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Vikings dig in vs. plans for baseball in new stadium

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Team sparring with Gophers' John Anderson and other state baseball coaches over what amounts to 20 feet of foul line.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

When the Bears were looking for a head coach to replace Lovie Smith, their list of candidates skewed heavily toward the offensive side of the ball. Former 49ers head coach and Bears icon Mike Singletary was the exception. There were suggestions that Sin…

Big Al, timberpups.com

Brace yourself, ladies and gentlemen. The Timberwolves are on the road while lacking the services of Nikola Pekovic and Alexey Shved in a Saturday night matchup in Charlotte, NC. Having lost their past 6 games, the Wolves are in desperate need of a vict…

Jonah Steinmeyer, howlintwolf.com

 A representation of the Wolves’ physical and mental absence in last night’s game versus the Washington Wizards, the now second worst team by record in the NBA.                                                            …

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Former Vikings defensive end Ray Edwards returned to the boxing ring Friday night in Minnesota, apparently against the pugilistic equivalent of his own Falcons career. Edwards improved to 2-0 with a 41-second TKO of some guy named Corey Briggs, who is n…

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

Yesterday, the Vikings announced that Matt Kalil would be taking over for Redskins offensive lineman Trent Williams in this Sunday's Pro Bowl. The Vikings couldn't supply any details and, as the Pro Bowl is an especially inessential exhibition, some spe…

John, timberpups.com

Game Summary The 17-22 Timberwolves travelled east to take on the 9-31 Washington Wizards on Friday night.  Hope everyone set their DVR’s.  The Pups opened up with Rubio, Ridnour, Kirilenko, Williams, and Stiemsma.  The Wizards countered with John Wa…

Matt Loede, vikingsgab.com

Make that 7 Pro Bowl Vikings. The Vikings will have over half a dozen players in the game Sunday night, as now rookie tackle Matt Kalil will be part of the NFC, taking the spot of Redskins left tackle Trent Williams. The Vikings press release said that …