Legislators are stuck on taxes, bonds and VikingsSenate GOP leader won't bring stadium up without a global deal. |
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Hartman: Vikings gaining an Irish accentApr 28, 2012
With the drafting of Harrison Smith and Robert Blanton, the Vikings will have five Fighting Irish alumni on the roster. |
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Meet new Vikings RB Derrick ColemanApr 28, 2012
The Minnesota Vikings' list of 15 undrafted rookie signings includes at least one with quite an intriguing story. UCLA running back Derrick Coleman is severely hearing impaired and wears hearing aids during games. As ESPNLosAngeles.com detailed last fal… |
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And now, making the Vikings pieces fitApr 28, 2012
With Rick Spielman's first draft as Vikings GM over, the onus falls on him, Leslie Frazier and Christian Ponder to make the new roster work. |
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Vikings go hog wild at wide receiverApr 28, 2012
Longtime friends Greg Childs and Jarius Wright were taken in the fourth round out of Arkansas. |
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Vikes RB King arrested on suspicion of assaultApr 28, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Minnesota Vikings running back Caleb King was arrested on suspicion of third-degree assault in the beating of another man outside a birthday party, the Anoka County sheriff's office said Saturday. |
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Caleb King of Vikings is jailed in assault caseApr 28, 2012
A man who allegedly teased the player at a birthday party had his skull fractured and needed 50-plus stitches. |
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No stadium vote in House today, GOP saysApr 28, 2012
Despite calls from the governor and Democratic leadership, it looks like the House will not hold a vote on the Vikings stadium vote on Saturday. |
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Vikings running back Caleb King arrested for assaultApr 28, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com If the Vikings end up getting a deal in place to build a new stadium in the coming days, it will happen in spite of some bad off-field P.R. in recent days. First, the team signed receiver Jerome Simpson, who pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge earlie… |
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Fans hit Capitol for uncertain Viking stadium voteApr 28, 2012
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Fans decked out in purple and gold are roaming Minnesota's Capitol in hopes that the House debates and votes on the $1 billion Vikings stadium bill. |
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Look out, Ryan LongwellApr 28, 2012
Decisions in the sixth round don't usually have much immediate impact on prominent veterans, but this one is worth noting: The Minnesota Vikings drafted Georgia place-kicker Blair Walsh with the fifth pick of the round and No. 175 overall. Traditionally… |
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Play for Vikings? Go to Notre Dame or ...Apr 28, 2012
I'm not sure what it means, if anything, but the Minnesota Vikings have produced a unique draft quirk as we approach the final few rounds of the NFC North draft. To this point, they have drafted three sets of college teammates among their first seven pi… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com After the Vikings stadium bill died in the Minnesota Legislature, the NFL mobilized, urging the politicians to at least subject the measure to a vote before the House and the Senate. The team and the league will get what they wanted, even if it means th… |
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Vikings stadium: Bill set for floor debateApr 28, 2012
Good Saturday morning. Let's take a brief detour from wall-to-wall draft coverage to let you know that the Minnesota Vikings' stadium bill took an important step late Friday night and is now poised to be heard on the floor of both houses of the Minnesot… |
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Vikings' $1B stadium bill passed to Minn. SenateApr 28, 2012
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The $1 billion Minnesota Vikings stadium bill narrowly survived a skewering late Friday in the Senate Taxes Committee, which moved the bill to the Senate floor as the team's decade-long push for a new home drew closer to a resolu… |
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Committee moves Vikes stadium bill to SenateApr 28, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com The $1 billion Minnesota Vikings stadium bill narrowly survived a skewering late Friday in the Senate Taxes Committee, which moved the bill to the Senate floor as the team's decade-long push for a new home drew closer to a resolution. |
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