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NFL DRAFT: Bring on beef in draft, starting with OT Fisher 
NFL teams bought in bulk early in Thursday night's draft. The first seven picks were all linemen: four on offense, three on defense. Not until Florida State's EJ Manuel went to Buffalo at No. 16 was a quarterback taken — the lowest since 2000, when Chad Pennington went 18th to the Jets.
By Barry Wilner , April 25, 2013
NFL: Vikings' 2013 schedule released
The Minnesota Vikings will play their final game at the Metrodome against Detroit Dec. 29.
By Associated Press , April 18, 2013
Seau's family sues NFL over brain injuries
The family of Junior Seau has sued the NFL, claiming the former linebacker's suicide was the result of brain disease caused by violent hits he sustained while playing football.
By Barry Wilner , January 23, 2013
NFL: San Francisco downs Packers 45-31
SAN FRANCISCO — Colin Kaepernick ran for a quarterback playoff record 181 yards and two touchdowns and threw two scoring passes to Michael Crabtree in leading the San Francisco 49ers back to the NFC championship game with a 45-31 victory against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night.
By Associated Press , January 12, 2013
NFL: Ravens rally, beat Denver in OT
DENVER — Baltimore's Justin Tucker kicked a 47-yard field goal 1:42 into the second overtime Saturday, ending the NFL's longest game in 26 years and giving the Ravens a 38-35 win over the Denver Broncos in the AFC playoffs.
By Associated Press , January 12, 2013
NFL: San Diego 31, Kansas City 13
SAN DIEGO — Norv Turner is off the hot seat, at least for 10 days.
Romeo Crennel is perched squarely on it.
By Associated Press , November 01, 2012
NFL: Vikings win opener in overtime
MINNEAPOLIS – Rookie Blair Walsh kicked four field goals, including a 55-yarder as regulation time expired and another one in overtime, and Adrian Peterson returned from a left knee injury to lift the Minnesota Vikings to a 26-23 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
By Associated Press , September 09, 2012
NFL: Cowboys down Giants in 2012 opener
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tony Romo threw for three touchdowns, two to new-found favorite receiver Kevin Ogletree, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Super Bowl champion New York Giants 24-17 on Wednesday night in the NFL season opener.
By Associated Press , September 05, 2012
NFL: Manning named Super Bowl MVP
INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Manning is elite, for sure. A king of comebacks, too. And far, far more than Peyton's little brother now.
Spot-on from beginning to end Sunday night, Eli Manning won his second NFL championship in a four-year span — and second Super Bowl MVP award — for leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots.
By Associated Press , February 05, 2012
NFL PLAYOFFS: Giants bounce Packers 37-20
GREEN BAY, Wis. — For Eli Manning and the New York Giants, Lambeau Field has become a familiar launching pad. After beating the Green Bay Packers at home for the second time in four years, they only hope this trip ends the same way — at the Super Bowl.
By Associated Press , January 15, 2012
NFL: Bears down Vikings 17-13
MINNEAPOLIS – This was one painful win for the Chicago Bears at the end of an injury-ravaged season.
Charles Tillman’s interception return in the second quarter gave Chicago the lead for good, and the Bears finished the season by stopping their five-game losing streak with a 17-13 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday despite 3½ sacks by Jared Allen.
By Associated Press , January 01, 2012
MINNESOTA VIKINGS: Wrapping up a classic career
Minnesota Vikings tight end Jim Kleinsasser will line his No. 40 uniform into a stance today across from the Chicago Bears and barrel into NFL defenders one last time.
By Tom Miller , December 31, 2011
NFL: Brees sets single-season passing record
NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees has broken the NFL record for yards passing in a season, surpassing a mark that had stood since Dan Marino set it in 1984.
Brees topped Marino's record of 5,084 yards with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Darren Sproles on Monday night against the Atlanta Falcons.
By Associated Press , December 26, 2011
GREY CUP: Winnipeg's Cup losing streak, longest in CFL history, continues
Hundreds gathered downtown at the two-storey 4Play Sports Bar — across the street from the MTS Centre where the NHL's Winnipeg Jets play — to get their faces painted blue and gold, cheer and watch the game on a mammoth theatre-style screen.
By Scott Edmonds , November 28, 2011
GREY CUP: B.C. Lions new CFL champs after topping Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The victory, before an ear-piercing B.C. Place Stadium sellout of 54,313, capped a stunning turnaround for the Lions, who opened the season 0-5. B.C. became the first CFL team to win a championship after losing its opening five regular-season games.
By Dan Ralph , November 28, 2011
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