1. Minnesota Vikings Predictions: 5 Keys to the 2011 Season

    The 2009 season was full of limited expectations. After 2009 went as well as possible, the 2010 preseason discussion was centered around the Vikings and how they were bound to be the 2011 Super Bowl champions...

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  2. NBA Free Agents 2011: 5 Wimpiest Players Available

    In every sport and on every team there’s seemingly at least that one guy everyone knows can’t cut it when the going gets tough...

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  3. NFL Preseason: 10 Most Underrated Defensive Standouts

    There are certain players that fans, media and coaches glorify into being viewed as some of the best in the business. Whether or not some of those players who get glorified are deserving of that glorification is open to debate...

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  4. Minnesota Vikings: Ranking the Top 10 Offensive Weapons for 2011

    The outlook for the Minnesota Vikings' offense in 2011 is bleak by most accounts. The potent offense of 2009 is gone and what remains is the 2010 offense that stumbled through a dreadful 6-10 season...

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  5. The Best Third and Fourth Hitter Duos in MLB

    The No. 3 and No. 4 hitters in any baseball lineup have arguably the most responsibility of any player in the lineup. It is their job to drive in runs so that the offense is actually productive...

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  6. Minnesota Vikings Preseason: 5 Things to Watch Saturday Against Dallas

    Can you believe it? The Minnesota Vikings are halfway through their preseason schedule and that much closer to the beginning of the 2011 season. Does it feel like it? Well, that depends on who’s asked...

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  7. NBA Trade Scenarios: 4 Steve Nash Trade Offers Phoenix Suns Cannot Turn Down

    When Steve Nash landed in Phoenix after the 2003-04 season, he was one of the better point guards in the NBA after posting 14.8 points and 8.8 assists in his final season as a Dallas Maverick...

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  8. Terrelle Pryor: 5 Surprise Teams That Could Use Pryor in Surprising Ways

    Now that former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor has been given the OK for the NFL ’s supplemental draft, even with a five-game suspension, who wants him? There has been ...

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  9. Minnesota Vikings: 10 Biggest Hurdles for the 2011 Season

    In 2010, the Minnesota Vikings were supposed to compete for a Super Bowl. After a 6-10 season, the Vikings enter the 2011 season with mixed expectations—depending on who is asked...

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  10. Can the Milwaukee Brewers Make Noise in the Postseason?

    If the playoffs started today, the Milwaukee Brewers would have the second seed in the National League and home-field advantage for at least the first round of the playoffs...

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  11. NBA Trade Rumors: 3 Deals That Could Make the Timberwolves Relevant

    Since the Timberwolves traded guard Sam Cassell to the Los Angeles Clippers after the 2004-2005 season, the franchise hasn’t had a notable scoring presence in its backcourt...

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  12. 2011 NFL Predictions: 5 Reasons Vikings Will Be Better Without Favre

    Over the past two seasons, now retired quarterback Brett Favre took the Minnesota Vikings on quite a journey. In 2009 he had a MVP-caliber season throwing for 33 touchdowns, 4,202 yards, seven interceptions and posted a 107...

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  13. Minnesota Vikings: 5 Questions To Be Answered This Preseason

    In 2010, the Minnesota Vikings had very few concerns entering the season. Brett Favre returned, after serious persuasion, to be the knight in shining armor under center...

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  14. NFL Free Agency: Braylon Edwards Should Become a Minnesota Viking

    On July 27, the Minnesota Vikings lost their best downfield threat since Randy Moss roamed the sidelines during the first seven years of his career (1998-2004) when Sidney Rice ...

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  15. MLB Trade Rumors: Denard Span Should No Longer Be a Minnesota Twin

    Denard Span should no longer be a member of the Minnesota Twins —if the trade rumor mill was truthful...

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  16. NBA Draft 2011: Why Jimmy Butler Was a Great Pickup for the Chicago Bulls

    Forward Jimmy Butler was a great pickup for the Chicago Bulls with the 30th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft . Having watched Butler the last three years at Marquette, it’s tough not to like him as a player...

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  17. Michael Beasley and Derrick Williams Should Stay with the Minnesota Timberwolves

    The Minnesota Timberwolves did the right thing in drafting Arizona forward Derrick Williams with the No. 2 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. Now it’s time for them to do the right thing again: Keep Williams and forward Michael Beasley...

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  18. 2011 NBA Draft Lottery: Enes Kanter's a Poor Fit for the Minnesota Timberwolves

    Enes Kanter is not the player for the Minnesota Timberwolves at pick No. 2 in Thursday’s 2011 NBA Draft . The Timberwolves accumulated the worst record in the NBA this past season...

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  19. Minnesota Twins: Who Should Represent Them in the 2011 All-Star Game?

    As the Minnesota Twins disappointing season drags into its third month, a friend of mine posed an interesting question: Who will be the Twins ’ representative in the 2011 ...

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  20. Donovan McNabb Is the Veteran Quarterback the Minnesota Vikings Need

    Given the Minnesota Vikings ’ current roster of quarterbacks, they need to acquire a veteran quarterback if they wish to be successful in 2011...

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  21. Christian Ponder: The Quarterback for the Minnesota VIkings in 2011

    With the 12th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings selected their “franchise quarterback” in Christian Ponder ...

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