(2009/01/09)
MIAMI (AP) — Tim Tebow gave Florida the jolt it needed, and the Gators toughed out a second BCS title in three years.
(2009/01/09)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Crank up the AC/DC, Milwaukee: The Brewers have landed career saves leader Trevor Hoffman, solving a shaky closer situation that could have gone into spring training with no clear-cut favorite.
(2009/01/09)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The quarterback for the 2009 Minnesota Vikings? It’s not exactly Tarvaris Jackson’s job to lose.
(2009/01/09)
I find it interesting that the Cleveland Browns hired former New York Jets coach Eric Mangini to take over for the recently fired Romeo Crennel. Not interesting in a “surprised” kind of way. More of a “here we go again” kind of way.
(2009/01/09)
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Minnesota entered its first Big Ten road game with a target on its back. For about half the game, it looked like the 22nd-ranked Gophers weren’t up to the challenge.
(2009/01/08)
Carol Hanson knows it’s inevitable. And she’s bracing herself for when the moment comes.
(2009/01/08)
At times like the final 13 minutes of the second half, Mackenzie Hunter knows pure adrenaline will carry her.
(2009/01/08)
WHITEWATER, Wis. — UW-La Crosse coach Ken Koelbl was happy with his team’s point production, but wasn’t pleased — at times — with its defense.
(2009/01/08)
When Viterbo University forward Scott Buschman’s energy level is amped up to 110 percent, everyone in the gym can feel it.
(2009/01/08)
Viterbo University women’s basketball coach Bobbi Vandenberg reserves the right to be disappointed in her team, no matter how difficult its circumstances are.
(2009/01/08)
One question that is frequently asked of us who spend our days and nights working in the sports world is why many of the same high school teams are successful year after year. Doesn’t matter what sport, some teams just win, baby!
(2009/01/07)
The Northwoods League released its 2009 schedule on Tuesday.
(2009/01/07)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Over the last 22 years, the Minnesota Twins have had two different managers in their dugout. Just three GMs. Only two team presidents.
(2009/01/07)
For the life of me, I never heard of the ‘crab dribble’ until now.
(2009/01/07)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota coach Tim Brewster lost his top two assistants on Tuesday, with the resignations of offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar and defensive coordinator Ted Roof.
(2009/01/07)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Randy Foye assured the Minnesota Timberwolves would achieve their longest winning streak in two years.
(2009/01/06)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carl Pohlad, a billionaire banker whose Minnesota Twins won two World Series titles during nearly his nearly quarter-century as owner, died Monday. He was 93.
(2009/01/06)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings enter the offseason sooner than they anticipated but believing no major changes are needed to make a Super Bowl run next season.
(2009/01/06)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — As the Minnesota Vikings packed their stuff following their playoff loss, the Williams Wall vowed to play in the 2009 season opener.
(2009/01/06)
Viterbo University women’s soccer coach Will Lemke has accepted the head coaching position at NCAA Division I Youngstown State, it was announced Monday.
(2009/01/06)
FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Maekenzy Kjos, a Logan High School graduate, scored a game-high 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Western Technical College women’s basketball team past UW-Fond du Lac 49-44 Monday night.
(2009/01/05)
MINNEAPOLIS — Visanthe Shiancoe could not prevent the Minnesota Vikings’ season from coming to an end Sunday at the Metrodome, but the tight end did an excellent job of summarizing why it happened.
(2009/01/05)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Many of Adrian Peterson’s Minnesota teammates had already showered and dressed, eager to get out of a somber locker room after a playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
(2009/01/05)
So Chad Pennington won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award for 2008. Now don’t get me wrong, Pennington had a good season in his first year in Miami, but shouldn’t a player actually have to come back from something to be Comeback Player of the Year?
(2009/01/04)
There was no flinching and no trembling on Melissa Lang’s part. She simply said ‘OK’ when she heard the news and went on with her business.
(2009/01/04)
T.J. Nereng was grateful for the compliment, but he just as quickly turned the attention away from himself.
(2009/01/04)
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Viterbo University women’s basketball team is grasping its new motion offense.
(2009/01/04)
To whom much is given, much is expected. This is a phrase that should be on Brad Childress’ mind today.
(2009/01/04)
DES MOINES, Iowa — Scott Buschman recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as the Viterbo University men’s basketball team dropped a 77-64 Midwest Collegiate Conference decision to Grand View on Saturday.
(2009/01/04)
MINNEAPOLIS — Their bushy mustaches look about the same, and their approaches to building and organizing their teams are similar. Heck, most of their fans want them fired, too.
(2009/01/04)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Fans purchased more than 20,000 tickets to Minnesota’s playoff game over six days, assuring there will be no local TV blackout when the Vikings host Philadelphia at the Metrodome on Sunday.
(2009/01/03)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Michael Redd made quick work of the Charlotte Bobcats.
(2009/01/03)
Chicago Tribune MINNEAPOLIS — With Pat Williams, the Vikings are as dominant as any NFL team against the run. Without the Pro Bowl nose tackle, they might have trouble slowing any sort of Eagles rushing attack.
(2009/01/03)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have an idea for stimulating the economy: a new football stadium.
(2009/01/03)
It’s easy to put together a lengthy list on the disappointments that filled the season for the Green Bay Packers. Expectations following a year that included a trip to the NFC Championship Game were probably too high to begin with, but there wasn’t a lot to get excited about, especially over the final six games.
(2009/01/02)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brian Westbrook could only smile and shrug when asked if he expected the Philadelphia Eagles to use him more as a blocker this week.
(2009/01/02)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Now that the Detroit Lions have called about defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, the Minnesota Vikings expect interest from other teams with head coaching vacancies.
(2009/01/02)
In terms of area wrestling, Monday and Tuesday were dominated by the Bi-State Classic, which showcased some of the best athletes from the Coulee Region. But what about the week’s performances you didn’t get to hear about?
(2009/01/02)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Just before taking the court for the conference opener against No. 15 Villanova, Marquette coach Buzz Williams gave his players a reminder: Their seniors have never started 2-0 in the Big East.
(2009/01/01)
Santa Claus has come and gone and by the time you read this, your New Year’s Eve noisemakers will have given way to the seemingly nonstop broadcast of bowl games.
(2009/01/01)
As the offseason blame game begins in New York over the Jets’ early exit from the postseason mix, it’s not surprising quarterback Brett Favre is receiving some criticism in the New York media.
(2009/01/01)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — When Tarvaris Jackson lines up and crouches for his first NFL playoff snap, he’s certain to see a Philadelphia defense looking plenty busy on the other side — as if to welcome Minnesota’s young quarterback to the postseason.
(2009/01/01)
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — As night fell in the desert, the haunting Rock Chalk Chant filled Sun Devil Stadium.
(2009/01/01)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan State point guard Kalin Lucas found his rhythm against Minnesota, handing the Gophers their first loss of the season.
(2008/12/30)
T.J. Nereng couldn’t lie. He liked what he heard.
(2008/12/30)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The “Fire Childress!” chants have been silenced, at least at the Metrodome.
(2008/12/30)
Football in the state took a sudden and unexpected downturn this year.
(2008/12/30)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With all eyes on O.J. Mayo and Kevin Love, it was Al Jefferson who stole the show.
(2008/12/29)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The New York Giants were already comfortably in the playoffs. The Minnesota Vikings? There was nothing comfortable about their situation, let alone their entire season.
(2008/12/29)
I’ve heard the Lions called the worst team in history. I’ve seen them compared to every other team that has been in a big-time slump. But what I didn’t want to hear was the crowd at Lambeau chanting “0-16.” It was ridiculous to hear some of the best, most dedicated fans in the league, chant something that demeaning.
(2008/12/29)
MINNEAPOLIS — Adrian Peterson didn’t just win an NFC North title on Sunday in Minnesota’s 20-19 victory over the New York Giants. He won a rushing title as well.
(2008/12/29)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette had little trouble in its last tuneup game before starting Big East play this week.
(2008/12/28)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Technically speaking, the Minnesota Vikings do not have to beat the New York Giants today to get into the playoffs.
(2008/12/28)
MINNEAPOLIS — If the Vikings fail to beat the Giants on Sunday, it not only would be a disappointment for a franchise whose simplest path to the playoffs would be a victory, it also could saddle Brad Childress’ team with the reputation of not being able to get over the hump.
(2008/12/28)
When it comes to Bert Blyleven, Baseball Hall of Fame voters have shown a remarkable arrogance in keeping the former strikeout artist out of Cooperstown.
(2008/12/27)
For many of us, this is the time of year that we put together our list of resolutions for the new year.
(2008/12/27)
Adrian Peterson admits he spent a little more time carrying a football around Winter Park this week “to get a better feel for the ball.” But the Vikings’ Pro Bowl running back didn’t appear overly concerned about any lingering effects from his recent rash of fumbles.
(2008/12/27)
One story was a mere two paragraphs long in Friday’s Tribune. The other caught my eye as I scanned the sports wire early Friday evening.
(2008/12/27)
NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin McHale turned to prayer, though it wasn’t really needed. The combination of Al Jefferson inside and some sizzling 3-point shooting was more than enough.
(2008/12/26)
STORY: Viterbo University announces in July that it has increased the number of varsity sports programs it offers to 13 with the addition of men’s and women’s bowling, which will begin play in 2008-09.
(2008/12/26)
Since the Detroit Lions are trying their best to become the worst team in NFL history, I figured this is a perfect opportunity to make my picks for some other sports’ worst teams of all-time.
(2008/12/26)
The Twins are going to give it one more try with knuckleballer R.A. Dickey.
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