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Gophers football OK with Big Ten ditching divisions if rivalry games remain

The NCAA said this week conferences can now select the two teams for their championship game in any way they see fit

NFL: NFC Divisional Round-San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers

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Za’Darius Smith fired up about Vikings opening season against former team Green Bay

The outside linebacker spent the last three seasons with the Packers before they released him in March in a salary-related move

May 17, 2022 09:02 PM

NFL: Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Chargers

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Vikings’ Danielle Hunter happy to be healthy and to have developed ‘bond’ with Za’Darius Smith

Danielle Hunter and new Viking Za’Darius Smith are new teammates, but they’re already like old buddies

May 17, 2022 06:57 PM

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Vikings rookie Brian Asamoah proud to share Ghanaian heritage with GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah

Both Adofo-Mensah and Asamoah are of Ghanaian descent and speak Twi fluently.

May 15, 2022 02:00 PM

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NFL: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers

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Veteran QB Brett Hundley a tryout player at Vikings rookie minicamp

Hundley was one of two tryout quarterbacks on the field, the other Patrick O’Brien, a rookie from Washington.

May 13, 2022 10:01 PM

By Chris Tomasson / St. Paul Pioneer Press

NFL: Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots

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Vikings to open with Packers, host Patriots on Thanksgiving night

The Vikings have played eight previous games on the holiday, five at Detroit and three at Dallas

May 12, 2022 07:38 PM

By Chris Tomasson / St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Vikings sign five draftees, including Gophers’ Esezi Otomewo, make Lewis Cine deal official

Otomewo, selected with the No. 165 overall pick, got a four-year, $3.97 million contract with a signing bonus of $309,048 and will count $782,262 on the 2022 cap

May 12, 2022 05:29 PM

By Chris Tomasson / St. Paul Pioneer Press

NFL: Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles

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Vikings to play at Philadelphia on Monday Night Football in Week 2

The NFL is announcing the dates for select games in advance of the full NFL schedule being released Thursday

May 09, 2022 07:52 PM

By Chris Tomasson / St. Paul Pioneer Press

NCAA Football: ACC Championship-Pittsburgh vs Wake Forest

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Vikings might have gotten ‘a big steal’ in athletic, undrafted edge rusher Luiji Vilain

The 6-foot-4, 252-pound Vilain will arrive in the Twin Cities on Thursday and sign his deal.

May 09, 2022 05:44 PM

By Chris Tomasson / St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Vikings heading to London to play Saints on Oct. 2

Minnesota will be the road team for a Week 2 game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

May 04, 2022 10:25 AM

By Chris Tomasson / St. Paul Pioneer Press

NCAA Football: Guaranteed Rate Bowl-Minnesota at West Virginia

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Gophers football avoids big departures before NCAA transfer portal deadline

The NCAA set Sunday as the deadline for players to leave their current school and still maintain eligibility at their new destination next season

May 02, 2022 06:39 PM

By Andy Greder / St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Vikings decline fifth-year option on center Garrett Bradbury

There remains a chance the Vikings could re-sign Bradbury to a deal after the season

May 02, 2022 06:22 PM

By Chris Tomasson / St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Ex-Vikings RB Ed Marinaro ‘didn’t set out to create a brouhaha’ in NFL draft appearance

He announced the Vikings’ second-round pick at the NFL draft in Las Vegas 50 years after his 1972 selection in the second round by Minnesota

May 01, 2022 05:29 PM

By Chris Tomasson / St. Paul Pioneer Press