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| Vikings, Ramsey County officials to talk stadium |
NFL Football |
05/10/2011 |
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings and Ramsey County officials have announced a news conference to talk about a new stadium, just one day after the city of Minneapolis put forward its own proposal. Owners Zygi Wilf and Mark Wilf are scheduled to be at Ramsey County's news conference Tuesday afternoon, along with former coach Bud Grant and former star Jim Marshall. Ramsey County has been pushing for a stadium on the site of a former Army ammunition plant in the suburban city of Arden Hills. Vik |
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| Minneapolis proposes new Vikings stadium plan |
NFL Football |
05/09/2011 |
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| he new football venue, the city would pay $195 million and the Vikings would be responsible for $400 million, with the remaining $300 million to be paid by the state of Minnesota. Later Monday, the Vikings issued a statement on the proceedings: "The Minnesota Vikings appreciate Hennepin County, the City of Minneapolis and Ramsey County for their participation in serious discussions regarding a new stadium for the team, our fans and the State of Minnesota over the last several months. "Today the Vikings want to t |
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| Minneapolis making bid to keep Vikings stadium |
Headlines |
05/09/2011 |
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minneapolis is angling to keep the Minnesota Vikings in town with an offer to pay a little more than 20 percent of the cost of a new stadium. Mayor R.T. Rybak and Council President Barb Johnson will release a proposal later Monday that calls for building on the Metrodome site where the Vikings currently play. Minneapolis has competition from neighboring Ramsey County, which is pushing for a site north of St. Paul. A source with direct knowledge of the Minneapolis proposal says the c |
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| Vikings coach Frazier putting time off to good use |
Headlines |
05/07/2011 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - As a first-time head coach with an almost completely new offensive staff, the NFL lockout couldn't have come at a worse time for Leslie Frazier. The new Minnesota Vikings coach would like as much time as possible to get his players and coaches together, to get everyone used to the changes as the franchise moves on from the Brad Childress era. Frazier and the rest of the staff are barred from meeting with players while the lockout is in place, not to mention holding the valuable organize |
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| Favre says coaching, TV work might be in future |
NFL Football |
05/06/2011 |
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| - Brett Favre says he might become a coach or work as a television analyst in the future, though he has no plans to enter either field anytime soon. The 41-year-old Favre ended a 20-year playing career after an injury-plagued 2010 season with the Minnesota Vikings. The former Southern Mississippi star has famously wavered on retirement over the last few offseasons. But the three-time NFL Most Valuable Player has told WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg on Thursday that he was ``starting a new career.'' Favre gave the in |
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| Vikings may look for mentor QB for Ponder |
Headlines |
05/05/2011 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Leslie Frazier gazed out the office window at the perfectly manicured practice fields at Minnesota Vikings headquarters, fields just waiting for some action. ``Sure wish we had our guys out there right now,'' Frazier said. One in particular - rookie quarterback Christian Ponder. The lockout has come at a most inopportune time for Frazier, who is starting his first full season as a head coach and is preparing for life without Brett Favre, who is not coming back whether he stays |
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| UFL's Destroyers select Payton Award winner Peterson |
Division I-AA College Football |
05/02/2011 |
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| . Peterson, the former Chicago Bears running back, in the third round of the United Football League Draft Monday night. The five-team UFL is hoping to raise its stature with football fans while the NFL continues an owners lockout of the players. The Minnesota Vikings feature the other Adrian Peterson, Pro Bowl running back Adrian L. Peterson. Adrian N. Peterson was the fourth pick of the third round and the 14th overall selection of the five-team draft. During his 1999 regular season at Georgia Southern, Peterso |
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| Bengals land Dalton early in second round |
NFL Football |
04/29/2011 |
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| but it was Jarvis Jenkins and not Bowers, the Nagurski Award winner as the top defensive player in college football last season. The Houston Texans provided more depth along their defensive line with the selection of Arizona's Brooks Reed, while the Minnesota Vikings took Notre Dame's Kyle Rudolph, a gifted receiver out of the tight end position. The Detroit Lions, undaunted by their history in unsuccessful wide receiver projects, took a chance at No. 44 with Titus Young, a 5-foot-11 speedster from Boise State. |
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| NFL Draft Update, Day 2 |
NFL Football |
04/29/2011 |
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| yan Williams - (RB, Virginia Tech); 39. Tennessee Titans - Akeem Ayers (LB, U-C-L-A); 40. Dallas Cowboys - Bruce Carter (LB, North Carolina); 41. Washington Redskins - Jarvis Jenkins (DT, Clemson); 42. Houston Texans - Brooks Reed (DE, Arizona); 43. Minnesota Vikings - Kyle Rudolph (TE, Notre Dame); 44. Detroit Lions - Titus Young (WR, Boise State); 45. Denver Broncos - Rahim Moore (S, U-C-L-A); 46. Denver Broncos - Orlando Franklin (OT, Miami-Florida); 47. St. Louis Rams - Lance Kendricks (TE, Wisconsin); 48. O |
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| A second-round mock |
NFL Football |
04/29/2011 |
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| nd versatility makes him an excellent fit for Mike Shanahan's zone-block scheme. 42) Houston Texans: Ras-I Dowling, CB, Virginia -- Texans still need lots of help in secondary, and Dowling's a terrific talent whose stock slipped due to injuries. 43) Minnesota Vikings: Martez Wilson, OLB, Illinois -- Fastest linebacker at the combine, Vikes in search of a starter opposite Chad Greenway. 44) Detroit Lions: Bruce Carter, OLB, North Carolina -- Would have been a top 20 pick if he didn't tear his ACL in December. Off |
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