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Vikings make bid to host Super Bowl

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have made a formal bid to host a Super Bowl. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirms the team's application to host either the...

sports Fri, Sep 07, 2012 - 4:32pm

Rongstad named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week

BEMIDJI — Bemidji State quarterback Lance Rongstad was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Offensive Player of the Week Tuesday. Rongstad helped guide the Beavers to a season-opening victory Aug...

sports / beavers Tue, Sep 04, 2012 - 11:41pm

Bemidji’s Sam Bruestle, top, tackles Moorhead’s Drake Benedict with the help of teammate Nick Gubbels (7) during Friday’s game. Michael Vosburg | Forum Communications Co.

Spuds score late to outlast Bemidji

MOORHEAD – Last year the Bemidji football team advanced to the final game of the state Class 4A tournament. Moorhead also was a state participant, claiming the Section 8-5A title...

sports / lumberjacks Fri, Aug 31, 2012 - 11:16pm

Lance Rongstad went to the air during this run but Upper Iowa’s Paul Yokas was able to snag his leg and slow the BSU quarterback. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Down to the wire: Bemidji State escapes after Upper Iowa botches last second field goal

BEMIDJI – It wasn’t until the Bemidji State football team saw Upper Iowa botch the snap on a field goal with five seconds left that the Beavers could exhale. After...

sports / beavers Fri, Aug 31, 2012 - 11:10pm

Fan falls to death at Texans stadium in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — A 25-year-old fan died after tumbling about 60 feet from a fifth-floor escalator at the Reliant Stadium during a preseason Houston Texans' game, officials said Friday. The...

news Fri, Aug 31, 2012 - 12:56pm

Bemidji eager to discover identity today at Moorhead

BEMIDJI – Each team, no matter the sport or the level of expertise, develops an identity that is unique to the collective talents of the players. The identity of the...

sports / lumberjacks Thu, Aug 30, 2012 - 11:34pm

Bemidji State running back Dustin Kroeplin runs a drill during a recent practice. The fourth-year starter is among 18 seniors on an experienced Beavers roster. BSU opens their season against Upper Iowa tonight at 6 p.m. at Chet Anderson Stadium. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Conference title, playoff hopes begin today for BSU football team

BEMIDJI – It wouldn’t be quite accurate to say it’s “Now or never” for the Bemidji State football team. But for the Beavers’ talented senior class, it’s their last shot...

sports / beavers Thu, Aug 30, 2012 - 11:32pm

San Diego Chargers kicker Nick Novak (9) and punter Mike Scifres (5) celebrate Novak's game-winning field goal against the Minnesota Vikings in the second half of their preseason game on Friday in Minneapolis. The Chargers won 12-10. /Genevieve Ross | Associated Press

Chargers win field goal fight with Vikings 12-10

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The San Diego Chargers escaped from a sloppy preseason game with some confidence in their defense. Their kickers were in fine form, too. Nick Novak's 45-yard field...

sports Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 11:53pm

MSU-Mankato football coach faces porn case

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — The head football coach at Minnesota State, Mankato, was charged Wednesday with two counts related to child pornography after authorities said they found nude images of...

sports Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 10:25pm

Vikings counting on Guion but knee injury persists

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were excited about the progress Letroy Guion was making in his transition from one defensive tackle spot to the other. He showed up...

sports Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 10:24pm

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson runs with the ball during training camp recently. The Vikings have expressed a desire to give Peterson some preseason carries to give his mind, his body and his surgically repaired left knee more confidence for the games that count starting in September. But now they’re backing off, not wanting to expose Peterson to a freak hit in a meaningless exhibition that could negate all the progress he’s made. Jerry Holt | Star Tribune

Peterson tells Vikings their no-preseason plan is OK

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have a better idea about how to finish preparing Adrian Peterson and his surgically repaired left knee for the season. The plan, simply,...

sports Tue, Aug 21, 2012 - 10:49pm

MSU Mankato football coach booked in child porn case

EAGLE LAKE (AP) — The head football coach at Minnesota State, Mankato, is in custody on charges related to child pornography. Todd Hoffner was booked into the Blue Earth County...

sports Tue, Aug 21, 2012 - 3:48pm

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Audie Cole (57) is congratulated by teammates after scoring on an interception against Buffalo Bills quarterback Vince Young in the second half of their preseason game Friday in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 36-14. Genevieve Ross | Associated Press

Interceptions must increase for Vikings to improve

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings tied for the league lead last season in sacks, so opposing quarterbacks should’ve been flustered into forcing plenty of bad throws that the...

sports Mon, Aug 20, 2012 - 11:33pm

Bemidji State University running back Dustin Kroeplin finds a hole in the defense during a recent practice at BSU. Kroeplin, a four-year starter in the backfield, is one of the leaders of an experienced BSU offense this season. Jack Hittinger | Bemidji Pioneer

Experience matters: Bemidji State offense has senior leadership on its side

BEMIDJI – It’s subtle, but Dustin Kroeplin sees the change in the Bemidji State University offense already. It’s only been a year, but the senior running back says that year...

sports / beavers Sat, Aug 18, 2012 - 9:45pm

Minnesota Vikings running back Jerome Felton (42) scores a touchdown as Buffalo Bills linebacker Nick Barnett (50) looks on in the first half of their preseason game Friday in Minneapolis. Genevieve Ross | Associated Press

Ponder thrives for Vikings in 36-14 win over Bills

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Christian Ponder isn't a rookie anymore. In his second preseason with Minnesota, he looks a lot more polished than that. Ponder threw a first-quarter touchdown pass in...

sports Fri, Aug 17, 2012 - 11:24pm

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