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The Twins Pranked Mike Pelfrey Good
Mike Pelfrey is a Wichita State alumnus. Knowing this, the Twins decided to have a little fun with him, and force the introverted pitcher to deliver a pump-up speech to what he thought was the Shocker basketball team in advance of their NCAA Tournament appearance. It was really just his teammates in...
The Twins' Bear Mascot Can Catch Balls With His Mouth
No gross jokes, you guys. T.C. Bear is a good and talented bear....
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This Man Is A State Representative [UPDATE]
Pat Garofalo is a representative from Minnesota. He tweeted this. It seems like a questionable thing to tweet....
Someone Ranked The Best Minnesota High School Hockey Tourney Hair
Since Minnesota loves hockey at all levels, the high school state tournaments are televised, with each kid getting at least a few seconds of camera time for the team introductions. For the past four years, a man has ranked the best hair—flow, salad, or lettuce, if you will—from those intros. It’s a ...
Ilya Bryzgalov Is Like A Kicked Puppy Who Must Learn To Trust Again
The Bryz Show has moved to Minnesota, and is likely to get his first action this weekend. At today's media's scrum, the usually expansive Bryzgalov was not so eager to play along....
Thomas Robinson's Block Sends Out Shockwaves Of Awesome
Here's a good example of a thing that is particularly cool about the NBA: the way one spectacular play can set off a chain reaction of events that crescendos with an entire arena losing its collective mind....
Make Jokes About The Vikings While Watching The Metrodome Collapse
Portions of the Metrodome were safely demolished in controlled explosions this morning in Minneapolis. Let's watch!...
Alexey Shved Woke Up Like This
Long hair does not go well with a protective mask....
Man At Minnesota Hockey Game Comes Prepared For The Kiss Cam
Considering the camera's on this pair before the Kiss Cam cuts to them, the video must be some kind of stunt. The woman's reaction seems genuine, though. We won't spoil what happens....
Texts With Blair Walsh May Corroborate Kluwe's Claims Against Priefer
Clayton Halunen, an attorney for Chris Kluwe, claims that text messages between his client and Vikings kicker Blair Walsh support Kluwe's allegations that Vikings special teams coordinator Mike Priefer created a hostile and homophobic work environment in response to his increased support for same-se...
Ricky Rubio Practices Bounce Passes With Little Girl During Game Delay
Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio might be one of the most pleasant NBA players today, and this clip is just more evidence of that....
Metrodome Deflated For Final Time; Demolition Begins Monday
The home of the Minnesota Vikings has been deflated for the final time. This is time lapse video of the roughly 35-minute process. Once home to the Twins, Vikings and Timberwolves, the Metrodome slowly lost all its major tenants but the Vikings. Now that the Vikings have a new billion-dollar facil...
Vikings Hire Pottymouth
The Vikings have hired Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer to be their next coach, according to every football reporter you follow on Twitter. It's his first head coaching gig after being passed over numerous times in a 20-year NFL career. ...
Chris Kluwe Says Wishing Unemployment On Mike Priefer Was "Too Harsh"
In his column alleging that Vikings special teams coach Mike Preifer used homophobic slurs and pushed him off the team, Chris Kluwe said he wanted to make sure Priefer "never holds a coaching position again in the NFL, and ideally never coaches at any level." He's backing off that a bit....
Vikings Launch Independent Investigation Of Chris Kluwe's Claims
Yesterday, the Vikings promised a review of Chris Kluwe's allegations that he was released in part due to his public comments supporting gay rights, and that assistant coach Mike Priefer used homophobic language in team meetings. Today the team revealed more details, and they're bringing in the big ...
Mike Priefer Denies He Is A Bigot
Minnesota Vikings special teams coordinator Mike Priefer has issued a statement in response to former Vikings punter Chris Kluwe's accusation that he is a bigot who once said, "We should round up all the gays, send them to an island, and then nuke it until it glows." In the statement, Priefer claims...
Vikings Vow To Investigate Chris Kluwe's Allegations
The Vikings have released a statement reacting to Chris Kluwe's article from earlier today, in which he alleged that he was released from the team in part because of his outspoken support of gay rights, and accused assistant coach Mike Priefer of being an outright homophobic bigot. The statement rea...