1. Ranking the Top Professional Sports Towns in America

    As a Minnesota sports fan, the past 12 months have been extremely rough. Not only have all four professional teams failed to make the playoffs, three of the four finished last in their respective division...

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  2. Minnesota Vikings: Week 16 Grading Every Unit

    In so many ways, this season has been frustrating for Minnesota Vikings fans. With the hopes of a turnaround long gone, and the possibility of securing the top pick in next year's draft within their grasp, to some, the Vikings failed once again...

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  3. Minnesota Twins: Predicting the Offensive Stats of the Twins Starting Lineup

    Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan seems to be done wheeling and dealing for field players to fill out the starting lineup for the 2012 season—unfortunately for Twins fans...

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  4. Minnesota Vikings: 7 Ways to Use Joe Webb and Christian Ponder

    The Minnesota Vikings will have some touch calls to make once this horrible nightmare of a season finally comes to an end...

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  5. The Minnesota Twins Rebuild: Which Players Will Fuel a Rebirth?

    For the Minnesota Twins, to say the 2011 season did not go as planned would be an extreme understatement. The last time the Twins were this bad, it took them five years to rebound ...

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  6. Minnesota Vikings: A Season Lost, Chances of the Vikings Making History

    The Minnesota Vikings have a very good chance of making history. For many Vikings fans, they hope is doesn't happen. The last time Minnesota was this bad they were led by Les Steckel, the promoted wide receiver coach in 1984...

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  7. Minnesota Vikings: 7 Things the Vikings Need to Do to Provide Hope for 2012

    Heading into the game with the Lions, with a 2-10 record for the Minnesota Vikings , you would have thought that it couldn't get any worse...

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  8. Minnesota Vikings: 11 Keys to Beating the Detroit Lions

    It would appear the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions have switched roles within the NFC North Division, exchanging identities as the two clubs appear to be heading in different directions...

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  9. Minnesota Vikings: The Good, Bad and Ugly in the Vikings Loss to the Broncos

    For the Minnesota Vikings , going up against the Tim Tebow led Broncos was strength against strength—the Broncos rushing offense against the Vikings rushing defense...

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  10. Minnesota Twins: Odds for Each Reliever of Making the 2012 Roster

    Minnesota Twins general manager, Terry Ryan, should have plenty of opportunities to improve the worst team in the American League...

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  11. Minnesota Vikings: 7 Players with the Biggest Contributions in Sunday's Loss

    If it wasn't glaringly apparent before Sunday's 24-14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons , the Minnesota Vikings proved yet once again that they are only a 30-minute team...

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  12. Minnesota Vikings: 7 Reasons to Pay Attention to the Vikings

    For the Minnesota Vikings, it's come down to playing the role of spoiler. Before the season began, I had picked the Vikings to improve over their last-place finish of 2010 and finish with a 7-9 record...

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  13. Minnesota Twins: Grading Terry Ryan's Moves so Far

    Minnesota Twins general manger Terry Ryan has been busy signing free agents. So far his emphasis has been to bolster the Twins' minor league system in an attempt to add some talent to a depleted farm system...

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  14. Minnesota Twins: Losing Joe Nathan Is Terry Ryan's First Mistake

    It took Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan a little less than two months on the job to make his first big blunder. On Monday, the Texas Rangers announced the signing of four-time All-Star closer Joe Nathan to a two-year, $14...

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  15. Minnesota Vikings: 10 Players That Should Have Been Considered for the Pro Bowl

    The Minnesota Vikings season continues to plummet to new lows. With every loss, it's looking more and more like 2011 will rival the worst Vikings team since the "Great Les Steckel Debacle" of 1984 when the team finished 3-13...

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  16. Adrian Peterson: How Long It Will Take AP to Crack Top 5 RBs All Time?

    While the Minnesota Vikings have continued to struggle to find their identity, Adrian Peterson has been the one bright spot on a team that has fallen to last place in the NFC North...

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  17. Minnesota Twins: 9 Things Terry Ryan Should Do to Make the Twins Relevant

    The Terry Ryan era begins anew for the Minnesota Twins . The first time Ryan was named general manager, taking over the Twins in 1994, it took him eight years to turn around a team with 91 losses into one with a winning record in 2001...

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  18. Minnesota Vikings: 10 Things We Learned about the Vikings This Week

    The Minnesota Vikings invaded Lambeau Field for a Monday night matchup against the unbeaten Green Bay Packers . Coming off a bye week, the Vikings had plenty of time to rest up, get healthy and prepare for the Packers...

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  19. The Most Surprising NFL Teams from Each Division

    Every NFL season, there are always a couple of teams that start the season on an unexpected roll. They seem to catch their opponents early in the season by surprise, and gain some momentum...

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  20. NFL Week 10: Ranking the Top 20 Running Backs

    This week, I had the opportunity to interview Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson for Bleacher Report. It was a tremendous experience conducting a one-on-one with one of the elite running backs of the NFL ...

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  21. Minnesota Vikings: 10 Players Playing Better Than Expected

    After a slow start with another washed up veteran at quarterback, there is an aura of hope surrounding the Minnesota Vikings ...

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  22. MLB Free Agents 2012: 10 FAs Minnesota Twins and Bill Smith Should Consider

    The Minnesota Twins were the worst team in the American League, and with 99 loses only the Houston Astros finished with a worse record in baseball. On the positive side the Twins did finish the season on a winning note...

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  23. Minnesota Vikings: 10 Bold Week 10 Predictions for Green Bay Packers Rematch

    The Christian Ponder era for the Minnesota Vikings started a little too late to salvage the 2011 season. Left to play the role of spoiler, the Vikings will face their biggest rival in a Monday night game at Lambeau Field on Nov...

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  24. Minnesota Vikings: Mid-Term Grades for Every Unit

    The Minnesota Vikings have reached the halfway point of the season. No one should be too surprised over the results...

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  25. 10 Major League Teams with Something to Prove in 2012

    The 2011 season came down to one final game. St. Louis defeated the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of the 2011 World Series to capture their 11th championship. It was only the fourth Game 7 since 1991—the greatest Game 7 in World Series history...

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