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Favre may be back next week

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) -- Brett Favre's career isn't quite over yet. The Minnesota Vikings have been eliminated from playoff contention, but they still need someone to play quarterback for their...

sports Wed, Dec 15, 2010 - 12:00am

A crew works inside the Metrodome Tuesday Dec, 14, 2010 in Minneapolis. Engineering crews are inspecting damage done to the Metrodome when its roof collapsed over the weekend. And the stadium's owners expect word before the end of Tuesday on whether it can be repaired for next Monday's Minnesota Vikings game. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles)

Metrodome will not be ready for Monday Night Football, Vikings preparing to use TCF Bank Stadium

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings are getting ready for a frigid night of football after officials said Tuesday that the Metrodome's torn roof won't be ready for Monday night's...

news / sports Tue, Dec 14, 2010 - 8:23pm

Favre's incredible streak ends at 297 games

DETROIT (AP) -- No more, Brett. After 297 consecutive starts over 19 seasons, one of the greatest individual streaks in all of sports, Brett Favre ran into an injury he...

sports Tue, Dec 14, 2010 - 12:00am

Jackson, Vikings collapse just like Metrodome roof in 21-3 loss to Giants

DETROIT (AP) -- Brett Favre stood on the sidelines for the start of a game for the first time since 1992, rubbing his salt-and-pepper beard in frustration because his body...

sports Mon, Dec 13, 2010 - 10:30pm

Favre's streak ends as Vikings put him on inactive list

DETROIT (AP) -- Brett Favre's consecutive starts streak will end tonight. The Vikings have put him on the inactive list. He will not be in the lineup when Minnesota plays...

sports Mon, Dec 13, 2010 - 4:59pm

Metrodome roof collapse moves Giants-Vikings game to Detroit Monday night

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Brett Favre is getting help from the Minnesota Vikings' medical staff, the athletic trainers and perhaps even the weather gods as he tries to keep his incredible...

sports Sun, Dec 12, 2010 - 8:59pm

If Favre can throw, he'll play against the Giants

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Near the end of his 20th NFL season, Brett Favre has created a consistent expectation that he'll play each weekend regardless of what kind of...

sports Tue, Dec 07, 2010 - 12:00am

Beaver hockey notebook: Crowd comes alive at The Sanford Center

The Sanford Center was buzzing for the first time since opening night. Sweeping the No. 4 ranked Division I hockey team in America can have that effect, and Bemidji State...

sports Tue, Dec 07, 2010 - 12:00am

Brad Childress has been fired as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings after posting a 3-7 record this season. (AP Photo/Andy King)

UPDATED: Vikings can Childress as head coach, Frazier takes over reins

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Brad Childress is gone, one season after he famously picked up Brett Favre at the airport, got a contract extension and came within a field...

sports Mon, Nov 22, 2010 - 3:23pm

Column: Time to stop blaming Childress for Vikings' problems

A tumultuous week at Winter Park was capped off by a last-minute comeback against the Cardinals on Sunday, but was it enough to stabilize the organization? The Minnesota Vikings are...

sports Thu, Nov 11, 2010 - 12:00am

Favre says he might play against Patriots on Sunday

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sports Wed, Oct 27, 2010 - 3:26pm

Childress fined for criticizing refs

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- After a narrow loss to bitter division rival Green Bay, Vikings coach Brad Childress seethed at what he called "the worst officiated game I've seen." On Tuesday,...

sports Wed, Oct 27, 2010 - 12:00am

Vikings' Favre has fractured ankle; record in jeopardy

Brett Favre has a fracture in his left ankle that could end the 41-year-old's NFL-record consecutive games streak. Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress said today an MRI on Favre's ankle...

sports Mon, Oct 25, 2010 - 3:58pm

Randy Moss pretends to moon the Green Bay fans during a playoff game in 2005. AP Photo/Morry Gash, File

Vikings: Moss saves his best moments for Lambeau Field

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) -- From his incredible rookie debut to "straight cash, homey," Randy Moss has saved some of his most memorable moments for Lambeau Field. One of football's most...

sports Sat, Oct 23, 2010 - 12:00am

Favre meets with NFL security official

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) -- Brett Favre spoke with an NFL security official Tuesday about text messages and lewd photos he allegedly sent to a New York Jets employee two years...

sports Wed, Oct 20, 2010 - 12:00am

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