First Graders Aim To Cheer Up Vikings Kicker Walsh
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — That final play on Sunday has been a tough pill for Minnesota Vikings fans to swallow. Kicker Blair Walsh missed a 27-yard field goal with just seconds remaining. Some have...
View ArticlePolice: Vikings Fan Mistakenly Breaks Into Police Station
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Police say a Vikings fan who was tailgating at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds broke into a police substation after the team’s loss to Seattle, apparently thinking it was his own...
View Article4 Takeaways From The Vikings’ Loss To Seattle
What should’ve been a big playoff victory for the Vikings and a step forward for the franchise Sunday turned into more heartbreak for fans in the latest gut punch. Fans endured subzero temperatures and...
View ArticleVikings Walsh To Visit First Graders Who Sent Him Sympathy Cards
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The angst over the Minnesota Vikings’ playoff loss Sunday was compounded in the fashion which they lost — a missed “chip shot” field goal by Blair Walsh. But from the moment he...
View ArticleVikings Everson Griffen Selected To Pro Bowl
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Adrian Peterson is no longer the only member of the Minnesota Vikings headed to the Pro Bowl. It took another player’s injury to get him there, but defensive end Everson Griffen is...
View ArticleVikings Name Tony Sparano Offensive Line Coach
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Vikings have hired former Miami Dolphins coach Tony Sparano to supervise their offensive line. The Vikings made the announcement Thursday, two days after coach Mike...
View ArticleVikings’ Blair Walsh Meets With 1st Graders Who Showed Their Support
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It is a scene Minnesota Vikings fans will not soon forget: Kicker Blair Walsh missing a 27-yard field goal attempt to send the team into the next round of the playoffs. But even...
View ArticleOuch! EA Sports Takes A Dig At Blair Walsh On Instagram
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The reaction to the Minnesota Vikings kicker’s missed field goal debacle — whether it’s positive, negative, humorous or serious — continues. Now, EA Sports has jumped into the...
View ArticleMinn. Vikings Sign CB Melvin White To Reserve/Future Contract
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Vikings have added a free agent cornerback to its team. On Friday, the team announced that cornerback Melvin White has been signed to a reserve/future contract....
View ArticleWells Fargo And Vikings Meet In Federal Court
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Two downtown heavyweights battled it out in Federal Court in St. Paul Friday, arguing over building signage. The Vikings are suing Wells Fargo bank. They claim that the bank is...
View ArticleMinnesota Vikings’ Top Offensive Plays Of 2015
For Minnesota Vikings fans, 2015 was a pretty classic season for the team: It was filled with extreme highs and — you guessed it — extreme lows. But, hey, the team did a lot better than most expected,...
View ArticleVikings Finalize Purchase Of 185-Acre Land In Eagan
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Vikings could soon be departing from their team headquarters at Winter Park in Eden Prairie. Team officials announced Tuesday they’ve finalized the purchase of 185...
View Article4 Reasons Minnesota Sports Are Currently ‘Loserville USA’
Just as we all got our hopes up as Minnesota sports fans, things got back to reality for many of our local teams as the calendar changed to January 2016. There are three guarantees in life, especially...
View ArticleEagan Officials Excited About Vikings Possibly Relocating Headquarters
EAGAN, Minn. (WCCO) — As their new stadium is rising, the Minnesota Vikings are eyeing a move east of the Mississippi River. The team’s new potential neighbors are ready to welcome them with open arms....
View ArticleVikings Safety Harrison Smith Named To 1st Pro Bowl
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith will be heading to Hawaii — and his first career Pro Bowl. On Monday, the team announced Smith will be the first defensive back from the...
View ArticleVikings Pick Up Pat Shurmur As Tight Ends Coach
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have hired Pat Shurmur as tight ends coach. Shurmur’s hire was finalized Monday, when the Vikings announced tight ends coach Kevin Stefanski will become...
View ArticleVikings’ Walsh Sends Kind Words To Patriots’ Gostkowski
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — If there is anybody who knows what it’s like to miss the uprights in a crucial situation, it’s Minnesota Vikings kicker Blair Walsh. While not as (seemingly) crucial as Walsh’s...
View ArticleVikings’ Barr, Bridgewater Selected To Pro Bowl
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A day after Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith was selected to his first Pro Bowl, two more players found out they’re heading to Hawaii. The Vikings announced Monday that...
View Article5 Head-Scratching Vikings Pro Bowl Selections
If it seems like the NFL Pro Bowl gets a little more ridiculous, you’re not alone in your thinking. It’s supposed to be football’s showcase of its top talent all on the field at the same time. But the...
View ArticleReport: Vikings’ Kendricks Named NFC North Rookie Of The Year
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Vikings rookie linebacker Eric Kendricks certainly turned heads this year — and now he has the NFC North Rookie of the Year honor to show for it. The team of ESPN’s NFC...
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