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| Forsberg's legacy in danger of taking another hit |
NHL Hockey |
02/03/2011 |
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| her a career that many do and will envy: two- time Stanley Cup champion, MVP, Olympic and World Championship gold-medal winner. While Favre was able to comeback from "retirement" and still be successful as recent as the 2009 season, when he took the Minnesota Vikings to the NFC Championship Game, Forsberg's attempts have been less fruitful. He has played in just 126 regular-season NHL games since the 2004-05 lockout and none since the '07-08 playoffs. Like he hopes to do this year, Forsberg joined the Avalanche |
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| Packers exec Murphy expects Favre reconciliation |
NFL Football |
02/01/2011 |
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| se now led by Aaron Rodgers. Favre had a public falling-out with the team's front office in 2008, amid yet another round of waffling on his retirement. The Packers traded him to the New York Jets, and he later played two more seasons for the rival Minnesota Vikings. Murphy said in hindsight, he's proud of the way the team handled a difficult situation.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or |
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| Vikings' DE Griffen accused of assaulting officer |
NFL Football |
02/01/2011 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen was accused of assaulting a police officer and faced an NFL investigation Tuesday after he was arrested during a traffic stop in South Los Angeles. Los Angeles police said officers used a stun gun to subdue the 6-foot-3, 275-pound Griffen during a struggle after he tried to flee. He was released from jail early Tuesday on $50,000 bail in Los Angeles, about 9 1/2 hours after he was arrested, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's jail |
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| Vikings' DE Griffen released from Calif. jail |
NFL Football |
02/01/2011 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen has been released from a California jail where he's been held since his arrest for allegedly assaulting a police officer. Griffen was arrested Monday in Los Angeles for allegedly assaulting an officer after a traffic stop. Police say officers used a stun gun to subdue Griffen during a struggle after he tried to flee. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's jail website indicates Griffen was released early Tuesday on $50,000 bail. He is due in cou |
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| Vikings' Griffen accused of assaulting LA police |
Headlines |
02/01/2011 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles police say Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen has been arrested for allegedly assaulting an officer during a traffic stop. Police spokeswoman Karen Rayner tells City News Service that officers used a Taser to subdue Griffen during a struggle Monday afternoon after a routine traffic stop in South Los Angeles. Rayner says Griffen became "uncooperative and tried to run from officers." She says when officers caught up with him, he assaulted one and a Taser was used |
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| Goodell skips Pro Bowl to focus on new contract |
Headlines |
01/27/2011 |
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| ednesday that chief negotiator Jeff Pash will do the same. Pash makes nearly $5 million a year. NFL owners opted out of the agreement in 2008. --- LATE ADDITIONS: Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey, Dallas Cowboys receiver Miles Austin and Minnesota Vikings linebacker E.J. Henderson were added to the Pro Bowl roster on Thursday. Bailey, who replaces Oakland's Nnamdi Asomugha, is making his 10th appearance in the all-star game, a record for cornerbacks. He had 45 tackles, one sack and two interception |
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| Vikings Henderson added to Pro Bowl roster |
NFL Football |
01/27/2011 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Vikings linebacker E.J. Henderson has been named to the NFC Pro Bowl roster. It will be his first appearance in the annual event. The former Maryland product started all 16 games in 2010, collecting 106 tackles, three interceptions and one sack. Henderson started the first 12 games of the 2009 campaign before suffering a season-ending fractured left fibula in a game against the Arizona Cardinals. He has totaled 643 tackles, 13.5 sacks and five interceptions during h |
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| Vikings sign CFL WR to 3-year deal |
NFL Football |
01/25/2011 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings have signed former CFL receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux to a three-year contract. The 6-foot-2 Arceneaux caught 130 passes for 1,972 yards and 12 touchdowns in the previous two seasons with the B.C. Lions. He was undrafted out of Alcorn State in 2009, but worked out for eight NFL teams in December after playing well for the Lions. Arceneaux joins a Vikings receiving group in flux. Percy Harvin will be back, but Sidney Rice could become a free agent and Bernard B |
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| Vikings CB Winfield heading to Pro Bowl |
NFL Football |
01/24/2011 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield was selected for the Pro Bowl on Monday. The 33-year-old was named as a replacement for Green Bay Packers cornerback Tramon Williams, who will be playing in Super Bowl XLV against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Over 16 starts this season, Winfield recorded two sacks, a pair of interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, which he returned for a touchdown against Philadelphia on December 28. Winfield, a 12-year veteran, tied |
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| Cardinals DT Dockett makes Pro Bowl |
NFL Football |
01/22/2011 |
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| Tempe, AZ (MySportsbook) - Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett has been named to the Pro Bowl. Dockett, originally selected as an alternate, replaced Minnesota Vikings tackle Kevin Williams on the NFC team after compiling 52 tackles and five sacks in 15 games for the Cardinals. It will be the third career Pro Bowl appearance for the 29-year-old. |
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