Looks like Rick Adelman won’t be seeking dishwasher jobs anytime soon. He’s headed back to the Twin Cities to meet with Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor about the Wolves’ coaching vacancy. Adelman, a Portland, OR, native, is a twenty-year NBA coaching veteran who spent the last four seasons with the Houston Rockets. It was widely believed [...]
In the modern NFL, there are plenty of examples of former team members playing against their old teams, but three key members of the Seattle Seahawks will be looking for some sort of vindication when they clash with the Minnesota Vikings in tonight’s pre-season game. Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, quarterback Tavaris Jackson, and wide receiver [...]
With a lot of starters held out from seeing significant action, the Minnesota Vikings lost big to the Tennessee Titans in the preseason opener. Not that it much matters. Still, McNabb looked OK for his first series, less so later on, but never generated a score. Probably third-stringer Joe Webb worked with the second team [...]
Guard prospect Wally Ellenson of Rice Lake, WI, could become coach Tubby Smith’s first get of the 2012 recruiting class; he’s due to visit Minnesota this weekend and is impressed with Smith despite the team’s struggles last season. Despite being unrated by either Scouts.com or Rivals.com, Ellenson’s being highly recruited, with offers from West Virginia, [...]
He was a 10-year member of the franchise and now might be the man to bring a young team back to some level of success. Sam Mitchell is the latest coach to interview for the head coach vacancy created after Kurt Rambis burned out following a mere two seasons at the helm. Mitchell has a [...]
While Donovan McNabb was brought on board by the Vikings to mentor Christian Ponder in QB duties, one has to wonder if the Vikings chose appropriately. The longtime Eagles QB never won a SuperBowl and often lost in the NFC Championship game; while that would be a lot of success by Vikings standards, one would [...]
While sports columnists are bemoaning the mediocrity and transitions in much of Minnesota sports, one team has quietly put together an impressive nine-game winning streak, has only lost four times this season, and is pretty much leading the league in their sport. No, I’m not talking about the Twins. Instead, with an impressive record of [...]
