1. Minnesota Vikings: 6 Players That Could Make the Pro Bowl

    The Minnesota Vikings' season has not gone as planned. Currently at 1-6, head coach Leslie Frazier had greater expectations when the team traded for the six-time Pro Bowl quarterback, Donovan McNabb...

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  2. Minnesota Vikings: 7 Keys to the Loss to the Green Bay Packers

    No one should be surprised that even with Christian Ponder leading the Vikings offense, the Green Bay Packers with Aaron Rodgers at the helm would be too much for Minnesota...

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  3. Minnesota Vikings: Comparing First Starts of Christian Ponder and Aaron Rodgers

    It's the beginning of an era, and possibly the end of a career. Christian Ponder's first NFL start marks the second straight season that Donovan McNabb earned a place on the bench prior to the end of the season...

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  4. Minnesota Vikings: 5 Free Agent QBs in 2012 If Christian Ponder Fails

    It only took six weeks for the Leslie Frazier and the Minnesota Vikings to figure out that Mike Shanahan knew what he was doing when he benched Donovan McNabb last season in favor of Rex Grossman...

    Tim Arcand Written by Tim Arcand about over 1 year ago 1,583 reads 4 comments

  5. Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears: 5 Things to Watch

    Finally. The Vikings have a game that means something, and a game that will be on national television. For Minnesota, this week's game against the Chicago Bears gives them a chance ...

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  6. Minnesota Twins: The Delmon Young Trade Looks Terrible Now

    When the Minnesota Twins dealt left fielder Delmon Young to the Detroit Tigers in mid August for pitchers Cole Nelson and Lester Oliveros, it sounded like a move in the right direction...

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  7. Minnesota Vikings: Grading Every Position Through Week 5

    The Minnesota Vikings finally did something that should have come weeks ago—they won their first game of the season. Even with the 34-10 romp over the Arizona Cardinals , there were boos coming from the home crowd at Mall of America Field...

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  8. Minnesota Vikings Week 5: Top 12 Plays from Vikings Win

    Finally, what should have occurred weeks ago has happened. After blowing three double-digit halftime leads in four games, the Minnesota Vikings finally won their first game of the season...

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  9. Minnesota Vikings: 5 Players Who Need to Step It Up

    The biggest problem with the Minnesota Vikings this season has been the fact that they have been so close. So close to being 3-1 or even 4-0, if the Vikings could have made just one big play in each game...

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  10. Minnesota Vikings: 5 Reasons Starting Christian Ponder Would Be a Mistake

    First of all, let me say that I was never in favor of the Vikings signing Donovan McNabb . From the very beginning, it just never seemed to make sense to me...

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  11. Minnesota Vikings Week 4 Report Card: Grading Every Unit

    Certainly, this has not been the start head coach Leslie Frazier was hoping for when the season opened four weeks ago...

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  12. 5 Reasons the Detroit Tigers Will Do What the Minnesota Twins Couldn't

    The last time the Detroit Tigers made it to the playoffs was 2006. They finished second to the Minnesota Twins that season and entered the postseason as the Wild Card—it's the last time a team from outside the AL East earned that honor...

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  13. Minnesota Twins: Approaching 100 Losses and the Last Time That Happened

    The Minnesota Twins are on the brink of making history. Since the franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961, no team has suffered as severe a decline in winning percentage from the previous season...

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  14. NFL Picks Week 3: 8 Teams Guaranteed to Roll Their Opponents

    So, this is what parity looks like. With only two games gone in the 2011 season, more than half the league finds themselves at 1-1 with seven teams each at 2-0 and 0-2...

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  15. Minnesota Vikings Lose Must-Win in Week 2, 4 for 4 Predicting NFC North Games

    It's only Week 2 in the NFL season and the Vikings already find themselves looking up at every other team in the NFC North. With Tampa Bay coming to town, the two teams face a much different situation...

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  16. Minnesota Vikings: 9 Top Plays from Week 1 Against the Chargers

    While the Minnesota Vikings season opened with a thud as they let a 10-point lead evaporate into a seven-point loss to the San Diego Chargers , there were still a couple of bright spots that Vikings fans can cling to...

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  17. Minnesota Vikings: 1 Down and 15 to Go, Predicting the Vikings Season

    With the Minnesota Vikings 24-17 loss to the San Diego Chargers, let's hope we haven't seen all that quarterback Donovan McNabb and the Vikings offense could do for an entire game...

    Tim Arcand Written by Tim Arcand about over 1 year ago 1,531 reads 7 comments

  18. How the Minnesota Twins Can Turn Around Their Last-Place Finish for 2012

    This was not how the Twins ' 2011 season was supposed to go. Coming off consecutive AL Central Division titles, and on the 20th anniversary of their last World Series championship, ...

    Tim Arcand Written by Tim Arcand about over 1 year ago 1,059 reads 5 comments

  19. Minnesota Vikings: 11 Players That Can Make or Break the Vikings Season

    Right now is the best time of the year. The humidity of summer has drained away to the cool of early fall. Every NFL team is 0-0 and tied for first place...

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  20. Minnesota Vikings: Just How Much Does Donovan McNabb Have Left?

    Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier and offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave are looking to Donovan McNabb to carry the reins of leadership for the Vikings offense until they feel first-round draft pick Christian Ponder is NFL -ready...

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  21. Jim Thome and the Top 20 Veterans to Play for the Minnesota Twins

    This year everything has gone wrong for the Twins and it was inevitable that Jim Thome would be traded. It makes sense that he should return to where it all started 20 seasons ago when he made his major league debut on September 4th, 1991...

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  22. NFL Preseason: 10 Things We've Learned About the Minnesota Vikings

    For all practical purposes the Minnesota Vikings ' preseason is over. Sure there's still one game left to play this coming Thursday on the Mall of America Field at the Metrodome, ...

    Tim Arcand Written by Tim Arcand about over 1 year ago 2,721 reads 10 comments

  23. Minnesota Twins: Has GM Bill Smith Destroyed What Terry Ryan Built?

    The 2011 season for the Minnesota Twins has been like the perfect storm. The pitching, hitting and fielding have all failed the Twins this season...

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  24. Vikings vs. Seahawks Preseason Week 2: The Matchups for Jackson, Rice and Bevell

    Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson and wide receiver Sidney Rice both believe the Minnesota Vikings didn't want them to return in 2011. One of them may be more correct than the other...

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  25. Donovan McNabb: Can He Help Adrian Peterson to Become a Better Pass Catcher?

    Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave intends to increase Adrian Peterson's role in the passing game. This is a good thing—especially with no clear cut down-field, number one receiver...

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