Vikings Keep Webb As No. 5 WR, Sherels As CB, PR

Joe Webb's athleticism was too much to part with for the Minnesota Vikings. After converting Webb to wide receiver this spring, following a failed emergency playoff start at quarterback when Christian Ponder was out with an injury, the Vikings kept the versatile former sixth-round draft pick for special teams value and depth at an important position. Webb, in the fourth and final year of his contract, was one of five wide receivers on the 53-man regular-season roster revealed Saturday after the cut deadline.

• Aug 31, 2013

Vikings OL Olsen Taken Off Field On Stretcher

Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Seth Olsen was taken off the field on a stretcher in the second quarter Thursday night after a collision with Titans linebacker Scott Solomon. Olsen was blocking on a screen pass when he took a knee from Solomon to his helmet and went down.

• Aug 29, 2013

Sports, State Fair Make For Busy Twin Cities Day

A trifecta of major sporting events plus the Minnesota State Fair will make for a busy day in the Twin Cities. The Minnesota Twins, the Minnesota Vikings and the University of Minnesota Golden Gopher football team are all in action at their Minneapolis stadiums on Thursday.

• Aug 29, 2013

Minn. Review Into Vikings Owner Finances Back On

A spokeswoman for the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority says Wednesday the Vikings now appear to have turned over all documents needed for a due diligence review of the finances of owners Zygi and Mark Wilf.

• Aug 28, 2013

Top 3 Vikings Storylines As Season Nearly Begins

Week four of the Vikings pre-season is secondary news compared to who will be ready to play on opening day of the regular season. Tennessee visits at 7 p.m. Thursday to wrap the exhibition games. But the three most important questions at the moment: The status of Kevin Williams' injury, who replaces Jerome Felton, and how are the star rookies developing?

• Aug 27, 2013

Peterson, Vikings Focused On 'Seizing This Moment'

The Minnesota Vikings raced forward with their rebuilding project last season by finishing 10-6 and reaching the playoffs ahead of expectations, a feel-good ride behind those 2,097 yards rushing by Adrian Peterson.

• Aug 27, 2013

Vikings Dispute Claims Team Owners Want End To Investigation

More drama over the new Vikings stadium. Team owners again Monday refused a request to return to the stadium bargaining table.

• Aug 26, 2013

Frazier: DT Williams 'Fortunate' He Didn't Suffer Ligament Injury

Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier says defensive tackle Kevin Williams is fortunate that there was no injury to any of his ligaments after a hard hit to his right knee in Sunday's game.

• Aug 26, 2013

Vikings' FB Felton Suspended For 1st 3 Games Of Regular Season

Minnesota Vikings fullback Jerome Felton has been suspended for the first three games of the 2013 regular season for violating the NFL substance abuse policy, the NFL announced Monday afternoon.

• Aug 26, 2013

Five Things To Know From Vikings-49ers

A pair of NFC playoff contenders sure brought their physical, hard-hitting styles to a preseason matchup in late August. Enough that the Minnesota Vikings were considering sending one particular play to the NFL for review after their 34-14 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night.

• Aug 26, 2013

Talking Points: Dayton's Investigation Into The Wilfs

The Vikings stadium is in trouble. Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered an investigation into the Wilf family's finances in the aftermath of a New Jersey judge's ruling that the Wilf family committed civil fraud.

• Aug 25, 2013

Kaepernick, 49ers Defense Look Strong In 34-14 Win

After a slow start, Colin Kaepernick completed six straight passes in his third series of the game and connected on a 5-yard-touchdown toss to Quinton Patton, and Lavelle Hawkins returned a kickoff 105 yards for a score late in the second quarter in San Francisco's 34-14 preseason victory over Minnesota on Sunday night.

• Aug 25, 2013

Esme's Blog: Trouble In Vikings Country

The stadium deal that most of us thought was a done deal in May is unraveling at the midnight hour over fallout from a New Jersey Judge's findings that the Minnesota Vikings owners are guilty of civil fraud.

• Aug 24, 2013

Rudolph's Blocking Just As Important As Receiving

Kyle Rudolph has some of the surest hands in the NFL, with a 6-foot-6, 260-pound frame fit for the type of tight end who can be one of his team's best passing targets. As long as he plays for the Minnesota Vikings, though, his potential is probably not on track to become the next Tony Gonzalez. No matter how much ability Rudolph has as a receiver, run blocking must be an equally important part of his skill set. "There aren't very many guys in our game anymore who are doing the run blocking and the pass catching," Rudolph said.

• Aug 23, 2013

For Vikings' 'Bubble' Players, Great Special Teams Play Crucial

With so many Minnesota Vikings players on the bubble, it's not head coach Leslie Frazier they need to impress most to make the team. It's also not the offensive or defensive coordinator -- or even the guy that coaches the position they play. It's special teams coach Mike Priefer.

• Aug 22, 2013

Many Already Cashing In On Minn. Vikings Stadium

Even before ground is broken on a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, a white-collar brigade of accountants, architects, lawyers and other consultants has locked in millions of dollars in contracts that would complicate any effort to derail the project.

• Aug 22, 2013

CBS Expert: Vikings Will Finish 7-9, Miss Playoffs

There is plenty of reason to be optimistic about the upcoming Minnesota Vikings season, which starts Sept. 8 at Detroit, followed by a Sept. 15 match-up at Chicago. But one CBS expert isn't convinced and thinks the Vikings will miss the playoffs this year.

• Aug 22, 2013

McLeod Bethel-Thompson Aims To Stick Around

At the QB for the Vikings, Christian Ponder is the starter, Matt Cassell is the back-up, and then there's McLeod Bethel-Thompson. He got a look last week in the preseason game against Buffalo, and he's aiming to make an impression that keeps him in the league.

• Aug 21, 2013

Toby Gerhart's Brother Trying To Make The Packers

The Packers-Vikings rivalry could have an extra wrinkle this fall -- a sibling rivalry. Toby Gerhart's in his fourth year as a Vikings running back. His brother Garth, an offensive lineman from Arizona State, is trying to make the team in Green Bay.

• Aug 20, 2013

The Top Responses From Adrian Peterson's AMA On Reddit

Minnesota's favorite football player is experimenting with putting chocolate milk on his Wheaties and even admits he ratchets up his legendary debilitating handshake for reporters in particular. The Vikings star running back opened up in an Ask Me Anything forum Tuesday on reddit.com, the user-generated social news and entertainment website.

• Aug 20, 2013

Rosen Sports Sunday: Breaking Down Vikings, Twins

Two experts stop by to talk Vikings and Twins with Mark Rosen.

• Aug 18, 2013

Frazier Says Adrian Peterson Will Play This Week

Adrian Peterson will make his preseason debut for the Minnesota Vikings this week against the San Francisco 49ers. Vikings coach Leslie Frazier says his plan is to get the reigning NFL MVP some playing time after sitting Peterson during the first two exhibition games.

• Aug 18, 2013

Vikings WR Simpson Is Healthy, Ready

Vikings wide receiver Jerome Simpson has his legs back, which means he can go deep again. "Really it was just rest for me. And then just after that getting treatment and just trying to stay off it as much as possible," Simpsons said. "We have great trainers here, so they told me the right things to do." You could see it this summer when he worked out at Larry Fitzgerald's camp. Simpson looked like he loved the game again, and loved running routes.

• Aug 17, 2013

Vikings FB Felton Has Emergency Appendectomy

Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl fullback Jerome Felton will miss Friday's exhibition game against Buffalo, and perhaps the rest of the preseason, after having an emergency appendectomy.

• Aug 14, 2013

Spotlight On Christian Ponder As Vikes' Camp Closes

As training camp closes down for the Minnesota Vikings, the team has once again bought into the abilities of their third-year quarterback Christian Ponder. So, the team is his to command – for now.

• Aug 14, 2013

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