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The Vikings report to training camp in Mankato today. The first team practice is slated for tomorrow at Blakeslee Stadium on the Minnesota State-Mankato campus. Minnesota plays its first preseason game on Friday, August 10th …
26 Jul 12
The Vikings report to training camp tomorrow in Mankato. The first team practice is slated for Friday at Blakeslee Stadium on the Minnesota State-Mankato campus. Minnesota plays its first preseason game on Friday, August 10th …
25 Jul 12
Single-game tickets and multi-game packages for the Minnesota Vikings’ 2012 home games go on sale tomorrow morning. For the third consecutive season, tickets prices will not increase and range from $39 to $143. The Vikes …
24 Jul 12
Former Vikings general manager Mike Lynn has died. The team announced the 76-year-old’s death on Saturday. Lynn was Minnesota’s GM from 1975 to 1990 and infamously worked a 12-for-1 trade for Herschel Walker in 1989.
23 Jul 12
The Vikings are ranked 41st in a Forbes Magazine list of the top-50 most valuable franchises in sports. According to the magazine, the Vikings are valued at $796-million. Soccer clubs Manchester United and Real [[ …
17 Jul 12
The NFL is adjusting the start times for its Sunday doubleheader games. Rather than 4:15 p.m. Eastern, the second wave of doubleheader Sunday games on CBS and FOX will now start at 4:25 p.m. Eastern. …
29 Jun 12
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin is unhappy and reportedly wants out of Minnesota. According to the “Star-Tribune,” Harvin has requested a trade. The Florida product is entering the fourth year of a five-year, $12.05-million …
21 Jun 12
The Vikings wrapped up Organized Team Activities in Eden Prairie yesterday. The Vikings will hold their mandatory three-day minicamp next week at Winter Park. The camp will be the last time the team works out …
15 Jun 12
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is making a few stops around the area this week. The need for blood is constant, with someone in the US needing a blood transfusion every 2 seconds. Around 44,000 …
