Sports

Vikings buy 500 Lynx playoff tickets for fans
The Vikings have purchased 500 tickets for the game against the Phoenix Mercury. The upper level tickets will be available for free to those who call the Lynx ticket office.
Lynx beat Silver Stars to clinch playoff series
The San Antonio Silver Stars gave the No. 1 seed in the playoffs all they could handle in the first round, and that's just what the Lynx say they needed.
The Minnesota Vikings have extended their Metrodome sellout streak to 138 straight games.
Injury problems continue to plague the disappointing Minnesota Twins' 2011 season.
The deciding Game 3 will be Tuesday night at Minneapolis.
Adrian Peterson had 25 carries for 120 yards and two touchdowns in the first half for the Vikings, who blew a healthy lead for the second straight week and were booed off the field.
Minnesota Vikings history: 50 years
Writer Jim Klobuchar covered the Vikings from day one, September 17, 1961. He joins Midday to talk about the history of the team and the game of football -- then and now.
Q&A: Lindsay Whalen of the Minnesota Lynx
The WNBA playoffs begin tonight with games in Seattle and Indiana.
Coach Kill released from hospital
Jerry Kill, coach of the University of Minnesota Gophers football team, was released from the hospital Thursday following hospitalization for a seizure he suffered last weekend during a game.