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| Cowboys top Vikings at Metrodome |
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08/28/2011 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Alan Ball scored a touchdown on a blocked field goal return, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Minnesota Vikings, 23-17, in a preseason game Saturday. Tony Romo completed 15-of-20 passes for 141 yards for Dallas, while Donovan McNabb was 12-of-18 for 164 yards, a touchdown and an interception for the Vikings. It was the first game held at the Metrodome since the roof collapsed during a massive snow storm last December, forcing the Vikings to play their final two home games of th |
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| Vikings sign LB David Herron |
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08/26/2011 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings have signed linebacker David Herron to try to add some depth to a unit that has suffered numerous injuries in the preseason. The 27-year-old Herron played for the Vikings in 2007 and '08, mostly on special teams, but also getting three starts in the middle when E.J. Henderson went out with because of an injury. Herron bounced around with Kansas City, San Diego and the New York Jets over the last few years. His return was necessary because Jasper Brinkley, H |
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| Raiders bring in Sheppard |
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08/26/2011 |
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| eda, CA (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders signed free agent cornerback Lito Sheppard on Friday. For the 30-year-old Florida product, Oakland will be his third stop in as many seasons. Sheppard posted 18 tackles in 13 games a season ago with the Minnesota Vikings. In 2009, the diminutive but speedy corner racked up 31 tackles and one interception over 11 games with the Jets. The former first-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2002, Sheppard has totaled 302 tackles, 19 interceptions -- including t |
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| Vikes return to Dome for 1st time since December |
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08/26/2011 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings are ready to play under their new roof. More than eight months after the Metrodome ceiling partially collapsed during a heavy snowstorm, the Vikings will be in action at Mall of America Field. They host the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night in a preseason game. Coach Leslie Frazier says he's excited to be back in front of the team's fans. He also says it's a relief ``not to have to wonder'' where the Vikings will play next. They had games relocated to Detroit's Ford |
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| Herron returns to Minnesota |
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08/26/2011 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Vikings have signed linebacker David Herron, who spent the 2008 season with the club. Herron, who last season played just two games for San Diego, first joined the Vikings in 2007 and appeared in two games. He then started three of the 14 games he played in 2008, racking up 14 tackles. The Michigan State product also spent time in 2007 with New England and in 2009 appeared in 10 games for Kansas City. Linebacker Mark Washington was waived to open a roster spot. |
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| Vikings promote Anderson to new position |
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08/25/2011 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings have announced the promotion of Jeff Anderson to director of corporate communications. Anderson has been with the team for nine years, working his way up from a public relations intern to an assistant director in the PR department and now to a director position. The Vikings created the new position for Anderson to lead all non-football related public relations matters. That includes work on the team's push for a new stadium, community relations, sales, marketing an |
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| Sherels making his mark with Vikings |
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08/24/2011 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Marcus Sherels is listed at 5-foot-10 on the Minnesota Vikings roster. But he's probably closer to 5-8. On his tiptoes. The odds have been stacked against him for most of his football life. He came to the University of Minnesota as a receiver and switched to defensive back midway through his career. He wasn't even an undrafted free agent after playing on one of the worst defenses in the country, settling for a tryout with his hometown Vikings before last season. Somehow, he's st |
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| Minnesota Vikings 2011 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/24/2011 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Vikings entered this year's training camp eager for a fresh start after enduring an incredibly turbulent and trying 2010 season. It's a feeling Donovan McNabb can certainly relate to. Fielding ultra-high expectations after amassing a 12-4 regular-season record and coming within an eyelash of the Super Bowl in 2009, last year's Vikings instead face-planted under a tidal wave of injuries and in-house drama. A 1-3 start out of the gate quickly ratcheted up the temperature on the al |
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| Vikings sign Caleb King |
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08/23/2011 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Vikings have signed running back Caleb King. The former University of Georgia back was a free agent after he was not selected during Monday's NFL Supplemental Draft. King entered the supplemental draft because he was ruled academically ineligible this summer at Georgia. He ran for 1,271 yards and 10 touchdowns in 29 games, including 10 starts, during his three-year career with the Bulldogs. The Vikings opened a roster spot by waiving guard Rodney Huntley. |
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| Vikings sign Georgia RB Caleb King |
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08/23/2011 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings have signed former Georgia running back Caleb King after he did not get chosen in the supplemental draft. King rushed for 430 yards and two touchdowns as a junior last season and amassed 1,271 yards rushing and 10 scores in his three-year career. He was declared academically ineligible in the spring, so he entered Tuesday's supplemental draft. He was not picked, so he was free to sign with any team and he landed with the Vikings on Wednesday. In Minnesota, |
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