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• Vikes Views: Are You Tuning Into the Hall of Fame Game?

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings aren’t playing this week, but the NFL does have a game. The Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Chargers will open the NFL Presason on Thursday. The game normally isn’t the highest of quality, but it is the first NFL action. Will you tune in to see or just wait until the Vikings kick off their presason on August 9th? I’ll do an art...2025
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• U.S. Bank Stadium Will Have a White Christmas

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Just like the ones we used to know When the National Football League descends upon U.S. Bank Stadium for the middle game of this year’s Christmas tripleheader, they will have the guarantee of a white Christmas. Inside the stadium. 12.25.25 : https://t.co/Q8T1qql76E pic.twitter.com/N8cSXXCP5Q— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) July 24, 2025 The Minnes...2025
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• Vikings to Honor Jared Allen During Home Opener

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images And they’ll have a different look, too Minnesota Vikings legend Jared Allen is set to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame a week from Saturday, and his former team will be honoring him as a part of their 2025 regular season home opener. The team announced a short time ago that they will be honoring Allen and his enshrinement at halftime of thei...2025
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• McCarthy’s Leap, DL Overhaul & Addison Likely Suspension

Jordan Addison’s July 2024 DUI resolved with a “wet reckless” plea on July 17, 2025, facing 12-month probation, $390 fine, and courses. Likely 3-game NFL suspension looms, impacting Nailor, Felton, Moore, and Hockenson. Vikings went 3-0 without him in 2024, showing resilience. | Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Vikings camp starting! Two Old Bloggers unpack DL stars Allen & Hargrave, Mc...2025
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• What I’ll Be Looking for at Training Camp

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images (Other Than the Obvious) We’re finally here: training camp. I’m pumped for the 2025 season and expecting great things. Of course, we’ve all been there before, only to have our hearts ripped out and handed to us in a flimsy takeout bag. But, as I’ve noted, this feels different (well, to me anyway). It’s more than just taking the next step and building on ...2025
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• SB Nation Reacts survey: Mitch Keller is the pitcher most desired in trade by Cubs fans

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images We are 12 days from the trade deadline. This past Tuesday, the SB Nation Reacts survey asked which pitcher (or pitchers) you would most like to see the Cubs trade for before the July 31 deadline. Here are the survey results: Other pitchers were listed in the survey, but those are the top six results. Mitch Keller was a Top 50 prospect four y...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings All Quarter Century Team: Edge Player No. 1

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Vikings have had some elite talent rushing the passer this century. Which ones will make the cut on our Quarter Century Team? The Vikings have had a long history of elite and productive pass rushers. From the days of the Purple Eaters, to John Randle and Jared Allen, to the most recent duo of Danielle Hunter and Everson Griffen, there’s been no short...2025
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• Chiefs waived WR Justyn Ross on Wednesday

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images A long-time hopeful will not get a fourth chance at Kansas City’s roster. On Wednesday, the NFL transactions report revealed that the Chiefs have waived wide receiver Justyn Ross, only five days before the team is due to report to training camp. During his freshman season at Clemson in 2018, Ross appeared to be a future superstar. In that season’s Colle...2025
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• Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, rules, and prediction for winner

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Let’s make our picks for the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby. The best show in sports is back for another year. The 2025 MLB Home Run Derby is tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, and while the established sluggers we know might not be participating, there’s a whole lot of power in this lineup. There are breakout stars, young guys ready to make the push into superst...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 93

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images A bounce back in the Twin Cities: The Cubs win 8-1. Was it only yesterday I wrote about how bad a good team could look? The same team that looked out of sorts and overmatched the last two days busted out and crushed the Twins on Thursday afternoon in Minnesota. With the exception of one game in Houston recently, it’s amazing how much this team falls in...2025
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• J.J. McCarthy Cashed In Last Year Without Even Playing

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images A bit of a surprising number Quarterback J.J. McCarthy became a very rich young man the day he put pen to paper on his Minnesota Vikings contract. You knew that already. However, in a story that comes as a bit of a surprise, McCarthy has already managed to pad that number even more despite missing all of his rookie season with an injury. John Breech of C...2025
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• Vikings Links: Vikings Practice Updates

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images It’s all we got right now Highlights From Day 2 of 2025 Minicamp Practice https://www.vikings.com/video/highlights-from-day-2-of-2025-minicamp-practice The next organized team activities. OTAs: June 16-18 Minnesota Vikings News and Links 3 Observations: Byron Murphy, Jr., Still Picky; J.J. McCarthy Finds Jordan Addison for Deep TD Left tackle Christian ...2025
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• Giants named a potential trade suitor for Atlanta Falcons’ TE Kyle Pitts

Kyle Pitts | Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Is this a deal you would make? If Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts truly is on the trade block, should the New York Giants be among the suitors? Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports reports that the Falcons have been listening to offers for the No. 4 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and that a Day 2 pick might pique the Falcons’ interest. Is ...2025
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"Photo by David Berding/Getty Images A familiar face to carry the rock on Saturday The Minnesota Vikings continue to make moves ahead of their 2024 preseason finale against the Philadelphia Eagles this Saturday, adding a running back to the roster today that local fans might get a bit excited about."

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"Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have selected Iowa tight end Sam LaPorta with the 34th overall pick."

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"Photo by David Berding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images ‘The Streak’16-game winning streak, 2016-17 It’s hard to forget about the best winning streak in franchise history, when the team won 16-straight games, a number that fell just one short of the all-time NHL record for consecutive victories."

• McCarthy’s Leap, DL Overhaul & Addison Likely Suspension
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• SB Nation Reacts survey: Mitch Keller is the pitcher most desired in trade by Cubs fans
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• Minnesota Vikings All Quarter Century Team: Edge Player No. 1
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• Chiefs waived WR Justyn Ross on Wednesday
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• Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, rules, and prediction for winner
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 93
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• Vikings Links: 10 Days Until Training Camp!

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Which player are you most looking forward to watching besides JJ? I think I am looking forward to seeing Donovan Jackson the most followed by Isaiah Rodgers and Mekhi Blackmon. A dark horse player I am curious to see is defensive end/tackle Alex Williams 6’7” 291. ... The Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 training camp will begin with rookies and quarterbacks repo...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ off-Target again

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Cade Horton gave up a couple of runs, the Cubs failed to hit very much, and the result was another loss. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run away. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams WILL beat you. Please ignore the many bad hot ta...2025
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• Understanding Acts of Cowherdism

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Getting My Head Around the Doomerism I’m sure everyone is aware that Colin Cowherd is not a fan of J.J. McCarthy. He even went so far as to compare him to…Danny Wuerffel. Yes, it’s easy to dismiss Cowherd. Bloviators gonna bloviate. The guy collects atrocious takes like my nephew collects Pokémon cards. The opinions of sports talk hosts are a lot like wo...2025
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• U.S. Bank Stadium Will Have a White Christmas
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• Chiefs waived WR Justyn Ross on Wednesday
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 93
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• Cub Tracks’ off-Target again
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• Pacers and Mercury guards form newest brother-sister duo across NBA and WNBA

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Megan McConnell, sister of Pacers guard TJ McConnell, made her WNBA debut on Monday after signing a rest-of-season contract with the Phoenix Mercury. It’s a big week for the McConnell family; Pacers guard TJ McConnell is headed to the NBA Finals, and just a few states away, his sister, Megan McConnell, is fresh off her WNBA debut. Megan, who was on the...2025
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• Is the pairing of Kyler Murray and Marvin Harrison Jr. awkward?

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Rich Hriber and Matt Harmon of Sharp Football Analysis believe it is, and we can discuss their reasons why Rich Hriber and Matt Harmon of “Sharp Football Analysis” make some well-supported points about what they perceive to be an awkward pairing of WR Marvin Harrison Jr. with QB Kyler Murray. Here, have a good look (the gist is in first 10-11 minutes of ...2025
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• Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, rules, and prediction for winner
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• Understanding Acts of Cowherdism
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• Pacers and Mercury guards form newest brother-sister duo across NBA and WNBA
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• Broncos HC Sean Payton compares third-round pick WR Pat Bryant to former Saints WR Michael Thomas

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Broncos head coach had some high praise for the Broncos third round selection. The Broncos' third-round selection of Illinois wide receiver Pat Bryant was a head-scratcher for most fans. Most media rankings had Bryant graded as a day 3 selection, he ran a 4.61 40-time, and simply wasn’t one of the more flashier receivers available when the Broncos w...2025
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• Opportunity knocks, but the White Sox don’t answer in yet another defeat

Sox killer Byron Buxton does it again. | David Berding/Getty Images It’s become an all-too-familiar script as Chicago loses 6-3 to Minnesota The White Sox let yet another game slip away as they continued their early-season struggles with a 6–3 loss to the Minnesota Twins, dropping to an abysmal 5–19 on the year. Despite holding a brief mid-game lead, the South Siders couldn’t hold down t...2025
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• 3 things worth watching in the final week before the NBA playoffs

The wild Western Conference standings race is just one of a handful of things still worth keeping an eye on as the NBA playoffs approach. The last two weeks of the NBA regular season are a quagmire of uselessness. Teams are tanking harder than my bank account after a week in Atlantic City, and nothing we see from top teams hoping to preserve their stars can be trusted. Unless it’s the Celtics winn...2025
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• Royals acquire Nick Gordon from the Orioles

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Royals add more depth. Today the Royals acquired super-utility man Nick Gordon from the Orioles, with the trade details to be named later, according to FanSided reporter Robert Murray. Gordon hit .227/.258/.369 last season with the Marlins, mainly playing left and center field, Gordon is a familiar name for many Royals fans after he spent the first ...2025
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• Breakout WNBA star joins Angel Reese, Lexie Brown in latest pursuit

Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Dallas Wings guard DiJonai Carrington has signed a multi-year deal as a Reebok ambassador, becoming the latest WNBA player to add a major brand deal. Dallas Wings star DiJonai Carrington has officially signed a multi-year deal with Reebok as an ambassador and will continue to wear the Engine A, Reebok’s first new basketball snea...2025
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• Detroit Lions select Iowa tight end Sam LaPorta 34th overall
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have selected Iowa tight end Sam LaPorta with the 34th overall pick. With the 34th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions have selected Iowa tight end Sam LaPorta. Last year, the Lions traded T.J. Hockenson at the deadline. And while the Lions’ reserves—James Mitchell, Brock Wright and Shane Zylstra, held their own, it was clea...2023
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• The NFL’s running back problem is a huge issue that needs to be addressed
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Running backs have never been paid less. Something needs to happen. The nature of football causes evolution over time. Some positions rise in importance, others fall to the wayside — and the cycle continues. That said, the NFL is in the midst of a mammoth problem when it comes to running backs, and something has to be done in order to address the issue o...2023
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• Firing David Ross is not the answer to the Cubs’ problems
David Ross argues a call in Minnesota | Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Cubs had a rough road trip, but it wasn’t all the manager’s fault. The Cubs schedule in 2023 is front-loaded and this early roadtrip through Minnesota, Houston and Philadelphia was on that was easy to circle as a test for the new and improved team. After all, the Twins have been competitive in a weak AL Central...2023
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• Justin Thomas faces shocking FedEx Cup Playoffs reality after missing 3M Open cut
BLAINE, Minn. — Justin Thomas walks the 12th hole during the second round of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities on July 28, 2023. | Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Thomas needed a to play well and have a strong performance at the 3M Open in Minnesota this week, but he did not deliver. Justin Thomas has hit rock bottom. He again missed the cut at the 3M Open in Minnesota, as his chances of ...2023
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• Minnesota Vikings’ late-game luck runs out vs. Bucs, lose 20-17

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings were 11-0 in one-score games last season. They’re already 0-1 in 2023. Last year, the Minnesota Vikings had the NFL’s most unbelievable run in close games. They played in 11 one-score games in 2022 and won every single one, setting an NFL record for victories in such games. Many considered it an extreme stroke of luck for the team,...2023
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• Cubs 6, Twins 2: At last, some timely hitting
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Cubs blew open a tight game in the late innings. Admit it. You felt the same way I did around the sixth inning of this game. The Cubs had given up a pair of runs early due in part to some sketchy fielding. And Sonny Gray was mowing down Cubs batters. Same old song, right? Fortunately for the Cubs, that song suddenly changed. A pair of runs gave them...2023
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• Jared Allen still chasing competitive curling dreams
Jared Allen (right) has continued pursuing his dreams of curling glory | Photo by David Berding/Getty Images And he got a big boost this weekend Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen is still awaiting word of whether or not he’s going to be heading to Canton this year. This past weekend, his focus was on Ottawa, Canada. Ottawa is where the World Curling Championships will be h...2023
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• Chiefs-Vikings rapid reaction: What a gutsy performance from Travis Kelce

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Kelce played through injury to lead the Chiefs with 10 catches for 67 yards — eventually, the game-winning touchdown. The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Minnesota Vikings 27-20 in their Week 5 matchup late Sunday afternoon, improving their record to 4-1. Let’s get to the initial reaction from the road win: What a gutsy performance from Travis Kelce. Th...2023
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• Vikings to Honor Jared Allen During Home Opener
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• SB Nation Reacts survey: Mitch Keller is the pitcher most desired in trade by Cubs fans
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• Chiefs waived WR Justyn Ross on Wednesday
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• Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, rules, and prediction for winner
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• Chicago Cubs vs. New York Yankees preview, Friday 7/11, 6:05 CT

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Cubs visit Yankee Stadium for a weekend series. Friday notes... DON’T WANT TO BE A PART OF IT, NEW YORK, NEW YORK: The Cubs are 7-18 against the Yankees in interleague play. Their .280 winning percentage is the worst vs. the Yankees among current National League teams. The Astros were .111 (1-8) before switching to the American League after 2012. T...2025
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• Cubs 8, Twins 1: Pete Crow-Armstrong smacks two more home runs

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Cubs bats came to life and Colin Rea threw a really nice game. After a pair of games in Minneapolis where it seemed as if the Cubs left their bats back at the team hotel, they exploded for 14 hits and eight runs. Pete Crow-Armstrong led the way with his fifth multi-homer game of the year and the Cubs salvaged the final game at Target Field with an 8-...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: 53 Man Predictions

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images What is your 53 man prediction? As we slog through the summer break, we will have to entertain ourselves with predictions, or worse, mock drafts. What is your 53 man prediction? Minnesota Vikings post-minicamp 53-man roster projection Quarterbacks (3) Running backs and fullback (4) Wide receivers (6) Tight ends (3) Offensive linemen (9) Defensive linemen...2025
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• Vikings Links: Can The Vikings Win It All?

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images If you do not believe then you’ve already lost! The Vikings do have a rock solid roster with maybe some quibbles at the cornerback position, the safety opposite Hitman, the left guard position, and some other depth spots (WR3, TE3, RB3, LB3. Overall though, it is hard to come up with a reason why they should not be in the mix to go to the big dance. It i...2025
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• Breakout WNBA star joins Angel Reese, Lexie Brown in latest pursuit
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• Minnesota Vikings 2025 NFL Draft

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Information and rampant speculation all right here We’re getting closer to the 2025 NFL Draft in. . .sigh. . .Green Bay, and though the Minnesota Vikings are only coming into this draft armed with four selections, this could still be a pretty exciting selection meeting for our favorite franchise. As it stands right now, here are the Vikings’ selections: ...2025
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• Connecticut Sun star requests trade amid uncertain offseason

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Marina Mabrey was a standout for the Sun last season — shooting 42.3% from three. But now, the elite guard reportedly wants. Marina Mabrey has requested a trade from Connecticut, ESPN’s Alexa Phillippou reported on Wednesday evening. The news isn’t shocking considering her stated desire to play for a contender, but it nonetheless creates another obstacl...2025
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• A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, and the 12 best WNBA players not playing in Unrivaled, ranked

Photo by Justin Casterline/NBAE via Getty Images Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 basketball league launching in Miami next week, will feature 36 WNBA stars. Here’s who won’t be participating. Unrivaled, the new professional women’s 3-on-3 basketball league launching next Friday, Jan. 17th in Miami, doesn’t lack star power. The league, co-founded by two-time MVP Breanna Stewart and the 2024 Defe...2025
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• Courtney Williams (and her dad) are ready for the WNBA Finals

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Minnesota Lynx star led the way in a decisive Game 5 victory, clinching her team’s spot in the WNBA Finals. Her father knew it was coming. MINNEAPOLIS — Courtney Williams quite literally couldn’t miss. After each shot, the trademark grin across her face widened. Just a few feet away was her father, Don Williams, well-known at Target Center for being...2024
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• Matt Olson’s struggles have come at a tough time for the Braves

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Matt Olson has chased his way to a tough season for the Atlanta Braves Matt Olson was a steady force for the prolific offense of the 2023 Atlanta Braves but has had a difficult time sustaining that success. Olson in 2023, led the National League in games played, home runs, RBI, and slugging percentage. He ended the season with 7.4 bWAR, and 6.5 fWAR, bot...2024
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• Justin Thomas faces shocking FedEx Cup Playoffs reality after missing 3M Open cut
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• The Vikings tight-lipped presser speaks volumes about Minnesota’s future
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Vikings have been non-committal in regards to Smith, Cook, and Cousins' future with the team. The Minnesota Vikings held a press conference today, where Kevin O’Connell and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah spoke with reporters about the upcoming draft. Most notably, it gave the media the chance to ask about Za’Darius Smith, Dalvin Cook, and Kirk Cousins’ future wi...2023
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