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A good night to be a Vikings fan

Last season, the Minne-sota Vikings surprised many by going 10-6 and earning an unlikely trip to the NFL playoffs, during what was suppose to have been a rebuilding year. In...

sports / In the Zone Fri, Apr 26, 2013 - 1:15pm

Deep draft lacks star power for Vikes

There are basically three ways to upgrade an NFL team: free agency, trade or by the draft. The first is expensive, and can put a team in salary cap hell...

sports / In the Zone Wed, Apr 24, 2013 - 12:15pm

Lots of work to be done after Harvin trade

So how can an offense, which had one of the most anemic passing games in the NFL, trade off its best receiver and hope to be more potent? The Minnesota...

sports / In the Zone Fri, Mar 15, 2013 - 3:09pm

Glen Perkins talks during the Twins Caravan stop last Monday at the Detroit Lakes American Legion.
Brian Basham/Record

Hopes for Twins lie in the future

Coming off of back-to-back 90-plus losing seasons, the Minnesota Twins had a much-needed overhaul in the offseason, one which tore down the 2012 starting rotation and hopefully the start of...

In the Zone / sports Fri, Jan 25, 2013 - 10:49am

Can't get any bigger for Pack versus Vikings

It happens twice a season and no matter the records, it's a big game. So Sunday's NFC North Division tilt between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers will have...

In the Zone / sports Wed, Dec 26, 2012 - 11:53am

Time for change?

A sign of a good NFL coach is not to succumb to the knee-jerk reactions the typical fan possesses during a season where they live and die for each Sunday...

In the Zone / sports Fri, Dec 14, 2012 - 4:19pm

Fans frustrated by Vikings' woes

There is more than just one malfunction which has inflicted the once-surging Minnesota Vikings, as they came crashing back to Earth in a burning heap of bad plays, fumbles and...

In the Zone / sports Fri, Oct 26, 2012 - 3:47pm

Vikings finally start to rebuild

In historical terms, it was a disastrous 2011 season for the Minnesota Vikings. Two years ago, the Vikings' ownership sold out their future to go for a final push for...

In the Zone Tue, Sep 04, 2012 - 11:11am

In the Zone: The state of Minnesota pro sports teams

The sports world this past week was as dead as the upcoming Zombie Apocalypse, so it was a good time to take the pulse of the Minnesota teams which inhabit...

In the Zone / news / sports Sat, Jul 14, 2012 - 1:29pm

White Earth Tribe throws hat in Vikings' stadium debate

Tick-tock. Tick-tock. The days are winding down closer and closer to Feb. 1, which is a date that could live in infamy for Minnesota sports fans and residents alike. It's...

In the Zone / sports Fri, Dec 16, 2011 - 2:22pm

McNabb a bridge, not a band aid

Over the course of the last few years, the Minnesota Vikings have had a propensity of generating headlines and making a splash with the signing of big name football players...

In the Zone / sports Wed, Jul 27, 2011 - 1:58pm

This 'reach' may actually turn out well

Last week's question, were the Minnesota Vikings reaching for the golden ring or in desperation, will be answered in, let's say, four to five years. But in this day and...

In the Zone / sports Wed, May 04, 2011 - 2:09pm

SCSU students save the day

It was fourth down and long for the St. Cloud State University football team this past fall, and the outlook was pretty bleak. The Huskies were on the chopping block...

In the Zone / sports Wed, Jan 19, 2011 - 4:47pm

NDSU offensive lineman Ty Beckius, left, blocks Tyler Gimmestad during practice Thursday. (Carrie Snyder/The Forum)

Mahnomen native now a Bison

The student in John Clark Jr.'s sixth grade class in Mahnomen said his goal was to play football for North Dakota State and then the NFL. Well, Ty Beckius is...

In the Zone / sports Thu, Sep 09, 2010 - 8:15am

From 'King' to Public Enemy No. 1

There was 100-percent love for homeboy LeBron James in the state and city he grew up in for the last decade, with not an ounce of hate for Ohio's most...

In the Zone / sports Mon, Jul 12, 2010 - 2:50pm

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