Outdoor Game An Icy Flashback For Vikings
Minnesotans often brag about surviving the state's brutal winters, but for the past three decades, their pro football team has played in the shielded warmth of the Metrodome.
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Minnesotans often brag about surviving the state's brutal winters, but for the past three decades, their pro football team has played in the shielded warmth of the Metrodome.
Gov.-elect Mark Dayton and Vikings running back Adrian Peterson are appearing together on Tuesday to raise money for food shelves.
Chicago had fallen out of contention by Thanksgiving weekend last season, a lackluster campaign that included a career-high 26 interceptions thrown by quarterback Jay Cutler after the Bears made a big trade to get him from Denver.
Stadium Village is gearing up for what will be an unprecedented event on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
The finishing touches are being put on TCF Bank Stadium for the Bears-Vikings game on Monday night.
The Minnesota Twins gave Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka a warm welcome, trying to make Target Field feel a little less foreign.
Brett Favre won't play in Minnesota's game Monday against Chicago.
The team announced earlier this week that Monday's tickets are general admission and seats are a first-come, first-serve basis until the space runs out. But some season ticket holders say that leaves them out in the cold.
WCCO-TV got a lot of questions this week about the Metrodome and its nemesis -- the snow.
Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin says he'll "definitely" play Monday night against Chicago.
What was supposed to be Vikings game preparation at the Metrodome is instead an emergency mix of snow, ice and roof repair equipment Friday night, five days after a roof collapse caused by record-breaking snow.
Gov.-elect Mark Dayton says he will meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell before the Minnesota Vikings play outdoors at TCF Bank Stadium on Monday.
A University of Minnesota official says the playing field at TCF Bank Stadium is fairly soft despite frigid temperatures and he's confident it will be ready for Monday night's Vikings-Bears game.
The University of Minnesota asked for help cleaning out snow from the TCF Bank Stadium, and got more than they needed.
The Chicago Bears would like the game to be played at a neutral sight and it has little to do with the playing conditions -- they want to take away the home field advantage.
