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| Twins, Tigers set for 1-game playoff in AL Central |
MLB Baseball |
10/05/2009 |
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| gers center fielder Curtis Granderson said. This marks the second straight year a tiebreaker will decide the AL Central. Last season, the Twins lost 1-0 at Chicago. The teams get an extra day off - not for travel, but because Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings host Green Bay on Monday night. Because of that, the logistics could become complicated. The New York Yankees, holding home-field advantage throughout the postseason, can choose whether they want to start the playoffs against the Twins-Tigers winn |
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| Browns desperate for positive moment vs. Bengals |
NFL Football |
10/03/2009 |
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| ike he's Principal Vernon from 'The Breakfast Club.' "Don't mess with the bull, young man, you'll get the horns." On the field, his team hasn't fared much better. A Week 1 home opener ended with a respectable enough 34-20 loss to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings, but subsequent road defeats at Denver Broncos and Baltimore have seen the Browns muster just nine points while surrendering an ugly 61. Outside of a Josh Cribbs punt return in the opener, in fact, Cleveland has visited the end zone just one time on |
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| Favre wants to lay low, but that's not an option |
NFL Football |
10/02/2009 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -Even for a team that has produced the Purple People Eaters, Fran Tarkenton, Randy Moss and now Adrian Peterson, Brett Favre is probably the most famous player to ever put on a Minnesota Vikings uniform. Sustained success, a unique style, record-setting durability, an engaging personality and a Super Bowl victory caught the sports world's attention. Repeated waffling over retirement and a falling out with his former team during an age of around-the-clock reporting and an oversaturat |
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| It's Favre vs. Pack, but Rodgers could steal show |
NFL Football |
10/02/2009 |
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| tt Favre versus the Green Bay Packers, an intense one-game referendum on whether Favre's former team made the right choice when it sent the three-time MVP packing last season. And if Aaron Rodgers steals the show with a big performance against the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome on Monday night, he could take a huge step toward proving the Packers right. If Rodgers feels any extra incentive this week, he's not letting on. The second-year starter insisted it's just another game between the bitter NFC North |
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| Favre still zings it, but velocity no big deal now |
NFL Football |
10/02/2009 |
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| EN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -The zing on Brett Favre's passes has long been legendary, but at this stage of his career he's more of a crafty thrower than the gunslinger his image was previously centered around. Favre's velocity is not a big deal to the Minnesota Vikings. The transition to their new quarterback has been more about route-running preferences and the timing of his release. There haven't been any awkward adjustments to his speedballs or horror stories about broken knuckles or blistered fingers. ``When |
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| Mall of America gets naming rights for Vikings' Metrodome |
NFL Football |
10/01/2009 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Vikings and Mall of America announced a partnership Thursday for the naming rights to the Metrodome. The partnership means the field will be called Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The three-year period begins October 5, when the Vikings host Green Bay, and lasts through February 28, 2012. "Branding the field as Mall of America Field represents an opportunity to share our name and image with an even larger nationwide audience," said Maureen |
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| Favre says he's not out for revenge against Pack |
NFL Football |
10/01/2009 |
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -Brett Favre says he isn't out for revenge against the Green Bay Packers on Monday night, contradicting his previously stated desire to stick it to the man who traded him, general manager Ted Thompson. The Minnesota Vikings quarterback opened a conference call Thursday by asserting that revenge had nothing to do with his comeback, and he only wants to win a championship. But when reminded of his comments to si.com in February - in which Favre said part of his motivation last season wa |
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| Vikings announce deal with Mall of America |
Headlines |
10/01/2009 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -The Mall of America is coming to Minnesota's Metrodome. The mall and the Minnesota Vikings said Thursday they've reached a three-year agreement on naming rights to the football field. The field will be officially called Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome until the team's lease expires in 2012. Neither party would discuss financial terms. It is the second sponsorship in as many weeks for the Vikings, who are trying to find ways to make more money in the nearly |
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| Kolb, Briggs, Harvin capture NFC weekly honors |
NFL Football |
09/30/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb, Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs and Minnesota Vikings kick returner-wide reciever Percy Harvin were named the NFC Players of the Week for Week 3 of the NFL season. Kolb, in his second career start, captured the offensive honors after he threw for 327 yards and two touchdowns without an interception in the Eagles' 34-14 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. He also added a rushing score, the first of his career. Philadelphia's second-ro |
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| Loss in last seconds serves as motivator for 49ers |
Headlines |
09/29/2009 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -One play away from being 3-0, the San Francisco 49ers now have a better idea of what needs to be done to take them to the next level after Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The 49ers were on the verge of an upset victory before the Vikings scored on a 32-yard touchdown pass with two seconds remaining to emerge with a 27-24 victory and remain unbeaten. ``We'll learn from it, and what I learned from (Sunday) is we have to play 60 minutes, and that is the bottom line when you |
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