http://1500espn.com/sportswire The latest news, analysis and commentary on Minnesota sports -- including the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Timberwolves and University of Minnesota Golden Gophers -- is on the home of SportsTalk, 1500 ESPN Twin Cities and 1500ESPN.com. A team of columnists including Tom Pelissero, Phil Mackey, Patrick Reusse, Jess Myers, Dana Wessel and Joe Anderson provide original content around the clock. Exclusive interviews, live chats, practice videos, photo galleries and more are posted to the 1500ESPN.com SportsWire every day. en-us tpelissero@1500espn.com (Tom Pelissero) webmaster@1500espn.com (Jeremy Sinon) 1500 ESPN SportsWire http://www.1500espn.com/sportswirehttp://www.1500espn.com/structurefiles/images/1500espn_logo_200x53.png <p>Rick Adelman isn't the type of coach to make a change to the starting lineup for the sake of making a change, but Nikola Pekovic may have finally forced his hand after the Minnesota Timberwolves' 108-105 win over the New Jersey Nets on Friday. <p>Much like Ricky Rubio after 10 games this season, Pekovic has outperformed a starter and has made a strong case for himself to be the starting center while he thrives and Darko Milicic continues to struggle.</p> <p>Pekovic scored a career-high 27 points on 11-of-14 shooting and posted his third double-double with 11 rebounds, plus a steal and an...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Nikola_Pekovic_stakes_claim_to_starting_job_as_Wolves_put_away_Nets020412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=e7SoHYyg7FU:HFFnkBsKwJU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=e7SoHYyg7FU:HFFnkBsKwJU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=e7SoHYyg7FU:HFFnkBsKwJU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=e7SoHYyg7FU:HFFnkBsKwJU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=e7SoHYyg7FU:HFFnkBsKwJU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=e7SoHYyg7FU:HFFnkBsKwJU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=e7SoHYyg7FU:HFFnkBsKwJU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=e7SoHYyg7FU:HFFnkBsKwJU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=e7SoHYyg7FU:HFFnkBsKwJU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=e7SoHYyg7FU:HFFnkBsKwJU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/e7SoHYyg7FU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/e7SoHYyg7FU/Nikola_Pekovic_stakes_claim_to_starting_job_as_Wolves_put_away_Nets020412 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:11:22 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Nikola_Pekovic_stakes_claim_to_starting_job_as_Wolves_put_away_Nets020412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Nikola_Pekovic_stakes_claim_to_starting_job_as_Wolves_put_away_Nets020412 <p>Ex-Gophers coach Tim Brewster's best work in recruiting wasn't landing that Rose Bowl turf. It was his 2008 class.</p> <p>It included 30 players, with the headliners being quarterback MarQueis Gray and linebacker Sam Maresh.</p> <p>Even though Gray participated in the made-for-TV U.S. Army All-American Bowl, Maresh was the face of the group because: A) He was a metro-area star at Champlin Park High School; B) He said no to offers from Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin; and C) He gave the Gophers his commitment nine months before National Signing Day.</p> <p>Brewster, not one to shy away from...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolfson_Look_at_2008_U_class_confirms_signing_day_is_one_big_maybe020312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=nVHZcUf2tGA:buj--aIpDEg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=nVHZcUf2tGA:buj--aIpDEg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=nVHZcUf2tGA:buj--aIpDEg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=nVHZcUf2tGA:buj--aIpDEg:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=nVHZcUf2tGA:buj--aIpDEg:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=nVHZcUf2tGA:buj--aIpDEg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=nVHZcUf2tGA:buj--aIpDEg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=nVHZcUf2tGA:buj--aIpDEg:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=nVHZcUf2tGA:buj--aIpDEg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=nVHZcUf2tGA:buj--aIpDEg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/nVHZcUf2tGA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/nVHZcUf2tGA/Wolfson_Look_at_2008_U_class_confirms_signing_day_is_one_big_maybe020312 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:18:19 -0600 doogie@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolfson_Look_at_2008_U_class_confirms_signing_day_is_one_big_maybe020312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolfson_Look_at_2008_U_class_confirms_signing_day_is_one_big_maybe020312 <p><em><strong>Editor's note:</strong> This is the second installment in a three-part series grading the 2011 Minnesota Vikings. For a breakdown of the offense, <a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/2011_Vikings_Review_Percy_Harvin_earns_highest_grade_on_offense013112" target="_self">click here</a>.</em> <p>Leslie Frazier's loyalty yielded an ill-fated decision to promote Fred Pagac, whose preference to run a Man/Cover-1 system as coordinator clashed with Frazier's Tampa-2 background and the team's increasingly depleted personnel.</p> <p>A group of defensive backs pushed back after a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/2011_Vikings_Review_Only_Jared_Allen_line_earn_high_marks_on_defense020312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=1RI0xpY_IbA:6zQIxqogRP4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=1RI0xpY_IbA:6zQIxqogRP4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=1RI0xpY_IbA:6zQIxqogRP4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=1RI0xpY_IbA:6zQIxqogRP4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/1RI0xpY_IbA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/1RI0xpY_IbA/2011_Vikings_Review_Only_Jared_Allen_line_earn_high_marks_on_defense020312 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:36:45 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/2011_Vikings_Review_Only_Jared_Allen_line_earn_high_marks_on_defense020312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/2011_Vikings_Review_Only_Jared_Allen_line_earn_high_marks_on_defense020312 <p>The&nbsp;middling Minnesota Wild swung a deal for a veteran on Friday, acquiring&nbsp;center Erik Christensen and a conditional draft pick from the New York Rangers for forward Casey Wellman.</p> <p>Christensen, 28, had a goal and four assists in 20 games for the Rangers this season, plus two goals and an assist in a five-game conditioning stint with the American Hockey League's Connecticut Whale.&nbsp;</p> <p>The 6-foot-1, 200-pound Alberta native&nbsp;has played in 358 NHL games with the Rangers, Anaheim, Atlanta and Pittsburgh, where he had his best season with 33 points (18 goals, 15...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wild_acquire_Erik_Christensen_pick_from_Rangers_for_Casey_Wellman020312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=51YQcNK3qNw:-uAcT8Rm9hg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=51YQcNK3qNw:-uAcT8Rm9hg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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Greg Zanon scored his first goal in months on the Wild's first shot of the game on Thursday, and that's all either team could muster, as Minnesota started a road winning streak, beating the Avs 1-0. <p>Zanon's slap shot from the point made its way though a crowd and past Avs goalie J-S Giguere six minutes into the game, and that was it for the offense. It was Zanon's second goal of the season and his first since Oct....</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Defense_dominates_in_Denver_as_Niklas_Backstrom_Wild_blank_Avalanche020212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ULsELc1rJ8c:4hditEIJp28:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ULsELc1rJ8c:4hditEIJp28:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ULsELc1rJ8c:4hditEIJp28:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ULsELc1rJ8c:4hditEIJp28:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/ULsELc1rJ8c/Defense_dominates_in_Denver_as_Niklas_Backstrom_Wild_blank_Avalanche020212 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:25:07 -0600 jmyers@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Defense_dominates_in_Denver_as_Niklas_Backstrom_Wild_blank_Avalanche020212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Defense_dominates_in_Denver_as_Niklas_Backstrom_Wild_blank_Avalanche020212 <p>Four days after a shocking upset over ninth-ranked Ohio State, the Gophers women's basketball team couldn't carry over the momentum, falling 76-67 on Thursday night to an Illinois team that had lost 12 straight Big Ten Conference home games. <p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">The skinny</span></strong></p> <p>The Gophers (12-12 overall, 4-6 Big Ten) and Fighting Illini (8-15, 2-8 Big Ten) were tied at 67 with one minute to play before Illini's Karisma Penn completed a three-point play with 39 seconds left on the clock.</p> <p>Rachel Banham clanked a 3-pointer off the rim on the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_women_rally_but_come_up_short_in_loss_to_struggling_Illinois020212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=zEz0yICTPKU:r8ZvKBMlGL4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=zEz0yICTPKU:r8ZvKBMlGL4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=zEz0yICTPKU:r8ZvKBMlGL4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=zEz0yICTPKU:r8ZvKBMlGL4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/zEz0yICTPKU/Gophers_women_rally_but_come_up_short_in_loss_to_struggling_Illinois020212 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:34:41 -0600 mmcmillan@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_women_rally_but_come_up_short_in_loss_to_struggling_Illinois020212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_women_rally_but_come_up_short_in_loss_to_struggling_Illinois020212 <p>Michael Beasley is at a crossroads.</p> <p>That statement shouldn't come as a shock.</p> <p>He's been there since the Miami Heat gave up on him, sending the former No. 2 overall draft pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a pair of throwaway, second-round picks.</p> <p>Beasley is at the same crossroads as when he arrived here in July 2010. He has all the talent a kid shooting jump shots on a playground could ever dream of. He also has the unfilled potential of about baker's dozen NBA busts all rolled into one.</p> <p>The only difference between then and now is Beasley no longer has...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wessel_With_Michael_Beasley_at_another_crossroads_its_sulk_or_swim020212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Ge1DB6yrWj8:M4Kl6lTX4yU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Ge1DB6yrWj8:M4Kl6lTX4yU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Ge1DB6yrWj8:M4Kl6lTX4yU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/Ge1DB6yrWj8/Wessel_With_Michael_Beasley_at_another_crossroads_its_sulk_or_swim020212 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:27:33 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wessel_With_Michael_Beasley_at_another_crossroads_its_sulk_or_swim020212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wessel_With_Michael_Beasley_at_another_crossroads_its_sulk_or_swim020212 <p>There was never any doubt Joel Maturi was going to step down as the athletic director at the University of Minnesota when his contract expired in June, the only question was when an announcement was going to be made.</p> <p>He had been telling close friends for months that it was either going happen in January or February.</p> <p>An emotional Maturi followed through on Thursday morning, declaring he would be leaving the position he took in 2002.</p> <p>There will be many who won't be sad to see Maturi depart from the athletic director's chair.</p> <p>Those people forever will remember...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_President_has_chance_to_make_big_impact_on_major_sports_at_U020212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=J2_jHC0kMQw:FWIxuHeBuZY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=J2_jHC0kMQw:FWIxuHeBuZY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=J2_jHC0kMQw:FWIxuHeBuZY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=J2_jHC0kMQw:FWIxuHeBuZY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/J2_jHC0kMQw/Zulgad_President_has_chance_to_make_big_impact_on_major_sports_at_U020212 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:34:40 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_President_has_chance_to_make_big_impact_on_major_sports_at_U020212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_President_has_chance_to_make_big_impact_on_major_sports_at_U020212 <p>MINNEAPOLIS - Joel Maturi's tenure as athletic director at the University of Minnesota will end June 30 when his contract expires.</p> <p>Eric Kaler, university president, announced Maturi would retire on Thursday morning during a press conference at TCF Bank Stadium. Kaler wants to have a new hire in place by July 1.</p> <p>"For the past several months Joel and I have been in discussions about his future roles," Kaler said. "The decision we announce today was made together and mutually. It will be, we agree, simply the right time for Joel to retire as athletic director."</p> <p>Maturi,...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/University_president_agrees_time_is_right_for_AD_Joel_Maturi_to_retire020212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=acAarhF7CmQ:2SyktP63ZPI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=acAarhF7CmQ:2SyktP63ZPI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=acAarhF7CmQ:2SyktP63ZPI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/acAarhF7CmQ/University_president_agrees_time_is_right_for_AD_Joel_Maturi_to_retire020212 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:04:40 -0600 mmcmillan@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/University_president_agrees_time_is_right_for_AD_Joel_Maturi_to_retire020212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/University_president_agrees_time_is_right_for_AD_Joel_Maturi_to_retire020212 <p>Joel Maturi's decade-long&nbsp;run as University of Minnesota athletic director is about to end.</p> <p>School president Dr. Eric Kaler confirmed in a media conference on Thursday morning that Maturi is retiring, saying it was a mutual decision not to renew Maturi's contract.</p> <p>The decision came shortly after talks with men's basketball coach Tubby Smith about a contract extension were pushed off until after the season, according to <a href="http://kstp.com/news/stories/S2479473.shtml?cat=1" target="_blank">a 5 Eyewitness News report</a>.</p> 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/VnDSsxO37Ic/Report_U_to_announce_Joel_Maturi_is_out_as_athletic_director020212 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:58:16 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_U_to_announce_Joel_Maturi_is_out_as_athletic_director020212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_U_to_announce_Joel_Maturi_is_out_as_athletic_director020212 <p>It might have been a bit of an eye-opener for Minnesota Wild fans this week when respected ESPN hockey analyst John Buccigross released his list of the top 100 players in pro hockey. If Minnesota fans were looking for a familiar name, they got all the way to #57 (the currently injured Mikko Koivu) before finding someone who wears that holiday-centric combination of forest green and Iron Range red. <p>In other words, despite the fact that the Wild's merchandise folks sell replica sweaters for a dozen or so players (a Nick Johnson jersey t-shirt was on sale at Mall of America for around $25...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Myers_Come_summer_the_Wild_should_consider_a_deal_with_the_Devils020212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=haHgi0plbao:aamdMtg0-M0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=haHgi0plbao:aamdMtg0-M0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=haHgi0plbao:aamdMtg0-M0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=haHgi0plbao:aamdMtg0-M0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=haHgi0plbao:aamdMtg0-M0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=haHgi0plbao:aamdMtg0-M0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=haHgi0plbao:aamdMtg0-M0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=haHgi0plbao:aamdMtg0-M0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=haHgi0plbao:aamdMtg0-M0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=haHgi0plbao:aamdMtg0-M0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/haHgi0plbao" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/haHgi0plbao/Myers_Come_summer_the_Wild_should_consider_a_deal_with_the_Devils020212 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:15:03 -0600 jmyers@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Myers_Come_summer_the_Wild_should_consider_a_deal_with_the_Devils020212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Myers_Come_summer_the_Wild_should_consider_a_deal_with_the_Devils020212 <p>IOWA CITY, Iowa -- When stops were desperately needed, the Gophers had no answer.</p> <p>A 10-point second half lead disintegrated down the stretch as the "U" succumbed to a late Iowa rally Wednesday night in Iowa City. Blatantly exposed on defense, the Gophers allowed the Hawkeyes to finish on a 9-0 run, ensuring a disheartening 63-59 defeat -- their first loss at Carver-Hawkeye Arena since 2007.</p> <p>"We thought we had the game in hand," coach Tubby Smith said. "We had some breakdowns defensively in the last few minutes that really cost us dearly."</p> <p>The Gophers had themselves...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Missed_chances_prove_costly_as_Gophers_fall_apart_in_loss_to_Iowa020112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=NIGk1IwAj58:VWYBOb5lU-Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=NIGk1IwAj58:VWYBOb5lU-Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=NIGk1IwAj58:VWYBOb5lU-Q:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=NIGk1IwAj58:VWYBOb5lU-Q:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=NIGk1IwAj58:VWYBOb5lU-Q:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=NIGk1IwAj58:VWYBOb5lU-Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=NIGk1IwAj58:VWYBOb5lU-Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=NIGk1IwAj58:VWYBOb5lU-Q:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=NIGk1IwAj58:VWYBOb5lU-Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=NIGk1IwAj58:VWYBOb5lU-Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/NIGk1IwAj58" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/NIGk1IwAj58/Missed_chances_prove_costly_as_Gophers_fall_apart_in_loss_to_Iowa020112 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:51:24 -0600 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Missed_chances_prove_costly_as_Gophers_fall_apart_in_loss_to_Iowa020112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Missed_chances_prove_costly_as_Gophers_fall_apart_in_loss_to_Iowa020112 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin Love made his feelings for the Indiana Pacers clear after the Minnesota Timberwolves' 109-99 loss on Wednesday night at Target Center. <p>"I've said all along," Love said, "I don't like the Pacers."</p> <p>Love and Pacers forward Danny Granger almost came to blows with 23.7 seconds remaining the third quarter after Love was whistled for a foul and Granger approached him aggressively.</p> <p>Players bumped into each other, with Michael Beasley and Martell Webster helping separate the pair. But like just about every fight in the NBA, it was all talking and no...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Kevin_Love_fired_up_after_incident_in_loss_I_dont_like_the_Pacers020112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YXN-N6orFNY:B6yTIuPNMzo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YXN-N6orFNY:B6yTIuPNMzo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YXN-N6orFNY:B6yTIuPNMzo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YXN-N6orFNY:B6yTIuPNMzo:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/YXN-N6orFNY/Kevin_Love_fired_up_after_incident_in_loss_I_dont_like_the_Pacers020112 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:04:14 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Kevin_Love_fired_up_after_incident_in_loss_I_dont_like_the_Pacers020112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Kevin_Love_fired_up_after_incident_in_loss_I_dont_like_the_Pacers020112 <p>It's pretty safe to say Minnesota Twins infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka will never experience a 12-month period quite like the one he had in 2011.</p> <p>The year began with Nishioka commanding more media attention, by far, than any player on the Twins' roster during spring training -- a contingent that included 10-15 Japanese reporters, plus a handful of American media members following him daily and analyzing his every motion, even during simple stretching drills.</p> <p>But after suffering through a broken leg, a strained oblique, a .226/.278/.249 batting line, and some of the worst...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mackey_Bad_year_gets_worse_for_Nishioka_but_Twins_offer_clean_slate020112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Cj5VtlMDbCI:z6Akbo8rwlo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Cj5VtlMDbCI:z6Akbo8rwlo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Cj5VtlMDbCI:z6Akbo8rwlo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Cj5VtlMDbCI:z6Akbo8rwlo:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/Cj5VtlMDbCI/Mackey_Bad_year_gets_worse_for_Nishioka_but_Twins_offer_clean_slate020112 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:20:09 -0600 pmackey@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mackey_Bad_year_gets_worse_for_Nishioka_but_Twins_offer_clean_slate020112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mackey_Bad_year_gets_worse_for_Nishioka_but_Twins_offer_clean_slate020112 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- Jerry Kill made one thing clear when it came to his first full recruiting class as coach of the Minnesota Gophers football team. He had many holes to fill on the roster and, in some cases, he's hoping the incoming players can help do that in short order.</p> <p>"You go for need," Kill said Wednesday when asked if he targeted specific positions. "I don't think there's any question. Right now, where we're at scholarship wise, we needed to recruit a team. We won't be able to do that next year, we won't have as many scholarships available. But in this case, we can recruit a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Jerry_Kill_hoping_recruits_can_fill_some_of_Gophers_needs020112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4LnD6WVUbq8:P6_d0zL90nA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4LnD6WVUbq8:P6_d0zL90nA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4LnD6WVUbq8:P6_d0zL90nA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4LnD6WVUbq8:P6_d0zL90nA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/4LnD6WVUbq8/Notebook_Jerry_Kill_hoping_recruits_can_fill_some_of_Gophers_needs020112 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:24:52 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Jerry_Kill_hoping_recruits_can_fill_some_of_Gophers_needs020112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Jerry_Kill_hoping_recruits_can_fill_some_of_Gophers_needs020112 <p>Don't get rid of your Adrian Peterson jerseys just yet.</p> <p>The Minnesota Vikings' star halfback&nbsp;said last week he was considering changing numbers from No. 28, which he has worn since high school.</p> <p>But in a series of&nbsp;Twitter posts&nbsp;on Wednesday, Peterson explained he&nbsp;won't be changing, thanks to an NFL policy that requires players to buy the remaining stock of their old&nbsp;jerseys before making&nbsp;such a&nbsp;change -- something Peterson said would have cost him around $1 million.</p> <p>"So I received a call and I was informed that I would...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Adrian_Peterson_wont_switch_jersey_numbers_blames_NFL_policy020112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=z7NqXQBeeIk:y3cwg7mFulU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=z7NqXQBeeIk:y3cwg7mFulU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=z7NqXQBeeIk:y3cwg7mFulU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=z7NqXQBeeIk:y3cwg7mFulU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/z7NqXQBeeIk/Adrian_Peterson_wont_switch_jersey_numbers_blames_NFL_policy020112 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:20:09 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Adrian_Peterson_wont_switch_jersey_numbers_blames_NFL_policy020112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Adrian_Peterson_wont_switch_jersey_numbers_blames_NFL_policy020112 <p>It took Andre McDonald quite awhile to decide where to play college football. It didn't take long for&nbsp;him&nbsp;to seal the deal on Wednesday morning.</p> <p>McDonald, the star receiver from Hopkins,&nbsp;was one of 23 players who signed a National Letter of Intent or acceptance of admission form with the "U" by&nbsp;mid-morning on National Signing Day.</p> <p>There also was one apparent surprise. Dinero Moss --&nbsp;a&nbsp;defensive back from Sunrise, Fla., whose&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/8Stack_Moss" target="_blank">Twitter page</a> still listed him as a Gophers commit...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Andre_McDonald_signs_with_Gophers_Dinero_Moss_headed_to_Iowa_instead020112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YdWN2NiJPJM:dNU7RBK7duA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YdWN2NiJPJM:dNU7RBK7duA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YdWN2NiJPJM:dNU7RBK7duA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YdWN2NiJPJM:dNU7RBK7duA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=YdWN2NiJPJM:dNU7RBK7duA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YdWN2NiJPJM:dNU7RBK7duA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=YdWN2NiJPJM:dNU7RBK7duA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YdWN2NiJPJM:dNU7RBK7duA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YdWN2NiJPJM:dNU7RBK7duA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=YdWN2NiJPJM:dNU7RBK7duA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/YdWN2NiJPJM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/YdWN2NiJPJM/Andre_McDonald_signs_with_Gophers_Dinero_Moss_headed_to_Iowa_instead020112 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:04:48 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Andre_McDonald_signs_with_Gophers_Dinero_Moss_headed_to_Iowa_instead020112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Andre_McDonald_signs_with_Gophers_Dinero_Moss_headed_to_Iowa_instead020112 <p>ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Wild defenseman Greg Zanon shooed away&nbsp;the reporters. Goalie Josh Harding sat at his&nbsp;locker staring at nothing, still in shock and with a look of disbelief on his face. Coach Mike Yeo attempted to explain something that it became clear he found inexplicable.</p> <p>In their own way, each member of the Wild attempted to deal with the immediate fallout of a 5-4 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night that ranks with the worst&nbsp;defeats in this franchise's 11-year history.</p> <p>It certainly is among the most...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Wilds_latest_defeat_another_sign_that_focus_must_be_on_future020112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wfx4vhssIzA:xCnR56xSEoQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wfx4vhssIzA:xCnR56xSEoQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wfx4vhssIzA:xCnR56xSEoQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wfx4vhssIzA:xCnR56xSEoQ:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=wfx4vhssIzA:xCnR56xSEoQ:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wfx4vhssIzA:xCnR56xSEoQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=wfx4vhssIzA:xCnR56xSEoQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wfx4vhssIzA:xCnR56xSEoQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wfx4vhssIzA:xCnR56xSEoQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=wfx4vhssIzA:xCnR56xSEoQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/wfx4vhssIzA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/wfx4vhssIzA/Zulgad_Wilds_latest_defeat_another_sign_that_focus_must_be_on_future020112 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:43:03 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Wilds_latest_defeat_another_sign_that_focus_must_be_on_future020112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Wilds_latest_defeat_another_sign_that_focus_must_be_on_future020112 <p>ST. PAUL, Minn. - For 50 minutes or so, it looked like the makings of an inspiring win. Or a sure sign that things were headed back in the right direction for the Minnesota Wild. With Dany Heatley scoring twice, the Wild built a 4-1 lead on the Nashville Predators and looked to be cruising to a third consecutive win. <p>Then, in something akin to hockey's version of the Music City Miracle, it all went away in the blink of an eye. The Predators scored four goals in the last 11-plus minutes, including an ugly game-winner with 20.8 seconds left, beating the Wild 5-4.</p> <p>"Have you ever...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Hockeys_Music_City_Miracle_dooms_Wild_as_Predators_rally_late_to_win013112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wxlYUzFXh1M:4FiC9EmfhIw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wxlYUzFXh1M:4FiC9EmfhIw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wxlYUzFXh1M:4FiC9EmfhIw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wxlYUzFXh1M:4FiC9EmfhIw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=wxlYUzFXh1M:4FiC9EmfhIw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wxlYUzFXh1M:4FiC9EmfhIw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=wxlYUzFXh1M:4FiC9EmfhIw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wxlYUzFXh1M:4FiC9EmfhIw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wxlYUzFXh1M:4FiC9EmfhIw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=wxlYUzFXh1M:4FiC9EmfhIw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/wxlYUzFXh1M" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/wxlYUzFXh1M/Hockeys_Music_City_Miracle_dooms_Wild_as_Predators_rally_late_to_win013112 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:42:21 -0600 jmyers@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Hockeys_Music_City_Miracle_dooms_Wild_as_Predators_rally_late_to_win013112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Hockeys_Music_City_Miracle_dooms_Wild_as_Predators_rally_late_to_win013112 <p><em><strong>Editor's note:</strong> This is the first installment in a three-part series grading the 2011 Minnesota Vikings.</em> <p>The NFL lockout doesn't bear sole blame for the mediocrity of coordinator Bill Musgrave's unit. But it wiped out valuable learning time in a new scheme and contributed to several personnel decisions that didn't work out in the team's favor.</p> <p>Without adequate time to prepare a rookie quarterback, the Vikings made a trade on July 29 for washed-up veteran Donovan McNabb, who was benched after six starts and granted his release on Dec. 1.</p> <p>Without...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/2011_Vikings_Review_Percy_Harvin_earns_highest_grade_on_offense013112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=YhvZQGSCy0I:lGPSyK0PAlA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/YhvZQGSCy0I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/YhvZQGSCy0I/2011_Vikings_Review_Percy_Harvin_earns_highest_grade_on_offense013112 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:16:31 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/2011_Vikings_Review_Percy_Harvin_earns_highest_grade_on_offense013112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/2011_Vikings_Review_Percy_Harvin_earns_highest_grade_on_offense013112 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- The Gophers men's basketball team may be without one of their key bench players in Wednesday's game at Iowa.</p> <p>Coach Tubby Smith announced Tuesday that Elliott Eliason sprained his ankle in practice Monday and is questionable for the game at the Carver-Hawkeye Center.<br /> <br />"We hope he is OK," Smith said. "I haven't had a chance to see him (Tuesday) but he was held out most of practice."<br /> <br />Eliason is one of the key cogs off the bench for the "U," bringing a sense of physicality to the game that starter Ralph Sampson III has not.. In 13.5 minutes per...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_could_be_without_Eliason_in_key_Big_Ten_game_at_Iowa_Wednesday013112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=pv7VzONxzds:eQRS4OlLYQw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=pv7VzONxzds:eQRS4OlLYQw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=pv7VzONxzds:eQRS4OlLYQw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=pv7VzONxzds:eQRS4OlLYQw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=pv7VzONxzds:eQRS4OlLYQw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=pv7VzONxzds:eQRS4OlLYQw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=pv7VzONxzds:eQRS4OlLYQw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=pv7VzONxzds:eQRS4OlLYQw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=pv7VzONxzds:eQRS4OlLYQw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=pv7VzONxzds:eQRS4OlLYQw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/pv7VzONxzds" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/pv7VzONxzds/Gophers_could_be_without_Eliason_in_key_Big_Ten_game_at_Iowa_Wednesday013112 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:48:21 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_could_be_without_Eliason_in_key_Big_Ten_game_at_Iowa_Wednesday013112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_could_be_without_Eliason_in_key_Big_Ten_game_at_Iowa_Wednesday013112 <p>Every year at the end of January, TwinsFest signals the end of the offseason for the Minnesota Twins and the beginning of their road to Fort Myers.</p> <p>This year, judging by the comments of Twins executives and decision-makers, TwinsFest felt more like the end of an offseason exorcism for the team to rid itself of 2011 demons.</p> <p>"We're going to push past last year," manager Ron Gardenhire said in an interview on 1500 ESPN on Saturday. "I want to get that out of our system, and that'll be a good thing once we get the baseballs popping in the gloves and get to spring training, get...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mackey_Twins_brass_selling_some_hope_but_will_it_backfire_013012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=PoqvfoASUSs:5ZSoHyfOSsE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=PoqvfoASUSs:5ZSoHyfOSsE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=PoqvfoASUSs:5ZSoHyfOSsE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/PoqvfoASUSs/Mackey_Twins_brass_selling_some_hope_but_will_it_backfire_013012 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:17:25 -0600 pmackey@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mackey_Twins_brass_selling_some_hope_but_will_it_backfire_013012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mackey_Twins_brass_selling_some_hope_but_will_it_backfire_013012 <p>Michael Beasley's play at times likely has caused the Minnesota Timberwolves to wonder whether he has a future with the organization.</p> <p>On Monday, Beasley put on a display that&nbsp;reminded the Wolves why&nbsp;patience might be the best idea when it comes to the 23-year-old.&nbsp;</p> <p>Coming off the bench, Beasley scored a season-high 34 points and the Wolves used a franchise-record&nbsp;42-point third quarter to cruise to a 120-108 victory over the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center.</p> <p>It marked only the second time in 17 games that the Wolves have beaten the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Michael_Beasleys_34_points_big_third_quarter_help_spark_Wolves013012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=eXxXlR2cG4I:LDqwTPgW2NU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=eXxXlR2cG4I:LDqwTPgW2NU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=eXxXlR2cG4I:LDqwTPgW2NU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=eXxXlR2cG4I:LDqwTPgW2NU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/eXxXlR2cG4I/Michael_Beasleys_34_points_big_third_quarter_help_spark_Wolves013012 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:51:10 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Michael_Beasleys_34_points_big_third_quarter_help_spark_Wolves013012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Michael_Beasleys_34_points_big_third_quarter_help_spark_Wolves013012 <p>Former Minnesota Twins right-hander Pat Neshek is back in the American League.</p> <p>The 31-year-old sidewinder signed a one-year minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.</p> <p>"I loved just about everything about San Diego and it was hard not being in their plans," Neshek said via email, adding he's equally optimistic about his new opportunity in Baltimore.</p> <p>"I really like the O's deal because I will have to pitch well to get called up. If not I can get consistent work in Triple-A. ... I really haven't had much consistent work over the past four...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Former_Twin_Pat_Neshek_signs_minor_league_deal_with_Baltimore_Orioles_013012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=-ngLydAopXI:6kkIasa9UHE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=-ngLydAopXI:6kkIasa9UHE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=-ngLydAopXI:6kkIasa9UHE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=-ngLydAopXI:6kkIasa9UHE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=-ngLydAopXI:6kkIasa9UHE:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=-ngLydAopXI:6kkIasa9UHE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=-ngLydAopXI:6kkIasa9UHE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=-ngLydAopXI:6kkIasa9UHE:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=-ngLydAopXI:6kkIasa9UHE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=-ngLydAopXI:6kkIasa9UHE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/-ngLydAopXI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/-ngLydAopXI/Former_Twin_Pat_Neshek_signs_minor_league_deal_with_Baltimore_Orioles_013012 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:21:49 -0600 pmackey@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Former_Twin_Pat_Neshek_signs_minor_league_deal_with_Baltimore_Orioles_013012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Former_Twin_Pat_Neshek_signs_minor_league_deal_with_Baltimore_Orioles_013012 <p>Rick Spielman's promotion to general manager might not be the only shakeup in the Minnesota Vikings' front office.</p> <p>The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that George Paton, the Vikings' director of player personnel,&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/jthom1/statuses/164046233818771459" target="_blank">was interviewing</a>&nbsp;for the Rams' general manager job on Monday.</p> <p>A&nbsp;longtime protege of Spielman, Paton has a strong reputation for personnel evaluation&nbsp;around the NFL and other pro leagues. He began his scouting career with the Chicago Bears, then&nbsp;spent six...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_director_of_player_personnel_George_Paton_interviews_with_Rams013012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=A9hpHT5ogxc:ukcEEiD0fws:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=A9hpHT5ogxc:ukcEEiD0fws:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=A9hpHT5ogxc:ukcEEiD0fws:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=A9hpHT5ogxc:ukcEEiD0fws:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/A9hpHT5ogxc/Vikings_director_of_player_personnel_George_Paton_interviews_with_Rams013012 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:20:51 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_director_of_player_personnel_George_Paton_interviews_with_Rams013012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_director_of_player_personnel_George_Paton_interviews_with_Rams013012 <p>MINNEAPOLIS - The Los Angeles Lakers arrived at Target Center on Sunday night with a 1-7 road record, giving them the worst winning percentage away from home of any NBA team.</p> <p>The Lakers had suffered a 100-89 defeat against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night at the Bradley Center and were 2-point underdogs against a Minnesota Timberwolves team that had pulled to 9-10 with a two-game winning streak.</p> <p>This was a game the Wolves had to look at as being extremely winnable.</p> <p>Right?</p> <p>"The whole year we felt like every time we step out there on the floor we have a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Kobe_Bryant_provides_reminder_he_is_NBAs_best_in_the_clutch012912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Bug9YihvssI:QqlB4rb4LdE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Bug9YihvssI:QqlB4rb4LdE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Bug9YihvssI:QqlB4rb4LdE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Bug9YihvssI:QqlB4rb4LdE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/Bug9YihvssI/Zulgad_Kobe_Bryant_provides_reminder_he_is_NBAs_best_in_the_clutch012912 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:26:15 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Kobe_Bryant_provides_reminder_he_is_NBAs_best_in_the_clutch012912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Kobe_Bryant_provides_reminder_he_is_NBAs_best_in_the_clutch012912 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- Playing with fire finally caught up the Minnesota Timberwolves in Sunday's 106-101 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, costing them an opportunity to reach the .500 mark. <p>The Wolves had beaten the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs last week -- two teams they historically struggled against -- after rallying from double-digit deficits.</p> <p>They once again came out flat against the Lakers -- a team that has now won 16 consecutive matchups between the teams dating back to 2007-- but couldn't overcome their early shooting woes to beat the franchise that once called...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolves_rally_falls_short_as_Kobe_Bryant_delivers_daggers_for_Lakers012912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Mic6UBZVXG8:4LIlovLn-6M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Mic6UBZVXG8:4LIlovLn-6M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Mic6UBZVXG8:4LIlovLn-6M:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Mic6UBZVXG8:4LIlovLn-6M:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/Mic6UBZVXG8/Wolves_rally_falls_short_as_Kobe_Bryant_delivers_daggers_for_Lakers012912 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:08:13 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolves_rally_falls_short_as_Kobe_Bryant_delivers_daggers_for_Lakers012912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolves_rally_falls_short_as_Kobe_Bryant_delivers_daggers_for_Lakers012912 <p>Chad Greenway forced and recovered a fumble at the goal line to stop one AFC drive in Sunday's Pro Bowl. But that was one of few bright moments for the NFC's half-speed defense in a 59-41 loss at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. <p>Miami receiver Brandon Marshall became the first player in the all-star game's 74-year history to score four touchdowns for the AFC, which trailed by four early in the third quarter before taking control with Cincinnati rookie Andy Dalton at quarterback.</p> <p>Jared Allen started at right end for the NFC and his Minnesota Vikings teammate Greenway entered the game...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Chad_Greenway_makes_one_of_few_plays_for_NFC_in_blowout_Pro_Bowl_loss012912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=N35tTIQOsis:6ZLfXjeVX-4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/N35tTIQOsis" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/N35tTIQOsis/Chad_Greenway_makes_one_of_few_plays_for_NFC_in_blowout_Pro_Bowl_loss012912 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:45:31 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Chad_Greenway_makes_one_of_few_plays_for_NFC_in_blowout_Pro_Bowl_loss012912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Chad_Greenway_makes_one_of_few_plays_for_NFC_in_blowout_Pro_Bowl_loss012912 <p>Terry Ryan has said since the November day he moved into the general manager's office at Target Field that he doesn't feel he is&nbsp;overseeing a rebuilding project with the Minnesota Twins.</p> <p>The Twins, however, are coming off a 99-loss season and seem to have done little this offseason that points to an immediate turnaround.</p> <p>But Ryan reiterated during&nbsp;a recent&nbsp;appearance on "Judd &amp; Phunn" on 1500 ESPN that he is confident 2012 can be a success.</p> <p>"If we're healthy, we're going to be able to turn this thing around rather quickly," Ryan said. "Just...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Twins_GM_expects_big_things_from_starting_rotation012912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=GJ_9Eex-Ix0:28ZepZl2AqU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=GJ_9Eex-Ix0:28ZepZl2AqU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=GJ_9Eex-Ix0:28ZepZl2AqU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=GJ_9Eex-Ix0:28ZepZl2AqU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=GJ_9Eex-Ix0:28ZepZl2AqU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=GJ_9Eex-Ix0:28ZepZl2AqU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=GJ_9Eex-Ix0:28ZepZl2AqU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=GJ_9Eex-Ix0:28ZepZl2AqU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=GJ_9Eex-Ix0:28ZepZl2AqU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=GJ_9Eex-Ix0:28ZepZl2AqU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/GJ_9Eex-Ix0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/GJ_9Eex-Ix0/Zulgads_Roundup_Twins_GM_expects_big_things_from_starting_rotation012912 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:06:21 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Twins_GM_expects_big_things_from_starting_rotation012912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Twins_GM_expects_big_things_from_starting_rotation012912 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- Rachel Banham scored 20 points to lead the Gophers women's basketball team to a 76-65 upset over ninth-ranked Ohio State, handing the Buckeyes their second loss of the season on Sunday at Williams Arena. <p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">The skinny</span></strong></p> <p>It was a shocking performance from the Gophers (12-11 overall, 4-5 Big Ten Conference), who had lost consecutive games to Nebraska and Wisconsin.</p> <p>"I think they executed the game plan," Gophers coach Pam Borton said. "They bought in. They believed in each other. They played great as a team...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_women_shock_Ohio_State_behind_20_points_from_Rachel_Banham012912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=5rZEsZ9tui4:fB9ea18gF_U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=5rZEsZ9tui4:fB9ea18gF_U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=5rZEsZ9tui4:fB9ea18gF_U:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=5rZEsZ9tui4:fB9ea18gF_U:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/5rZEsZ9tui4/Gophers_women_shock_Ohio_State_behind_20_points_from_Rachel_Banham012912 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:33:03 -0600 mmcmillan@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_women_shock_Ohio_State_behind_20_points_from_Rachel_Banham012912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_women_shock_Ohio_State_behind_20_points_from_Rachel_Banham012912 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- At this time last season, Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer -- less than two months removed from knee surgery -- had serious doubts about whether he'd be ready for opening day.</p> <p>Mauer never made those doubts known publicly, possibly even ignoring them himself, and instead pushed as hard as he could during spring training to make it back for the Twins' opening series in Toronto.</p> <p>It was an arbitrary deadline he says, in retrospect, probably wasn't realistic.</p> <p>Mauer met the deadline and started opening day behind the plate in Toronto, but everything fell...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Joe_Mauer_says_this_is_the_best_Ive_felt_in_a_long_time012912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=JmXV1WC1op8:Kqfd-Ir4GpA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=JmXV1WC1op8:Kqfd-Ir4GpA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=JmXV1WC1op8:Kqfd-Ir4GpA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=JmXV1WC1op8:Kqfd-Ir4GpA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/JmXV1WC1op8/Joe_Mauer_says_this_is_the_best_Ive_felt_in_a_long_time012912 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:18:40 -0600 pmackey@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Joe_Mauer_says_this_is_the_best_Ive_felt_in_a_long_time012912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Joe_Mauer_says_this_is_the_best_Ive_felt_in_a_long_time012912 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- Saturday provided a reversal of fortunes for the Gophers.</p> <p>Guard Austin Hollins drained a game-tying free throw with four seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime, where the Gophers prevailed for a topsy-turvy 77-72 victory over Illinois -- four weeks after they were defeated by the Illini in similar fashion.</p> <p>Illinois, who had overcome a 10-point second half deficit, was seconds away from sending the Gophers to their second-straight loss.</p> <p>With his team trailing by three, Hollins opted to forgo the expected perimeter shot in favor of charging...</strong><p><a 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http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Armelin_U_bench_propels_Gophers_to_overtime_victory_over_Illinois012912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Armelin_U_bench_propels_Gophers_to_overtime_victory_over_Illinois012912 <p>St. Cloud, Minn. - Sam Warning capped off an odd-man rush to the net with 79 seconds left on Saturday, scoring just his fourth collegiate goal and lifting the Gophers to a 3-2 win at St. Cloud State. <p>The win, and weekend sweep of the two-game series, came after the Gophers dominated play offensively and defensively throughout, but struggled to score for long stretches.</p> <p>Still, the game-winner was a work of beauty, as Warning took a deep pass from defenseman Justin Holl, and snapped the shot past Huskies goaltender Ryan Faragher.</p> <p>"We had an odd-man rush and I dropped it...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/How_sweep_it_is_as_Gopher_hockey_team_scores_late_at_St_Cloud_State_012812">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a 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http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/How_sweep_it_is_as_Gopher_hockey_team_scores_late_at_St_Cloud_State_012812 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- The reinforcements arrived for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, but it was the usual suspects who led the team to an 87-79 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. <p>Though Michael Beasley returned after missing 11 games and Martell Webster made his season debut, it was 18 points each from Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio that propelled the Wolves to their second straight victory over a team that had held a 16-game winning streak over them heading into the season.</p> <p>"Terrific win for our guys," coach Rick Adelman said. "Especially against a veteran team like that that wins...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Kevin_Love_Ricky_Rubio_pour_in_18_each_as_Wolves_hold_off_Spurs012812">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=R3ZFlomNss0:Zh4U7xj3FTQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=R3ZFlomNss0:Zh4U7xj3FTQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=R3ZFlomNss0:Zh4U7xj3FTQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=R3ZFlomNss0:Zh4U7xj3FTQ:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=R3ZFlomNss0:Zh4U7xj3FTQ:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=R3ZFlomNss0:Zh4U7xj3FTQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=R3ZFlomNss0:Zh4U7xj3FTQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=R3ZFlomNss0:Zh4U7xj3FTQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=R3ZFlomNss0:Zh4U7xj3FTQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=R3ZFlomNss0:Zh4U7xj3FTQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/R3ZFlomNss0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/R3ZFlomNss0/Kevin_Love_Ricky_Rubio_pour_in_18_each_as_Wolves_hold_off_Spurs012812 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:22:48 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Kevin_Love_Ricky_Rubio_pour_in_18_each_as_Wolves_hold_off_Spurs012812 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Kevin_Love_Ricky_Rubio_pour_in_18_each_as_Wolves_hold_off_Spurs012812 <p>Minneapolis - Jake Hansen scored a goal and assisted on another as the Gopher hockey team snapped out of its recent Friday night funk. The Gophers defense held St. Cloud State to just 13 shots on goal in a 2-1 home win. <p>Coupled with Minnesota Duluth's home tie versus Michigan Tech, the Gophers opened up a three-point lead atop the WCHA. It was a night where the offense wasn't particularly effective for Minnesota, but they defense was smothering. Goalie Kent Patterson won his 18th game of the season with a dozen saves.</p> <p>"We had better defensive flow than offensive flow tonight,"...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Finally_on_a_Friday_Gopher_hockey_gets_just_enough_offense_to_win012712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=I19hRgyNgJg:eevFQqiHVJM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=I19hRgyNgJg:eevFQqiHVJM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=I19hRgyNgJg:eevFQqiHVJM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=I19hRgyNgJg:eevFQqiHVJM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=I19hRgyNgJg:eevFQqiHVJM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=I19hRgyNgJg:eevFQqiHVJM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=I19hRgyNgJg:eevFQqiHVJM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=I19hRgyNgJg:eevFQqiHVJM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=I19hRgyNgJg:eevFQqiHVJM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=I19hRgyNgJg:eevFQqiHVJM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/I19hRgyNgJg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/I19hRgyNgJg/Finally_on_a_Friday_Gopher_hockey_gets_just_enough_offense_to_win012712 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:17:46 -0600 jmyers@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Finally_on_a_Friday_Gopher_hockey_gets_just_enough_offense_to_win012712 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Finally_on_a_Friday_Gopher_hockey_gets_just_enough_offense_to_win012712 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- One month later, it is still considered a wasted opportunity.</p> <p>Resurrected from a 13-point second half deficit, the Gophers were 16 seconds away from snaring a Big Ten season-opening victory and delivering Illinois a stunning home loss. <br /> <br />A botched free throw and an errant foul, however, reversed their fortunes yet again. After two overtime sessions, the "U" was left stinging in the wake of a blatant missed chance at a resume-building road win <br /> <br />That defeat was soured further as it snowballed the Gophers into an 0-4 conference start -- a skid...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Stakes_raised_for_Gophers_heading_into_rematch_with_Illini012712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7_F8wom_kQc:cd8kv7nLYVY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7_F8wom_kQc:cd8kv7nLYVY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7_F8wom_kQc:cd8kv7nLYVY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7_F8wom_kQc:cd8kv7nLYVY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=7_F8wom_kQc:cd8kv7nLYVY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7_F8wom_kQc:cd8kv7nLYVY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=7_F8wom_kQc:cd8kv7nLYVY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7_F8wom_kQc:cd8kv7nLYVY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7_F8wom_kQc:cd8kv7nLYVY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=7_F8wom_kQc:cd8kv7nLYVY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/7_F8wom_kQc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/7_F8wom_kQc/Notebook_Stakes_raised_for_Gophers_heading_into_rematch_with_Illini012712 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:28:22 -0600 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Stakes_raised_for_Gophers_heading_into_rematch_with_Illini012712 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Stakes_raised_for_Gophers_heading_into_rematch_with_Illini012712 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- During a media luncheon at Target Field on Friday, Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire confirmed Carl Pavano will start opening day against the Baltimore Orioles on April 6.</p> <p>"He's going to start opening day on the road, and then we should have Scott Baker, and this is if it all goes according to plan, if they all get through spring training," Gardenhire said.</p> <p>Pavano's ERA dipped from 3.75 in 2010 to 4.30 in 2011, but much of that was likely due to poor infield defense behind him. In both seasons, Pavano has pitched 220+ innings while inducing more than 50%...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Pavano_to_start_opening_day_bullpen_the_biggest_question012712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=q1g1IoqCRBQ:1gfSlaj5rRM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=q1g1IoqCRBQ:1gfSlaj5rRM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=q1g1IoqCRBQ:1gfSlaj5rRM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=q1g1IoqCRBQ:1gfSlaj5rRM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=q1g1IoqCRBQ:1gfSlaj5rRM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=q1g1IoqCRBQ:1gfSlaj5rRM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=q1g1IoqCRBQ:1gfSlaj5rRM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=q1g1IoqCRBQ:1gfSlaj5rRM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=q1g1IoqCRBQ:1gfSlaj5rRM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=q1g1IoqCRBQ:1gfSlaj5rRM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/q1g1IoqCRBQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/q1g1IoqCRBQ/Notebook_Pavano_to_start_opening_day_bullpen_the_biggest_question012712 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:33:54 -0600 pmackey@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Pavano_to_start_opening_day_bullpen_the_biggest_question012712 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Pavano_to_start_opening_day_bullpen_the_biggest_question012712 <p>The Minnesota Twins' first&nbsp;pitching ace&nbsp;will be honored by the club this summer.</p> <p>Camilo Pascual, who moved from Washington with the Senators in 1961 to&nbsp;pitch for the Twins,&nbsp;has been elected to the&nbsp;team's Hall of Fame. Team&nbsp;president&nbsp;Dave St. Peter made the announcement on Friday afternoon during the Twins' media luncheon.&nbsp;</p> <p>The five-time All-Star will become the 24th member of the Twins Hall when he is inducted during a pregame ceremony on July 14 before a game against Oakland at Target Field.</p> <p>Pascual, now 78,&nbsp;made his...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Former_pitcher_Camilo_Pascual_elected_to_Twins_Hall_of_Fame012712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=htGxhZjw9bQ:3VuufCgCZuE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=htGxhZjw9bQ:3VuufCgCZuE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=htGxhZjw9bQ:3VuufCgCZuE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=htGxhZjw9bQ:3VuufCgCZuE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=htGxhZjw9bQ:3VuufCgCZuE:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=htGxhZjw9bQ:3VuufCgCZuE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=htGxhZjw9bQ:3VuufCgCZuE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=htGxhZjw9bQ:3VuufCgCZuE:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=htGxhZjw9bQ:3VuufCgCZuE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=htGxhZjw9bQ:3VuufCgCZuE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/htGxhZjw9bQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/htGxhZjw9bQ/Former_pitcher_Camilo_Pascual_elected_to_Twins_Hall_of_Fame012712 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:59:06 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Former_pitcher_Camilo_Pascual_elected_to_Twins_Hall_of_Fame012712 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Former_pitcher_Camilo_Pascual_elected_to_Twins_Hall_of_Fame012712 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- Denard Span says he feels the best he has in two years and will be ready to go when the Minnesota Twins open spring training next month. <p>If he's right, there's no doubt in manager Ron Gardenhire's mind about Span's role.</p> <p>"He's going to lead off and be my center fielder," Gardenhire said at the Twins' annual media luncheon on Friday afternoon at Target Field.</p> <p>"That's my expectation. If someone were to tell me he's not able to do that, then we'd have to adlib. But if Denard comes in healthy, he's my center fielder. There's no questions to me about...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_Denard_Span_feeling_good_and_Ron_Gardenhire_wants_him_in_CF012712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4w6XzzuYLvM:erYF1zvBHDk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4w6XzzuYLvM:erYF1zvBHDk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4w6XzzuYLvM:erYF1zvBHDk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4w6XzzuYLvM:erYF1zvBHDk:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=4w6XzzuYLvM:erYF1zvBHDk:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4w6XzzuYLvM:erYF1zvBHDk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=4w6XzzuYLvM:erYF1zvBHDk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4w6XzzuYLvM:erYF1zvBHDk:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4w6XzzuYLvM:erYF1zvBHDk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=4w6XzzuYLvM:erYF1zvBHDk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/4w6XzzuYLvM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/4w6XzzuYLvM/Twins_Denard_Span_feeling_good_and_Ron_Gardenhire_wants_him_in_CF012712 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:34:22 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_Denard_Span_feeling_good_and_Ron_Gardenhire_wants_him_in_CF012712 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_Denard_Span_feeling_good_and_Ron_Gardenhire_wants_him_in_CF012712 <p>Former Vikings coach Brad Childress will return to the sideline next season, something&nbsp;that should be good news for his former employer.</p> <p>Childress agreed Friday to become the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. That means the Vikings should no longer&nbsp;be on the hook for Childress' entire salary in 2012.</p> <p>Childress, who was fired by the Vikings&nbsp;on Nov. 22, 2010 after 10 games, was due $6.6 million over the final two seasons from the contract extension he received in November 2009.</p> <p>Childress was paid the full amount by Vikings owner Zygi Wilf...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Browns_hire_exVikings_coach_Brad_Childress_as_offensive_coordinator012712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=dDYHBPG-b7Q:NrKAyE74rKY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=dDYHBPG-b7Q:NrKAyE74rKY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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battle for the Gophers from the start.</p> <p>The Badgers led by as many as 16 in the first half on 16-of-31 shooting (51.6%), including 7-of-11 from beyond the arc.</p> <p>"I think the way we started the game and the way we played really set the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Rachel_Banham_cant_save_Gophers_women_in_home_loss_to_Wisconsin012612">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=U0I1i8UGxVg:OQv9-F16E2U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=U0I1i8UGxVg:OQv9-F16E2U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=U0I1i8UGxVg:OQv9-F16E2U:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/U0I1i8UGxVg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/U0I1i8UGxVg/Rachel_Banham_cant_save_Gophers_women_in_home_loss_to_Wisconsin012612 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:05:05 -0600 mmcmillan@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Rachel_Banham_cant_save_Gophers_women_in_home_loss_to_Wisconsin012612 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Rachel_Banham_cant_save_Gophers_women_in_home_loss_to_Wisconsin012612 <p>It was Ricky Rubio who spoke for just about everybody when he described his reaction to the NBA's lockout-shortened schedule this season.</p> <p>"Three games in a row," the rookie said on his first day at the Minnesota Timberwolves' practice facility. "What the hell?"</p> <p>It was Rubio's first day as a Minnesota resident, his English still broken, but he summed up the feelings of fans, players and coaches alike about the Wolves playing 66 games in 131 days.</p> <p>There was no question from the gate injuries would be a concern. Not every player did their due diligence training-wise...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wessel_Despite_injuries_Wolves_are_proving_their_culture_has_changed012612">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=iG-hoVxYnCE:j-jZWj05rMw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=iG-hoVxYnCE:j-jZWj05rMw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=iG-hoVxYnCE:j-jZWj05rMw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=iG-hoVxYnCE:j-jZWj05rMw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/iG-hoVxYnCE/Wessel_Despite_injuries_Wolves_are_proving_their_culture_has_changed012612 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:51:55 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wessel_Despite_injuries_Wolves_are_proving_their_culture_has_changed012612 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wessel_Despite_injuries_Wolves_are_proving_their_culture_has_changed012612 <p>Tom Kelly is&nbsp;about to&nbsp;join rare company.</p> <p>The Minnesota Twins announced late Thursday they'll retire&nbsp;their&nbsp;former manager's&nbsp;uniform No. 10 as part of Tom Kelly Day before their Sept. 8 game against the Cleveland Indians at Target Field.</p> <p>"Few, if any individuals have had as much direct impact on the success of the Twins franchise as Tom Kelly," Twins CEO Jim Pohlad said in&nbsp;a statement issued by the team.</p> <p>"Over a 41-year career with the Twins organization, Tom has helped ensure high standards on and off the field and has always...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_announce_theyll_retire_former_manager_Tom_Kellys_No_10_jersey012612">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=2SXkwThyLF0:WYfErQCgYeY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=2SXkwThyLF0:WYfErQCgYeY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=2SXkwThyLF0:WYfErQCgYeY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=2SXkwThyLF0:WYfErQCgYeY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/2SXkwThyLF0/Twins_announce_theyll_retire_former_manager_Tom_Kellys_No_10_jersey012612 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:39:49 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_announce_theyll_retire_former_manager_Tom_Kellys_No_10_jersey012612 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_announce_theyll_retire_former_manager_Tom_Kellys_No_10_jersey012612 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- After several months of back-and-forth reports, coveted Hopkins high school wide receiver, and top in-state recruit Andre McDonald told 1500 ESPN on Thursday he has verbally committed to play for coach Jerry Kill and the Gophers next season.</p> <p>With his decision narrowed down to UCLA, Vanderbilt and the "U", the 6-foot-3, 210-pound receiver from Plymouth, Minn., ultimately chose to stick with his hometown team.</p> <p>"I feel way too comfortable here to go elsewhere," McDonald said. "The coaches just make me feel important ... I just couldn't picture myself anywhere...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Star_Hopkins_wide_receiver_Andre_McDonald_says_Im_a_Gopher_012612">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=o6ibhIzyilU:1XJFt6L2I2E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=o6ibhIzyilU:1XJFt6L2I2E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=o6ibhIzyilU:1XJFt6L2I2E:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=o6ibhIzyilU:1XJFt6L2I2E:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/o6ibhIzyilU/Star_Hopkins_wide_receiver_Andre_McDonald_says_Im_a_Gopher_012612 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:34:51 -0600 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Star_Hopkins_wide_receiver_Andre_McDonald_says_Im_a_Gopher_012612 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Star_Hopkins_wide_receiver_Andre_McDonald_says_Im_a_Gopher_012612 <p>As it turns out, Mel Tucker wasn't the only candidate to turn down the opportunity to become the Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator before Alan Williams accepted the position.</p> <p>Raheem Morris, who was fired&nbsp;as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach after the season, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/raheem-morris-turned-down-vikings-defensive-coordinator-job/2012/01/26/gIQAzWZ0SQ_blog.html#pagebreak">told the Washington Post</a> he declined the Vikings' offer because he had accepted the job as the Redskins' defensive backs coach the previous...</strong><p><a 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http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Raheem_Morris_said_he_turned_down_chance_to_be_Vikings_coordinator012612 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Raheem_Morris_said_he_turned_down_chance_to_be_Vikings_coordinator012612 <p>MOBILE, Ala. -- Leslie Frazier has referred to this as a "critical" offseason for the Minnesota Vikings. He has said there need to be "serious" changes to the roster and the team must hit on every single pick in April's draft. <p>The tone of his comments in recent weeks raised an obvious question on Wednesday: does he really believe the Vikings can get all of this done by September?</p> <p>"There is a lot to get done," Frazier said after the North team's third practice of Senior Bowl week. "Can we get it done in one offseason? Who knows? But if we can get some of the right people in...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pelissero_Leslie_Frazier_targeting_improvement_not_instant_revival012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=kRnPicNifLc:LxfLsYBFv5s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=kRnPicNifLc:LxfLsYBFv5s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=kRnPicNifLc:LxfLsYBFv5s:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=kRnPicNifLc:LxfLsYBFv5s:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/kRnPicNifLc/Pelissero_Leslie_Frazier_targeting_improvement_not_instant_revival012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:49:07 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pelissero_Leslie_Frazier_targeting_improvement_not_instant_revival012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pelissero_Leslie_Frazier_targeting_improvement_not_instant_revival012512 <p>Fifteen years removed from their last victory at Michigan State, the Gophers saw their misfortunes in East Lansing prolonged on Wednesday.</p> <p>The No. 10-ranked Spartans halted the surging Gophers' three-game win streak by simply overpowering and outlasting their opponent for a 68-52 victory -- coach Tom Izzo's 400th-career win with Michigan State.</p> <p>While never truly out of the game until the final moments, the "U" (15-6, 3-5 in the Big Ten) couldn't find a way to fully match the offensive boost the Spartans received from Draymond Green (22) and Brendan Dawson's (16) combined 38...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_unable_to_overcome_No_10_Spartans_win_streak_ends_at_3_games012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Ot5StMiXr2M:I_c1b02NuwU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Ot5StMiXr2M:I_c1b02NuwU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Ot5StMiXr2M:I_c1b02NuwU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Ot5StMiXr2M:I_c1b02NuwU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/Ot5StMiXr2M/Gophers_unable_to_overcome_No_10_Spartans_win_streak_ends_at_3_games012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:53:15 -0600 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_unable_to_overcome_No_10_Spartans_win_streak_ends_at_3_games012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_unable_to_overcome_No_10_Spartans_win_streak_ends_at_3_games012512 <p>The Minnesota Timberwolves only needed nine healthy players to beat the Dallas Mavericks for a second time this season in Wednesday's 105-90 win at the American Airlines Center.<br /> <br />It was an emotional game for both locker rooms. Kevin Love received a 4-year $62 million contract hours earlier in the day, and the Mavericks -- including J.J. Barea -- received their championship rings from last season.<br /> <br />A letdown was coming for one of the two teams but it was the champs -- without superstar Dirk Nowitzki -- that were the ones laying the egg on their home court to a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Loves_31_points_Rubios_12_assists_help_spoil_Dallas_ring_ceremony012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZcvWKidUHVQ:KYO1rBKZhlg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZcvWKidUHVQ:KYO1rBKZhlg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZcvWKidUHVQ:KYO1rBKZhlg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZcvWKidUHVQ:KYO1rBKZhlg:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ZcvWKidUHVQ:KYO1rBKZhlg:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZcvWKidUHVQ:KYO1rBKZhlg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ZcvWKidUHVQ:KYO1rBKZhlg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZcvWKidUHVQ:KYO1rBKZhlg:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZcvWKidUHVQ:KYO1rBKZhlg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ZcvWKidUHVQ:KYO1rBKZhlg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/ZcvWKidUHVQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/ZcvWKidUHVQ/Loves_31_points_Rubios_12_assists_help_spoil_Dallas_ring_ceremony012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:16:40 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Loves_31_points_Rubios_12_assists_help_spoil_Dallas_ring_ceremony012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Loves_31_points_Rubios_12_assists_help_spoil_Dallas_ring_ceremony012512 <p>MOBILE, Ala. -- The Minnesota Vikings once again are looking north for competition on their roster. <p>An NFL source said on Wednesday night the Vikings have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with Solomon Elimimian, a Nigerian-born linebacker who was named the Canadian Football League's hardest hitter in a TSN poll of players last year.</p> <p>Elimimian, 25, went undrafted in 2009 out of Hawaii, where he finished his career with a school-record 434 tackles. He spent part of training camp that summer with the Buffalo Bills, then signed in May 2010 with the CFL's BC Lions.</p> <p>He...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_CFLs_hardest_hitter_linebacker_Solomon_Elimimian012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=xAhbsye9f1o:R8_TnqSXIOA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/xAhbsye9f1o" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/xAhbsye9f1o/Vikings_sign_CFLs_hardest_hitter_linebacker_Solomon_Elimimian012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:14:04 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_CFLs_hardest_hitter_linebacker_Solomon_Elimimian012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_CFLs_hardest_hitter_linebacker_Solomon_Elimimian012512 <p>MOBILE, Ala. -- The Minnesota Vikings aren't wasting any time helping Christian Ponder turn the page to 2012. <p>Though work at the Vikings' facility isn't permitted for nearly three months, offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave said on Wednesday he has laid out his plans for Ponder's offseason work and will do his best to keep the young quarterback up to speed until it begins, too.</p> <p>"We'll always be in contact either by phone or things like that," Musgrave said. "We can put him in specific scenarios and also just keep him up to date on what we're doing personnel-wise and what we're...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Vikings_have_plans_for_getting_Christian_Ponder_up_to_speed012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ygGRCAS86Mg:ZtcgKHcBRiY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/ygGRCAS86Mg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/ygGRCAS86Mg/Notebook_Vikings_have_plans_for_getting_Christian_Ponder_up_to_speed012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:45:38 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Vikings_have_plans_for_getting_Christian_Ponder_up_to_speed012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Vikings_have_plans_for_getting_Christian_Ponder_up_to_speed012512 <p>One can just imagine Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor and president of basketball operations David Kahn patting each other on the back Wednesday and celebrating the fact they had worn down Kevin Love.</p> <p>They were prepared to offer Love a four-year, $60-plus million contract and weren't going to budge from that. Evidently, the fact an All-Star forward actually wanted to stay with this recently woebegone franchise and sign a five-year, $80 million contract mattered little.</p> <p>So as Wednesday's 11 p.m. deadline approached to get the deal done, Love relented and agreed to...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Wolves_deal_with_Kevin_Love_could_prove_to_be_shortsighted012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7HLRNii7vCs:n-2Wg4j0ihU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7HLRNii7vCs:n-2Wg4j0ihU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7HLRNii7vCs:n-2Wg4j0ihU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7HLRNii7vCs:n-2Wg4j0ihU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=7HLRNii7vCs:n-2Wg4j0ihU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7HLRNii7vCs:n-2Wg4j0ihU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=7HLRNii7vCs:n-2Wg4j0ihU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7HLRNii7vCs:n-2Wg4j0ihU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7HLRNii7vCs:n-2Wg4j0ihU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=7HLRNii7vCs:n-2Wg4j0ihU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/7HLRNii7vCs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/7HLRNii7vCs/Zulgad_Wolves_deal_with_Kevin_Love_could_prove_to_be_shortsighted012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:04:45 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Wolves_deal_with_Kevin_Love_could_prove_to_be_shortsighted012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Wolves_deal_with_Kevin_Love_could_prove_to_be_shortsighted012512 <p>Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf spent three hours meeting Wednesday with Gov. Mark Dayton, but all that was clear afterward was the team's stadium situation remains&nbsp;as murky&nbsp;as ever.</p> <p>The meeting between the two was planned after Dayton said Monday night that the only chance for the Vikings to get a stadium approved during this year's Legislative session was if it was built on the site of the Metrodome.</p> <p>The Vikings' hope had been to get a stadium in Arden Hills. The team also appeared to be&nbsp;open to its new home being located at the Linden Ave. site in...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_owner_optimistic_but_stadium_situation_gains_no_clarity012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ifi1hRfAvKw:3UnGKuHwZEI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/ifi1hRfAvKw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/ifi1hRfAvKw/Vikings_owner_optimistic_but_stadium_situation_gains_no_clarity012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:51:46 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_owner_optimistic_but_stadium_situation_gains_no_clarity012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_owner_optimistic_but_stadium_situation_gains_no_clarity012512 <p>The Minnesota Vikings' 3-13 finish couldn't take away from what Jared Allen did this season.</p> <p>The defensive end, whose 22 sacks left him a half-sack short of Michael Strahan's single-season NFL record, was named The Sporting News Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday.</p> <p>A panel of 632 NFL players, coaches and executives chose the 29-year-old Allen for the honor over Dallas' DeMarcus Ware. Allen received 113 votes, while Ware got 111.</p> <p>Earlier this month, Allen learned he would be honored as the NFC Defensive Player of the Year at the Football 101 Awards.</p> <p>He...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Jared_Allen_chosen_Sporting_News_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=4pOBuz0jB88:jJhQO3r6haU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/4pOBuz0jB88" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/4pOBuz0jB88/Jared_Allen_chosen_Sporting_News_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:07:22 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Jared_Allen_chosen_Sporting_News_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Jared_Allen_chosen_Sporting_News_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year012512 <p>Kevin Love wanted a five-year deal from the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p> <p>In the end,&nbsp;the All-Star forward&nbsp;elected to take the four-year offer the team had put on the table but not before getting something in return.</p> <p>Love agreed to a contract Wednesday that will pay him between $60 and $62 million, but that also enables him to opt out and become an unrestricted free agent after the third season in 2014-15.</p> <p>"Did I want the five years? Of course," said Love, who was in Dallas for the Wolves' game against the Mavericks on Wednesday night. "But at the end of the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolves_get_their_man_Kevin_Love_agrees_to_fouryear_contract012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Z7-b5dcR-ug:_NreEk7sTnA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Z7-b5dcR-ug:_NreEk7sTnA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Z7-b5dcR-ug:_NreEk7sTnA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Z7-b5dcR-ug:_NreEk7sTnA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/Z7-b5dcR-ug/Wolves_get_their_man_Kevin_Love_agrees_to_fouryear_contract012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:07 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolves_get_their_man_Kevin_Love_agrees_to_fouryear_contract012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolves_get_their_man_Kevin_Love_agrees_to_fouryear_contract012512 <p>Why didn't the Minnesota Twins sign Prince Fielder?</p> <p>Or any other high-profile free agents?</p> <p>And why won't they raise the payroll beyond $100 million?</p> <p>Those are questions <a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Tigers_addition_of_Prince_Fielder_changes_little_for_Twins012412">many fans were asking</a> on Tuesday when news came down of Fielder's nine-year, $214 million contract with the Detroit Tigers.</p> <p>Well, there are <a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mackey_Like_it_or_not_scaling_back_payroll_is_right_move_for_Twins010512">several...</strong><p><a 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http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mackey_Despite_new_stadium_Twins_remain_smallmarket_in_one_key_area012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mackey_Despite_new_stadium_Twins_remain_smallmarket_in_one_key_area012512 <p>MOBILE, Ala. -- The Minnesota Vikings apparently plan to find more work next season for Toby Gerhart, and not just because Adrian Peterson is recovering from knee reconstruction surgery. <p>"The only thing that'll change our approach as much as anything is the way Toby performed for us down the stretch in Adrian's absence," coach Leslie Frazier said after Tuesday's practices at the Senior Bowl.</p> <p>"He really did a great job for us and showed us that he is worthy of more carries. We want to be able to get him more involved in our offense going forward."</p> <p>Peterson suffered a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Adrian_Peterson_recovering_Vikings_want_to_use_Toby_Gerhart012512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ODNKxYdifX4:feH1yRX4zPg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ODNKxYdifX4:feH1yRX4zPg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ODNKxYdifX4:feH1yRX4zPg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ODNKxYdifX4:feH1yRX4zPg:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ODNKxYdifX4:feH1yRX4zPg:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ODNKxYdifX4:feH1yRX4zPg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ODNKxYdifX4:feH1yRX4zPg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ODNKxYdifX4:feH1yRX4zPg:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ODNKxYdifX4:feH1yRX4zPg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ODNKxYdifX4:feH1yRX4zPg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/ODNKxYdifX4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/ODNKxYdifX4/Notebook_Adrian_Peterson_recovering_Vikings_want_to_use_Toby_Gerhart012512 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:34:39 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Adrian_Peterson_recovering_Vikings_want_to_use_Toby_Gerhart012512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Adrian_Peterson_recovering_Vikings_want_to_use_Toby_Gerhart012512 <p>Carson McMillan's game-winner for the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday didn't come in a shootout. It just seemed that way. McMillan's first goal of the season came on a 2-on-0 break in the third period, as the Wild forward made a deceptive move, then tucked the puck under Colorado Avalanche goalie J-S Giguere, breaking a 2-2 tie. <p>Minnesota's 3-2 win was the first by the Wild on the road in more than a month, snapping an 11-game winless streak away from Xcel Energy Center. More importantly, the two points moved the Wild back into the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Road_losing_streak_finally_ends_as_Wild_get_a_win_at_Colorado012412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Ja4pLcBoQcY:4cm8P0vLbDY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Ja4pLcBoQcY:4cm8P0vLbDY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Ja4pLcBoQcY:4cm8P0vLbDY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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best...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Tigers_addition_of_Prince_Fielder_changes_little_for_Twins012412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=aVq7dx5FqBw:vspUGKqgux4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=aVq7dx5FqBw:vspUGKqgux4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=aVq7dx5FqBw:vspUGKqgux4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=aVq7dx5FqBw:vspUGKqgux4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/aVq7dx5FqBw/Zulgad_Tigers_addition_of_Prince_Fielder_changes_little_for_Twins012412 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:56:23 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Tigers_addition_of_Prince_Fielder_changes_little_for_Twins012412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Tigers_addition_of_Prince_Fielder_changes_little_for_Twins012412 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- Though the likelihood of being granted a sixth-year of eligibility is slim, Gophers forward Trevor Mbakwe is readily considering the option of returning to the "U".</p> <p>"It definitely wouldn't hurt coming back another year and playing with these guys, especially with how this season is going," Mbakwe said on Tuesday, speaking to the media for the first time since suffering a season, and possibly collegiate career-ending right ACL tear on Nov. 27 -- only seven games into his promising senior year.</p> <p>Barring no setbacks or hindrances to his expected full recovery, a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/If_granted_sixthyear_Mbakwe_says_he_is_considering_a_possible_return012412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=rV0twWVnGoA:L9eB0sPt__0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=rV0twWVnGoA:L9eB0sPt__0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=rV0twWVnGoA:L9eB0sPt__0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=rV0twWVnGoA:L9eB0sPt__0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/rV0twWVnGoA/If_granted_sixthyear_Mbakwe_says_he_is_considering_a_possible_return012412 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:26:59 -0600 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/If_granted_sixthyear_Mbakwe_says_he_is_considering_a_possible_return012412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/If_granted_sixthyear_Mbakwe_says_he_is_considering_a_possible_return012412 <p>MOBILE, Ala. -- Crowded into a first-floor conference room at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel, Minnesota Vikings coaches and scouts were scheduled to spend about four hours on Tuesday night interviewing 45 players as part of their effort to get face time with every NFL Draft prospect participating in this week's Senior Bowl. <p>Rick Spielman provided four reporters with a unique look at that process, granting temporary access to the interview room and allowing the reporters to sit in on his own interview with one of the draft prospects, Auburn long snapper Josh Harris.</p> <p>The...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/One_lie_in_interview_tells_you_a_lot_Vikings_GM_Rick_Spielman_says012412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Cs4xhWW6AxY:7_zZldc_nF4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Cs4xhWW6AxY:7_zZldc_nF4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Cs4xhWW6AxY:7_zZldc_nF4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Cs4xhWW6AxY:7_zZldc_nF4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/Cs4xhWW6AxY/One_lie_in_interview_tells_you_a_lot_Vikings_GM_Rick_Spielman_says012412 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:22:44 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/One_lie_in_interview_tells_you_a_lot_Vikings_GM_Rick_Spielman_says012412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/One_lie_in_interview_tells_you_a_lot_Vikings_GM_Rick_Spielman_says012412 <p>The Minnesota Timberwolves and All-Star forward Kevin Love reportedly agreed to a four-year, $62 million contract extension on Tuesday night.</p> <p>However, an NBA source denied that any such agreement was in place.</p> <p>The&nbsp;St. Paul Pioneer Press&nbsp;reported the 23-year-old&nbsp;Love&nbsp;was expected to sign the contract on Wednesday afternoon in Dallas. The Wolves will play the Mavericks on Wednesday night.</p> <p>Wolves officials and Love's representative did not immediately respond to messages left seeking confirmation of the agreement.</p> <p>Love, the fifth-overall...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Kevin_Love_agrees_to_4year_62_million_extension_with_Wolves012412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=iWAIXdaG8jU:TAjfOxB1TRI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=iWAIXdaG8jU:TAjfOxB1TRI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=iWAIXdaG8jU:TAjfOxB1TRI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" 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src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/iWAIXdaG8jU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/iWAIXdaG8jU/Report_Kevin_Love_agrees_to_4year_62_million_extension_with_Wolves012412 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:50:23 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Kevin_Love_agrees_to_4year_62_million_extension_with_Wolves012412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Kevin_Love_agrees_to_4year_62_million_extension_with_Wolves012412 <p>MOBILE, Ala. -- One wayward season hasn't shaken the Minnesota Vikings' faith in Ryan Longwell. <p>The 37-year-old placekicker made only 78.6% of his field-goal attempts in 2011 -- his worst percentage since 2005, when he was 20-of-27 (74.1%) and the Green Bay Packers cut him after the season.</p> <p>But special teams coordinator Mike Priefer offered a vote of confidence on Tuesday, pointing out that problems with the rest of the field-goal operation were responsible for at least a couple of Longwell's six misses in 28 attempts.</p> <p>"The one that was blocked (in a season-ending loss...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_havent_lost_faith_in_Ryan_Longwell_despite_abnormal_season012412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=L0ShVUrqFis:JTWfWMC5Zhw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=L0ShVUrqFis:JTWfWMC5Zhw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=L0ShVUrqFis:JTWfWMC5Zhw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Live_from_Mobile_Leslie_Frazier_staff_lead_North_team_at_Senior_Bowl012212 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- The depleted Minnesota Timberwolves couldn't keep up with Kevin McHale and the Houston Rockets for four quarters in Monday's 107-92 loss.<br /><br />After another sluggish start where the Wolves trailed by as many as 12, they rallied in the second half to take a five point lead in the third quarter -- their biggest and final lead of the game.<br /><br />Kevin Love, who scored a game-high 39 points despite a nasty cough he revealed after the game, thought they had gained control when they took the lead.<br /> <br />"We climbed our way back in. We fought like we usually do and...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Rockets_fly_past_Wolves_in_Kevin_McHales_return_to_Target_Center012312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZzoUI6ERTDI:Leh17q6K6xw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZzoUI6ERTDI:Leh17q6K6xw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZzoUI6ERTDI:Leh17q6K6xw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZzoUI6ERTDI:Leh17q6K6xw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ZzoUI6ERTDI:Leh17q6K6xw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZzoUI6ERTDI:Leh17q6K6xw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ZzoUI6ERTDI:Leh17q6K6xw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZzoUI6ERTDI:Leh17q6K6xw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZzoUI6ERTDI:Leh17q6K6xw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ZzoUI6ERTDI:Leh17q6K6xw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/ZzoUI6ERTDI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/ZzoUI6ERTDI/Rockets_fly_past_Wolves_in_Kevin_McHales_return_to_Target_Center012312 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:58:41 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Rockets_fly_past_Wolves_in_Kevin_McHales_return_to_Target_Center012312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Rockets_fly_past_Wolves_in_Kevin_McHales_return_to_Target_Center012312 <p>So much for&nbsp;an upset on the Minnesota Vikings stadium site.</p> <p>Sources confirmed that Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday told Vikings owner Zygi Wilf that if the team wants a new stadium approved by the Legislature this year, it'll have to be built at the current Metrodome site.</p> <p>"The governor spoke to Mr. Zygi Wilf this afternoon and told him that if we are going to get a stadium bill passed this year, it will have to be at the Metrodome site," the governor's spokeswoman Katharine Tinucci told <a href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/blogs/137931433.html" target="_blank">the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_tells_Vikings_that_Metrodome_site_is_only_option_for_2012012312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YYF_JCAnoQ4:9usDzF45n0o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YYF_JCAnoQ4:9usDzF45n0o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=YYF_JCAnoQ4:9usDzF45n0o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=YYF_JCAnoQ4:9usDzF45n0o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/YYF_JCAnoQ4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/YYF_JCAnoQ4/Governor_tells_Vikings_that_Metrodome_site_is_only_option_for_2012012312 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:34:00 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_tells_Vikings_that_Metrodome_site_is_only_option_for_2012012312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_tells_Vikings_that_Metrodome_site_is_only_option_for_2012012312 <p>MOBILE, Ala. -- The Minnesota Vikings won't really have two linebackers coaches after all.</p> <p>Leslie Frazier made clear on Monday that Fred Pagac will be "the main guy" with that position group,&nbsp;while&nbsp;Mike Singletary&nbsp;will redirect&nbsp;his energy&nbsp;mainly to helping Frazier with other tasks.</p> <p>"The fact that Fred has been in this system the longest and has the most experience in the system, he'll take the lead on a lot of things," Frazier said after coaching the North team through its first practice at the Senior Bowl.</p> <p>"Between he and Mike, they'll work...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_No_dual_role_Fred_Pagac_will_be_the_main_guy_coaching_LBs012312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=uizuHqE_GwU:0K9QaasS4Tc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=uizuHqE_GwU:0K9QaasS4Tc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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Husain Abdullah, who said on Monday he <a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Cleared_by_specialists_Vikings_Husain_Abdullah_says_hell_play_again012312" target="_self">plans to resume his career</a> after being cleared by two concussion...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Steve_Hutchinson_plans_to_keep_playing_but_do_Vikings_want_him012312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=E4q1LxPO3OU:tjElw5gIr4M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=E4q1LxPO3OU:tjElw5gIr4M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=E4q1LxPO3OU:tjElw5gIr4M:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/E4q1LxPO3OU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/E4q1LxPO3OU/Steve_Hutchinson_plans_to_keep_playing_but_do_Vikings_want_him012312 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:09:15 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Steve_Hutchinson_plans_to_keep_playing_but_do_Vikings_want_him012312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Steve_Hutchinson_plans_to_keep_playing_but_do_Vikings_want_him012312 <p>Mikko Koivu won't be making his first appearance in the NHL All-Star Game after all.</p> <p>The Minnesota Wild&nbsp;center will miss Sunday's game in Ottawa because of an injury to his left shoulder suffered nine days ago in St. Louis.&nbsp;The Wild's captain&nbsp;will be replaced by Edmonton Oilers right wing Jordan Eberle.</p> <p>Koivu had been selected&nbsp;to the game for the first time in his seven-year career just before the injury happened.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Wild forward Nick Johnson has been selected to join the group of rookies who will take part in the NHL All-Star Skills...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Injury_will_keep_Wilds_Mikko_Koivu_out_of_AllStar_Game012312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=yzLWCxCI3UE:5Dqn3QiEJaI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=yzLWCxCI3UE:5Dqn3QiEJaI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=yzLWCxCI3UE:5Dqn3QiEJaI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=yzLWCxCI3UE:5Dqn3QiEJaI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/yzLWCxCI3UE/Injury_will_keep_Wilds_Mikko_Koivu_out_of_AllStar_Game012312 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:14:15 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Injury_will_keep_Wilds_Mikko_Koivu_out_of_AllStar_Game012312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Injury_will_keep_Wilds_Mikko_Koivu_out_of_AllStar_Game012312 <p>MOBILE, Ala. -- Husain Abdullah will continue his NFL career. <p>The fourth-year safety visited last week with two Pittsburgh-based concussion specialists who performed a variety of tests, gave him exercise and diet advice and left Abdullah confident he can return to the field.</p> <p>"If I was going to make a big-time decision, I definitely wanted to go talk to them," Abdullah said by phone on Monday. "It was really educational and I did a couple tests and everything and they just kind of talked to me and helped me out. But they said my concussion was nowhere near as bad as I thought it...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Cleared_by_specialists_Vikings_Husain_Abdullah_says_hell_play_again012312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=sqwPnywtGfU:S7x-J7KxgoE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=sqwPnywtGfU:S7x-J7KxgoE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=sqwPnywtGfU:S7x-J7KxgoE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=sqwPnywtGfU:S7x-J7KxgoE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=sqwPnywtGfU:S7x-J7KxgoE:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=sqwPnywtGfU:S7x-J7KxgoE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=sqwPnywtGfU:S7x-J7KxgoE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=sqwPnywtGfU:S7x-J7KxgoE:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=sqwPnywtGfU:S7x-J7KxgoE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=sqwPnywtGfU:S7x-J7KxgoE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/sqwPnywtGfU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/sqwPnywtGfU/Cleared_by_specialists_Vikings_Husain_Abdullah_says_hell_play_again012312 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:59:03 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Cleared_by_specialists_Vikings_Husain_Abdullah_says_hell_play_again012312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Cleared_by_specialists_Vikings_Husain_Abdullah_says_hell_play_again012312 <p>Just over a year ago, the Minnesota Timberwolves launched a marketing campaign to get forward Kevin Love into the All-Star game called NUMB#RS.</p> <p>It featured a video that mirrored any cheesy fragrance commercial.</p> <p>Love, able to brilliantly pull off the riff, stated at one point, "Who has the numbers? You tell me."</p> <p>Fast-forward to now, as we're still hearing about Love and NUMB#RS. But these are of a different variety. These will either position Love to continue evolving into one of the best players in the NBA while in a Wolves uniform, or deliver yet another black eye...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolfson_If_Kevin_Love_accepts_a_max_deal_he_could_earn_almost_80m012312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=kIvNFMJmCk4:ls35Cjuvzdc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=kIvNFMJmCk4:ls35Cjuvzdc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=kIvNFMJmCk4:ls35Cjuvzdc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/kIvNFMJmCk4/Wolfson_If_Kevin_Love_accepts_a_max_deal_he_could_earn_almost_80m012312 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:46:06 -0600 doogie@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolfson_If_Kevin_Love_accepts_a_max_deal_he_could_earn_almost_80m012312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolfson_If_Kevin_Love_accepts_a_max_deal_he_could_earn_almost_80m012312 <p>One of the things that factored in Leslie Frazier and Fred Pagac receiving promotions after the 2010 season was the Minnesota Vikings' surprising 10-point victory at Philadelphia in the second-to-last game of the year.</p> <p>Frazier was the team's interim coach at the time, having succeeded the fired Brad Childress, and Pagac had moved up from linebackers coach to take over Frazier's duties as defensive coordinator.</p> <p>The Vikings' defensive game plan against the Eagles proved to be surprising and successful, with cornerback Antoine Winfield blitzing on several...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Decision_to_hire_Fred_Pagac_as_DC_was_a_curious_one012312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=RcjL0D_VPB4:rHwlxepF1wU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=RcjL0D_VPB4:rHwlxepF1wU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=RcjL0D_VPB4:rHwlxepF1wU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=RcjL0D_VPB4:rHwlxepF1wU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/RcjL0D_VPB4/Zulgads_Roundup_Decision_to_hire_Fred_Pagac_as_DC_was_a_curious_one012312 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:32:42 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Decision_to_hire_Fred_Pagac_as_DC_was_a_curious_one012312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Decision_to_hire_Fred_Pagac_as_DC_was_a_curious_one012312 <p>Coming off an impressive victory over Michigan State on Thursday, the Minnesota Gophers women's basketball team was hoping to build off of that when it faced 20th-ranked Nebraska on Sunday in Lincoln.</p> <p>It&nbsp;didn't happen.</p> <p>Sophomore forward Jordan Hooper had 23 points to lead the&nbsp;Cornhuskers&nbsp;to a 64-49 victory. Hooper made seven of 20 shots from the field, including four of 11 from three-point range, and grabbed six rebounds as the Gophers fell to 11-10 overall and 3-4 in the Big Ten.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">The...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_women_fail_to_build_off_of_Michigan_St_win_fall_to_Nebraska012312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=p5NrfiVCn30:ydSof1VJ2s4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=p5NrfiVCn30:ydSof1VJ2s4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=p5NrfiVCn30:ydSof1VJ2s4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=p5NrfiVCn30:ydSof1VJ2s4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=p5NrfiVCn30:ydSof1VJ2s4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=p5NrfiVCn30:ydSof1VJ2s4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=p5NrfiVCn30:ydSof1VJ2s4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=p5NrfiVCn30:ydSof1VJ2s4:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=p5NrfiVCn30:ydSof1VJ2s4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=p5NrfiVCn30:ydSof1VJ2s4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/p5NrfiVCn30" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/p5NrfiVCn30/Gophers_women_fail_to_build_off_of_Michigan_St_win_fall_to_Nebraska012312 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:07:55 -0600 mmcmillan@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_women_fail_to_build_off_of_Michigan_St_win_fall_to_Nebraska012312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_women_fail_to_build_off_of_Michigan_St_win_fall_to_Nebraska012312 <p><strong>Who:</strong> The football world converges as more than 100 top prospects for April's draft go through physicals, meetings and practice under the supervision of NFL coaches.<br /><strong>When:</strong> Meetings began on Sunday night. Weigh-in is Monday morning, with practice beginning in the afternoon and running through Thursday. The game is at 3 p.m. Saturday.<br /><strong>Where:</strong> Ladd-Peebles Stadium (capacity: 40,646), Mobile, Ala.<br /><strong>TV:</strong> The game will be televised on NFL Network.<br /><strong>Coaches:</strong> North -- Leslie Frazier, Vikings. South...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Preview_Coaching_at_Senior_Bowl_gives_Vikings_a_head_start_on_2012012212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=t8gl3dcV-YY:7hRa4TBRUxw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=t8gl3dcV-YY:7hRa4TBRUxw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=t8gl3dcV-YY:7hRa4TBRUxw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=t8gl3dcV-YY:7hRa4TBRUxw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=t8gl3dcV-YY:7hRa4TBRUxw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=t8gl3dcV-YY:7hRa4TBRUxw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=t8gl3dcV-YY:7hRa4TBRUxw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=t8gl3dcV-YY:7hRa4TBRUxw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=t8gl3dcV-YY:7hRa4TBRUxw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=t8gl3dcV-YY:7hRa4TBRUxw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/t8gl3dcV-YY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/t8gl3dcV-YY/Preview_Coaching_at_Senior_Bowl_gives_Vikings_a_head_start_on_2012012212 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:21:17 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Preview_Coaching_at_Senior_Bowl_gives_Vikings_a_head_start_on_2012012212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Preview_Coaching_at_Senior_Bowl_gives_Vikings_a_head_start_on_2012012212 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- Taking advantage of an at times lifeless Northwestern squad, the Gophers used a ferocious defensive effort to stretch their win streak to three games with a resounding 75-52 victory.</p> <p>Long stretches of dismal shooting from the Wildcats allowed the Gophers to nurse a double-digit lead for nearly 35 minutes. The deficit grew to as many as 23 points -- the "U's" largest lead in a conference game since March 13th, 2010 against Purdue -- and left the Wildcats without answers to their offensive woes.</p> <p>"I thought our kids executed to precision, especially early in the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Win_streak_stretches_to_three_games_as_Gophers_dismantle_Northwestern012212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=KmU1sbeYMcY:mddvyNePrnQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=KmU1sbeYMcY:mddvyNePrnQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=KmU1sbeYMcY:mddvyNePrnQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/KmU1sbeYMcY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/KmU1sbeYMcY/Win_streak_stretches_to_three_games_as_Gophers_dismantle_Northwestern012212 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:05:56 -0600 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Win_streak_stretches_to_three_games_as_Gophers_dismantle_Northwestern012212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Win_streak_stretches_to_three_games_as_Gophers_dismantle_Northwestern012212 <p>The Minnesota Timberwolves gave the Utah Jazz all they could handle in Saturday's 108-98 loss, but they couldn't get over the hump less than 24 hours after one of the most emotional wins in recent team history. <p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">The skinny</span></strong></p> <p>In the NBA, teams often go as their stars go, and Kevin Love -- the hero with long 3-pointer as time expired in Friday's win over the Clippers in Los Angeles -- put together probably his worst game of the season on Saturday.</p> <p>The All-Star scored just 15 points on 5-of-21 shooting, including 1-of-7...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Kevin_Love_endures_long_night_as_Wolves_fall_to_Jazz_in_Utah012212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=CmVADkvG4Qc:MyIaVtAlX8I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=CmVADkvG4Qc:MyIaVtAlX8I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=CmVADkvG4Qc:MyIaVtAlX8I:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/CmVADkvG4Qc/Kevin_Love_endures_long_night_as_Wolves_fall_to_Jazz_in_Utah012212 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:12:05 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Kevin_Love_endures_long_night_as_Wolves_fall_to_Jazz_in_Utah012212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Kevin_Love_endures_long_night_as_Wolves_fall_to_Jazz_in_Utah012212 <p>ST. PAUL, Minn. - The debate rages about whether Hockey Day in Minnesota is a true celebration of the game, or just a made-for-TV hype-fest. In any case, there was a celebratory nature to Saturday's Minnesota Wild game, where the team that has struggled for better than a month busted out in a big way. <p>A trio of quick goals in the second period turned a deficit into a commanding lead as the Wild blasted past the Dallas Stars 5-2.</p> <p>And in the nature of celebrating hockey in Minnesota, a kid from the suburbs playing his first NHL game scored the game-winner. Eden Prairie native...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Rau_scores_his_first_NHL_goal_as_Wild_celebrate_Hockey_Day_with_a_win012112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=a8ho4l73gl8:nRaPvs-6YuY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=a8ho4l73gl8:nRaPvs-6YuY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=a8ho4l73gl8:nRaPvs-6YuY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=a8ho4l73gl8:nRaPvs-6YuY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=a8ho4l73gl8:nRaPvs-6YuY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=a8ho4l73gl8:nRaPvs-6YuY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=a8ho4l73gl8:nRaPvs-6YuY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=a8ho4l73gl8:nRaPvs-6YuY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=a8ho4l73gl8:nRaPvs-6YuY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=a8ho4l73gl8:nRaPvs-6YuY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/a8ho4l73gl8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/a8ho4l73gl8/Rau_scores_his_first_NHL_goal_as_Wild_celebrate_Hockey_Day_with_a_win012112 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:48:23 -0600 jmyers@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Rau_scores_his_first_NHL_goal_as_Wild_celebrate_Hockey_Day_with_a_win012112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Rau_scores_his_first_NHL_goal_as_Wild_celebrate_Hockey_Day_with_a_win012112 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- Stunned by a last-minute goal one night earlier, the No. 4-ranked Gophers regrouped soundly on Saturday to end a three-game home losing streak with a 2-1 series-splitting defeat of No. 12 Colorado College.</p> <p>Right wing Nico Sacchetti, filling in on the Gophers' fourth line for injured forward Nick Larson, punched in the eventual game-winner in the second period. Playing in only his eighth game this season, Sacchetti didn't waste the chance at his first goal of the year.</p> <p>"I was just trying to make something with my (opportunity)," Sacchetti said. "It was a huge...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_rally_for_seriessplitting_victory_end_home_losing_streak012112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wEXPZ7G9BA8:JUnCRVga5xU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wEXPZ7G9BA8:JUnCRVga5xU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wEXPZ7G9BA8:JUnCRVga5xU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wEXPZ7G9BA8:JUnCRVga5xU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=wEXPZ7G9BA8:JUnCRVga5xU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wEXPZ7G9BA8:JUnCRVga5xU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=wEXPZ7G9BA8:JUnCRVga5xU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wEXPZ7G9BA8:JUnCRVga5xU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=wEXPZ7G9BA8:JUnCRVga5xU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=wEXPZ7G9BA8:JUnCRVga5xU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/wEXPZ7G9BA8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/wEXPZ7G9BA8/Gophers_rally_for_seriessplitting_victory_end_home_losing_streak012112 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:44:32 -0600 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_rally_for_seriessplitting_victory_end_home_losing_streak012112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_rally_for_seriessplitting_victory_end_home_losing_streak012112 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- Gophers coach Tubby Smith ended ongoing speculation earlier this week by announcing his official decision to redshirt sophomore Maurice Walker for the 2011-12 season.</p> <p>Nearly one year since undergoing massive reconstructive surgery on his right knee, Walker had initially been targeting and working toward a return this year. But a slight setback in his recovery in November prolonged the process, resulting in the coaching staff opting to preserve a year of his remaining eligibility.</p> <p>"Coach kind of made the decision for me," said Walker, speaking to reporters for...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Decision_to_redshirt_Mo_Walker_was_in_his_best_interest012112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vy9MrzpAkIw:DyR0iQ0IILs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vy9MrzpAkIw:DyR0iQ0IILs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vy9MrzpAkIw:DyR0iQ0IILs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vy9MrzpAkIw:DyR0iQ0IILs:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=vy9MrzpAkIw:DyR0iQ0IILs:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vy9MrzpAkIw:DyR0iQ0IILs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=vy9MrzpAkIw:DyR0iQ0IILs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vy9MrzpAkIw:DyR0iQ0IILs:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vy9MrzpAkIw:DyR0iQ0IILs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=vy9MrzpAkIw:DyR0iQ0IILs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/vy9MrzpAkIw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/vy9MrzpAkIw/Notebook_Decision_to_redshirt_Mo_Walker_was_in_his_best_interest012112 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:34:53 -0600 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Decision_to_redshirt_Mo_Walker_was_in_his_best_interest012112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Decision_to_redshirt_Mo_Walker_was_in_his_best_interest012112 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- In the end, the Gophers football team decided to go with substance over flash in creating its new-look uniforms.</p> <p>After several weeks of hype and anticipation, the Gophers unveiled their sleek, but classic-inspired Nike jerseys with an edge of fanfare on Friday in front of a crowd of fans and media members at TCF Bank Stadium.</p> <p>Featuring eight different combinations of maroon, gold and white jerseys and pants, the uniforms hold numerous subtle tributes to Gophers history. The numbering on several of the jerseys are accented with a brick pattern that is a nod to...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_U_goes_with_classic_over_flash_confidence_on_the_rise012112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=u_AEZv6o0rc:hpNnGR4FyJE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=u_AEZv6o0rc:hpNnGR4FyJE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=u_AEZv6o0rc:hpNnGR4FyJE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=u_AEZv6o0rc:hpNnGR4FyJE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/u_AEZv6o0rc/Notebook_U_goes_with_classic_over_flash_confidence_on_the_rise012112 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:19:26 -0600 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_U_goes_with_classic_over_flash_confidence_on_the_rise012112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_U_goes_with_classic_over_flash_confidence_on_the_rise012112 <p>The Minnesota Timberwolves spent less than two minutes of their Friday night road match-up with the Los Angeles Clippers in possession of the lead.</p> <p>But that proved to be all the time they needed.</p> <p>Found wide-open at the top of the key off a well-timed in-bounds pass from Luke Ridnour, forward Kevin Love drilled a 3-point jumper at the buzzer to cap off a 101-98 victory -- the Wolves' third straight -- that was set into motion by a dramatic fourth quarter comeback.</p> <p>Plunged into an early deficit, the Wolves (7-8), who trailed by as many as 15 points, squandered...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Kevin_Loves_buzzerbeater_caps_off_Wolves_comeback_win_over_Clippers012112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=X1oer0XSp7s:qssvJ8aTO3w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=X1oer0XSp7s:qssvJ8aTO3w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=X1oer0XSp7s:qssvJ8aTO3w:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=X1oer0XSp7s:qssvJ8aTO3w:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/X1oer0XSp7s/Kevin_Loves_buzzerbeater_caps_off_Wolves_comeback_win_over_Clippers012112 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:55:13 -0600 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Kevin_Loves_buzzerbeater_caps_off_Wolves_comeback_win_over_Clippers012112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Kevin_Loves_buzzerbeater_caps_off_Wolves_comeback_win_over_Clippers012112 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- Sometimes you work hard for nearly 60 minutes just to forge a tie with a powerful opponent. And some nights, even that isn't enough.</p> <p>The Gopher hockey team did just that on Friday, trailing for an extended time, but tying the game 1-1 with its goalie pulled and less than 90 seconds to play.</p> <p>And just like that, the joy disappeared, when Colorado College center Tim Hall potted his own rebound with 36 seconds left, giving the Tigers a 2-1 win, and denying the Gophers a crack at sole ownership of first place in the WCHA.</p> <p>Instead, it's the Tigers creeping...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Late_goal_spells_doom_for_Gopher_skaters_in_loss_to_Colorado_College012012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=szGEJ5umeDE:ykZwETx5xGY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=szGEJ5umeDE:ykZwETx5xGY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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is the Tribe's 10th-best prospect according to Baseball America.</p> <p>Slowey was originally dealt to the Rockies by the Twins for 25-year-old righty Daniel Turpen -- a mid-level prospect who pitched for the Rockies' Double-A team in 2011.</p> <p>Slowey, 27, is set to earn $2.75 million in 2012 and will likely fill a role as the Indians' No. 5...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Kevin_Slowey_on_the_move_again_traded_by_Rockies_to_Indians012012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=j5kyKgb6KP4:I9PuLqMsGIc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=j5kyKgb6KP4:I9PuLqMsGIc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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Gophers (11-9 overall, 3-3 Big Ten Conference), who also got 11 points from Jackie Voigt, eight points and seven rebounds from Katie Loberg and nine points, three rebounds and two steals from Micaella Riche off the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Kiara_Buford_leads_balanced_attack_as_U_women_hold_off_Spartans011912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=f39-yFCf4AA:36G4N-dj8hM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=f39-yFCf4AA:36G4N-dj8hM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=f39-yFCf4AA:36G4N-dj8hM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" 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For the Minnesota Wild, it's more likely they're counting the days until the six-day All-Star break, as this team definitely needs to hit the "restart" button on a season that's quickly careening out of control. <p>Thursday night's 4-1 loss in Toronto was just the recent lifeless effort by a Wild team that finished a 0-3-1 road trip and has now fallen to third place in the Northwest Division and out of the Western Conference playoff picture.</p> <p>The Wild's perfect storm of troubles added...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Road_trip_ends_with_another_loss_as_Wild_fall_in_Toronto011912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vHVihPIdfY8:ATaCyhcRcqo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vHVihPIdfY8:ATaCyhcRcqo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vHVihPIdfY8:ATaCyhcRcqo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vHVihPIdfY8:ATaCyhcRcqo:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=vHVihPIdfY8:ATaCyhcRcqo:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vHVihPIdfY8:ATaCyhcRcqo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=vHVihPIdfY8:ATaCyhcRcqo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vHVihPIdfY8:ATaCyhcRcqo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vHVihPIdfY8:ATaCyhcRcqo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=vHVihPIdfY8:ATaCyhcRcqo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/vHVihPIdfY8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/vHVihPIdfY8/Road_trip_ends_with_another_loss_as_Wild_fall_in_Toronto011912 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:48:33 -0600 jmyers@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Road_trip_ends_with_another_loss_as_Wild_fall_in_Toronto011912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Road_trip_ends_with_another_loss_as_Wild_fall_in_Toronto011912 <p>A crowd of 40,000-plus couldn't possibly have been more silent than in the bottom of the eighth inning on June 28, 2010 at Target Field.</p> <p>That was the day Detroit Tigers right-hander Joel Zumaya collapsed to the ground in intense pain after throwing a full-count fastball to Delmon Young, who fouled the pitch off before watching along with everybody else as Zumaya writhed on the ground at the base of the mound.</p> <p>"That was a real tough night for me. I was actually facing one of my good friends (Young)," Zumaya said in a conference call on Thursday.</p> <p>"I was warming up...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mackey_Even_after_arm_exploded_Zumaya_expects_to_throw_100_again011912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=uA8uA70tqlE:DtIrBiIhPJo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=uA8uA70tqlE:DtIrBiIhPJo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=uA8uA70tqlE:DtIrBiIhPJo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/uA8uA70tqlE/Mackey_Even_after_arm_exploded_Zumaya_expects_to_throw_100_again011912 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:11:24 -0600 pmackey@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mackey_Even_after_arm_exploded_Zumaya_expects_to_throw_100_again011912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mackey_Even_after_arm_exploded_Zumaya_expects_to_throw_100_again011912 <p>MINNEAPOLIS - Jared Allen has never met Alan Williams, but that didn't stop the Pro Bowl defensive end from expressing&nbsp;a bit of&nbsp;relief Thursday after it was made official that Williams would become the Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator.</p> <p>"I'm assuming we'll be running pretty much a similar defense," Allen said while attending the Boat Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center.</p> <p>He&nbsp;would be correct.</p> <p>The NFL's leader in sacks this season with 22 - he came within a half-sack of tying Michael Strahan's single-season record - Allen had seen reports for...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Jared_Allen_sad_to_see_friend_go_but_glad_defense_wont_change011912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=OjoWpEw6boc:17mbJfbFnec:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=OjoWpEw6boc:17mbJfbFnec:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=OjoWpEw6boc:17mbJfbFnec:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=OjoWpEw6boc:17mbJfbFnec:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/OjoWpEw6boc/Zulgad_Jared_Allen_sad_to_see_friend_go_but_glad_defense_wont_change011912 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:47:32 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Jared_Allen_sad_to_see_friend_go_but_glad_defense_wont_change011912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Jared_Allen_sad_to_see_friend_go_but_glad_defense_wont_change011912 <p>Leslie Frazier wants to go back to his roots in his second season as Minnesota Vikings coach, if not quite all the way. <p>Hours after the Vikings finalized a deal for Alan Williams to become their new defensive coordinator, Frazier said in a conference call he wants to shift his focus more heavily to that side of the ball and leave no doubt about how he expects the system to operate.</p> <p>"I really want to have a hand in what we're doing early on to assist him in what we're trying to get done and where I want our defense to go," Frazier said of Williams, who coached the Indianapolis...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Leslie_Frazier_will_be_more_involved_in_Vikings_D_try_to_set_tone011912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=md5djO0R9Mo:17qS656P8Ds:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=md5djO0R9Mo:17qS656P8Ds:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=md5djO0R9Mo:17qS656P8Ds:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=md5djO0R9Mo:17qS656P8Ds:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/md5djO0R9Mo/Leslie_Frazier_will_be_more_involved_in_Vikings_D_try_to_set_tone011912 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:01:34 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Leslie_Frazier_will_be_more_involved_in_Vikings_D_try_to_set_tone011912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Leslie_Frazier_will_be_more_involved_in_Vikings_D_try_to_set_tone011912 <p>It appears Leslie Frazier's coaching staff is set for now.</p> <p>The Minnesota Vikings announced late Thursday morning that Alan Williams has accepted an offer to become defensive coordinator and Brendan Daly will become the defensive line coach.</p> <p>"Alan and Brendan have both proved themselves as quality coaches in our League," Frazier said. "I had the chance to work directly with both men and can't say enough about their character, work ethic and ability to connect with players and push them to be their best."</p> <p>Williams, 42, spent the past 10 years as defensive backs coach...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Alan_Williams_Brendan_Daly_accept_offers_to_join_Vikings_staff011912_011912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=juBplJrdRPQ:KfssRQQQzXI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/juBplJrdRPQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/juBplJrdRPQ/Alan_Williams_Brendan_Daly_accept_offers_to_join_Vikings_staff011912_011912 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:58:16 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Alan_Williams_Brendan_Daly_accept_offers_to_join_Vikings_staff011912_011912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Alan_Williams_Brendan_Daly_accept_offers_to_join_Vikings_staff011912_011912 <p>The low-risk signing of right-hander Joel Zumaya by the Minnesota Twins is even more low-risk than initially thought.</p> <p>An MLB source confirmed Thursday that only $400,000 of Zumaya's $850,000 base salary is guaranteed. Zumaya will earn the full sum if he makes the 25-man roster out of spring training, which is almost a certainty if he stays healthy through February and March.</p> <p>Zumaya can earn up to $1.8 million in 2012 through incentives.</p> <p>The 27-year-old was clocked between 92-94 mph during a December bullpen session in Houston, and in a conference call with reporters...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Zumaya_guaranteed_400000_Twins_ink_Brad_Thompson011912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vLY03WpCHBs:MOfHjoXeLOo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vLY03WpCHBs:MOfHjoXeLOo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vLY03WpCHBs:MOfHjoXeLOo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vLY03WpCHBs:MOfHjoXeLOo:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=vLY03WpCHBs:MOfHjoXeLOo:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vLY03WpCHBs:MOfHjoXeLOo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=vLY03WpCHBs:MOfHjoXeLOo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vLY03WpCHBs:MOfHjoXeLOo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=vLY03WpCHBs:MOfHjoXeLOo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=vLY03WpCHBs:MOfHjoXeLOo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/vLY03WpCHBs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/vLY03WpCHBs/Notebook_Zumaya_guaranteed_400000_Twins_ink_Brad_Thompson011912 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:26:50 -0600 pmackey@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Zumaya_guaranteed_400000_Twins_ink_Brad_Thompson011912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Zumaya_guaranteed_400000_Twins_ink_Brad_Thompson011912 <p>The Minnesota Vikings' shakeup of their defensive coaching staff has resulted in only one firing.</p> <p>Karl Dunbar was let go after six seasons coaching the line. It appears&nbsp;he is about to be replaced.</p> <p>Brendan Daly, who served as the Vikings' assistant defensive line coach from 2006 to 2008, will be brought back to coach that position group, according to an NFL source.</p> <p>Daly left the Vikings in 2009 to coach the St. Louis Rams defensive line and remained in that job until Steve Spagnuolo was fired after this past season. The Rams went 2-14 in 2011.</p> <p>While Daly...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_to_bring_back_Brendan_Daly_to_coach_defensive_line011912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=n67u_4Kvk0I:pNcmxBE9JtM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/n67u_4Kvk0I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/n67u_4Kvk0I/Vikings_to_bring_back_Brendan_Daly_to_coach_defensive_line011912 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:16:20 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_to_bring_back_Brendan_Daly_to_coach_defensive_line011912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_to_bring_back_Brendan_Daly_to_coach_defensive_line011912 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- The Detroit Pistons came to town with a 1-7 road record. The Minnesota Timberwolves were coming off a win and looking to build momentum before hitting the road themselves.</p> <p>All signs pointed to a blowout. It wasn't.</p> <p>In fact, if any team was close a blowout on Wednesday night at Target Center, it was the Pistons, who pushed their lead to 16 points in the second quarter before the Wolves began their rally for a 93-85 win.</p> <p>"It was a really good win, the way we shot the ball in the first half," Wolves coach Rick Adelman said. "Our guys stayed with it. They...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pekovic_rises_as_Wolves_erase_16point_deficit_rally_to_beat_Pistons011912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=yA2sRKcbN7c:DxgLA2KWoMA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=yA2sRKcbN7c:DxgLA2KWoMA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=yA2sRKcbN7c:DxgLA2KWoMA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=yA2sRKcbN7c:DxgLA2KWoMA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=yA2sRKcbN7c:DxgLA2KWoMA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=yA2sRKcbN7c:DxgLA2KWoMA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=yA2sRKcbN7c:DxgLA2KWoMA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=yA2sRKcbN7c:DxgLA2KWoMA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=yA2sRKcbN7c:DxgLA2KWoMA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=yA2sRKcbN7c:DxgLA2KWoMA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/yA2sRKcbN7c" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/yA2sRKcbN7c/Pekovic_rises_as_Wolves_erase_16point_deficit_rally_to_beat_Pistons011912 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:18:17 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pekovic_rises_as_Wolves_erase_16point_deficit_rally_to_beat_Pistons011912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pekovic_rises_as_Wolves_erase_16point_deficit_rally_to_beat_Pistons011912 <p>Nike had a brief flirtation with the hockey equipment world in the past decade, before quietly going back to making God-awful ugly football uniforms for the University of Oregon. How brief? Well, that's something hard to answer on a day when Wikipedia is shut down.<br /><br />But in the spirit of the sneaker behemoth, and in honor of Phil Knight's short-term foray into the hockey world, here's some advice: For those waiting in vain for the NHL to bring its annual outdoor hockey festival, the Winter Classic, to Minnesota, we say quit waiting and Just Do It.<br /><br />While the pro game's...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Myers_Hockey_at_Target_Field_could_mean_no_more_waiting_for_the_NHL011812">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=fIdpCnso3x8:sItGmOlqf1E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=fIdpCnso3x8:sItGmOlqf1E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=fIdpCnso3x8:sItGmOlqf1E:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=fIdpCnso3x8:sItGmOlqf1E:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=fIdpCnso3x8:sItGmOlqf1E:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=fIdpCnso3x8:sItGmOlqf1E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=fIdpCnso3x8:sItGmOlqf1E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=fIdpCnso3x8:sItGmOlqf1E:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=fIdpCnso3x8:sItGmOlqf1E:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=fIdpCnso3x8:sItGmOlqf1E:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/fIdpCnso3x8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/fIdpCnso3x8/Myers_Hockey_at_Target_Field_could_mean_no_more_waiting_for_the_NHL011812 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:58:11 -0600 jmyers@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Myers_Hockey_at_Target_Field_could_mean_no_more_waiting_for_the_NHL011812 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Myers_Hockey_at_Target_Field_could_mean_no_more_waiting_for_the_NHL011812 <p>Hopkins receiver Andre McDonald, whom the Gophers want badly, said he was chosen for the International Bowl on Tuesday. <p>The game will take place on Feb. 1 -- National Signing Day -- in Austin, Texas, and will be televised on the CBS College Sports Network. It's expected to serve as the backdrop for McDonald's college choice, he said on Wednesday.</p> <p>"I spend most of my time thinking about where I'm going to school next year," McDonald said. "It's all I ever hear. I never have a normal conversation."</p> <p>After a visit to UCLA this weekend, McDonald will be done getting on...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Coveted_recruit_Andre_McDonald_says_Gophers_have_a_good_chance011812">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=XHArnQiky6w:fx0cOLSMllU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=XHArnQiky6w:fx0cOLSMllU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=XHArnQiky6w:fx0cOLSMllU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=XHArnQiky6w:fx0cOLSMllU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=XHArnQiky6w:fx0cOLSMllU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=XHArnQiky6w:fx0cOLSMllU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=XHArnQiky6w:fx0cOLSMllU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=XHArnQiky6w:fx0cOLSMllU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=XHArnQiky6w:fx0cOLSMllU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=XHArnQiky6w:fx0cOLSMllU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/XHArnQiky6w" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/XHArnQiky6w/Coveted_recruit_Andre_McDonald_says_Gophers_have_a_good_chance011812 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:34:49 -0600 doogie@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Coveted_recruit_Andre_McDonald_says_Gophers_have_a_good_chance011812 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Coveted_recruit_Andre_McDonald_says_Gophers_have_a_good_chance011812 <p>The Vikings signed two free agents,&nbsp;tight end Daniel Hardy and offensive tackle Jose Valdez, to futures contracts on Wednesday.</p> <p>Hardy, 6-4, 249 pounds, was a seventh-round pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last April out of Idaho. He&nbsp;was let go in the final cuts of training camp and landed on the New Orleans Saints practice squad in late November.</p> <p>Hardy suffered a broken arm in his senior year at Idaho, ending his 2010 season. He had 32 receptions for 545 yards and a touchdown before being injured. He had 39 receptions for 691 yards and three touchdowns as a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_tight_end_and_offensive_tackle_to_futures_contracts011812">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=gGtOBMwcFeM:VIrEVaHRP4E:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/gGtOBMwcFeM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/gGtOBMwcFeM/Vikings_sign_tight_end_and_offensive_tackle_to_futures_contracts011812 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:43:56 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_tight_end_and_offensive_tackle_to_futures_contracts011812 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_tight_end_and_offensive_tackle_to_futures_contracts011812 <p>If concerns about the Linden Avenue site are answered, Gov. Mark Dayton said on Wednesday that would be his preferred location for a Minnesota Vikings stadium project proponents still hope to resolve early in the Legislative session that begins next week.</p> <p>"We are close," Dayton said. "It's first-and-goal and we are the 5-yard line."</p> <p>Dayton all but ruled out the Vikings' preferred site in Arden Hills and referred to Mayor R.T. Rybak's preference to renovate the Metrodome as a "default" option with limited opportunities for economic development.</p> <p>The governor also...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_pledges_support_to_Linden_Avenue_site_for_Vikings_stadium011812">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=7eumFwaYssw:umr1hbTPcGg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/7eumFwaYssw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/7eumFwaYssw/Governor_pledges_support_to_Linden_Avenue_site_for_Vikings_stadium011812 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:28:03 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_pledges_support_to_Linden_Avenue_site_for_Vikings_stadium011812 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_pledges_support_to_Linden_Avenue_site_for_Vikings_stadium011812 <p>Alan Williams needs a job. The Minnesota Vikings need a defensive coordinator.</p> <p>It appears both needs could be filled in the coming days.</p> <p>According to NFL sources, the Vikings will offer the job to Williams. However,&nbsp;as of late Wednesday afternoon nothing&nbsp;had been&nbsp;finalized between the sides. Williams served the past 10 seasons as the Indianapolis Colts' defensive backs coach and interviewed with the Vikings on Tuesday.</p> <p>Meanwhile, sources said Vikings assistant head coach/linebackers coach Mike Singletary, who interviewed for the defensive...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Vikings_to_offer_defensive_coordinator_job_to_Alan_Williams011812">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=rcvDZrT1hdw:k0zsiZpyQEo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=rcvDZrT1hdw:k0zsiZpyQEo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=rcvDZrT1hdw:k0zsiZpyQEo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/rcvDZrT1hdw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/rcvDZrT1hdw/Report_Vikings_to_offer_defensive_coordinator_job_to_Alan_Williams011812 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:45:34 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Vikings_to_offer_defensive_coordinator_job_to_Alan_Williams011812 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Vikings_to_offer_defensive_coordinator_job_to_Alan_Williams011812 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- When preseason All-Big Ten forward Trevor Mbakwe was lost for the year to a knee injury on Nov. 27, the Gophers' already fringe NCAA tournament hopes appeared to have received an alarmingly early death sentence.</p> <p>Yet, despite a youthful and largely inexperienced roster with only one remaining senior -- Ralph Sampson III -- the "U" emerged from the non-conference season with a surprising 12-1 record.</p> <p>However, reality seemed to finally catch up.</p> <p>Narrow defeats to Big Ten foes Illinois and Michigan gave way to embarrassing home losses at the hands of Iowa...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Sandell_Revitalized_Gophers_benefiting_from_an_underdog_mentality011712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=L3oUCuWkfQ8:1rwhRLMdPbw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=L3oUCuWkfQ8:1rwhRLMdPbw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=L3oUCuWkfQ8:1rwhRLMdPbw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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A pair of quick goals by the Philadelphia Flyers in the latter stages of the second period turned a one-goal game into a blowout as the Flyers cruised to a 5-1 win.</p> <p>Former Flyer Darroll Powe scored the only goal for the Wild, snapping a long-distance shot high and past Philly goalie Illya Bryzgalov in the second period, briefly pulling the Wild within a goal at 2-1....</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Philly_is_not_the_answer_as_Wild_suffer_most_lopsided_loss_of_season011712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=hTIONXGWakg:bMFCCGhUq8U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=hTIONXGWakg:bMFCCGhUq8U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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departed.</p> <p>Not exactly the type of retooling that's going to provide much confidence that a team that lost 99 games in 2011 will be vastly improved.</p> <p>The retort by many when this type of discontent&nbsp;has been&nbsp;voiced,&nbsp;has to...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Keeping_Justin_Morneau_healthy_will_be_real_issue_for_Twins011712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=mvRNRRh55w4:7F1yNsIF8ys:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=mvRNRRh55w4:7F1yNsIF8ys:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=mvRNRRh55w4:7F1yNsIF8ys:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/mvRNRRh55w4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/mvRNRRh55w4/Zulgad_Keeping_Justin_Morneau_healthy_will_be_real_issue_for_Twins011712 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:03:00 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Keeping_Justin_Morneau_healthy_will_be_real_issue_for_Twins011712 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Keeping_Justin_Morneau_healthy_will_be_real_issue_for_Twins011712 <p>Add another honor to Jared Allen's remarkable season.</p> <p>The Minnesota Vikings' star end will be honored as NFC Defensive Player of the Year at the Football 101 Awards, the team announced on Tuesday.</p> <p>Allen led the NFL with 22 sacks -- one shy of the single-season record -- and already has been named to the&nbsp;Pro Bowl and&nbsp;The Associated Press' All-Pro first team.</p> <p>The AP awards generally are recognized as "official" honors, since the NFL doesn't hand out its own awards. That organization will announce its NFL defensive player of the year later this...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Already_an_AllPro_Vikings_end_Jared_Allen_picks_up_another_another011712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=x6p_e0nsx94:BMvJtNq00qo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=x6p_e0nsx94:BMvJtNq00qo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=x6p_e0nsx94:BMvJtNq00qo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=x6p_e0nsx94:BMvJtNq00qo:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/x6p_e0nsx94/Already_an_AllPro_Vikings_end_Jared_Allen_picks_up_another_another011712 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:31:55 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Already_an_AllPro_Vikings_end_Jared_Allen_picks_up_another_another011712 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Already_an_AllPro_Vikings_end_Jared_Allen_picks_up_another_another011712 <p>Tuesday is the deadline for major league teams to exchange salary figures with arbitration-eligible players.</p> <p>For the Minnesota Twins that list includes Glen Perkins, Alexi Casilla and Francisco Liriano.</p> <p>A baseball source confirmed Tuesday morning the Twins and Perkins avoided arbitration, agreeing to a $1.55 million salary in 2012 -- up from Perkins' $700,000 figure in 2011.<br /><br />ESPN's Enrique Rojas reported Liriano and the Twins agreed to a <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Enrique_Rojas1/statuses/159332623477518336" target="_blank">$5.5 million salary</a> for...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_avoid_arbitration_with_Glen_Perkins_who_will_earn_155_million011712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Z0AQ6LkRl1A:Yhq7no7sD44:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Z0AQ6LkRl1A:Yhq7no7sD44:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Z0AQ6LkRl1A:Yhq7no7sD44:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Z0AQ6LkRl1A:Yhq7no7sD44:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/Z0AQ6LkRl1A/Twins_avoid_arbitration_with_Glen_Perkins_who_will_earn_155_million011712 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:16:19 -0600 pmackey@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_avoid_arbitration_with_Glen_Perkins_who_will_earn_155_million011712 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_avoid_arbitration_with_Glen_Perkins_who_will_earn_155_million011712 <p>It's becoming increasingly clear Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier wants to save his Tampa-2 defense -- and find someone who can teach it to his secondary.</p> <p>The Bears have denied the Vikings' request to interview defensive backs coach Jon Hoke for their defensive coordinator job, the Chicago Tribune<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-0117-bears-hoke--20120118,0,654111.story" target="_blank"> reported</a> on Tuesday.</p> <p>This, one day after a report surfaced the Vikings have received permission to interview Indianapolis defensive backs coach...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Bears_deny_Vikings_request_to_interview_secondary_coach_Jon_Hoke011712">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=J-kwjHJtBqY:g6kzl_ASxR4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=J-kwjHJtBqY:g6kzl_ASxR4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=J-kwjHJtBqY:g6kzl_ASxR4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=J-kwjHJtBqY:g6kzl_ASxR4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/J-kwjHJtBqY/Bears_deny_Vikings_request_to_interview_secondary_coach_Jon_Hoke011712 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:53:19 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Bears_deny_Vikings_request_to_interview_secondary_coach_Jon_Hoke011712 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Bears_deny_Vikings_request_to_interview_secondary_coach_Jon_Hoke011712 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- The spotlight on the Minnesota Timberwolves has shined almost exclusively on Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio. <p>On Monday night, it was their most unsung hero, Luke Ridnour, who willed the Wolves to a 99-86 win over the Sacramento Kings.</p> <p>Ridnour scored a season-high 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the field, including a perfect 4-of-4 from behind the 3-point line.</p> <p>"Luke was terrific," coach Rick Adelman said. "Big shot after big shot. He was so good. He is a tough, tough kid."</p> <p>Always quiet, Ridnour spent more time praising his teammates during his...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Unsung_hero_Luke_Ridnour_wills_Timberwolves_to_win_over_Sacramento011612">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=JRWBVr6g9Hs:Vfw7PDpIBFI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=JRWBVr6g9Hs:Vfw7PDpIBFI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=JRWBVr6g9Hs:Vfw7PDpIBFI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=JRWBVr6g9Hs:Vfw7PDpIBFI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=JRWBVr6g9Hs:Vfw7PDpIBFI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=JRWBVr6g9Hs:Vfw7PDpIBFI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=JRWBVr6g9Hs:Vfw7PDpIBFI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=JRWBVr6g9Hs:Vfw7PDpIBFI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=JRWBVr6g9Hs:Vfw7PDpIBFI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=JRWBVr6g9Hs:Vfw7PDpIBFI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/JRWBVr6g9Hs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/JRWBVr6g9Hs/Unsung_hero_Luke_Ridnour_wills_Timberwolves_to_win_over_Sacramento011612 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:38:06 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Unsung_hero_Luke_Ridnour_wills_Timberwolves_to_win_over_Sacramento011612 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Unsung_hero_Luke_Ridnour_wills_Timberwolves_to_win_over_Sacramento011612 <p>The Minnesota Vikings continued their search for a defensive coordinator on Monday, requesting permission to interview Indianapolis Colts defensive backs coach Alan Williams.</p> <p>NFL Network first reported the story&nbsp;and indicated the interview should take place on Tuesday morning.</p> <p>Williams, 42,&nbsp;has&nbsp;been in his current capacity for the past 10 seasons. He worked with Vikings coach Leslie Frazier in Indianapolis in 2005 and 2006, when Frazier also helped with the Colts defensive backs and served as a special assistant to then-coach Tony Dungy.</p> <p>Williams...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_request_permission_to_talk_to_Colts_assistant_about_DC_job011612">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=IO4-yEKrZqI:SgELoVshDug:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/IO4-yEKrZqI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/IO4-yEKrZqI/Vikings_request_permission_to_talk_to_Colts_assistant_about_DC_job011612 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:10:06 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_request_permission_to_talk_to_Colts_assistant_about_DC_job011612 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_request_permission_to_talk_to_Colts_assistant_about_DC_job011612 <p>If the Minnesota Timberwolves are close to signing Kevin Love to a contract extension, that is news to the&nbsp;All-Star forward.</p> <p>Love, appearing on "Judd &amp; Phunn" Monday morning on 1500 ESPN, said he isn't paying attention to&nbsp;contract talks&nbsp;between the team and his agent, Jeff Schwartz, as a Jan. 25 deadline approaches for him to sign an extension that could&nbsp;earn&nbsp;him $84 million over five years.</p> <p>"I think we started negotiations but as far as I know nothing has been said, at least to me," Love said. "People can speculate, (if) they want. I wish I...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolves_Kevin_Love_takes_waitandsee_approach_in_contract_talks011612">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=aeHh2_8MblE:Z0n9PkmmdGI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=aeHh2_8MblE:Z0n9PkmmdGI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=aeHh2_8MblE:Z0n9PkmmdGI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=aeHh2_8MblE:Z0n9PkmmdGI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=aeHh2_8MblE:Z0n9PkmmdGI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=aeHh2_8MblE:Z0n9PkmmdGI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=aeHh2_8MblE:Z0n9PkmmdGI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=aeHh2_8MblE:Z0n9PkmmdGI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=aeHh2_8MblE:Z0n9PkmmdGI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=aeHh2_8MblE:Z0n9PkmmdGI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/aeHh2_8MblE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/aeHh2_8MblE/Wolves_Kevin_Love_takes_waitandsee_approach_in_contract_talks011612 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:26:39 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolves_Kevin_Love_takes_waitandsee_approach_in_contract_talks011612 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolves_Kevin_Love_takes_waitandsee_approach_in_contract_talks011612 <p>As if things weren't already tough enough for the Minnesota Wild, the team got more bad news on Monday.</p> <p>Captain Mikko Koivu, elected to the All-Star Game last week for the first time in his seven-year career, will be sidelined for an indefinite time because of what the team is calling an "upper body injury."</p> <p>"We're going to call him week-to-week right now," coach Mike Yeo said before the Wild departed for Tuesday night's game in Philadelphia. "It's probably unlikely that we'll have him before the All-Star break but we'll see."</p> <p>Koivu&nbsp;was injured in the first...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wild_uncertain_when_Mikko_Koivu_will_return_from_upperbody_injury011612">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=xvlWZS7m6R4:060hqCSCIR0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=xvlWZS7m6R4:060hqCSCIR0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=xvlWZS7m6R4:060hqCSCIR0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=xvlWZS7m6R4:060hqCSCIR0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=xvlWZS7m6R4:060hqCSCIR0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=xvlWZS7m6R4:060hqCSCIR0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=xvlWZS7m6R4:060hqCSCIR0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=xvlWZS7m6R4:060hqCSCIR0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=xvlWZS7m6R4:060hqCSCIR0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=xvlWZS7m6R4:060hqCSCIR0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/xvlWZS7m6R4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/xvlWZS7m6R4/Wild_uncertain_when_Mikko_Koivu_will_return_from_upperbody_injury011612 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:13:06 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wild_uncertain_when_Mikko_Koivu_will_return_from_upperbody_injury011612 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wild_uncertain_when_Mikko_Koivu_will_return_from_upperbody_injury011612 <p>Kevin Love's next act could be on the international level.</p> <p>The Minnesota Timberwolves' All-Star forward on Monday was named one of 20 finalists for the 2012 U.S. Olympics men's basketball team.</p> <p>USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo announced the list of finalists, which will be whittled to a final 12-man roster in the coming months.</p> <p>It wouldn't be Love's first international experience. He also played on the 2010 world championship squad that went 9-0 and captured the gold medal in Istanbul, Turkey.</p> <p>The team will be coached by Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Timberwolves_standout_Kevin_Love_among_finalists_for_2012_Olympic_team011612">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=DU2rmU-4Rr4:Rf6pygVFa14:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=DU2rmU-4Rr4:Rf6pygVFa14:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=DU2rmU-4Rr4:Rf6pygVFa14:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/DU2rmU-4Rr4/Timberwolves_standout_Kevin_Love_among_finalists_for_2012_Olympic_team011612 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:56:13 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Timberwolves_standout_Kevin_Love_among_finalists_for_2012_Olympic_team011612 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Timberwolves_standout_Kevin_Love_among_finalists_for_2012_Olympic_team011612 <p>One day after scoring a career-high 23 points in the Gophers' victory over Penn State, freshman guard Joe Coleman was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday.</p> <p>Coleman has been a critical component to the Gophers' recent two-game resurgence, averaging 15.5 points and four rebounds in victories against No. 7 Indiana and Penn State last week.</p> <p>Since being moved into the starting lineup in the Gophers' Jan. 8th loss to Purdue, the 6-foot-4 Minneapolis native has combined for 45 points, missing only two of his 25 free throws attempts in that stretch.</p> <p>Coleman and the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_guard_Joe_Coleman_earns_Big_Ten_Freshman_of_the_Week_honors011612">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=zjTbtP87zlE:qKl41Moyj5g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=zjTbtP87zlE:qKl41Moyj5g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=zjTbtP87zlE:qKl41Moyj5g:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=zjTbtP87zlE:qKl41Moyj5g:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/zjTbtP87zlE/Gophers_guard_Joe_Coleman_earns_Big_Ten_Freshman_of_the_Week_honors011612 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:29:59 -0600 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_guard_Joe_Coleman_earns_Big_Ten_Freshman_of_the_Week_honors011612 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_guard_Joe_Coleman_earns_Big_Ten_Freshman_of_the_Week_honors011612 <p>The Minnesota Vikings took the proactive approach of making Adrian Peterson and head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman available to the media on Friday at Winter Park.</p> <p>This&nbsp;served as&nbsp;the Vikings' latest attempt to provide transparency on how things were going for Peterson, who suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his left knee in the Vikings' victory on Dec. 24 in Washington. He underwent surgery on Dec. 30.</p> <p>Sugarman and Peterson discussed the surgery the running back had to reconstruct his ACL, what type of progress he had...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Adrian_Petersons_plans_for_where_to_rehab_not_clear011512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=uYXxACiE_xw:hUAiTAp6dJ8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=uYXxACiE_xw:hUAiTAp6dJ8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=uYXxACiE_xw:hUAiTAp6dJ8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=uYXxACiE_xw:hUAiTAp6dJ8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=uYXxACiE_xw:hUAiTAp6dJ8:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=uYXxACiE_xw:hUAiTAp6dJ8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=uYXxACiE_xw:hUAiTAp6dJ8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=uYXxACiE_xw:hUAiTAp6dJ8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=uYXxACiE_xw:hUAiTAp6dJ8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=uYXxACiE_xw:hUAiTAp6dJ8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/uYXxACiE_xw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/uYXxACiE_xw/Zulgads_Roundup_Adrian_Petersons_plans_for_where_to_rehab_not_clear011512 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:43:34 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Adrian_Petersons_plans_for_where_to_rehab_not_clear011512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgads_Roundup_Adrian_Petersons_plans_for_where_to_rehab_not_clear011512 <p>Freshman guard Joe Coleman continues to prove that his move into the Gophers' starting lineup was the right one.</p> <p>In only his third start, Coleman unloaded a career-high 23 points to propel the Gophers -- fresh off their upset of No. 7 Indiana -- to a 80-66 victory over Penn State on Sunday in State College Pa., marking the team's first back-to-back Big Ten road wins since 2009.</p> <p>Apart from Penn State's brief cameo in the lead during the first half, the Gophers maintained control of the game for the majority of the afternoon. They led by as many as 16 points, fueled by a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Colemans_careerday_fuels_Gophers_to_second_straight_road_victory011512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=6sQrLK_Wt9Y:7_1LoGIR8BA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=6sQrLK_Wt9Y:7_1LoGIR8BA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=6sQrLK_Wt9Y:7_1LoGIR8BA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=6sQrLK_Wt9Y:7_1LoGIR8BA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/6sQrLK_Wt9Y/Colemans_careerday_fuels_Gophers_to_second_straight_road_victory011512 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:30:19 -0600 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Colemans_careerday_fuels_Gophers_to_second_straight_road_victory011512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Colemans_careerday_fuels_Gophers_to_second_straight_road_victory011512 <p>In an early Sunday matchup, Rachel Banham seemed like the only one not out to brunch. <p>Banham scored a career-high 28 points, but scarce production from the rest of the squad -- except for in the turnover column -- doomed the Gophers women's basketball team to a 61-57 loss to Michigan at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">The skinny</span></strong></p> <p>Down by two with 1 minute, 16 seconds to play, the Gophers missed two jump shots and the Wolverines completed four free throws to take a six-point lead with 16 seconds...</strong><p><a 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border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=QpN3sIr1p4o:7qk0mnBDmbk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=QpN3sIr1p4o:7qk0mnBDmbk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=QpN3sIr1p4o:7qk0mnBDmbk:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=QpN3sIr1p4o:7qk0mnBDmbk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=QpN3sIr1p4o:7qk0mnBDmbk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/QpN3sIr1p4o" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/QpN3sIr1p4o/Rachel_Banhams_28_points_not_enough_as_Gophers_women_fall_at_Michigan011512 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:27:25 -0600 mmcmillan@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Rachel_Banhams_28_points_not_enough_as_Gophers_women_fall_at_Michigan011512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Rachel_Banhams_28_points_not_enough_as_Gophers_women_fall_at_Michigan011512 <p>The Minnesota Vikings apparently have finalized the move that's been expected for more than a month.</p> <p>Fred Pagac was&nbsp;relieved of defensive coordinator duties on Friday and offered a job to return as linebackers coach, the Pioneer Press <a href="http://blogs.twincities.com/vikings/2012/01/15/its-official-pagac-no-longer-defensive-coordinator/" target="_blank">reported</a>.</p> <p>That offer means the Vikings intend to promote, reassign or fire assistant head coach/linebackers coach Mike Singletary, who is believed to have interviewed for the coordinator job but raised <a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Vikings_formally_relieve_Fred_Pagac_of_coordinator_duties011512">Read more ...</a></p><div 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http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Vikings_formally_relieve_Fred_Pagac_of_coordinator_duties011512 <p>The Minnesota Twins will take a flier on what was once one of the most promising right-handed bullpen arms in baseball.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/beckjason/statuses/158634222163197953" target="_blank">According to MLB.com</a>, former Detroit Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya has agreed to a deal worth $800,000 that can earn the 27-year-old up to $1.7 million with incentives.</p> <p>Zumaya's last outing came at Target Field in June of 2010 when he blew out his elbow -- an injury that led to two surgeries and more than one full season on the sideline.</p> <p>Zumaya's entire career...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_agree_to_incentiveladen_deal_with_oftinjured_Joel_Zumaya_011512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=PbQPIxkFFOs:KrWG3ixQ370:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img 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href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=PbQPIxkFFOs:KrWG3ixQ370:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=PbQPIxkFFOs:KrWG3ixQ370:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=PbQPIxkFFOs:KrWG3ixQ370:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/PbQPIxkFFOs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/PbQPIxkFFOs/Twins_agree_to_incentiveladen_deal_with_oftinjured_Joel_Zumaya_011512 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:09:37 -0600 pmackey@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_agree_to_incentiveladen_deal_with_oftinjured_Joel_Zumaya_011512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_agree_to_incentiveladen_deal_with_oftinjured_Joel_Zumaya_011512 <p>Add another name to the growing list of coaches linked to the Minnesota Vikings' defensive coordinator job.</p> <p>NFL.com <a href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82604325/article/raiders-assure-dolphins-bowles-position-isnt-destined-for-a-packer" target="_blank">reported</a> on Sunday that Todd Bowles is a candidate to replace Fred Pagac, whose long-expected demotion reportedly <a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Report_Vikings_formally_relieve_Fred_Pagac_of_coordinator_duties011512" target="_self">was finalized</a> on Friday.</p> <p>Bowles, 48, has coached NFL defensive...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Dolphins_interim_coach_Todd_Bowles_could_be_Vikings_DC_candidate_too011512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=D-BHjK8MYPc:nCASxMJBz3Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a 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Atlanta Hawks. <p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">The skinny</span></strong></p> <p>The Wolves appeared to be on cruise control midway through the third quarter before the Hawks ripped off a 23-2 run.</p> <p>Ivan Johnson made a driving layup to give the Hawks a three-point lead with 38 seconds remaining. On the ensuing possession, Ricky Rubio drained a 3-pointer to knot it at 91-all.</p> <p>Josh Smith missed a 26-footer with six seconds remaining....</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Depleted_Wolves_blow_18point_lead_final_chance_in_loss_at_Atlanta011512">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZPftfJpLxMQ:gs6mBSOki2I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZPftfJpLxMQ:gs6mBSOki2I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZPftfJpLxMQ:gs6mBSOki2I:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZPftfJpLxMQ:gs6mBSOki2I:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ZPftfJpLxMQ:gs6mBSOki2I:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZPftfJpLxMQ:gs6mBSOki2I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ZPftfJpLxMQ:gs6mBSOki2I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZPftfJpLxMQ:gs6mBSOki2I:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZPftfJpLxMQ:gs6mBSOki2I:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ZPftfJpLxMQ:gs6mBSOki2I:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/ZPftfJpLxMQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/ZPftfJpLxMQ/Depleted_Wolves_blow_18point_lead_final_chance_in_loss_at_Atlanta011512 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:24:31 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Depleted_Wolves_blow_18point_lead_final_chance_in_loss_at_Atlanta011512 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Depleted_Wolves_blow_18point_lead_final_chance_in_loss_at_Atlanta011512 <p>After an ugly effort in Chicago, the Minnesota Wild bounced back to get a point, but not a win, in St. Louis. <p>The Wild, who are now technically below .500 at 22-16-7, got goals from rookie David McIntyre and Jared Spurgeon, to take the high-flying Blues to overtime and then to a shootout, despite being out-shot by a wide margin throughout.</p> <p>But the Blues got the only goal of the shootout, in a 3-2 win. Matt Cullen, Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi were all stopped by Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak in the shootout.</p> <p>Still, for Wild coach Mike Yeo, it was an encouraging night...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Harding_and_hard_work_earn_Wild_a_shootout_loss_point_in_St_Louis011412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VKInRYo4s5I:Qw_8wi5jUvU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VKInRYo4s5I:Qw_8wi5jUvU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VKInRYo4s5I:Qw_8wi5jUvU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VKInRYo4s5I:Qw_8wi5jUvU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=VKInRYo4s5I:Qw_8wi5jUvU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VKInRYo4s5I:Qw_8wi5jUvU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=VKInRYo4s5I:Qw_8wi5jUvU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VKInRYo4s5I:Qw_8wi5jUvU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VKInRYo4s5I:Qw_8wi5jUvU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=VKInRYo4s5I:Qw_8wi5jUvU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/VKInRYo4s5I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/VKInRYo4s5I/Harding_and_hard_work_earn_Wild_a_shootout_loss_point_in_St_Louis011412 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:50:20 -0600 jmyers@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Harding_and_hard_work_earn_Wild_a_shootout_loss_point_in_St_Louis011412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Harding_and_hard_work_earn_Wild_a_shootout_loss_point_in_St_Louis011412 <p>Roughly 24 hours after dropping into second place in the WCHA for the first time this season, the Gopher hockey team blasted its way back into a tie for the top spot in the conference. <p>Nick Bjugstad and Nate Condon each had two goals as Minnesota scored early and often, salvaging a split of the gritty weekend series at North Dakota with a 6-2 win. Coupled with Minnesota Duluth's 3-1 loss at Nebraska Omaha, the Gophers are now once again tied for first place in the WCHA.</p> <p>Trailing 4-0 in the second period, North Dakota got goals by Michael Parks and Danny Kristo to make a game of...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Bjugstad_Condon_each_score_twice_as_Gophers_notch_big_win_at_NoDak011412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=LG25-nH70C4:HggeKKy4o4I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=LG25-nH70C4:HggeKKy4o4I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=LG25-nH70C4:HggeKKy4o4I:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=LG25-nH70C4:HggeKKy4o4I:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=LG25-nH70C4:HggeKKy4o4I:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=LG25-nH70C4:HggeKKy4o4I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=LG25-nH70C4:HggeKKy4o4I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=LG25-nH70C4:HggeKKy4o4I:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=LG25-nH70C4:HggeKKy4o4I:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=LG25-nH70C4:HggeKKy4o4I:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/LG25-nH70C4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/LG25-nH70C4/Bjugstad_Condon_each_score_twice_as_Gophers_notch_big_win_at_NoDak011412 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:57:11 -0600 jmyers@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Bjugstad_Condon_each_score_twice_as_Gophers_notch_big_win_at_NoDak011412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Bjugstad_Condon_each_score_twice_as_Gophers_notch_big_win_at_NoDak011412 <p>Mel Tucker wasn't the only Jacksonville Jaguars assistant who spent time at Winter Park last week talking to the Minnesota Vikings about a coaching job.</p> <p>Jaguars defensive line coach Joe Cullen also interviewed with the Vikings. Cullen, who likely was being considered as&nbsp;a replacement for defensive line coach Karl Dunbar, reportedly decided to remain with Jacksonville.</p> <p>It's possible that Tucker and Cullen would have been a package deal in Minnesota, with Tucker a candidate to be defensive coordinator.</p> <p>Tucker received an offer from the Vikings, but decided...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Jaguars_retain_another_defensive_coach_who_interviewed_with_Vikings011412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=AfKzZZdnw9I:dZLWphSwrJc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/AfKzZZdnw9I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/AfKzZZdnw9I/Jaguars_retain_another_defensive_coach_who_interviewed_with_Vikings011412 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:47:28 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Jaguars_retain_another_defensive_coach_who_interviewed_with_Vikings011412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Jaguars_retain_another_defensive_coach_who_interviewed_with_Vikings011412 <p>There has been plenty of discussion in recent months about how bright the future appears to be for the Minnesota Wild.</p> <p>The franchise had six prospects participating in the recently completed World Junior Championships. That list included forwards Jason Zucker and Charlie Coyle of Team USA; forward Mikael Granlund of Finland; and defenseman Jonas Brodin, forward Johan Larsson and goalie Johan Gustafsson of gold-medal winning Sweden.</p> <p>Three of the players from that group -- Zucker, Granlund and Larrson -- were chosen to be captain of their team in the prestigious...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Another_reminder_of_Doug_Risebroughs_firstround_failures_011412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=kYIq3wPV0FI:vYaCKV4GQT4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=kYIq3wPV0FI:vYaCKV4GQT4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=kYIq3wPV0FI:vYaCKV4GQT4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/kYIq3wPV0FI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/kYIq3wPV0FI/Zulgad_Another_reminder_of_Doug_Risebroughs_firstround_failures_011412 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:01:34 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Another_reminder_of_Doug_Risebroughs_firstround_failures_011412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Another_reminder_of_Doug_Risebroughs_firstround_failures_011412 <p>One of Todd Richards' first acts as Columbus Blue Jackets interim coach was grabbing a player he knew well from his days with the Minnesota Wild.</p> <p>The Wild confirmed on Saturday the Blue Jackets have claimed former first-round pick&nbsp;Colton Gillies off waivers.</p> <p>Gillies, 22, had two assists in 37 games for the Wild this season.&nbsp;The team hoped to send him to the minor leagues to regain his confidence, but Richards and the Blue Jackets snatched him instead.</p> <p>The 16th overall pick in the 2007 entry draft, Gillies played in 89 games with the Wild over three...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wild_lose_former_firstround_pick_Colton_Gillies_on_waivers_to_Jackets011412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=lFSmaRkpLEY:KcSlFFscEJI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=lFSmaRkpLEY:KcSlFFscEJI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=lFSmaRkpLEY:KcSlFFscEJI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/lFSmaRkpLEY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/lFSmaRkpLEY/Wild_lose_former_firstround_pick_Colton_Gillies_on_waivers_to_Jackets011412 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:40:41 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wild_lose_former_firstround_pick_Colton_Gillies_on_waivers_to_Jackets011412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wild_lose_former_firstround_pick_Colton_Gillies_on_waivers_to_Jackets011412 <p>The Minnesota Vikings' top running back is recovering from major knee surgery. Their No. 2 running back has avoided even a minor procedure.</p> <p>Toby Gerhart won't need surgery to repair&nbsp;a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee.</p> <p>Gerhart suffered the injury in the Vikings' Jan. 1 finale against Chicago. The plan was to re-evaluate him when he returned from a vacation to Hawaii, and that examination determined the&nbsp;MCL can heal with rest and rehabilitation instead.</p> <p>Starter Adrian Peterson, who&nbsp;had his anterior cruciate ligament replaced and his...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/No_surgery_needed_on_Vikings_halfback_Toby_Gerharts_sprained_MCL011412">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=l5UNML6G7KI:Lg1X-_eU8g4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/l5UNML6G7KI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/l5UNML6G7KI/No_surgery_needed_on_Vikings_halfback_Toby_Gerharts_sprained_MCL011412 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:31:18 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/No_surgery_needed_on_Vikings_halfback_Toby_Gerharts_sprained_MCL011412 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/No_surgery_needed_on_Vikings_halfback_Toby_Gerharts_sprained_MCL011412 <p>Minnesota Timberwolves fans finally got what they had been clamoring for on Friday night.</p> <p>Rookie point guard Ricky Rubio was inserted into the starting lineup and had 12 points, nine assists, six rebounds and three steals in an 87-80 victory over the host New Orleans Hornets.&nbsp;</p> <p>Not only did Rubio start, he practically played the entire game. Wolves coach Rick Adelman played Rubio for 44 minutes, the most he has been in a game this season and the most minutes any player logged on Friday.</p> <p>Victory did not come easy for the Wolves.</p> <p>They held a 12-point lead...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Ricky_Rubio_makes_his_first_start_as_Wolves_get_past_New_Orleans011312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=CtdOc7N4ojQ:A2IUd-V97y8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=CtdOc7N4ojQ:A2IUd-V97y8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=CtdOc7N4ojQ:A2IUd-V97y8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=CtdOc7N4ojQ:A2IUd-V97y8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=CtdOc7N4ojQ:A2IUd-V97y8:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=CtdOc7N4ojQ:A2IUd-V97y8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=CtdOc7N4ojQ:A2IUd-V97y8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=CtdOc7N4ojQ:A2IUd-V97y8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=CtdOc7N4ojQ:A2IUd-V97y8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=CtdOc7N4ojQ:A2IUd-V97y8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/CtdOc7N4ojQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/CtdOc7N4ojQ/Ricky_Rubio_makes_his_first_start_as_Wolves_get_past_New_Orleans011312 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:37:17 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Ricky_Rubio_makes_his_first_start_as_Wolves_get_past_New_Orleans011312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Ricky_Rubio_makes_his_first_start_as_Wolves_get_past_New_Orleans011312 <p>The Gopher hockey team is still looking for its first win of 2012. <p>On Friday night, North Dakota got a late goal from Brock Nelson, completing a come-from-behind 2-1 win over the Gophers. It was Minnesota's third consecutive loss, and, coupled with Minnesota Duluth's decisive win at Nebraska Omaha, dropped the Gophers into second place in the WCHA for the first time this season.</p> <p>Kyle Rau scored Minnesota's only goal, giving the Gophers a 1-0 lead in the second period. But defenseman Andrew MacWilliam scored his first collegiate goal for North Dakota in the closing seconds of...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Late_North_Dakota_goal_keeps_Gopher_hockey_team_winless_for_2012011312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=SK_BLeZtTDw:tPmpXhvRxiY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=SK_BLeZtTDw:tPmpXhvRxiY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=SK_BLeZtTDw:tPmpXhvRxiY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=SK_BLeZtTDw:tPmpXhvRxiY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=SK_BLeZtTDw:tPmpXhvRxiY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=SK_BLeZtTDw:tPmpXhvRxiY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=SK_BLeZtTDw:tPmpXhvRxiY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=SK_BLeZtTDw:tPmpXhvRxiY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=SK_BLeZtTDw:tPmpXhvRxiY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=SK_BLeZtTDw:tPmpXhvRxiY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/SK_BLeZtTDw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/SK_BLeZtTDw/Late_North_Dakota_goal_keeps_Gopher_hockey_team_winless_for_2012011312 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:37:17 -0600 jmyers@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Late_North_Dakota_goal_keeps_Gopher_hockey_team_winless_for_2012011312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Late_North_Dakota_goal_keeps_Gopher_hockey_team_winless_for_2012011312 <p>Troy Stoudermire will get another year with the Gophers football team.</p> <p>The "U" announced on Friday afternoon that Stoudermire, their senior cornerback and kick returners, has been granted a medical hardship waiver by the Big Ten Conference after missing most of last season with a fractured left wrist.</p> <p>"This is great news for Troy and for our program," Gophers coach Jerry Kill said in a statement. "I'm really excited for Troy and glad to have him back with us next season."</p> <p>Stoudermire is the school and conference record-holder with 3,102 career kick return yards. He...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Troy_Stoudermire_granted_medical_waiver_will_play_for_Gophers_in_2012011312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=2JaOtczMlWc:0ZzLBljucYI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=2JaOtczMlWc:0ZzLBljucYI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=2JaOtczMlWc:0ZzLBljucYI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=2JaOtczMlWc:0ZzLBljucYI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=2JaOtczMlWc:0ZzLBljucYI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=2JaOtczMlWc:0ZzLBljucYI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=2JaOtczMlWc:0ZzLBljucYI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=2JaOtczMlWc:0ZzLBljucYI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=2JaOtczMlWc:0ZzLBljucYI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=2JaOtczMlWc:0ZzLBljucYI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/2JaOtczMlWc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/2JaOtczMlWc/Troy_Stoudermire_granted_medical_waiver_will_play_for_Gophers_in_2012011312 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:21:14 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Troy_Stoudermire_granted_medical_waiver_will_play_for_Gophers_in_2012011312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Troy_Stoudermire_granted_medical_waiver_will_play_for_Gophers_in_2012011312 <p>EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Two weeks after knee reconstruction, Minnesota Vikings halfback Adrian Peterson was off crutches on Friday as he told reporters he has no concerns about regaining his prior form and is targeting a return for Week 1 of the 2012 season.</p> <p>"I'm not really stressing about anything," Peterson said. "The goal is to, my personal goal, is to be back for the first game of the season. We've got this game plan that is laid out and just making sure that I'm executing it. It's going to help me accomplish that goal."</p> <p>Peterson tore the anterior cruciate ligament and...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Adrian_Peterson_rehabbing_Im_going_to_come_back_better_than_before011312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=U9xUnqr-KnU:5nDDNCIfsu0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/U9xUnqr-KnU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/U9xUnqr-KnU/Adrian_Peterson_rehabbing_Im_going_to_come_back_better_than_before011312 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:29:48 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Adrian_Peterson_rehabbing_Im_going_to_come_back_better_than_before011312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Adrian_Peterson_rehabbing_Im_going_to_come_back_better_than_before011312 <p>The Minnesota Vikings continued to add bodies to their offseason roster on Friday, signing former Sacramento State quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson to a reserve/futures contract.</p> <p>Bethel-Thompson, 23, had NFL&nbsp;stints last year with San Francisco and Miami, finishing last season on the Dolphins' practice squad. He also spent time with the United Football League's Sacramento Mountain Lions and the Arena Football League's San Jose SaberCats.</p> <p>The 6-foot-4, 230-pound San Francisco native started his college career at UCLA, where he completed 23 of 55 passes for 293 yards...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_former_Sacramento_State_quarterback_to_futures_contract011312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=nieZ6vDAHi8:x8ZN3aEBFA4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=nieZ6vDAHi8:x8ZN3aEBFA4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=nieZ6vDAHi8:x8ZN3aEBFA4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/nieZ6vDAHi8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/nieZ6vDAHi8/Vikings_sign_former_Sacramento_State_quarterback_to_futures_contract011312 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:18:21 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_former_Sacramento_State_quarterback_to_futures_contract011312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_sign_former_Sacramento_State_quarterback_to_futures_contract011312 <p>Five points separates sixth and 12th place in the NHL's Western Conference. <p>In other words, the remaining 38 games for the eighth-place Wild (50 points) -- 20 of those games at home -- will be an interesting test for first-year coach Mike Yeo, as will this next stretch of seven of nine games on the road.</p> <p>Once the best road team in the NHL, the Wild have just seven goals in their last eight games away from the "X" and are 0-7-1 in that stretch.</p> <p>From Feb. 23 until the end of the regular season, the Wild will play 23 games, with only three stretches of more than one...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wolfson_It_has_been_hard_lately_Wild_coach_Mike_Yeo_says_of_skid011312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=_0XXlh455u4:UIJihtMiK3E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=_0XXlh455u4:UIJihtMiK3E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=_0XXlh455u4:UIJihtMiK3E:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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Final Four team...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Reusse_Gophers_reaffirm_point_that_guards_win_college_BB_games011312">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=8pDEI7VowAo:NqOPDIu-BG8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=8pDEI7VowAo:NqOPDIu-BG8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=8pDEI7VowAo:NqOPDIu-BG8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=8pDEI7VowAo:NqOPDIu-BG8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/8pDEI7VowAo/Reusse_Gophers_reaffirm_point_that_guards_win_college_BB_games011312 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:07:52 -0600 reusse@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Reusse_Gophers_reaffirm_point_that_guards_win_college_BB_games011312 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Reusse_Gophers_reaffirm_point_that_guards_win_college_BB_games011312 <p>Dave Bolland scored two goals, including an empty-netter late in the third period, as the Chicago Blackhawks cruised to a 5-2 victory Thursday over the Minnesota Wild at the United Center.</p> <p>Devin Setoguchi, who returned to the lineup after being scratched from the Wild's victory over San Jose on Tuesday because he had missed a team meeting, gave his team a 1-0 lead at 6 minutes, 28 seconds of the first period.</p> <p>But Chicago scored the next four goals, including two 23 seconds apart by Jimmy Hayes and Viktor Stalberg in the second period, to take a commanding lead. The...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Blackhawks_able_to_take_advantage_as_Wild_falls_flat_after_good_start011212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=usalEI4oCLg:UE0zMTjPpe4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=usalEI4oCLg:UE0zMTjPpe4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=usalEI4oCLg:UE0zMTjPpe4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=usalEI4oCLg:UE0zMTjPpe4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=usalEI4oCLg:UE0zMTjPpe4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=usalEI4oCLg:UE0zMTjPpe4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=usalEI4oCLg:UE0zMTjPpe4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=usalEI4oCLg:UE0zMTjPpe4:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=usalEI4oCLg:UE0zMTjPpe4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=usalEI4oCLg:UE0zMTjPpe4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/usalEI4oCLg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/usalEI4oCLg/Blackhawks_able_to_take_advantage_as_Wild_falls_flat_after_good_start011212 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:08:14 -0600 anonymous@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Blackhawks_able_to_take_advantage_as_Wild_falls_flat_after_good_start011212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Blackhawks_able_to_take_advantage_as_Wild_falls_flat_after_good_start011212 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- The Gophers women's basketball team might have stopped Purdue on Thursday night, if only Brittany Rayburn weren't a Boilermaker. <p>The senior guard connected 12 times from 3-point range, tying a Big Ten Conference record, and Purdue rolled to a 72-55 victory over the Gophers on Thursday at Williams Arena.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">The skinny</span></strong></p> <p>Rayburn scored 38 points total, hitting 12-of-16 attempts from beyond the arc plus a pair of free throws.</p> <p>"She just couldn't miss," Gophers coach Pam Borton said. "She just could...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Purdue_guard_ties_Big_Ten_record_as_Boilermakers_beat_Gophers_women011212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VouL19Ggsb8:DSdW0SsxZ1Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VouL19Ggsb8:DSdW0SsxZ1Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VouL19Ggsb8:DSdW0SsxZ1Y:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VouL19Ggsb8:DSdW0SsxZ1Y:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=VouL19Ggsb8:DSdW0SsxZ1Y:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VouL19Ggsb8:DSdW0SsxZ1Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=VouL19Ggsb8:DSdW0SsxZ1Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VouL19Ggsb8:DSdW0SsxZ1Y:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VouL19Ggsb8:DSdW0SsxZ1Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=VouL19Ggsb8:DSdW0SsxZ1Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/VouL19Ggsb8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/VouL19Ggsb8/Purdue_guard_ties_Big_Ten_record_as_Boilermakers_beat_Gophers_women011212 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:56:48 -0600 mmcmillan@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Purdue_guard_ties_Big_Ten_record_as_Boilermakers_beat_Gophers_women011212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Purdue_guard_ties_Big_Ten_record_as_Boilermakers_beat_Gophers_women011212 <p>A loss on Thursday against seventh-ranked Indiana would have put the Gophers' postseason hopes on life support, despite conference play being only two weeks old.</p> <p>Instead, the "U" put together one of its best all-around performances of the year to shock the bewildered Hoosiers at Assembly Hall in Bloomington Ind., for their first true road win against a top-10 team since 1981, abruptly ending a four-game Big Ten losing streak.</p> <p>Sophomore guard Austin Hollins, back in the starting lineup after a one-game demotion, responded with a career-high 18 points. Rodney Williams scored...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_shock_No_7_Indiana_for_a_muchneeded_end_to_their_losing_skid011212_011212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Lab-BHrs1TM:3aPGAKXh-Ng:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Lab-BHrs1TM:3aPGAKXh-Ng:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Lab-BHrs1TM:3aPGAKXh-Ng:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Lab-BHrs1TM:3aPGAKXh-Ng:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/Lab-BHrs1TM/Gophers_shock_No_7_Indiana_for_a_muchneeded_end_to_their_losing_skid011212_011212 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:48:47 -0600 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_shock_No_7_Indiana_for_a_muchneeded_end_to_their_losing_skid011212_011212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_shock_No_7_Indiana_for_a_muchneeded_end_to_their_losing_skid011212_011212 <p><em>Numbers Game columns are where we dive a little deeper into stats, trends, sabermetrics, and basically make peoples' heads explode. </em></p> <p>The Minnesota Twins don't hide it.</p> <p>In fact, if anything they go out of their way to preach it.</p> <p>Pitching to contact -- the organization's pitching philosophy for at least the last decade, and a philosophy that trickles down to every level of the minor leagues.</p> <p>It's a philosophy that has helped earn six division titles since 2002, but it's also a philosophy that relies heavily on external factors such as defense,...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Numbers_Game_Pitching_to_contact_is_like_facing_Konerko_every_atbat011212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=nM_9oe0qx38:x-XEITYKem4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=nM_9oe0qx38:x-XEITYKem4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=nM_9oe0qx38:x-XEITYKem4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=nM_9oe0qx38:x-XEITYKem4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/nM_9oe0qx38/Numbers_Game_Pitching_to_contact_is_like_facing_Konerko_every_atbat011212 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:34:21 -0600 pmackey@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Numbers_Game_Pitching_to_contact_is_like_facing_Konerko_every_atbat011212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Numbers_Game_Pitching_to_contact_is_like_facing_Konerko_every_atbat011212 <p>Raheem Morris landed in Washington. Mel Tucker decided to stay in Jacksonville. Steve Spagnuolo widely is expected to end up in Philadelphia.</p> <p>If the Minnesota Vikings come up empty again, on the third and final known outside candidate to replace the defensive coordinator who remains in the building,&nbsp;it wouldn't be a surprise&nbsp;if they pursue the man Spagnuolo replaces.</p> <p>Juan Castillo has been close with Vikings coach Leslie Frazier since their days together on the Eagles' staff from 1999 to 2002. According to NFL sources, there was mutual interest in a reunion...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pelissero_If_Spags_goes_to_Philly_Vikings_could_pursue_Juan_Castillo011212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=N5H_GGCt_PU:twnNrZ75cNw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/N5H_GGCt_PU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/N5H_GGCt_PU/Pelissero_If_Spags_goes_to_Philly_Vikings_could_pursue_Juan_Castillo011212 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:31:28 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pelissero_If_Spags_goes_to_Philly_Vikings_could_pursue_Juan_Castillo011212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Pelissero_If_Spags_goes_to_Philly_Vikings_could_pursue_Juan_Castillo011212 <p>Mel Tucker turned down an offer to become the Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator and will remain in the same position with the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to ESPN.</p> <p>Tucker, 40,&nbsp;interviewed with the Vikings earlier this week after his contract with the Jaguars had expired.&nbsp;</p> <p>Tucker&nbsp;finished the season as Jacksonville's interim coach after Jack Del Rio was fired. He interviewed for the team's head coaching job last week.</p> <p>Jacksonville hired Mike Mularkey on Tuesday night and he quickly said he wanted to keep Tucker on his coaching...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mel_Tucker_turns_down_Vikings_elects_to_remain_with_Jaguars011212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=a7EFurgkYhY:8GMrbneWqpM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/a7EFurgkYhY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/a7EFurgkYhY/Mel_Tucker_turns_down_Vikings_elects_to_remain_with_Jaguars011212 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:16:03 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mel_Tucker_turns_down_Vikings_elects_to_remain_with_Jaguars011212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Mel_Tucker_turns_down_Vikings_elects_to_remain_with_Jaguars011212 <p>The Minnesota Vikings continued on Thursday to publicly support building a new stadium in Arden Hills. <p>But Lester Bagley, the Vikings' vice president of public affairs and stadium development, made clear the team would support any stadium site the state Legislature supports -- and all indications continued to be Gov. Mark Dayton would select the City of Minneapolis' proposal from among&nbsp;those submitted before Thursday's 5 p.m. deadline.</p> <p>If that happens, according to sources familiar with the situation, the Vikings are expected to push for the stadium to be built at the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_likely_to_support_Vikings_stadium_in_Minneapolis_but_where011212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7q4Kpy5zGkU:5icAv_s9TK8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7q4Kpy5zGkU:5icAv_s9TK8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7q4Kpy5zGkU:5icAv_s9TK8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7q4Kpy5zGkU:5icAv_s9TK8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=7q4Kpy5zGkU:5icAv_s9TK8:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7q4Kpy5zGkU:5icAv_s9TK8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=7q4Kpy5zGkU:5icAv_s9TK8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7q4Kpy5zGkU:5icAv_s9TK8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7q4Kpy5zGkU:5icAv_s9TK8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=7q4Kpy5zGkU:5icAv_s9TK8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/7q4Kpy5zGkU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/7q4Kpy5zGkU/Governor_likely_to_support_Vikings_stadium_in_Minneapolis_but_where011212 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:58:31 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_likely_to_support_Vikings_stadium_in_Minneapolis_but_where011212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Governor_likely_to_support_Vikings_stadium_in_Minneapolis_but_where011212 <p>Mikko Koivu long has been considered one of the Minnesota Wild's best players.</p> <p>But until Thursday he never has been picked for an All-Star Game. That changed as the center was <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=611247">selected to play in the Jan. 29 contest</a> at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa.</p> <p>In his seventh season, Koivu leads the Wild with 33 points (nine goals, 24 assists) in 39 games.&nbsp;He has led the Wild in scoring the past three seasons and is considered an outstanding two-way player. Koivu is a plus-9 this season.</p> <p>"Of course it's an honor," Koivu...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wilds_Mikko_Koivu_named_to_NHL_AllStar_Game_for_first_time011212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7FrGTOXHAsI:6SeOfB-AQpc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7FrGTOXHAsI:6SeOfB-AQpc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7FrGTOXHAsI:6SeOfB-AQpc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=7FrGTOXHAsI:6SeOfB-AQpc:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/7FrGTOXHAsI/Wilds_Mikko_Koivu_named_to_NHL_AllStar_Game_for_first_time011212 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:58:04 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wilds_Mikko_Koivu_named_to_NHL_AllStar_Game_for_first_time011212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wilds_Mikko_Koivu_named_to_NHL_AllStar_Game_for_first_time011212 <p>The Minnesota Twins have dipped their toes into the international waters once again.</p> <p>According to Baseball America, the team signed 16-year-old Venezuelan right-hander Mauricio Silva this week with a bonus <a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2012/01/twins-sign-venezuelan-righthander-mauricio-silva/" target="_blank">reportedly worth $370,000</a>.</p> <p>Per Baseball America, Silva "is 6-foot-2, 190 pounds and was considered one of the more promising Latin American pitching prospects among players who became eligible to sign on July 2, 2011 (or in Silva's case,...</strong><p><a 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<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=U0nf_DrwHps:9IGd8U8m_qw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=U0nf_DrwHps:9IGd8U8m_qw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=U0nf_DrwHps:9IGd8U8m_qw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=U0nf_DrwHps:9IGd8U8m_qw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=U0nf_DrwHps:9IGd8U8m_qw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/U0nf_DrwHps" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/U0nf_DrwHps/Twins_sign_16yearold_Venezuelan_pitcher_Mauricio_Silva011212 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:47:32 -0600 pmackey@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_sign_16yearold_Venezuelan_pitcher_Mauricio_Silva011212 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_sign_16yearold_Venezuelan_pitcher_Mauricio_Silva011212 <p>Despite being pressed up against the top of their budget, indications are the Minnesota Twins still have enough money to bring in another free agent reliever.</p> <p>On Thursday, a baseball source confirmed the Twins have been in talks recently with the agent for right-hander Todd Coffey, who owns a 3.68 ERA with 167 strikeouts and 53 unintentional walks in 205 2/3 innings over the past three seasons with the Nationals and Brewers.</p> <p>The Twins are among "several clubs" that have showed at least mild interest in the 31-year-old reliever.</p> <p>Aside from missing two weeks with a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Righthander_Todd_Coffey_among_possible_bullpen_targets_for_Twins011212">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a 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http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Righthander_Todd_Coffey_among_possible_bullpen_targets_for_Twins011212 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- Losing in large doses isn't something Tubby Smith is accustomed to.</p> <p>But the 60-year-old Gophers coach has become acquainted quickly with the frustrations associated with an extended losing skid. His squad has stumbled through Big Ten play so far this season (0-4), earning the dubious honor of being the only team in the conference without a win.</p> <p>The Gophers' recent struggles serve as an extension of the troubles that plagued them at the end of last season as they have dropped 14 of their last 15 Big Ten games.</p> <p>"I've never been a part of (something...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Gophers_searching_for_answers_Coleman_settles_into_new_role011112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Zs273Q4dM8w:b-fDHI-EAxQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Zs273Q4dM8w:b-fDHI-EAxQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Zs273Q4dM8w:b-fDHI-EAxQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Zs273Q4dM8w:b-fDHI-EAxQ:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=Zs273Q4dM8w:b-fDHI-EAxQ:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Zs273Q4dM8w:b-fDHI-EAxQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=Zs273Q4dM8w:b-fDHI-EAxQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Zs273Q4dM8w:b-fDHI-EAxQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Zs273Q4dM8w:b-fDHI-EAxQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=Zs273Q4dM8w:b-fDHI-EAxQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/Zs273Q4dM8w" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/Zs273Q4dM8w/Notebook_Gophers_searching_for_answers_Coleman_settles_into_new_role011112 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:58:56 -0600 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Gophers_searching_for_answers_Coleman_settles_into_new_role011112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Gophers_searching_for_answers_Coleman_settles_into_new_role011112 <p>Max Jablonski lived what otherwise would've been any Minnesota kid's dream on Tuesday night, skating out to center ice before a packed house of more than 18,000 at the Xcel Energy Center, and planting the flag before a Minnesota Wild win. The fans gave Max, clad in a #13 sweater from Benilde-St. Margaret's, a rousing standing ovation. <p>But this dream came in the midst of a nightmare for the Jablonski family that has been played out in the local and national media since the final Friday of 2011. That's when Max's older brother, Jack, was paralyzed in a junior varsity hockey game after...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Myers_Change_hockeys_culture_not_the_rules_of_the_game011112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=DxkvsKumhZ8:OhZAkf5fuN0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=DxkvsKumhZ8:OhZAkf5fuN0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=DxkvsKumhZ8:OhZAkf5fuN0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=DxkvsKumhZ8:OhZAkf5fuN0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/DxkvsKumhZ8/Myers_Change_hockeys_culture_not_the_rules_of_the_game011112 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:38:09 -0600 jmyers@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Myers_Change_hockeys_culture_not_the_rules_of_the_game011112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Myers_Change_hockeys_culture_not_the_rules_of_the_game011112 <p>The moans and groans from the patrons who sit behind press row in the upper deck at Williams Arena increase each time Ralph Sampson III takes the court for the Minnesota Gophers. <p>A Sampson appearance isn't complete until those fans have&nbsp;dispensed free advice to the senior center about how they feel he isn't using his 6-foot-11 frame to its full potential.</p> <p>"C'mon, Ralph,"&nbsp;is a common refrain after Sampson has taken a passive approach on a play.</p> <p>On this matter, those who pay to watch the Gophers have proven to be far less patient than the man who is compensated...</strong><p><a 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http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Coachs_patience_wears_thin_with_Ralph_Sampson_IIIs_approach011112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Coachs_patience_wears_thin_with_Ralph_Sampson_IIIs_approach011112 <p>The Minnesota Vikings apparently put up little fight to hire one potential candidate for their defensive coordinator's job and another might be staying put.</p> <p>Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris, who interviewed with the Vikings last week, agreed Wednesday&nbsp;to become the defensive backs coach for the Washington Redskins, according to the&nbsp;St. Petersburg Times.</p> <p>Morris did not get an offer from the Vikings.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the Florida Times-Union reported that new Jacksonville coach Mike Mularkey is going to make an effort to keep Mel Tucker as his...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/New_Jaguars_coach_working_to_keep_Mel_Tucker_as_defensive_coordinator011112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a 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http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/New_Jaguars_coach_working_to_keep_Mel_Tucker_as_defensive_coordinator011112 <p>There have been two primary goals for the Bowl Championship Series: A) Make a lot of money for the six major conferences that are BCS partners; and B) Identify the right team as the national champion.</p> <p>The BCS took care of B) again on Monday night, when Alabama's 21-0 thumping of LSU proved that it was the best team in the SEC and the nation, which is generally the same thing.</p> <p>The ratings were the second lowest ever in the 14 years of BCS title games. It says here that the complete void of offense and thus competitiveness from LSU had more do with those ratings than the fact...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Reusse_Fourteam_playoff_would_make_BCS_more_palatable011112">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=obvuCHIJrbA:qgV9cKIwXbY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=obvuCHIJrbA:qgV9cKIwXbY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=obvuCHIJrbA:qgV9cKIwXbY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=obvuCHIJrbA:qgV9cKIwXbY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=obvuCHIJrbA:qgV9cKIwXbY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=obvuCHIJrbA:qgV9cKIwXbY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=obvuCHIJrbA:qgV9cKIwXbY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=obvuCHIJrbA:qgV9cKIwXbY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=obvuCHIJrbA:qgV9cKIwXbY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=obvuCHIJrbA:qgV9cKIwXbY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/obvuCHIJrbA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/obvuCHIJrbA/Reusse_Fourteam_playoff_would_make_BCS_more_palatable011112 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:27:42 -0600 reusse@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Reusse_Fourteam_playoff_would_make_BCS_more_palatable011112 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Reusse_Fourteam_playoff_would_make_BCS_more_palatable011112 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- Rick Adelman hinted at a change in the starting lineup. Kevin Love all but came out and demanded it. <p>After Tuesday's 111-100 loss to the Chicago Bulls in front of a sellout crowd at Target Center, there's a good chance that change could come as soon as Friday.</p> <p>Trailing by 24 midway through the second quarter, the Wolves uncorked a 20-2 run to end the half and stayed within striking distance the rest of the way, thanks almost entirely to another strong effort from the bench. But they never fully recovered in a 111-100 loss.</p> <p>"We couldn't make a shot,"...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Changes_could_be_coming_after_Wolves_start_slow_again_in_loss_to_Bulls011012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=c4kbhhti288:N0lvNGMlRjY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=c4kbhhti288:N0lvNGMlRjY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=c4kbhhti288:N0lvNGMlRjY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=c4kbhhti288:N0lvNGMlRjY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=c4kbhhti288:N0lvNGMlRjY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=c4kbhhti288:N0lvNGMlRjY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=c4kbhhti288:N0lvNGMlRjY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=c4kbhhti288:N0lvNGMlRjY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=c4kbhhti288:N0lvNGMlRjY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=c4kbhhti288:N0lvNGMlRjY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/c4kbhhti288" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/c4kbhhti288/Changes_could_be_coming_after_Wolves_start_slow_again_in_loss_to_Bulls011012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:05:02 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Changes_could_be_coming_after_Wolves_start_slow_again_in_loss_to_Bulls011012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Changes_could_be_coming_after_Wolves_start_slow_again_in_loss_to_Bulls011012 <p>ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Wild forward Matt Cullen celebrated a career milestone in style on Tuesday. The Moorhead native, playing in his 1000th NHL game, scored in regulation and again in the shootout en route to the Wild's 5-4 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks. <p>The Wild built leads of 3-1 and 4-2, only to see the Sharks come roaring back late in the third period, scoring twice in a span of 22 seconds to tie the game. In the overtime, the Sharks peppered Wild goalie Josh Harding.</p> <p>But Minnesota held on to force the shootout, then got goals from Cullen and Mikko Koivu,...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Cullens_goals_in_regulation_and_shootout_spark_Wild_win011012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=EhcDSRDTAQM:NWVpqjq8qUQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=EhcDSRDTAQM:NWVpqjq8qUQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=EhcDSRDTAQM:NWVpqjq8qUQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/EhcDSRDTAQM/Cullens_goals_in_regulation_and_shootout_spark_Wild_win011012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:02:06 -0600 jmyers@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Cullens_goals_in_regulation_and_shootout_spark_Wild_win011012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Cullens_goals_in_regulation_and_shootout_spark_Wild_win011012 <p>The Minnesota Vikings' search for a new defensive coordinator continued on&nbsp;Tuesday night.</p> <p>The NFL Network reported the Vikings&nbsp;interviewed Mel Tucker, who had been defensive coordinator in Jacksonville before taking over as interim coach for the final five games (2-3) after Jack Del&nbsp;Rio was fired.</p> <p>Jacksonville hired Mike Mularkey as its head coach on Tuesday and reportedly wants Tucker to return as its&nbsp;defensive coordinator.&nbsp;Tucker's contract expired on Tuesday morning, giving him the ability to talk to the Vikings.</p> <p>The Vikings interviewed...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Former_Jaguars_interim_coach_Mel_Tucker_interviews_with_Vikings011012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=BPnbjKZyZ2g:M4w8ihYEZ2Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=BPnbjKZyZ2g:M4w8ihYEZ2Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=BPnbjKZyZ2g:M4w8ihYEZ2Q:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=BPnbjKZyZ2g:M4w8ihYEZ2Q:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild carried an NHL-leading 43 points into their Dec. 14 meeting with the Chicago Blackhawks at Xcel Energy Center.</p> <p>The NHL's national cable broadcast partner was in town to televise the game, and it was a safe assumption that curious hockey fans might tune in to see what had gotten into a franchise that hadn't made a playoff appearance in three seasons.</p> <p>Mike Yeo's team lost, 4-3, to the Hawks in a shootout but continued to sit atop the league standings and&nbsp;the coach's&nbsp;analysis of the Wild's play served as a ringing endorsement that...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Wild_end_rough_day_with_win_but_early_success_seems_long_ago011012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=6NjhJSC6CN4:7Z5gvS_HThk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=6NjhJSC6CN4:7Z5gvS_HThk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=6NjhJSC6CN4:7Z5gvS_HThk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=6NjhJSC6CN4:7Z5gvS_HThk:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=6NjhJSC6CN4:7Z5gvS_HThk:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=6NjhJSC6CN4:7Z5gvS_HThk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=6NjhJSC6CN4:7Z5gvS_HThk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=6NjhJSC6CN4:7Z5gvS_HThk:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=6NjhJSC6CN4:7Z5gvS_HThk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=6NjhJSC6CN4:7Z5gvS_HThk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/6NjhJSC6CN4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/6NjhJSC6CN4/Zulgad_Wild_end_rough_day_with_win_but_early_success_seems_long_ago011012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:43:19 -0600 jzulgad@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Wild_end_rough_day_with_win_but_early_success_seems_long_ago011012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Zulgad_Wild_end_rough_day_with_win_but_early_success_seems_long_ago011012 <p>Judd Zulgad and I were talking about Ronnie Caron, the former St. Blues general manager, on Saturday Morning Sports Talk.</p> <p>I've always reveled in stories about Caron as the&nbsp;wildest team employee ever to sit in a press box. As it turned out, Judd had the experience of getting a seat next to Caron in the Met Center press box years ago.</p> <p>So, we were able share some laughs about Caron _ about how Ronnie could transform himself from a grand conversationalist to a lunatic, as soon as the first check from an opponent was delivered, or the first penalty or offsides was called...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Reusse_Ronnie_Caron_ranks_high_among_hockey_characters011012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Y8W-1rAuAdY:In7lxTXlN0M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Y8W-1rAuAdY:In7lxTXlN0M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Y8W-1rAuAdY:In7lxTXlN0M:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Y8W-1rAuAdY:In7lxTXlN0M:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=Y8W-1rAuAdY:In7lxTXlN0M:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Y8W-1rAuAdY:In7lxTXlN0M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=Y8W-1rAuAdY:In7lxTXlN0M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Y8W-1rAuAdY:In7lxTXlN0M:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=Y8W-1rAuAdY:In7lxTXlN0M:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=Y8W-1rAuAdY:In7lxTXlN0M:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/Y8W-1rAuAdY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/Y8W-1rAuAdY/Reusse_Ronnie_Caron_ranks_high_among_hockey_characters011012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:35:50 -0600 reusse@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Reusse_Ronnie_Caron_ranks_high_among_hockey_characters011012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Reusse_Ronnie_Caron_ranks_high_among_hockey_characters011012 <p>Baseball America released its organizational Top 10 prospect rankings, and there's been a change at the top of the minor league food chain for the Minnesota Twins.</p> <p>Outfielder Aaron Hicks and right-hander Kyle Gibson ranked as the Twins' No. 1 prospects in 2010 and 2011, respectively, but 18-year-old infield prospect Miguel Sano takes over the top spot heading into the 2012 season.</p> <p>Here are excerpts from <a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/" target="_blank">Baseball America</a> regarding the Twins' top 10 prospects:</p> <p><strong>1. Miguel Sano -- 3B/SS -- Age...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Baseball_America_ranks_Miguel_Sano_as_Twins_top_prospect011012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZSYrn7CKd8Y:BOdAQG4J6GA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZSYrn7CKd8Y:BOdAQG4J6GA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZSYrn7CKd8Y:BOdAQG4J6GA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZSYrn7CKd8Y:BOdAQG4J6GA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ZSYrn7CKd8Y:BOdAQG4J6GA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZSYrn7CKd8Y:BOdAQG4J6GA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ZSYrn7CKd8Y:BOdAQG4J6GA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZSYrn7CKd8Y:BOdAQG4J6GA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=ZSYrn7CKd8Y:BOdAQG4J6GA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=ZSYrn7CKd8Y:BOdAQG4J6GA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/ZSYrn7CKd8Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/ZSYrn7CKd8Y/Baseball_America_ranks_Miguel_Sano_as_Twins_top_prospect011012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:47:06 -0600 pmackey@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Baseball_America_ranks_Miguel_Sano_as_Twins_top_prospect011012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Baseball_America_ranks_Miguel_Sano_as_Twins_top_prospect011012 <p>With a deadline looming on Thursday for the City of Minneapolis to submit its proposal for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, team owners Zygi Wilf and Mark Wilf on Tuesday sent a letter to Mayor R.T. Rybak and Council President Barbara Johnson raising concerns about the city's preferred site. <p>City leaders have said they plan to bring forth a plan for an $895 million stadium project on the existing site of the Metrodome, which would be razed to make room for the new facility the Vikings have sought for most of the past decade.</p> <p>In the letter, the Wilfs urged that it is "imperative...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Deadline_looming_Vikings_express_concerns_about_building_on_Dome_site011012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=rt1bSz0ZoOw:diwx-8QskVk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=rt1bSz0ZoOw:diwx-8QskVk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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href="http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/429812/tania-ganguli/2012-01-10/vikings-notify-jaguars-interest-interview-mel-tucker" target="_blank">reports</a>, the team on Tuesday requested permission to interview Mel Tucker, who spent the past three seasons as the Jacksonville Jaguars'...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_request_permission_to_interview_Jaguars_assistant_Mel_Tucker011012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=lKribl9NFBU:G3B1ylcnC6E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=lKribl9NFBU:G3B1ylcnC6E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=lKribl9NFBU:G3B1ylcnC6E:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/lKribl9NFBU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/lKribl9NFBU/Vikings_request_permission_to_interview_Jaguars_assistant_Mel_Tucker011012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:14:19 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_request_permission_to_interview_Jaguars_assistant_Mel_Tucker011012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Vikings_request_permission_to_interview_Jaguars_assistant_Mel_Tucker011012 <p>The hits keep coming for the slumping Minnesota Wild -- and the latest&nbsp;may be&nbsp;a big one.</p> <p>General manager Chuck Fletcher told reporters on Tuesday morning that Pierre-Marc Bouchard will be placed on injured reserve with concussion-like symptoms.</p> <p>"Symptoms right now are nowhere near as severe as they were two seasons ago," Fletcher said, per <a 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"Obviously it's a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/PierreMarc_Bouchard_out_indefinitely_with_concussionlike_symptoms011012">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=UIshMildIo4:cG_0zAmXCXw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=UIshMildIo4:cG_0zAmXCXw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=UIshMildIo4:cG_0zAmXCXw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=UIshMildIo4:cG_0zAmXCXw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=UIshMildIo4:cG_0zAmXCXw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=UIshMildIo4:cG_0zAmXCXw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=UIshMildIo4:cG_0zAmXCXw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=UIshMildIo4:cG_0zAmXCXw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=UIshMildIo4:cG_0zAmXCXw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?i=UIshMildIo4:cG_0zAmXCXw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~4/UIshMildIo4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/UIshMildIo4/PierreMarc_Bouchard_out_indefinitely_with_concussionlike_symptoms011012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:04:04 -0600 tpelissero@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/PierreMarc_Bouchard_out_indefinitely_with_concussionlike_symptoms011012 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/PierreMarc_Bouchard_out_indefinitely_with_concussionlike_symptoms011012 <p>The Minnesota Timberwolves blew a great opportunity to win their second road game in as many nights, battling back from a 12-point deficit to tie Monday's game at 80 before the Toronto Raptors pulled away for a 97-87 victory.</p> <p>Road-weary legs began to show in the fourth quarter, when they managed to miss 10 consecutive shots before rookie Derrick Williams finally drove to the basket for a lay-up.</p> <p>It was Williams and the rest of the second group that kept the Wolves from being embarrassed. The bench scored 50 of the 87 points and were responsible for every charge that kept...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/JJ_Barea_provides_spark_but_Timberwolves_run_out_of_gas_in_Toronto010912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=rpCoEn0I8l8:TE0MZFnYAR8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=rpCoEn0I8l8:TE0MZFnYAR8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=rpCoEn0I8l8:TE0MZFnYAR8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=rpCoEn0I8l8:TE0MZFnYAR8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/rpCoEn0I8l8/JJ_Barea_provides_spark_but_Timberwolves_run_out_of_gas_in_Toronto010912 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:30:43 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/JJ_Barea_provides_spark_but_Timberwolves_run_out_of_gas_in_Toronto010912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/JJ_Barea_provides_spark_but_Timberwolves_run_out_of_gas_in_Toronto010912 <p>Nothing about Ricky Rubio's short NBA career has been understated or typical.</p> <p>He arrived last June to a hero's welcome at Minneapolis International Airport, flanked by David Kahn's smug grin, Wolves cheerleaders and screaming fans.</p> <p>Most rookies fly to town in the days after they are drafted unbeknownst to any fans.</p> <p>His introductory press conference took place at center court at Target Center with team employees cheering in the stands and seemingly more media members in attendance than every game the previous season combined.</p> <p>That process is usually handled...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wessel_Quit_clamoring_about_Ricky_Rubio_starting_and_enjoy_the_ride010912">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VkCNROFIzEs:YKSg-k9hKF8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VkCNROFIzEs:YKSg-k9hKF8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VkCNROFIzEs:YKSg-k9hKF8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/all?a=VkCNROFIzEs:YKSg-k9hKF8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/all/~3/VkCNROFIzEs/Wessel_Quit_clamoring_about_Ricky_Rubio_starting_and_enjoy_the_ride010912 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:36:36 -0600 dwessel@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wessel_Quit_clamoring_about_Ricky_Rubio_starting_and_enjoy_the_ride010912 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Wessel_Quit_clamoring_about_Ricky_Rubio_starting_and_enjoy_the_ride010912 <p>Chad Greenway is headed to his first career Pro Bowl.</p> <p>Named an alternate last week, the Minnesota Vikings' strongside linebacker was added to the NFC roster after Chicago's Lance Briggs dropped out because of an injury.</p> <p>That means the Vikings will send two members of the&nbsp;NFL's 21st-ranked defense to the game in spit