Minneapolis one of three possibilities for 2018 Super Bowl
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2018 Super Bowl could be headed back to a recent host city. Or to one that hasn’t staged the game in more than two decades. New Orleans and Indianapolis, the sites of the past two...
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Americans should join rugby’s growing fan base
The St. Thomas Rugby club clashes with St. John’s in the scrum. Rugby has expanded out of the collegiate scene, becoming the fastest growing team sport in the United States. (Photo courtesy of Catie...
View ArticleAP Study: Hits to head still prevalent in NFL
Almost once a game, an NFL player absorbs an illegal blow to the head or neck that could put his career — or worse — at risk. The NFL has been trying to prevent such blows over the past four years,...
View ArticleOfficials ready up for winter-weather Super Bowl
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Standing amid giant piles of snow in the shadow of MetLife Stadium, Super Bowl organizers said Wednesday that they’re prepared to deploy thousands of trucks and tons of...
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Minnesota Vikings fire coach Leslie Frazier
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings fired coach Leslie Frazier on Monday morning, one year after they made the playoffs and one day after they finished a 5-10-1 season. After going 10-6 in 2012,...
View ArticleVikings to add another $1.2M to stadium project
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings are contributing another $1.2 million to the new stadium to put in a bigger video board on the facility’s west end and for other video-related upgrades. The...
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The NFL season: we want football, not filler
(Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) The Green Bay Packers are the best team in the history of sports. This is my column and my world, and anyone who disagrees can go kick rocks. In all seriousness...
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St. Thomas football players receive NFL attention
Graduating St. Thomas football players Garrett Maloney and Willie Schneider received invitations to compete for a roster spot on the Minnesota Vikings and Indianapolis Colts, respectively, last Monday....
View ArticleSuper Bowl organizers on defensive over NFL asks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A published report detailing perks the National Football League requests of cities bidding for the Super Bowl has organizers of the 2018 Minnesota game on the defensive. The...
View ArticleBarr set high for other Vikings rookie Barr
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The crowd at Minnesota’s preseason games has given Teddy Bridgewater quite the welcome. Anthony Barr is the one more likely to hear those cheers from Vikings fans throughout...
View ArticleRavens cut RB Ray Rice after release of video
BALTIMORE (AP) — Ray Rice was let go by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video was released that appears to show the running back striking his then-fiancee...
View ArticleVikings bring back Peterson despite abuse charge
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have seen the details. They have seen photos of the injuries that Adrian Peterson’s 4-year-old son suffered at the hands of the star running back. They...
View ArticleSports in :60 – Sept. 18, 2014
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Athletes as role models: How well do we really know our heroes?
The Ray Rice situation tarnished the NFL’s image even more than it already was and opened more Americans’ eyes to the serious issue of domestic abuse in this country. Only a few weeks later, the Adrian...
View ArticleNFL suspends Peterson for at least rest of season
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adrian Peterson was suspended without pay for at least the rest of the season by the NFL on Tuesday. The league said it informed the Minnesota Vikings running back in a letter from...
View ArticleSports in :60 – Dec. 2, 2014
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View Article‘Deflategate’ judge says Brady suspension in jeopardy
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge made clear Wednesday that the NFL’s four game suspension of Tom Brady over “Deflategate” is in jeopardy as the star New England quarterback returned to practice. U.S....
View ArticleJudge sides with Brady on ‘Deflategate,’ NFL appeals
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady learned Thursday he will start the season on the field after a judge lifted the league’s four-game suspension of the star quarterback for a scandal over deflated footballs,...
View ArticleSports in :60 – Sept. 11, 2015
This is Sports in :60 for Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. Related NewsTommie football looks to remain undefeated Volleyball’s success hinges on young roster Dowdle’s big day leads Tommies to victory
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