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Minnesota Vikings

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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?"

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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.

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Madieu Williams is NFL's Man of the Year

    Madieu Williams FoundationMadieu Williams, Man of the Year​Instead 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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Leslie Frazier is the right man for Vikings' cloudy future

    Frazier's opportunity well-earned despite a measured record.

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Madieu Williams named Vikings Community Man of the Year

    Image from Madieu Williams FoundationThe Vikings safety is a bit of good news in a pretty bad season​It hasn't exactly been a stellar season for the Vikings. First there was Brett Favre Penisgate. Then Randy Moss's bizarre self-interview. Then Coach Brad Childress got kicked to the can. And over t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Vikings will host Bears outdoors at TCF Bank Stadium

    The Metrodome is out of service, so the Vikes will move across the river.​Are you ready for some outdoor football? The Metrodome is still torn and frayed from the blizzard, so the Minnesota Vikings are going to host the Chicago Bears at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium on Monday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Metrodome collapse: Vikings play Giants tonight in Detroit [UPDATED]

    Because the Vikings' 2010 season has been so tame . . .

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Non-Minnesotans need to STFU about Metrodome: Comment of the day

    Mind your own damned Dome.​The collapse of the Metrodome roof spawned a blizzard of comments, some of which came from folks not tough enough to live here Up North on the tundra, but who never the less felt qualified to serve some scorn. One our commenters took umbrage:

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    20 best blizzard people tweets of Snowmageddon 2010

    Photo: Nic McPheeBlizzard People​The blizzard unleashed a deluge of snow, and you unleashed a torrent of comment on Twitter. Sometimes it was to share shovel strategies, sometimes it was to bitch about about the snowplows. Sometimes it was to find humor in the mess. Here's some of what flew ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Brett Favre's consecutive games streak ends

    The graybeard finally rests.

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Leslie Frazier may have something to prove to the Bills

    Feeding Buffalo lament may prove driving force in game No.2 for interim head.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Vikings play the Los Angeles relocation card in stadium debate

    Would the Vikings turn California purple?​The owners of the Minnesota Vikings really, really want you to finance them a new stadium. And the specter of the team relocating to a city more amenable to upgraded real estate has long been part of its MO for wrangling a new, taxpayer-funded stadium ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Brad Childress fired by Vikings [UPDATE]

    The guillotine falls on Chilli.

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Will Vikings pack in season versus Green Bay?

    In a zany NFL season, would a Vikings loss or win prove more bizarre?

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2010

    Fire Childress chants grow louder with latest Vikings loss

    Fire Brad Childress is on the lips of Minnesota Vikings Fans.​The Bears creamed the Vikings today 27-13, and with the defeat the cries among fans to fire Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress grow ever louder.There are those who will say that this loss was not his fault--certainly, Brett Favre contrib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Vikings need to pressure Cutler in Chicago

    The Purple can get to within a game of .500 with a win, or . . .

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Adrian Peterson will steady the Viking circus (for this weekend)

    The NFL's leading rusher should feast on the 'Cards run defense.

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Kendra Wilkinson isn't tough enough for Minnesota

    Baby, it's cold outside.​The things you learn reading the celeb rags in the supermarket checkout line: Vikings wide receiver Hank Basket is bunking alone these days, because his Playboy Mansion wife Kendra Wilkinson can't handle Minnesota. It's quite the sob story from something called Life & ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Randy Moss misses New England already

    WikiSounds like Randy Moss misses that Patriots uniform.​Randy Moss sounded like a guy with a severe case of buyer's remorse yesterday, after the Patriots handed the Vikings their fifth loss of the season. First he told reporters he was no longer going to answer their questions because the N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Meet the guy whose Randy Moss book was supposed to go to print Tuesday

    BernsteinBooks.comRandy Moss just cost this author a lot of money.​In addition to leaving Vikings fans high and dry, Randy Moss's weird antics have just killed a book deal for one of Minnesota's hardest-working sportswriters. Today was a very, very bad day for Ross Bernstein, Minnesota author ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Bill Burr, human Molotov cocktail

    ​A lot of comedians like to justify their edgier material with an arrogant disclaimer: "I'm actually up here sayin' what you only think." Veteran provocateur Bill Burr might as well offer an addendum to that: saying the stuff that gets thrown around in his material is quite possibly a sign of comp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Look for Vikings to gather Moss in Green Bay

    Moss needs to end his 14-straight game streak below the century mark.

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Randy Moss returning to the Vikings

    Photo: Wikipedia Randy Moss: He's back.​Wide receiver Randy Moss is going to be a Minnesota Viking again. Quarterback Brett Favre will finally get to pair up with a guy he's had his eye on for years. Fans will have to come to terms with a guy not known for being Minnesota Nice. And Sidney R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Sever's Corn Maze and Fall Festival

    ​Sever and Sharon Peterson first heard about field-sized mazes from an agricultural exchange student visiting from England in 1971. Taking note of the hedge mazes popular in Europe for centuries, the Peterson's decided it would be a great idea to follow their lead, but with corn. Now in their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Don't flip if Vikings are less than saintly in New Orleans

    Enjoy the opener, but don't buy the hype.

  • News

    September 8, 2010

    Visanthe Shiancoe up close and personal

    Vikings tight end is ready for the Saints

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Minnesota Vikings dropping in value

    Will the Purple head West to some fancy new digs?​There's another warning sign that we'd better figure out a way to keep the Vikings in Minnesota. The value of the team has dropped 7 percent compared to last year in a new survey of NFL franchises. The sobering news comes via Forbes magazine's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2010

    Danny Chamberlain channels B.o.B. for Vikings tribute on Madden NFL 11 [VIDEO]

    YouTube videoDanny Chamberlain says the Vikings have the MAGIC​A Minnesota teen loves the home team so much he parodied B.o.B.'s "Magic" on YouTube--his version is all about the Vikings. Danny Chamberlain recorded his tribute over a Vikings match-up on the newly released Madden NFL 11 video game.

  • News

    July 21, 2010

    Paul Allen on Jeff Dubay, Brett Favre, the Vikings

    Play-by-play announcer opens up about his past and future

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Jared Allen named Sports Illustrated MV Impact Player

    Give this man an award​What say you, Vikings fans? Should there be a "new individual honor in the NFL. We're calling it the MV non-QB P -- the most valuable player who doesn't play quarterback." That's what Kerry J. Byrne is saying at Sports Illustrated. And if such an award actually existe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Brett Favre talks in present tense about beating the Saints

    Make your mind up, will ya?​He didn't say, "Geez, ya know, I really would have liked one more shot at beating the Saints." He didn't say, "I might have been able to play at a high level for the Vikings." No. He said, ''I would love to go beat the Saints. I know I can still play at a high l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Daunte Culpepper redux: He's huge in Sacramento!

    Best Mountain Lion QB ever​There's a weird Vikings reunion going on west of the Sierra Nevada: Quarterback Daunte Culpepper has just signed a deal to play football under the eye of coach Dennis Green -- for the Sacramento Mountain Lions, a UFL franchise. The first time time those two paired u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Visanthe Shiancoe cheers Brett Favre's ankle surgery

    One more year?​Vikings QB Brett Favre appeared by video near the end of that massive huckster "motivation" gathering yesterday at the Target Center, and delivered some bummer news to the assembled acolytes: "Physically, I don't feel great," he said. "I'm not getting any younger." "One more ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Minnesota Vikings sound two-minute warning on stadium

    Should taxpayers foot the bill for a new Purple Palace?​When the Legislature adjourned earlier this week, the latest Vikings stadium bill died on the vine. And while the organization never endorsed the fresh attempt to get taxpayers to foot the bill for a new Purple Palace, it was happy to ham ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Vikings stadium bill is dead

    No one's going to see this view any time soon​Fans of giving the Minnesota Vikings another shot at the public trough to finance a new stadium saw their dreams die on Monday as the Legislature adjourned for the biennium without moving on a last-minute bill. Under the plan as it was introduced, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Chris Coleman says Vikings stadium bill screws St. Paul

    More than table scraps please, the mayor tells legislators​That $800 million Vikings stadium bill working its way through the Legislature this week amounts to nothing more than "left-over crumbs" for St. Paul, the city's mayor told state lawmakers in a letter yesterday. At issue: Proposed deb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    New Vikings stadium bill again relies on public trough

    Who pays for the new Vikings stadium?​They want to call it a "multi-purpose facility." They insist, "no state money for schools, roads, healthcare, or any other state programs can be used to build the new stadium." But state lawmakers pushing a new home for the Minnesota Vikings do indeed wa ... More >>

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