Play4min 24secFans question Gopher football coach selectionDecember 6, 2010 11:16 AMBy Cathy Wurzer and Curtis GilbertStar Tribune sportswriter Phil Miller says Gopher fans were hoping for a big name when the U of M announced its new head football coach. Instead they got Jerry Kill -- a relative unknown from Northern Illinois University.
Jerry Kill new U of M football coachDecember 5, 2010 6:59 PMBy Jon Krawczynski, Associated PressMinnesota athletic director Joel Maturi on Sunday night agreed to terms with Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill on a five-year contract to take over the downtrodden Golden Gophers.
Photos: Vikings vs. BillsDecember 5, 2010 2:58 PMPhotos from today's Minnesota Vikings game versus the Buffalo Bills at the Metrodome in Minneapolis.
Favre has sprained shoulder from hard hitDecember 5, 2010 2:11 PMBy Jon Krawczynski, Associated PressBrett Favre has become something of a medical expert through the years, a quarterback who has minored in pain management as he has put together a streak of consecutive starts that stands among the most impressive records in all of sports.
Qatar, Russia selected as World Cup host citiesDecember 2, 2010 10:05 AMQatar was selected as host of the 2022 World Cup, beating out a bid by the United States to bring soccer's showcase back to America for the first time since 1994.
In season 2, lure of TCF Bank Stadium wanesNovember 30, 2010 12:20 PMThe lure of an almost-new stadium wasn't enough to overcome a bad football team for the University of Minnesota.
The origin of Floyd of RosedaleNovember 27, 2010 12:00 AMThis Saturday is the 75th anniversary of the creation of one of college football's most famous trophies. Floyd of Rosedale goes each November to the winner of the Minnesota-Iowa game. On one level, the bronze pig is just another collegiate prize. But few people know it had its origins in a 1934 game with racial overtones.
Play53min 54secVikings: greatest collapse in 50 year history?November 23, 2010 9:42 AMReporter, author and columnist Jim Klobuchar joins Midday to discuss the future of the Vikings football team.
Play3min 45secChildress fired; Frazier hiredNovember 23, 2010 9:08 AMBy Cathy WurzerThe Minnesota Vikings begin the Leslie Frazier era in earnest today. Frazier was named head coach yesterday, after Brad Childress was fired. The team is just 3-7 and suffered a crushing 31-3 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in the Metrodome. Team Owner Zygi Wilf introduced Frazier as the interim-head coach, who will lead the team for the last six games of the year.
Vikings fire Childress; Frazier named interim coachNovember 22, 2010 11:11 AMBy Dave Campbell, Associated PressThe Minnesota Vikings fired head coach Brad Childress Monday, a day after the team suffered a 31-3 loss to the Green Bay Packers, and named defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier as interim coach for the rest of the season.