Author: Sports Central

Lions, Vikings Battle for NFC’s Top Seed

2024 NFL Playoff Picture, Week 18: Lions, Vikings battle for NFC’s top seed For a few teams, this is the week that means everything. In the NFC, the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions are playing the ultimate Game 272 at Ford Field. The winner will have home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. The loser? A… Continue reading Lions, Vikings Battle for NFC’s Top Seed

Sam Darnold surges to comeback player of the year favorite

Earlier this week, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was the betting favorite to win comeback player of the year. Now, he’s not. Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold has overtaken Burrow at most sports books. At DraftKings, for instance, Darnold has moved to -135, with Burrow at +135. As of Wednesday, Burrow was the favorite at -200. Darnold’s… Continue reading Sam Darnold surges to comeback player of the year favorite

Contract talks with Vikings coach, GM planned for offseason

The Vikings enter the final week of Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s and Kevin O’Connell’s third season together in Minnesota with a 14-2 record, their best since 1998. Once the season is done, their ownership plans to begin talks with the general manager and head coach about contract extensions. In a recent interview with the Minnesota Star Tribune… Continue reading Contract talks with Vikings coach, GM planned for offseason

Border Battle | Gopher Women's Basketball at Wisconsin Cinematic Recap

Take an inside look with Gopher Digital as Minnesota Women’s Basketball closed 2024 with a win at Wisconsin. Sign up for daily email updates from Gopher Athletics! Go to to sign up.

Coach Fleck Mayo Bath After Win in Duke's Mayo Bowl

After Flavor Flav is revealed as the celebrity mascot named “Tubby” as the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Minnesota Football head coach P.J. Fleck received a mayonnaise bath to celebrate the 24-10 win over Virginia Tech. Sign up for daily email updates from Gopher Athletics! Go to to sign up.