Chris Kluwe

Mark Dayton criticizes Vikings for releasing Chris Kluwe [UPDATE]

-- Update at bottom -- You might want to say it's none of his business, but then again, he did help Zygi Wilf fatten his wallet by spearheading the charge for a new Vikings stadium.SEE ALSO: Conservatives upset Mark Dayton missed speech for birth of first grandchildRegardless of whether he should ha ... More >>

Joe Soucheray blames single moms for flight delays, unplowed streets

Over the weekend, Pioneer Press columnist Joe Soucheray uncorked a baffling column blaming single mothers for flight delays and unplowed streets. While lazing about for a topic, Soucheray stumbled across a statistic in his own paper that 6 out of 10 women who give birth in their early 20s are single ... More >>

City Pages' Bob Davis coverage gets love on Colbert Report [VIDEO]

Last night, Stephen Colbert became the latest person to put AM 1130 host Bob Davis on blast for telling families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims they can "go to hell."SEE ALSO: Stephen Colbert makes best Minnesota joke ever about Chris Kluwe During his nightly "The Word" segment, Colbert quoted a ... More >>

Carolyn Moos, Jason Collins's ex-fiancée, is from Mpls, says she never suspected he's gay

In the Sports Illustrated piece in which he became the first major-sport male pro athlete to come out of the closet, NBA big man Jason Collins describes the gradual process by which he came to terms with his homosexuality. "When I was younger I dated women," Collins writes. "I even got engaged. I th ... More >>

Former Timberwolf Jason Collins comes out as first gay pro athlete, thanks Chris Kluwe

Today, NBA player Jason Collins became the first major male professional athlete to come out of the closet.SEE ALSO: Torii Hunter: It would be "difficult and uncomfortable" to play with gay teammate In a Sports Illustrated cover feature, Collins, a 14-year veteran who spent the 2008-09 season with t ... More >>

Vikings' new jersey design leaked [IMAGE]

The Vikings planned to unveil their new jersey design during tomorrow night's NFL draft party at the Metrodome. Then the internet happened.SEE ALSO: Vikings tweak logo to make Norseman look slightly more pissed off [IMAGE] All the teasing the Vikings did about their new on-field look is for nau ... More >>

Spinal cord bill dead in House and Senate

It's been a frustrating week for Matthew Rodreick. Committees in the House and Senate have released their budgets for health and human services programs, and a bill that would fund curative spinal cord injury research in Minnesota is absent from both. Rodreick originally brought the idea for the b ... More >>

Best Buy employee wages Reddit campaign to save vintage R.O.B. robot

Two days ago, a Best Buy employee discovered that some nerd-illiterate Nintendo R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) owner had dropped the 1980s-era gaming system off for recycling.The employee couldn't allow the rare toy robot to get scrapped. First, he asked his boss if he could take it home, but hear ... More >>

Amy Koch to appear at MinnRoast; will she be "gently skewered" about Brodkorb?

Amy Koch is the latest celebrity booked to appear at MinnRoast, MinnPost's April 26 event at the Pantages Theatre where "journalists and politicians" are "gently skewered."In a promotional post about the event, MinnPost notes that during Koch's 2011 appearance at MinnRoast, the "then-Senate Majority ... More >>

Mary Franson spouts bogus autism theories at House hearing, gets shut down [VIDEO]

At a committee hearing Wednesday, Mary Franson (R-Alexandria) treated her fellow representatives -- and, thanks to MN House's video feed, the rest of us -- to her Very Scientific Theories on vaccines and autism. The committee was supposed to be talking about Rep. Kim Norton's bill to require insuran ... More >>

Chris Kluwe rickrolls Roger Goodell during Reddit Q&A

You didn't think NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would be able to get through a Reddit AMA without Chris Kluwe showing up, did you?SEE ALSO: Packers screwed by replacement refs: 'NFL needs to come to GB and apologize for fucking us' [VIDEO] And not only did Kluwe make an appearance yesterday during G ... More >>

Gabe Rodreick hopes U of M research could be key to walking again

Sen. Jeff Hayden introduces bill to fund curative spinal cord science

Sen. Jeff Hayden introduces spinal cord injury research bill

Sen. Jeff Hayden introduced a bill at a capitol press conference this afternoon that would appropriate $4 million in state funds to be used for curative spinal cord research in Minnesota. The subject of this week's cover story, the bill was inspired by the story of Gabe Rodreick, a 20-year-old from ... More >>

Andy Mannix's Chris Kluwe profile is a GLAAD Media Awards finalist

Andy Mannix's "Game Changer" is one of five nominees for GLAAD's "Outstanding Newspaper Article" of the year.FROM JUNE: City Pages wins 15 first place SPJ awards -- a new record The October cover feature profiled Chris Kluwe, the Vikings punter who helped defeat Minnesota's proposed ban of same sex- ... More >>

Wisconsin couch humper makes Colbert Report [VIDEO]

Gerald Streator, the Waukesha man who was busted making love to a loveseat last September, was the butt of a few jokes during the January 10 Colbert Report.SEE ALSO:-- Bryan Hathaway, Duluth-area dead deer sexer, allegedly assaults officer at Wal Mart-- Chris Kluwe on The Colbert Report [VIDEO] ... More >>

Michael Brodkorb dings Andy Parrish with LOL-worthy beastiality zinger

Andy Parrish must've had a slow Saturday -- he spent part of his evening trolling prominent DFLers on Twitter.SEE ALSO:-- Rep. Phyllis Kahn on Seward voting lines: "Someone at the city should be executed" -- Andy Parrish trolls Chris Kluwe on Twitter -- DFL cuts MNGOP Senate staffers' salaries; Bakk ... More >>

Torii Hunter: It would be "difficult and uncomfortable" to play with gay teammate

This past year has been a coming out party for gay-friendly professional athletes. In Minnesota, Vikings punter Chris Kluwe became the NFL's most aggressive straight ally, and a spokesman for the campaign to a defeat a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. In our October cover story on Klu ... More >>

Best Blotter stories of 2012 [PART II]

It's Christmas, so here's our gift to you: The second part of our top Blotter posts of 2012 list.:::: SEE ALSO :::: Best Blotter stories of 2012 [PART I]Hey, beats a lump of coal or paying $200 for a plastic bag full of Brett Favre's pubes, doesn't it?

Wits featuring Maria Bamford and Brandi Carlile, 11/30/12

Wits featuring Maria Bamford and Brandi CarlileThe Fitzgerald Theater, MinneapolisNovember 30, 2012Seeing Wits isn't like attending an ordinary concert. This is the recording of a radio show, which lends a certain formality and artificiality to the proceedings.SEE ALSO: Maria Bamford puts on her fun ... More >>

Pioneer Press editor blasts Star Tribune writer for suggesting PiPress boycott

In the wake of Pioneer Press editors publishing a Vote Yes editorial on Saturday -- a move that prompted Vikings punter and outspoken gay marriage advocate Chris Kluwe to immediately quit blogging for the paper -- Star Tribune film critic Colin Covert took to Twitter and told his followers, "If you ... More >>

Andy Parrish says war hero Rep. John Kriesel is a 'pretend Republican,' "all about John K"

In May 2011, Rep. John Kriesel, R-Cottage Grove, gave an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives laying out why he's a Republican who proudly supports gay marriage.SEE ALSO:-- John Kriesel destroys Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer for "no courage" remark during radio appearance-- Chris Kl ... More >>

Andy Parrish trolls Chris Kluwe on Twitter

Days after a Twitter war of words that culminated in him ducking Chris Kluwe's invitation to debate about the Minnesota marriage amendment, Minnesota for Marriage's Andy Parrish decided to troll the Vikings punter.SEE ALSO: Chris Kluwe and MN for Marriage's Andy Parrish engage in Twitter war of word ... More >>

Chris Kluwe and MN for Marriage's Andy Parrish engage in Twitter war of words

Last night, Chris Kluwe -- subject of this week's City Pages cover feature, "Chris Kluwe takes a stand" -- and Minnesota for Marriage Deputy Campaign Manager Andy Parrish went at each other on Twitter. The exchange culminated in Parrish following the lead of other Minnesota Republicans and refusing ... More >>

NYC's billionaire mayor pledges $125k against MN marriage amendment

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vowed to donate $10 million of his personal fortune to political causes, including gay marriage ballot initiatives, around the country by election day. Yesterday, that pledge came to Minnesota.See Also:- Watch Chris Kluwe debate a chair streaming live tonigh ... More >>

Bid to win dinner with Chris Kluwe at the Strip Club

After penning his colorfully eloquent letter in support of gay marriage, Chris Kluwe has been everywhere. From CNN to peddling his own line of T-shirts to the cover of Out magazine, Kluwe has taken full advantage of his moment to speak out about the right of all Americans to marry. As Election Day a ... More >>

MN Musicians Vote No! benefit at Triple Rock: Dave Pirner, Dillinger Four, & more

With Election Day just over a month away, many us are probably growing tired of the endless stream of campaign commercials and relentless sloganeering ringing out from most media outlets. But one of the definite advantages of any election year are the special Benefit Concerts which bring together ta ... More >>

Ex-Viking Matt Birk: "Not all NFL players think redefining marriage is a good thing" [VIDEO]

The NFL is quickly becoming an important forum in the gay marriage debate.SEE ALSO:-- Chris Kluwe wants to debate Mary Franson-- Chris Kluwe to Emmett Burns: Gay marriage "won't magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster"On one side of the issue, of course, are Vikings punter Chris Kluwe and Rave ... More >>

Rep. Mary Franson: Chris Kluwe wants "to undermine traditional values"

Rep. Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, created a stir last week when she said she doesn't believe homosexuality is a normal behavior during a debate with her Democratic challenger, Bob Cunniff.SEE ALSO:-- Mary Franson dismisses restraining order against Eric Harpel [UPDATE]-- Mary Franson says election is ... More >>

Music for Marriage Equality benefit at Dakota Jazz Club, 9/25/12

Music for Marriage Equality BenefitWith Jonatha Brooke, Chastity Brown, and Keri NobleDakota Jazz Club, MinneapolisTuesday, September 25, 2012One of the most memorable parts of Tuesday night's Music for Marriage Equality benefit concert wasn't even part of the set list. After the show ended, former ... More >>

Kluwe on scab refs: NFL's reputation 'tarnishing faster than a sailor's virtue in a $2 whorehouse'

Vikings punter Chris Kluwe is rallying to the defense... of the Green Bay Packers?SEE ALSO:-- Packers screwed by replacement refs: 'NFL needs to come to GB and apologize for fucking us' [VIDEO]-- Vikings-49ers replacement ref fiasco: 'Frisco gets extra timeouts, phantom challenges [VIDEO]Such is the ... More >>

Jamie Kuntz kicked off NoDak college football team after kissing boyfriend during game

SEE ALSO: Chris Kluwe says politician is "literally an asshole" for anti-gay marriage stanceJamie Kuntz, an 18-year-old linebacker from Dickinson, North Dakota, was kicked off the North Dakota College of Science's football team after he was spotted kissing his 65-year-old boyfriend during a game.Coa ... More >>

Favre bounty was $35,000; video surfaces of Saint saying "give me the money" after hit

Yesterday, the NFL gathered a dozen reporters to present evidence of the New Orleans Saints' bounty program, and there were a couple interesting revelations related to the money Saints players were allegedly offered to hurt our then-beloved Brett Favre during the 2009 NFC Championship Game. First, t ... More >>

Cris Carter says Vikings had bounty system

The New Orleans Saints are in big trouble over an illegal bounty system their defensive players and coaches organized and operated from 2009 to 2011.But according to Vikings legend Cris Carter, the Purple weren't strangers to bounties during his playing days, which ended in 2002.In an ESPN interview ... More >>

Bountygate: Former Viking Brad Johnson was a target

​Apparently, Brett Favre was not the only Viking who had a price on his head thanks to disgraced defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. According to a sports reporter in D.C., while Williams was the assistant coach for the Washington Redskins, he offered $15,000 to any player that could knock then ... More >>

Chris Kluwe blasts Saints for Bountygate scandal [Q&A]

​Vikings punter Chris Kluwe is known as one of the most outspoken players in the NFL. When news broke late last week about Saints players pooling money and paying one another rewards for injuring their opponents, Kluwe did not make an exception. "Wow, I hadn't even seen the whole Saints Bountyga ... More >>

Saints were paid bounty to injure Brett Favre during 2009 NFC Championship

​Remember all those dirty hits the New Orleans Saints delivered to our then-beloved Brett Favre during the still-soul-crushing-for-Vikings-fans 2009 NFC Championship Game?Today, the NFL revealed that during the playoffs Saints players and coaches maintained a "bounty" program funded primarily by p ... More >>

Occupy MN website hacked

OccupyMN.org died briefly on the table.​Occupy MN devotees awoke this morning to find the group's website OccupyMN.org was down. All that was left was a blank iPage with the words "This site has been suspended." According to Occupy MN spokeswoman April Lukes-Streich that's because some malicious ... More >>

Meet the Minnesota Vikings All-Arrested team

​By Andy Mannix and Mike Mullen This week began with a bit of news that finally gives cause to celebrate the Minnesota Vikings: Since 2000, the Vikings are leading all other NFL teams in arrests. This was too good to be ignored, or judged on its face. So City Pages has gone deeper, investigating ... More >>

Osama bin Laden is dead: The best Minnesota tweets

​Everyone has an opinion about the killing of Osama bin Laden. In Minnesota, a lot of them used Twitter to luxuriate in sweet revenge for 9/11. Others found absurd humor in reactionary politics, or lamented that the state of the world hasn't changed very much in the past 24 hours. We've coll ... More >>

Chris Kluwe tweets worries about frozen TCF Bank Stadium

Chris Kluwe over shares on Twitter.​Vikings punter Chris Kluwe appreciates the hard work everyone's done to try and get TCF Bank Stadium ready for tonight's Vikings-Bears game. Really, he does. But even so, he took to Twitter yesterday after practice to complain about the "trainwreck" of a fr ... More >>

Viktor the Viking and and Goldy the Gopher prep for Monday Night Football

Digging out.​Chris Kluwe notwithstanding, TCF Bank Stadium appears to be ready for tonight's Vikings-Bear's match. In order to that in just four days, workers managed to clear the field and stands of some 30,000 cubic yards of snow. And they managed to do it despite "help" from these two clo ... More >>

Brett Favre starts Monday Night Football [VIDEO]

Favre returns, but takes a hard hit.​Neither snow nor gimp nor sprain in shoulder kept Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre from starting in tonight's oddball outdoor Monday Night Football match against the Chicago Bears at TCF Bank Stadium. The start meant Favre tied the NFL record for ... More >>

Brett Favre says it's time to "re-evaluate"

Brett Favre says there's still hope.​The embarrassing Vikings implosion keeps getting worse after that 31-3 rout at the hands of the Packers. We have Brett Favre sniping with offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell on the sideline during the game. We have Visanthe Shiancoe over-sharing on Twitte ... More >>

Bernard Berrian violates dress code with gold cleats

Bernard Berrian, snappy dresser.​Bernard Berrian had something to prove Sunday, after skulking in the shadows of the Vikings' torrid but doomed love affair with Randy Moss. So the receiver went out against the Cardinals and caught nine passes from Brett Favre, including an overtime slant wor ... More >>

Chris Kluwe whiteboards some "illegal hit" thoughts

Chris Kluwe's helpful advice.​In case you missed it, some NFL players are getting spanked for hitting each other "illegally." The rest of them are being sent to re-education camps where their heads are getting filled with a peace, love and understanding video. Vikings punter Chris Kluwe atte ... More >>

See which Vikings rock Twitter hardest

Which Vikings rock Twitter hardest? Read on.​The NFL doesn't allow its players to use Twitter from the sidelines, but that doesn't stop some Minnesota Vikings from having a lot to say in 140 characters or less when games and practices are over. And here's what we wanted to know: Which Vikings ... More >>

Vampire Hands, Dragons Power Up! and more: Weekend Checklist

Here is a quick list of things you could get into this weekend that don't involve sitting at home watching TIVO'ed episodes of "The Marriage Ref" with your dad.

Vikings Mid-Season Report Card

High marks abound for 7-1 division leaders.

Vikings punter Chris Kluwe changing his name to World of Warcraft?

Getting "Blast"ed for kids