Harvin Set To Make Seattle Debut Against Vikings
SEATTLE (AP) — Wide receiver Percy Havrin will make his awaited Seattle Seahawks debut against the Minnesota Vikings, his former team. Harvin was active for the first time this season Sunday. He was a...
View ArticleVikings Lament Another Lost Late Lead
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have little left to play for, with a fan base largely focused on positioning for next year’s draft. Landing the first overall pick is a realistic...
View ArticleCassel Has Helped Jennings, Vikings Find Rhythm
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Greg Jennings wanted to make sure he knew what he was getting into before he joined the Minnesota Vikings, so he sat down and studied film of Christian Ponder. Jennings liked...
View ArticleVikings Re-Sign WR Jerome Simpson
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have re-signed receiver Jerome Simpson. The team announced the move on Friday. Simpson bounced back from an injury plagued first season in Minnesota in 2012...
View ArticleWeekend Event Will Offer Coaching To Coaches
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Coaches from every level of sports can have a huge impact on the players they’re working with. And an event Friday in Minneapolis called “A Call to Coaches: Developing Young Men of...
View ArticleWho Are The Most Overrated, Underrated Vikings?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – NFL training camps get underway across the country in less than a month and many new faces will be joining several teams. The Minnesota Vikings will be bringing in several draft...
View Article5 Things Packers Fans Always Bring Up
Football season is here, and that means fans will constantly be arguing over arcane pigskin stats, facts and history. And if there are any fans who love to talk, who can’t help but remind you how great...
View ArticleJennings Talks Vikings, Packers Rivalry
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One Minnesota Viking who knows just how good Aaron Rodgers can be is Greg Jennings. Jennings spent seven years as a Packer. The best seasons of his career started when Rodgers took...
View ArticleVikings WRs Struggling To Make An Impact On Field
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings offensive line is under siege these days, both from opposing defensive fronts and hyper-critical fans who expect them to do a better job of protecting...
View ArticleVikings Release WR Greg Jennings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Greg Jennings was comfortable enough in Minnesota to want to settle there after retirement. Mike Wallace was initially disinterested in playing for the Vikings because of the cold...
View ArticleFormer Vikings Receiver Greg Jennings Visits Dolphins
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Free agent receiver Greg Jennings is visiting the Miami Dolphins, who are eager to shore up their corps of wideouts after several departures this offseason. The Minnesota Vikings...
View ArticleAP Sources: Receiver Greg Jennings Signs With Dolphins
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins acquired a veteran target for Ryan Tannehill on Wednesday, and reinforced his protection too. Free agent receiver Greg Jennings signed two weeks after visiting the...
View ArticleEx-Viking Greg Jennings Hosts 8th Annual Golf Classic For Charity
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Former Vikings Star Greg Jennings hosted his eighth annual golf classic in Maple Grove Monday. Some of Jennings’ celebrity friends battled each other in a golf shootout before the...
View ArticleMpls. Police Go Christmas Shopping For Kids In Need
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Some Minneapolis children are going to be getting some special Christmas presents this year. On Tuesday morning, school administrators and Minneapolis police officers from the 4th...
View ArticleFmr. Viking Greg Jennings Announces Retirement
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Former Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings said football is over for him. Jennings made the announcement on the “FamiLeague” YouTube channel. In the...
View Article6 Minnesota Athletes Who Retired Young
Being a professional athlete can be a grueling job, both mentally and physically. That’s why so many athletes step away from the playing field when they are seemingly in the prime of their career, or...
View ArticleLives Changed After Hearing ‘Can You Hear That’?
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (WCCO) — As many as 1 in 10 Americans suffer from some type of hearing loss, and often the problem goes untreated because screenings and hearing aids are too expensive or not...
View ArticleFantasy Football: Top 10 NFL Wide Receivers
Calvin Johnson (Photo Credit: Leon Halip/Getty Images) Last season, it was Calvin Johnson and everyone else. The athletic marvel outpaced his wide receiver counterparts by a healthy margin no matter...
View ArticleVikings Sign Free Agent Greg Jennings
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Greg Jennings is a Minnesota Viking. The free agent wide receiver, formerly of NFC North rival Green Bay, will be wearing purple in fall 2013. Details on the contract are not yet...
View ArticleFrom Ponder to AP: Vikings OTAs Roundup
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (WCCO) — The Vikings have made a concerted effort to surround QB Christian Ponder with more offensive weapons, from nabbing free agent wide receiver Greg Jennings, to moving up in...
View ArticleAnother Year, Another Playground Built By Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Vikings traded in cleats for work boots today as players and staff took part in their annual playground building project. On Thursday they were in the Howe neighborhood in...
View ArticleMike Max’s News & Notes: The Wild’s Next Step, Vikings Mini Camp Update
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — One year to the day the Minnesota Wild made the splash of the off season — signing Zach Parise and Ryan Suter – the latter was named to the first all NHL team. And the team parted...
View ArticleVikings Report To Training Camp Thursday
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesota’s football frenzy began Thursday as players and team officials with the Vikings reported to Mankato for training camp on Thursday. The team will hold its first practice...
View ArticleBeyond Bounds: Mankato Star Thielen’s At Home At Vikings Training Camp
(credit: CBS) MANKATO, Minn. (WCCO) — Everything on Friday was the usual for Adam Thielen. He donned purple football gear and went out to practice on the very field – the Minnesota State University,...
View ArticleSpotlight On Christian Ponder As Vikes’ Camp Closes
(credit: CBS) MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As training camp closes down for the Minnesota Vikings, the team has once again bought into the abilities of their third-year quarterback Christian Ponder. So, the...
View ArticleCBS Expert: Vikings Will Finish 7-9, Miss Playoffs
Pete Prisco’s NFL Season Predictions MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – There is plenty of reason to be optimistic about the upcoming Minnesota Vikings season, which starts Sept. 8 at Detroit, followed by a Sept. 15...
View ArticleVikings Beat Steelers 34-27 In London
LONDON (AP) — Greg Jennings showed that the Vikings have someone other than Adrian Peterson who can make big plays. Jennings and Peterson provided the kind of 1-2 punch Minnesota had been hoping for...
View Article5 Things To Know From Vikings’ Win Over Steelers
LONDON (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings got on the jet back to the United States with newfound reasons to believe they can salvage this season. For the Pittsburgh Steelers, an unsuccessful London trip...
View ArticleVikings Blog: An American Football Fan In London
(credit: Julian Finney/Getty Images) By Craig Schroepfer Since 2005, the NFL has hosted an International Series by having a regular season game played outside of the United States. The first game in...
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