Trying to inhabit two spaces on a sports timeline is not a trick for the meek. Given the salary cap permutations of the NFL, attempting to win in the present while also rebuilding for the future can appear to be an errand fraught with mediocrity and unsavory compromises at both ends. Nevertheless, that is what… Continue reading Vikings’ ‘competitive rebuild’ gets Monday night validation
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NDSU Volleyball Garners Four CSC Academic All-District Selections
Story Links FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State volleyball team had four student-athletes named to the 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team on Tuesday. The Bison student-athletes selected to the CSC Academic All-District Team were Arianna Blohm, Ally Barth, Ali Hinze and Logan O’Brien. All four student-athletes boasted… Continue reading NDSU Volleyball Garners Four CSC Academic All-District Selections
Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Playoff Bound!
The Vikings continue to keep handling their business. At times it was not pretty or efficient enough if you are being hyper-critical but the team stayed the course and eventually pulled away. That is how it is going to be the next three games vs the Seahawks, Packers, and Lions. Geno Smith went down with… Continue reading Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Playoff Bound!
Vikings drop in a few power rankings despite winning seventh straight game
It wasn’t exactly pretty, but the Vikings managed their way to a 30-12 win over the Bears on Monday Night Football. With their playoff spot now officially secured and the races for the NFC North and No. 1 seed wide open, the final three weeks are shaping up to be incredibly tense. Despite the win,… Continue reading Vikings drop in a few power rankings despite winning seventh straight game
Wallstedt Opens Up About Early Struggles – Wilderness Walk
Your daily dose of Minnesota Wild news and rumblings across the hockey world. That’s Wild After what might have been his breakout season young Wild netminder Jesper Wallstedt was sent to AHL Iowa to focus on being so good that the team can’t resist recalling him. Well, he has an .874 save percentage through 12… Continue reading Wallstedt Opens Up About Early Struggles – Wilderness Walk
Kevin O’Connell is the new betting favorite to win NFL coach of the year
Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell is the new betting favorite to win the NFL’s coach of the year award this season. He surpassed the Lions’ Dan Campbell over the past couple days and currently has +110 odds to win it at both DraftKings and FanDuel. Campbell is second and remains very much in the mix.… Continue reading Kevin O’Connell is the new betting favorite to win NFL coach of the year
Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on 8th straight loss
MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago Bears have gone from finding different ways to squander game-winning opportunities in crunch time to getting blown out. While Monday night’s 30-12 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium was a relatively close game score-wise until the end of the third quarter, it never felt like the Bears had… Continue reading Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on 8th straight loss
Vikings, Lions, Eagles in three-team race
After dismantling the Bears 30-12 on Monday night, the Minnesota Vikings are 12-2, tied with the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles for the best record in the NFC. According to The Athletic’s playoff machine, which simulates games thousands of times and supposedly takes into account injuries, the Eagles and Lions are both projected to finish… Continue reading Vikings, Lions, Eagles in three-team race
Caleb Williams: It has been a frustrating and encouraging year
Monday night’s 30-12 loss to the Vikings was the eighth in the row for the Bears and there’s only so much of a positive spin that one can put on going through that kind of stretch. Quarterback Caleb Williams gave it his best try. The first overall pick of this year’s draft was 18-of-31 for… Continue reading Caleb Williams: It has been a frustrating and encouraging year
Justin Jefferson Had Words of Encouragement for Caleb Williams After Vikings-Bears
The Minnesota Vikings dismantled the Chicago Bears on Monday night to improve to 12–2 on the season. After the game, Justin Jefferson sought out Caleb Williams on the field to offer him some words of encouragement. It was a difficult night for Williams, who took some hard hits throughout the game. Jefferson made sure to… Continue reading Justin Jefferson Had Words of Encouragement for Caleb Williams After Vikings-Bears