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January 4, 2011
Leslie Frazier is the right man for Vikings' cloudy future
Frazier's opportunity well-earned despite a measured record.
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February 7, 2011
Madieu Williams is NFL's Man of the Year
Madieu Williams FoundationMadieu Williams, Man of the YearInstead of sorry results and scandalous behavior from the Minnesota Vikings, there's some good news: Safety Madieu Williams has been named the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year. He's only the second Vikings player in history to be reco ... More >>
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April 1, 2011
Minnesota Vikings stadium proposal published
The Legislature will take another shot at making a new Vikings stadium a reality.Here we go again. Now that the Legislature appears to be nearing the end of debate on some seriously draconian bills that slash spending on education, health and human services, it's going to take up the matter ... More >>
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April 4, 2011
Pastor Karsten Nelson prays for Vikings stadium bill at Legislature
Does god wants a new Vikings stadium?The last time a Christian minister raised eyebrows with an invocation at the Legislature, he drew rebukes for failing to take note that Jewish lawmakers deserved as much respect as their Christian colleagues when it came time for prayer. Now, a minister ... More >>
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April 9, 2011
Vikings stadium bill introduced at Legislature
Who will pay for it? Where will it go?We finally have a Vikings stadium bill -- effectively the last bill of its kind the Legislature can consider before the team's lease expires on the Metrodome -- and lawmakers have until May 23 to pass it. Talk about a Hail Mary.
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April 13, 2011
Dave Thompson, GOP senator, rips taxes in Vikings stadium bill
Ellerbe BecketYour tax dollars at work?In a simple statement today, assistant Senate majority leader Dave Thompson of Lakeville crystalized the thoughts of just about every critic of a proposed new taxpayer-supported stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. For a Republican controlled Legislature ... More >>
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April 26, 2011
CBS eyes Brad Childress for NFL Draft commentary
He's back.Former Vikings coach Brad Childress was run out of town last November in the wake of a total team collapse punctuated by Brett Favre's bum season and rumored infidelities, and the brief, boneheaded move to bring back Randy Moss. But Chilly's back -- if you've got a broadband hookup ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
Christian Ponder, Florida State quarterback, drafted by the Vikings
YouTubeCan this guy turn the Vikings around?Christian Ponder is the new Brett Favre. Actually, after the rolling disaster that was last season, on and off the field, that's probably not on how the 23-year-old quarterback is framing his aspirations. But with Favre's long-threatened departure fro ... More >>
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May 3, 2011
St. Paul Vikings?
Pipe dream?The Legislature is evidently too busy writing discrimination into the state constitution these days to take up the Vikings stadium bill, but the wheeling and dealing over the facility's location -- and who benefits -- continues behind the scenes. Can you say, "St. Paul Vikings?"
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May 9, 2011
Minneapolis releases Vikings stadium funding details
An artist's concept of how a new Vikings stadium might look at the Metrodome site.Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak pulled the curtain back this afternoon on details for funding the city's share of a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings on the site of the Metrodome. The proposal calls for the ci ... More >>
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May 10, 2011
Massive opposition to taxpayer-funded Vikings stadium
Minnesotans don't want to pay for a new Vikings stadium.If this morning's Minnesota Poll is accurate, roughly 70 percent of Minnesotans are opposed to their tax dollars being used to help Zygi Wilf pay for a new Vikings stadium. Would the result have been different if Brad Childress and Bret ... More >>
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May 10, 2011
Ramsey County wins Vikings stadium bid war
minnesotavikings.comThe Vikings' new schloss will sit on the laqrgest Superfund site in the country.If the Vikings stay in Minnesota, they're going to do it in Arden Hills. Ramsey County won the bidding war against Minneapolis to help finance the construction of the team's new stadium on what ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
Cory Merrifield, SaveTheVikes.org leader, boosts new stadium plans
Courtesy Savethevikes.org.Vikings superfan Cory Merrifiled, right, has been lobbying for a new stadium since 2009. On Tuesday, a lot of Vikings fans celebrated a victory when team owners struck a deal with Ramsey County to build a new stadium in Arden Hills. But even with a location suppose ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
Ted Mondale is the latest Vikings stadium party pooper
Ahem. About that $175 million?Ted Mondale, the governor's point man on steering a stadium deal that will keep the Vikings in Minnesota, pointed out today that all this self-congratulatory backslapping between Ramsey County and the Wilf brothers (and SaveTheVikes) over a new stadium in Arden H ... More >>
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May 17, 2011
Roger Goodell says NFL would pitch in for Vikings stadium
Wiki.Could this man be the answer to Vikings fans' prayers?With less than a week left to go in the legislative session, the Vikings stadium proposal is still showing some signs of life. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell now says the league is willing to chip in on a new stadium, which in theory ... More >>
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May 18, 2011
Vikings stadium madness: Minneapolis back on drawing board
Sen. Julie Rosen has some buyer's remorse.Two bits of WTF stand out after yesterday's meeting between NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and all the parties involved in trying to find the Vikings a new home. The first is that, whatever the final dollar amount the NFL decides to kick in to suppor ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
SKOL: Vikings' super fans, awful 2010 season, documented by U of M student [VIDEO]
A documentary on super fans gets a boost from a super awful season.Just when we'd relegated the Vikings' epic 2010 implosion to the far reaches of our collective craniums, University of Minnesota journalism student Elizabeth Giorgi has come along to remind us of the whole, sorry affair. But i ... More >>
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June 10, 2011
Vikings in talks to move to L.A.
The future home of the Los Angeles Vikings?The hoopla surrounding the Vikings' billion-dollar stadium deal with Arden Hills sure seemed to fizzle once everyone realized the thing might actually cost taxpayers a boatload of money. So is anyone truly shocked that the Vikings are entertaining an ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Vikings stadium bill deadline may be Friday
Does this stadium have a purple hue?Minnesota legislators and the governor already don't seem likely to reach a July 1 agreement on whether to raise taxes to keep the state's government functioning. Now they've set themselves a Friday deadline to try and resolve the $130 million gap between ... More >>
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June 20, 2011
Wilfs sweeten Vikings Stadium pot with extra $30 million
Will this concept ever see the light of day?Friday was supposed to be deadline day for the Minnesota Vikings owners and the Legislature to reach a deal for a billion-dollar stadium in Ramsey County supported in part by taxpayers. They blew the deadline, they're still talking, and the state i ... More >>
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July 6, 2011
St. Paul City Council opposes Vikings stadium tax [UPDATE]
Pictured: The proposed stadium in Arden Hills. Some assembly required. A resolution on the tax to fund the Minnesota Vikings stadium in Arden Hills looks headed for a 7-0 shutout in the St. Paul City Council today. If it's approved by the state Legislature, the current proposal would raise sales ... More >>
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July 26, 2011
Tarvaris Jackson signs with Seattle, Vikings call Donovan McNabb, reports say
Jackson looks headed west without ever getting a chance.Tarvaris Jackson, the unproven heir apparent to Brett Favre as Vikings' quarterback, has signed a free-agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks, according to reports out of Seattle.If the rumor's true, it means Jackson, a 2006 Vikings draft ... More >>
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July 27, 2011
Donovan McNabb and Vikings work on contract details
McNabb had a great career before his last year in Washington.Donovan McNabb will be the Vikings' new quarterback if he and the team can agree on the details of a new contract, sources told ESPN late last night. With Tarvaris Jackson reportedly bolting for Seattle, the Vikings are close to trading ... More >>
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August 1, 2011
Donovan McNabb introduced at Vikings training camp, says he has "five or six" years left
McNabb was all smiles, even if he's facing a contract cut.Donovan McNabb was officially introduced as Vikings quarterback at the team training camp in Mankato yesterday, stealing the show with his big laugh and by announcing he has "five or six more years left." A new version of McNabb's contract ... More >>
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September 8, 2011
Minnesota Vikings 28th-most valuable NFL team
Sorry Donovan McNabb, we're still not worth a damn.The Minnesota Vikings are worth a lot compared to, say, a car, or a turkey sandwich. But compared to other NFL teams, they're not doing well.Just in time for tonight's opening kickoff of the NFL season, Forbes Magazine has compiled its annual ran ... More >>
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September 20, 2011
Kevin Williams returns to Vikings after suspension, says he'll play Sunday
Kevin Williams isn't going to let his ailing foot keep him from playing.Kevin Williams, the Vikings' gigantic run-stuffing defensive tackle, is back with the team today after a two-week suspension for performance enhancing drugs.Williams' return will be a welcome one for the Vikings, who've built ... More >>
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September 27, 2011
Adrian Peterson's dad: Give the ball to Adrian Peterson
Adrian Peterson: Too polite to demand the ball -- fortunately, his dad's not.Adrian Peterson is one of the most exciting running backs in the history of the NFL. And, after the Vikings cut a gigantic check on the eve of this season's first game, he's on track to be one of the best paid NFL player ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Angry taxpayers shout "No!" to Vikings stadium money
If they get their say, this spaceship will never land on taxpayers' dime.The Minnesota Vikings are basically in the worst possible position to be asking for money right now. The team isn't just 0-3, it's choked on big leads in all three games. The NFL's new owner-friendly labor agreement has left ... More >>
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October 3, 2011
Bernard Berrian gets in Twitter fight with Rep. John Kriessel
Bernard Berrian, John Kriesel: Vikings player, Vikings fan, twitter fighters.Bernard Berrian had only one catch yesterday for the Vikings, which means he had as many catches as he did Twitter fights with Minnesota legislators. Berrian got into it yesterday with Republican Rep. John Kriesel. Kries ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
Vikings stadium won't go to a vote
Who cares if you want to pay for the new Vikings stadium?The Minnesota Vikings new stadium will be a $1.1 billion monument dedicated to the death of democracy. That's what taxpayers learned last night, when the Ramsey County Charter Commission voted not to allow a vote on the tax that will build ... More >>
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October 18, 2011
Mark Dayton plans special session for Vikings stadium [POLL]
The Vikings stadium will be agreed upon before the stuffing is served.Mark Dayton announced yesterday that he's so excited about a new Vikings stadium, it doesn't even matter what the damn thing looks like, or costs, or whatever -- just build it, man, we'll figure it out later! After a meeting wi ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Gambling on football: How the Block E Casino might build the Vikings stadium
Want this stadium? Fine, just keep dumping quarters in that slot machine.As of this morning, Minneapolis is a city with one professional football team, and zero casinos. Some day soon, that could be the other way around.The new push for a special session to finance the Vikings stadium in Arden Hi ... More >>
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October 21, 2011
Minnesota might sell Zygi Wilf the Metrodome for $1
The Metrodome is for sale: Can anyone lend Zygi a quarter?In the hectic lead-up to the proposed special session that will or will not approve a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings, all things are on the table. The latest proposal is no crazier than the other ones -- for example, gettin' in the ... More >>
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October 24, 2011
The Minnesota Vikings are the NFL's most arrested team
Chris Cook is on this list... twice!The Minnesota Vikings could not pull off a miraculous comeback against the Green Bay Packers yesterday.The loss drops the Vikings to 1-6 on the season. But, as it turns out, there is one statistic in which Minnesota is leading the NFL: arrested players.Accordin ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
Citywide sales tax, statewide pull-tabs might pay for Vikings stadium
Just 20 more ideas, and we'll get this stadium thing figured out.The Minnesota Vikings new stadium has led to a stack of ideas from public officials on how to get the thing built and paid for. Tax on Ramsey County? State legacy funds? Block E Casino downtown? Now, there are two more ideas: One, f ... More >>
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October 28, 2011
AFL-CIO endorses block E Casino site, lawmakers condemn it
Big labor wants the casino, but big government doesn't.The AFL-CIO wants more labor jobs, and it's not above endorsing a little vice to get things rolling.Yesterday, the Minnesota chapter of the AFL-CIO endorsed the planned Block E Casino, which has resurfaced as a possible method to fund a new V ... More >>
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October 28, 2011
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 >>
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November 2, 2011
Should Minnesota pay for a new Vikings stadium, or fix the State Capitol? [POLL]
Vikings stadium, State Capitol: What's important to us?The Minnesota Vikings need a new stadium, and they need lots of money the state doesn't have to build it. But now, they're not the only state institution that needs a pile of cash. Yesterday, Mark Dayton spoke about two separate issues, both ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Vikings stadium won't get a special session
This stadium will have to wait until the legislature's New Year's hangover wears off.The Minnesota Vikings are, putting it kindly, not a very special football team right now. Fittingly, the team won't get a special session from the legislature to rule on its new stadium(s?), and will have to wait ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
San Antonio Vikings? Say it ain't so, Lester Bagley!
Another city is trying to lure the Vikings from Minnesota, according to Vikings spokesman Lester Bagley.Although Los Angeles has long been rumored to covet our football team, Bagley recently dropped the bombshell that another city has also been wooing the Vikes during the past year. However, he w ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Jared Allen knows how to stop Calvin Johnson: Optimus Prime
Optimus Jared Allen is hoping to transform the Vikings into a winning team.As the struggling Minnesota Vikings prepare to face the surging Detroit Lions this weekend, Jared Allen is thinking outside the box.The biggest deep threat on the Lions is wide receiver Calvin Johnson, AKA Megatron (which ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Rick Spielman named Vikings GM
Following a disastrous 3-13 season that prompted calls for a power shake-up, Rick Spielman is now the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings.The move essentially represents a promotion of Spielman from Vice President of Player Personnel -- a position he has held since May 2006 -- to the undispu ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Vikings warming to idea of staying in Minneapolis
Recent developments make it more likely the Arden Hills stadium won't advance beyond renderings.After months of insisting that Arden Hills is the team's preferred site for a new Vikings stadium, it appears ownership is warming to the idea of staying in downtown Minneapolis.During meetings with st ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Vikes stadium: Dayton asks city, Ramsey County to play hurry-up
Minneapolis leaders are mounting a last-minute drive to keep the Vikings in town. Governor Dayton wants Minneapolis and Ramsey County to deploy hurry-up offenses in hopes of bringing closure to the Vikings' stadium drive.Today, he sent the Ramsey County board and Mayor R.T. Rybak letters setting ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
It's election night in Minneapolis
Cleveland LeaderTwo special elections for legislative seats happen tonight in Minneapolis. "Election 2012" doesn't just refer to November 6.Ready or not, two Minnesota legislative seats, both in Minneapolis, are actually up for grabs tonight. One is House District 61B, which includes the south Mi ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Shakopee, out of nowhere, announces Vikings stadium bid
Minnesota VikingsZygi Wilf stays up late dreaming about building something like this in suburbia, but he never had Shakopee in mind.Maybe the the mayor of Shakopee simply misread his calendar by a year.That's because today -- one day before the Governor Dayton-imposed deadline for final stadium p ... More >>
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January 17, 2012
Sad Packers Fan video: Is it wrong to enjoy it this much?
Pathetic Packer tears: Salve to the soul of a Vikings fanSunday was a sad day in Packer nation, as Green Bay's bid for back-to-back championships was rudely ended by the visiting New York Giants.But after all, it was just a football game. Nothing to cry about, right?Wrong. A video has surfaced of ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Dayton to Vikes: Metrodome site or bust
Tomorrow's meeting between Zygi and Dayton could make clear whether the Vikes are serious about an LA relocation in time for next season.The train wreck that is the Vikings stadium drive went a little more off the rails Monday afternoon.Governor Dayton told Zygi Wilf that the only workable site t ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
NFL: No Los Angeles Vikings in 2012
It now appears there will be no Los Angeles NFL team until 2013 at the earliest.We've been hearing for months about how the Vikings' expiring Metrodome lease means it's urgent for lawmakers to get a stadium deal done early this legislative session.Los Angeles is ready and willing, so goes this lo ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Vikings stadium: Parking lot naming rights centerpiece of Ramsey County's revised plan
Minnesota VikingsIn another step toward a dystopian future, Ramsey County wants to sell parking lot naming rights.First we had the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Then, in order to capitalize on revenue from naming rights, we had Mall of America Field at the Metrodome.Soon, if Ramsey County officia ... More >>
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