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| With H'worth gone, Shanahan is Redskins' big name |
NFL Football |
07/28/2011 |
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| Some sort of move was inevitable - there was no way Haynesworth was going to be able to return after a yearlong feud with Shanahan that climaxed with a four-game suspension for insubordination. Nor was there room for McNabb, who was traded to the Minnesota Vikings late Wednesday for a sixth-round draft pick in 2012 and a conditional sixth-round selection in 2013. While Haynesworth was inherited by Shanahan, McNabb was the coach's own mistake, a veteran quarterback who never looked comfortable and was benched |
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| McNabb heading to Minnesota |
NFL Football |
07/27/2011 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Veteran quarterback Donovan McNabb will be wearing a different uniform for the third straight year. McNabb, a six-time Pro Bowl selection, has reportedly agreed to a deal that will make him a member of the Minnesota Vikings. The trade between Minnesota and Washington reportedly sends a 2012 sixth-round pick and conditional sixth-rounder in 2013 to the Redskins. Standing in the way of the deal was McNabb's current contract. The Syracuse product was set to make $12.5 million, in |
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| McNabb could be heading to Minnesota |
NFL Football |
07/27/2011 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - It seems like veteran quarterback Donovan McNabb will be playing for a different team for the third straight year. McNabb, a six-time Pro Bowl selection, is reportedly set to become a member of the Minnesota Vikings, who have a tentative agreement worked out with the Washington Redskins to acquire his services. The reported trade would have the Vikes sending a 2012 sixth-round pick and conditional sixth-rounder in 2013 to the Redskins. Standing in the way of the deal is McNabb |
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| Delaware QB Pat Devlin joining Dolphins |
Division I-AA College Football |
07/26/2011 |
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| r (Cleveland Browns), Richmond defensive tackle Martin Parker (New York Giants), Elon quarterback Scott Riddle (Jacksonville Jaguars), Arkansas-Pine Bluff wide receiver Raymond Webber (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Cal Poly wide receiver Dominique Johnson (Minnesota Vikings), North Dakota State cornerback Josh Gatlin (New Orleans Saints), Northern Iowa tight end Schuylar Oordt (St. Louis Rams), Southern Utah wide receiver Tysson Poots (Baltimore Ravens), Texas Southern outside linebacker Dejuan Fulghum (Detroit Lions), |
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| Colts owner wants to be cautious with Manning |
NFL Football |
07/25/2011 |
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| anyone else on the team. So it's really not a financial issue for me. It's a competitive issue.'' At least the league's new 10-year deal means the Colts can get started on time. When the league released its list of reporting dates, the Colts and Minnesota Vikings were both listed as reporting Friday, 15 days before their first preseason game. But team spokesman Avis Roper said that was the earliest date teams could report, and the Colts and Vikings have both decided to hold their first practice, as scheduled |
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| Training camp site the only certainty for Vikings |
NFL Football |
07/25/2011 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings are headed back down to Mankato for training camp, just as they've done every summer for the past 46 years. The week leading up to reporting day, an expected frenzy of activity to sign college free agents, their own free agents and possibly add a veteran quarterback or another key piece or two from outside the organization, promises to be unlike anything this franchise has experienced. The NFL lockout finally came to an end on Monday, and few teams have mor |
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| Vikes rookies want summer chemistry to carry over |
Headlines |
07/19/2011 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Vikings rookies Christian Ponder and Kyle Rudolph believe their work together this summer will help them overcome the practice time lost to the NFL lockout. Ponder and Rudolph met at the scouting combine and have spent several weeks hanging out and doing drills together since, forming a quarterback-tight end chemistry they plan on carrying over into the 2011 season and beyond. Ponder and Rudolph were the top two draft picks by the Vikings this year. They were at the University |
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| Jimenez takes the hill as Rox continue series with Braves |
MLB Baseball |
07/19/2011 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd compared the possible trade for starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez to the Herschel Walker deal made by the Dallas Cowboys to the Minnesota Vikings back in 1989. The deal included 18 players and set the wheels in motion for Dallas' dynasty in the 1990s. "We would have to be absolutely overwhelmed; it would have to be a Herschel Walker deal," O'Dowd said of the possibility of dealing his ace. Jimenez will be on display tonight for the 19th time this season when t |
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| Vikings owner asks gov to back new stadium |
NFL Football |
07/15/2011 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - When Gov. Mark Dayton and state lawmakers announced that the outlines of a new budget deal were in place, the Minnesota Vikings were hoping that the door was finally open to discuss their plan for a new $1 billion stadium in the Twin Cities suburbs. It may not be quite that simple. Vikings owner Zygi Wilf spoke with Dayton on Friday, telling him in a phone conversation that the team wants a stadium bill to be considered in a special legislative session expected to begin next week, accor |
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| Vikings owner speaks with gov to discuss stadium |
NFL Football |
07/15/2011 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf spoke with Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday, telling him that now is the time to discuss a new stadium since the outlines of a state budget deal are finally in place. Vikings vice president Lester Bagley says Wilf told Dayton in a phone conversation that the team wants a stadium bill to be considered in the special session that is expected to begin next week. The Vikings are in the final year of their lease at Mall of America Field. They have a $1 billion pla |
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