price had some major questions about Forrest Gump last night....

Thomas Vanek Paid Off $230,000 Gambling Debt With Islanders Paycheck

This summer, Minnesota Wild winger Thomas Vanek found himself caught up in a federal case against three men accused of running a gambling ring out of an Upstate New York bar. Vanek, who played nearby in both Rochester and Buffalo, served as a witness, but his link to the alleged bookies was unclear....

Anyone Want This Timberwolves Ticket? No? OK.

This photo, taken by Reddit user SmoothWay, appears to show a free ticket, face value of $40 or so, for tonight's T-Wolves home opener, if anyone wants it. Does anyone want it? Has it been taken yet? Is there any excitement for a team that has the last two No. 1 picks? Surely someone is at least int...

NHL Teams Suspicious They Gave Each Other Bacterial Infections

A bacterial infection is spreading across the NHL, and it appears that the source is a locker room in Southern California....

Mike Zimmer Sounds Fed Up With The Vikings

The Vikings put together a whole lot of nothing in their 17-3 home loss to the Lions this afternoon, and head coach Mike Zimmer has had enough. "I'm extremely disappointed about this loss," he said. "I can handle getting beat. I can't handle getting our butts whipped." ...

Adrian Peterson Told His Urine Tester He Smoked Weed, For Some Reason

Prosecutors in Adrian Peterson's criminal case in Texas are asking a judge to revoke the running back's bond and have him arrested, again, after they say Peterson admitted during a urine test that he "smoked a little weed." ...

A Mascot Showed Up At Adrian Peterson's Court Hearing Today

Adrian Peterson made his first appearance in a Montgomery County (Texas) court today on the charge of reckless or negligent injury to one of his sons. Not much happened. The indefinitely suspended running back didn't even enter a formal plea. The prosecutor said he would file a motion asking for a n...

Adrian Peterson Shows His Dumb Talking Points To The World

Adrian Peterson took to his Twitter account Tuesday night. This was a really bad idea. ...

Adrian Peterson Blames Media For Reporting On Charity-Funded Orgy

Yesterday, the Star Tribune dropped a comprehensively reported bombshell, accusing Adrian Peterson's All Day Foundation of misusing funds intended for charity, and failing to keep proper books or account for much of the money it took in. Last night, Peterson offered a rebuttal:...

How Much Charity Did Adrian Peterson's All Day Foundation Do? [UPDATE]

Adrian Peterson's All Day Foundation has been described as focusing on at-risk children, particularly girls. But there's an interesting tidbit buried within a lengthy Star Tribune takeout on the indefinitely suspended running back that's worth a lot more attention than his sex life, which is the foc...