Raiders sign P Kluwe
23 hours ago | WOAIKluwe, 31, played in all 16 games last season for the Vikings, punting 72 times for 3,237 yards, an average of 45 yards per punt. In eight NFL seasons, all with the Vikings, Kluwe has punted 623 times for 27,683 yards and has a 44.4-yard career punting a Full Story »
Several St. Cloud Hospital nurses advance their careers
1 day ago | St. Cloud TimesThe Minnesota Senate voted Monday to make gay marriage legal, the last legislative step before Gov.- 5:47 pm After several heated debates among residents during public hearings, the St.- 8:06 pm An advisory board overseeing changes at River's Edge Conven Full Story »
Raiders sign Kluwe to compete at punter
1 day ago | San Francisco ChronicleOutspoken punter Chris Kluwe is coming to Oakland. That's what the punter told his fellow supporter of equal rights, former Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo , in a story for Fox Sports . Kluwe will compete with second-year player Marquette King for t Full Story »
Dayton turns to smokers to fill Vikings stadium funding gap
1 day ago | Minneapolis Star TribuneA bailout of the $977 million Minnesota Vikings stadium by smokers and businesses was proposed by Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday as a hedge against the limited success of electronic gambling games that were supposed to help build the sports palace. The pro Full Story »
Chris Kluwe to sign with Oakland Raiders
2 days ago | Minneapolis Star TribuneDan Wiederer began covering the Vikings in 2011, enthusiastically delivering insight on the team across the Star Tribune's print and digital products. Prior to joining the Access Vikings team, he spent seven seasons covering ACC basketball at The Fayette Full Story »
Governor's 'secret plan' for Vikes stadium funding may be revealed today
2 days ago | MinnPost.comThe governors secret plan to replace revenues that were promised through e-pulltabs may be revealed today. At MPR, Tim Nelson reports: The plan to boost Vikings stadium-bound revenue likely wont include a sports memorabilia tax. That proposal appear Full Story »
Times Writers Group: Petters replay is plain waste
2 days ago | St. Cloud TimesThe Minnesota Senate voted Monday to make gay marriage legal, the last legislative step before Gov.- 5:47 pm After several heated debates among residents during public hearings, the St.- 8:06 pm An advisory board overseeing changes at River's Edge Conven Full Story »
Turns out, stadium backup funding was there all along
2 days ago | Twincities.comsaid Rep. Bob Barrett, R-Lindstrom, so "diverting money from these tax loopholes to pay for the Vikings stadium shortfall means that K-12 funding or health care for the poor will be cut by the same amount." Gov. Mark Dayton's secret plan to backstop fund Full Story »
Hold off on buying that Urlacher jersey ...
2 days ago | Minneapolis Star TribuneThe Brian Urlacher-to-the-Vikings rumor reading has moved from tepid to cool today after Vikings coach Leslie Frazier shot down Tuesday's report by a Chicago Sun-Times gossip columnist that Urlacher was leaning toward signing with the team. Said Frazier: Full Story »
Legislature: Action begins on budget bills; Vikings stadium funding plan due
2 days ago | Twincities.comjobs in the renewable energy industry. The Minnesota House on Wednesday night, May 15, approved the first of the nine tax and spending bills that will make up the state's $38 billion budget for the next two years, opening the floodgates for a torrent of Full Story »
Vikings sign three more draft choices; only first-rounders left
2 days ago | Minneapolis Star TribuneDan Wiederer began covering the Vikings in 2011, enthusiastically delivering insight on the team across the Star Tribune's print and digital products. Prior to joining the Access Vikings team, he spent seven seasons covering ACC basketball at The Fayette Full Story »
Rand: MLS in Minneapolis? Maybe someday ...
2 days ago | Minneapolis Star TribuneThe Vikings stadium design, unveiled Monday, is Major League Soccer-friendly, MLS spokesman Dan Courtemanche said. And the Vikings remain very interested in exploring the option of bringing an MLS team to Minnesota to play in the stadium, Vikings Vice Full Story »
Minnesota Legislature: Flurry of tax and spending bills begins
2 days ago | Twincities.comThe Minnesota House was scheduled to vote Wednesday night on the first of the nine tax and spending bills that will make up the state's $38 billion budget for the next two years, opening the flood gates for a torrent of financial action before the Legisl Full Story »
Erin Henderson: Brian Urlacher rumors motivate me
2 days ago | National Football League | NFL.comMinnesota Vikings linebacker Erin Henderson hears the Brian Urlacher rumors. He's seen the skepticism over his ability to handle the transition from weak-side to middle linebacker, and he's not happy about any of it. "I don't think I've ever been this pi Full Story »
Vikings sign 3 more draft picks
3 days ago | KGW.comEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings have signed three more draft picks, including punter Jeff Locke of UCLA. The Vikings announced the signings on Wednesday. Locke was taken in the fifth round to replace longtime punter Chris Kluwe, who was Full Story »
