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Craig: Long preseason run against Vikings started Kaepernick's rise

startribune.com

When Colin Kaepernick rode the read option for a preseason TD run, few knew a star was born.

CNNSI.com

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman has been trying to keep a lid on his wife's health issues that caused him to be away from the team for three weeks, preferring to deal with the situation privately while keeping his eye on th…

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

According to FOX 11 Sports in Green Bay, the Minnesota Vikings have interest in longtime division rival receiver Donald Driver. Driver, who soon turns 38 years old, is an impending free agent. Driver has worked on FOX 11”²s Inside the Huddle show for ne…

ESPN.com

NFC West colleague Mike Sando is an avid reader of the NFC North blog, and so naturally he noticed last week's post on two 1998 Minnesota Vikings draft picks -- receiver Randy Moss and center Matt Birk -- who will appear for opposite teams in Super Bwl …

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

On Saturday night, Minnesota Timberwolves second year guard Ricky Rubio played what was easily his best game of the 2012-13 season. The point man made four of nine shots, a modest mark that still lifted his shooting percentage on the year from 23 percen…

John, timberpups.com

For the third time this season and for the second time in two weeks, the Timberwolves will be playing the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night.  The game begins a much needed, six game home stretch for the Pups as they look to right the ship that sails …

ESPN.com

(Another in a series of posts circling back on the 2012 season and some of our preseason themes.) Kyle Rudolph's turn as the Pro Bowl MVP served as a reminder that the Minnesota Vikings have an exceptional tight end whose 2012 season went largely unnoti…

startribune.com

Former Vikings teammates to meet Sunday in Super Bowl XLVII

startribune.com

There's a TwinsFest, so why isn't there a VikingsFest?