Nick Blackburn will try and shake off his funk of a season when he starts for the Twins Wednesday.
The Minnesota Vikings new stadium got one step closer to reality in the wee hours of Thursday morning, as the stadium bill was approved by the Minnesota House of Representatives by a 71-60 vote.
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Justin Morneau's left wrist has not improved, and the first baseman was placed on the 15-day DL on Saturday.
Nick Blackburn will try and shake off his funk of a season when he starts for the Twins Wednesday.
Well, sort of.
Actual grades this time, since games were actually played.
What to watch for when you have nobody to cheer for.
It'll be interesting to see if any make the squad.
The Vikings are still rebuilding, but the blueprint is there for making a run next year.
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Former Vikings QB Tommy Kramer Joins College Football Hall Of Fame 2012 Class
On Tuesday, the College Football Hall of Fame officially named the members of the 2012 class, which included former Minnesota VIkings quarterback Tommy Kramer. Kramer was a drafted by the Vikings with the 27th overall selection in the first round of the 1977 NFL Draft and was a member of the team until 1989.
Kramer was the drafted out of Rice University and was an All-American in 1976.
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by Matt Brigidi • May 15, 2012 1:53 PM CDT
Ricky Rubio Second In Rookie Of The Year Voting
Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio finished a distant second in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting.
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving took home the hardware, receiving 117 of 120 possible first-place votes. He had a total of 592 points while Rubio, whose season ended with a torn ACL on March 9, received zero first-place votes but still racked up 170 points.
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by David Vranicar • May 15, 2012 10:29 AM CDT
NBA MVP Award 2012: Kevin Love Finishes 6th In Voting As Lebron James Wins For Third Time
The 2012 NBA MVP award was officially handed out Saturday, and Miami Heat star forward Lebron James earned the honor for the third time in four seasons. Overall, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love finished sixth in the voting processes, which featured Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant and Tony Parker voted ahead of him, respectively.
After averaging a career-high 26 points and 13 rebounds per game this season, Love garnered 4 third-place, 6 fourth-place and 20 fifth-place votes. Lebron was the run-away winner collecting 85 first-place votes after averaging 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.9 steals while shooting 53-percent from the field.
A complete rundown of the 2012 NBA MVP voting results after the jump..
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by Jared Smith • May 12, 2012 1:06 PM CDT
Video: Minnesota Swarm Dancing to Mama Mia
In case you haven't been following along, the Minnesota Swarm are set to face the Edmonton Rush in the West Division Finals tomorrow. Win, and they go to the Champions Cup finals for the first time in team history. While most teams would be locked down on curfews and video sessions, the Swarm have been staying loose.
There was the social media fun at mid week, the discount offered to long suffering Minnesota Sports fans, a captain's practice that included trying to take each other out with field long hardest shot competitions... and now there is this. If ever you wanted to see professional lacrosse players dancing to a Broadway show tune, this is your chance.
Goalie Tyler Carlson and Transition player Jordan MacIntosh were on Fox9 this morning, and participated in the "Friday Dance Off." Carlson was clearly more into it than MacIntosh, who appeared to be intimidated by his teammate's sick moves.
by Bryan Reynolds • May 11, 2012 3:39 PM CDT
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