While the Minnesota Vikings are set to grind up real estate with their potent 1-2 RB punch featuring Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor, don’t expect that the purple’s fullbacks will disappear to some Orlando vacation home rental. Nope, players like Tony Richardson may not be getting many carries, but don’t expect them to fade into [...]
Call it cold feet, call it Coach Tubby learned something we don’t know, call it a last-second colon cleanse, call it what you will … but Coach Smith’s first Gophers recruit has backed out of his verbal commitment to the University of Minnesota. But he might be back … maybe. “It’s nothing against (Smith) or [...]
Pack up the luggage, Paul Carter, you’re heading to Minnesota! New Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith added another locked-in recruit to his 2008 recruiting class this week when Carter committed to Minnesota on Tuesday without even so much as a campus visit. Carter told TwinCities.com, “I always thought about what it would be [...]
The lights are dark at Target Center tonight for more reasons than saving on the electric bill. Five-year NBA veteran and longtime Timberwolf forward Eddie Griffin died last Friday when the SUV he was driving collided with a freight train in a fiery crash in Texas, according to reports breaking across the Web and wire [...]
Ex-Green Bay Packer wide receiver Robert Ferguson may get a second chance with NFC North division rival, the Minnesota Vikings, according to several online reports. Even though the Vikings are host to over a dozen receivers on their training camp roster, the team might find a spot for the ex-Packer. That’s because, right now, Bobby [...]
New Golden Gophers men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith is setting the table for future success with the program. Reports on TwinCities.com indicate that he’s bringing in two big men soon for their first Gophers recruiting visit. (Just keep ‘em away from the co-ed hot tubs!) Those big men are prep basketball stars are 6’11″ Ralph [...]
Let’s admit it. Prior to the Garnett-to-Boston trade, the Minnesota Timberwolves were one of the older teams in the NBA. As in, not young. Some veteran rosters can be a good thing, but after three seasons out of the playoffs, the Wolves simply were not that kind of team. If owner Glen Taylor hadn’t broken [...]
Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Mark Madsen is recovering from shoulder surgery, according to a report on TwinCities.com. Madsen, a tough, physical player who has done well the past five years in a reserve role, is expected to be out for about three months. That means Madsen will miss all of Coach Randy Wittman’s training camp and [...]
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