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Yahoo! Won't Let You Cut Adrian Peterson From A Fantasy Team [UPDATE]

Disgruntled fantasy football players are flooding Yahoo!'s forums with complaints that the company won't allow them to cut Adrian Peterson after his arrest on charges he beat his son....

Adrian Peterson Turns Himself In To Montgomery County Authorities

Peterson arrived at the jail and was let in through a side entrance. Authorities released his mug shot a short time later. His bond amount was set at $15,000, according to the sheriff's office....

Warrant Issued For Adrian Peterson's Arrest In Child Injury Case

Fox Houston reports that Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been indicted in Montgomery County, Texas, for reckless or negligent injury to a child. A warrant has been issued for Peterson's arrest....

The NYT's 4th Down Bot Is Still Here; NFL Coaches Are Still Wimps

Last year, the NYT teamed up its own Kevin Quealy and Advanced NFL Stats' Brian Burke for 4th Down Bot. It's still up running this year, and saying depressing things about the Vikings....

An NFL Safety's Zen Quest For The Perfect Hit

Excerpted from The Library of America's unflinching anthology, Football: Great Writing About the National Sport, edited by our old pal John Schulian . Reprinted here with permission of the author's son, Mark Kram Jr. ...

Things I Consumed At The Minnesota State Fair, Ranked

Since I married a Minnesotan, I married into Midwestern food traditions like hot dish and pannekoeken. An annual part of that tradition includes The Great Minnesota Get-Together, the second-largest state fair in the country, and its bounty of culinary delights....

Eastern Illinois-Minnesota Featured A Three-Yard Punt And Dick Punch

Tonight, college football gave us a horrendous punt and punch to the dick, all in one game. Thanks, college football....

Report: Adrian Peterson Told Jerry Jones He Wants To Play For Dallas

In this week's ESPN The Magazine, Don Van Natta profiles Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. There's so, so much in there. It starts off with Jones dancing with Kate Bosworth, for goodness sake. But, yeah, this Adrian Peterson story is going to make some news on its own....

Why Your Team Sucks 2014: Minnesota Vikings

Some people are fans of the Minnesota Vikings. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Minnesota Vikings. This 2014 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group....

Matt Cassel Named Vikings' Starting QB Over Teddy Bridgewater

Per Jay Glazer, Vikings players were told this morning that Matt Cassel will be the No. 1 QB, while rookie Teddy Bridgewater will start the season on the bench. ...

Love-For-Wiggins Trade Official; T-Wolves Announces Haul In Ad

The Cavaliers and Timberwolves agreed in principle to this deal weeks ago, but it could not become official until today, when Andrew Wiggins became eligible to be traded. NBA rookies can't be traded for 30 days after they sign a contract. Now, officially, Minnesota sends Love to the Cavaliers in e...

Twins Rip Tigers 20-6, Get A Couple Homers Off The Shortstop

Andrew Romine came in to pitch the eighth inning for the Tigers in what was then a 17-5 thumping by the Twins. Andrew Romine is the the Tigers shortstop, but he filled in admirably and was thanked by his manager for doing so. Eating up the inning and saving a starter or Joe Nathan from having to pit...

Chris Kluwe and the Vikings have reached a settlement that will avert his wrongful termination suit against the team. The Vikings will donate to gay-rights charities, while Kluwe will not receive any money. The full and independent report, which found Kluwe's release was justified, will not be made ...

Minnesota Wild Fans Get Custom Portrait Of Their Dog As A Hockey Player

A family of Minnesota Wild fans paid for their dog Copper to be painted as a player for the team. As you can see, the piece turned out quite well. (Only pedants and Philistines would point out that Copper is depicted here as a helmetless anachronism.)...

Minor-League Pitchers Combine To Finish Very Strange No-Hitter

Logan Darnell of the Rochester Red Wings, a Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, put the finishing touches on a no-hitter against the Durham Bulls Monday night. Darnell only pitched the last six innings of the game, though, and the man who originally started the game isn't even a member of the...

Twins Prospect Byron Buxton Carted Off Field After Outfield Collision

Byron Buxton, baseball's top prospect, suffered a concussion in his first start in Double-A tonight, playing center field for the New Britain Rock Cats. In the fifth inning he collided with right fielder Mike Kvasnicka and remained motionless, in a heap for several minutes immediately after....

Vikings DT Linval Joseph Hit By Stray Bullet In Nightclub Shooting

Nine people were shot—including Vikings defensive tackle Linval Joseph, who was struck in the calf—in a Minneapolis club at around 1:40 a.m. Saturday morning. Two of the victims were described in serious condition, but are stable and expected to survive. According to the Vikings, Joseph was an innoc...

Timberwolves Fans Are Too Nice To Burn Kevin Love's Jersey

Seriously though, are you ever allowed to be mad at someone for wanting to leave Minnesota?...

Report: Cavaliers Finally Get Kevin Love, Ship Out Andrew Wiggins

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Cleveland and Minnesota have finally agreed on the exact trade that everyone has assumed will happen for weeks. Cleveland will send Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett, and a protected first round pick to the Wolves in return for Kevin Love, who will agree to a long-term...

Univ. Of Minnesota: Vikings Will Help Ban "Redskins" During Nov. 2 Game

The Vikings will play all of their home games at the University of Minnesota this season, while they wait for a new stadium to be built. In week nine, the Vikings will host Washington and the university's president said the school was "working with the Vikings to make every effort to eliminate the u...