Turnover-Prone Ponder Must Improve For Vikings
Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder is under plenty of scrutiny after just one game this season. The third-year quarterback struggled with his accuracy Sunday during a 34-24 loss at Detroit.
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Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder is under plenty of scrutiny after just one game this season. The third-year quarterback struggled with his accuracy Sunday during a 34-24 loss at Detroit.
Ndamukong Suh might've gotten himself in trouble with another nasty play on the field. Suh's illegal low block in Detroit's game on Sunday against Minnesota will be reviewed for potential discipline, NFL spokesman Randall Liu confirmed Monday in an email to The Associated Press.
The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Monday they've promoted David Adelman to be an assistant coach and hired Bobby Jackson as a player development coach. Adelman spent the last two seasons as the team's player development coach and spent this summer coaching the Timberwolves in the NBA Summer League.
Parents of a 16-year-old football player from the west metro say they're thankful their son is alive. Luke Nelson, a linebacker for Dassel-Cokato High School, suffered a severe head injury during their Friday night game against Orono. He's now in serious condition at HCMC after having emergency brain surgery.
Target Field hasn't been providing much of a home field advantage for the Minnesota Twins lately. On Sunday Toronto starter Esmil Rogers pitched well into the eighth inning and Jose Reyes' late double broke a scoreless tie that led the Blue Jays past the Twins 2-0 for a three-game sweep. It was Minnesota's 10th straight home loss, which is a franchise record.
Reggie Bush turned a short pass into a 77-yard touchdown in the third quarter and finished with 191 yards of offense to help the Detroit Lions pull away to beat the Minnesota Vikings 34-24 Sunday.
Gold medalist Jordan Burroughs and his fiance nervously awaited word Sunday on whether wrestling would be reinstated as an Olympic sport.
Adrian Peterson started the 2013 season in MVP style. The Minnesota star went 78 yards for a touchdown on the Vikings' first offensive play Sunday against the Detroit Lions, giving his team a 7-0 lead.
Minnesota had a pair of return touchdowns for the second week in a row and Roddrick Williams Jr. rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries to lead a 44-21 victory Saturday night at New Mexico State.
Even as they've won six games in a row, Rebekkah Brunson and the Minnesota Lynx are making sure they don't get too far ahead of themselves.
Angela Hermann has called races before, but never a full thoroughbred card. No woman in North America ever has, until Saturday. "I've loved horse racing since I was 11," Hermann said. "I've loved it since I was a little girl. When I watched the Kentucky Derby in 1998, I picked the winner, Real Quiet, that year, and I was hooked. I was completely hooked."
Adam Lind hit a pair of three-run homers and J.A. Happ snapped a three-game losing streak, leading the Toronto Blue Jays over the Minnesota Twins 11-2 on Saturday night. Lind's first home run highlighted a five-run first inning a night after Toronto posted five runs in the third frame in a victory over Minnesota. Lind went deep again in the eighth for his second multi-homer game this season and 10th of his career. Happ (4-5), who entered the game with a 7.71 ERA in his last three outings, allowed an unearned run on five hits while striking out four.
A Dassel-Cokato high school linebacker who collapsed on the field unconscious during a game is responding to doctors and family members following surgery for a serious head injury. According to Perry Thenison, Dassel-Cokato K-12 school's activities director, Luke Nelson was hurt Saturday night during a football game. Thenison says Nelson, 16, is resting after undergoing surgery Saturday night, and is active and alert.
On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings kickoff the 2013 NFL season in Detroit against the Lions. On Friday we learned that the Vikings would be without one of their top players for the season opener. Defensive tackle Kevin Williams has been ruled out for this Sunday's game against Detroit by head coach Leslie Frazier as he recovers from a hyper-extended knee.
