Vikings aspire to free agency mediocrity

TE Visanthe Shiancoe.
LB Vinny Ciurciu.
WR Bobby Wade.
You call this free agency?
Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress sure does. He’s selling these mediocre prospects as the keys to turning his 6-10 debut season into a 10-6 playoff contender. Sorry if I find that a bit hard to swallow. Childress would have an easier time selling my Las [...]

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Kevin vs. Kevin: Trade Garnett or fire McHale

Even after a coaching change midseason, the Timberwolves are still struggling. Coach Randy Wittman, making the best of a bad situation, hasn’t been able to help the Wolves improve over the pace they were on when ownership let go of Coach Dwayne Casey. Now there’s talk heating up that maybe the best way to rebuild [...]

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Tubby freakin’ Smith to the Gophs!

Not that long ago, University of Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi was the subject of such criticism and derision, he may have been looking to invest in some extra death insurance. My oh my, how one decision, one action, can change a person’s fate.
In what is undoubtedly the biggest hiring coup in the history of [...]

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Could March Madness consume Gophers coach search?

March Madness is one of the most exciting times in all of sports, short of the Super Bowl. But despite the excitement it generates every year, I certainly hope the University of Minnesota and Gophers athletic director Joel Maturi don’t get swept away in the excitement and hire someone based solely on this year’s tournament [...]

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Weinke wants to wear purple!

Former Cretin-Derham Hall QB Chris Weinke, 34, who won a Heisman Trophy at Florida State and spent all of his pro career so far with the Carolina Panthers, was released by Carolina recently. He’s made it known he’d love nothing better than to become a Minnesota Viking. Weinke might be the “experienced veteran backup” the [...]

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