NFL Retiree Publicity Rights Settlement Approved
The $50 million settlement between the NFL and a group of retired players seeking publicity rights has been given preliminary approval by a federal judge.
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The $50 million settlement between the NFL and a group of retired players seeking publicity rights has been given preliminary approval by a federal judge.
The state boys basketball tournament starts Wednesday and Woodbury's one of the most intriguing teams.
The NFL has agreed to pay $42 million as part of a settlement with a group of retired players who challenged the league over using their names and images without their permission.
A person with knowledge of the deal says the Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms with quarterback Matt Cassel.
The Minnesota Vikings have finalized new contracts with linebacker Erin Henderson and wide receiver Jerome Simpson. The team announced the deals Wednesday, the day after NFL free agency began.
Former Northern Iowa wide receiver Terrell Sinkfield was not invited to the NFL scouting combine. He's doing his best to make himself attractive for the upcoming draft, however.
MarQueis Gray went through skill drills for pro scouts with several other former Gophers teammates on Monday at the annual pre-draft workout session at the university's practice facility. Thirteen NFL teams had a representative in attendance.
Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe has filed a friend-of-the-court brief along with Baltimore Raven Brendon Ayanbadejo, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn California's Proposition 8.
The Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA) agreed on Friday on a multi-use field outline for the new Vikings stadium slated to open in 2016, according to a joint statement.
The Minnesota Vikings are altering their logo. Ever so slightly.
Cris Carter is back in Minnesota for the first time since his election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The NBA for the most part has managed to avoid the major performance-enhancing drug scandals that have plagued the NFL and Major League Baseball over the last decade. Commissioner David Stern is hoping to keep it that way.
On Tuesday, Minnesota native and Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn took a terrifying spill in the Alpine World Championships in Austria, tearing two knee ligaments.
Every year, USA Today keeps tabs on which Super Bowl ads scored sensationally and which ones tanked miserably. Here are the top 10 highest ranking ads for Super Bowl XLVII, as well as the 5 worst-received spots.
If the players weren't quite battling it out during the Super Bowl, the ads certainly were.
No one was more emotional than Cris Carter, who took six years to get in despite putting up some of the best receiving numbers in NFL history. He broke down in tears but quickly pointed out "it's not because I'm sad."
Vikings fans have been chanting it all season long: A.P. for M.V.P. But on Saturday night, the chant became the truth.
Brett Favre is returning to the NFL — to work for the NFL Network.
A handful of shenanigans and plenty of points — yet still another ho-hum Pro Bowl.
The Pro Bowl has become so diluted by player withdrawals, Super Bowl qualifiers and minimal effort that the NFL considered pulling the plug on it.
It takes a heavy library of new and oldschool jams to keep today's pro football players motivated, and to get their heads in the game before playing a formidable foe. Check out what these players listen to while getting pumped before a big game, or in this case, the Big Game.
Fixing the Pro Bowl voting system isn't easy. But the league needs to straighten this out and start picking players who deserve it.
Kyle Rudolph's leaving the deep freeze of Minnesota for the warm waters of Hawaii this weekend, as the second-year Vikings tight end has just been named to his first Pro Bowl.
A new study is looking into the effects of concussions and brain injuries in former professional football players.
A few years ago I won several gift certificates to Macaroni Grill. I'm pretty sure I used almost all of the money on plates of Italian Nachos. The indulgent fried pasta sheets paired with creamy cheese and the vinegary kick of banana peppers made them hard to resist. Luckily I got my hands on the recipe and tried it at home with mouth-watering success.
