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    February 20, 2019
    Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen walks to the sidelines during the second quarter of the NFL Pro Bowl football game at Camping World Stadium Jan. 19. Reinhold Matay / USA TODAY Sports
    Agent: Vikings WR Thielen won't hold out for contract
    Wide receiver Adam Thielen's $5.85 million salary for 2019 puts him among the lowest-paid No. 1 receivers on any team. And with two years left...
    sports/footballFebruary 20, 2019 - 1:16pm
    Jerry Kill. speaking at the 15th annual U of M Golf Event at Cragun’s Legacy Courses in Brainerd in 2015, was named Southern Illinois athletic director on Thursday, Feb. 14. Forum News Service file photo
    LISTEN: Former Gophers coach Kill rips current coach Fleck
    The athletic director at Southern Illinois and former Minnesota Gophers football coach Jerry Kill ripped current Gophers coach P.J. Fleck in...
    sports/footballFebruary 20, 2019 - 10:44am
    January 31, 2019
    New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belicheck celebrate after Sunday's AFC Championship win at Kansas City. Kirby Lee / USA Today Sports
    Patriots' dynasty began in Super Bowl against Rams
    When the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams meet Sunday, Feb. 3, in Super Bowl LIII, it will be a rematch years in the making.Both teams...
    sports/footballJanuary 31, 2019 - 3:12pm
    January 29, 2019
    Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) looks on following the game against the Miami Dolphins at U.S. Bank Stadium on Dec. 16. Brace Hemmelgarn / USA TODAY Sports
    Vikings' Cousins sending Minnesota military veteran to Super Bowl
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Kirk Cousins won’t be playing in the Super Bowl this season after falling short of expectations in the first year of his $84...
    sports/footballJanuary 29, 2019 - 6:43pm
    January 16, 2019
    Jake Richter (10) of Minnesota State Moorhead celebrates his touchdown against Minnesota Crookston with teammate Herman Gray of during their football game Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, at Moorhead. Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    Richter named to Super Region second team offense
    Detroit Lakes alum and Minnesota State University Moorhead sophomore receiver Jake Richter was named to the Super Region 4 second-team offense...
    sports/footballJanuary 16, 2019 - 2:14pm
    Perham High School graduate Bob Wilkowski's 82-yard punt from 1961 was just recently entered into the Minnesota State High School League record books. Illustration by Troy Becker / The Forum
    An 82-yard punt from 1961 has finally made its way into the Minnesota high school record books for Perham graduate
    Bob Wilkowski took a second to try to remember how old he was when asked last week. The former Perham High School football player, coach and...
    sports/footballJanuary 16, 2019 - 11:05am
    January 14, 2019
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    Bison Video Blog: 2018 Awards Show
    Join WDAY sports director Dom Izzo and The Forum's Jeff Kolpack and Eric Peterson for their special 2018 awards episode highlighting the best...
    sports/footballJanuary 14, 2019 - 3:56pm
    December 31, 2018
    Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) talks to quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) on the sidelines in the fourth quarter against Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Dec. 30, 2018. Brad Rempel / USA TODAY Sports
    Is Vikings star Adam Thielen underpaid? ‘I have an agent to control that,’ he says
    EAGAN, Minn. -- Adam Thielen entered this season as one of the best bargains in the NFL and has done everything in his power over the past few...
    sports/footballDecember 31, 2018 - 3:44pm
    December 30, 2018
    Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) talks to quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) on the sidelines in the fourth quarter against Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 30. Brad Rempel / USA TODAY Sports
    Vikings’ Cousins, Thielen downplay their fiery sideline squabble
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Adam Thielen has made a name for himself as one of the best route-runners in the NFL. If he gets one-on-one coverage, he usually...
    sports/footballDecember 30, 2018 - 8:42pm
    A Minnesota Vikings looks on during the fourth quarter against the Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 30. Brace Hemmelgarn / USA TODAY Sports
    Bob Sansevere: Vikings listless in most disappointing finale of all
    MINNEAPOLIS -- The Vikings had every reason, every incentive, to play their best game of the season in the last game of the season. It was simple:...
    sports/footballDecember 30, 2018 - 8:21pm
    December 27, 2018
    Perham graduate Payton Jordahl made his 51st straight start with the University of Minnesota on Wednesday, Dec. 26 in a Gophers' bowl victory over Georgia Tech. Photo courtesy University of Minnesota Athletics.
    Perham's Jordahl reflects on football career at Minnesota
    When University of Minnesota long snapper Payton Jordahl was 3 years old, his daycare would tell his mother, Kim, they were going to have to...
    sports/footballDecember 27, 2018 - 9:08am
    December 26, 2018
    Minnesota Golden Gophers running back Mohamed Ibrahim (24) runs for a fourth-quarter touchdown against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Wednesday, Dec. 26, in the 2018 Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit. Minnesota defeated Georgia Tech 34-10. Mandatory Credit: Leon Halip-USA TODAY Sports
    Gophers halt Georgia Tech’s option offense in 34-10 win in Quick Lane Bowl
    DETROIT — The Gophers accomplished a program first Wednesday, Dec. 26. With a 34-10 win over Georgia Tech in the Quick Lane Bowl at Ford...
    sports/footballDecember 26, 2018 - 8:37pm
    December 25, 2018
    Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) is tackled by Detroit Lions defensive back Tracy Walker (47) during the third quarter at Ford Field on Dec. 23, 2018. Tim Fuller / USA TODAY Sports
    Shipley: Vikings have one last chance to make it real
    We’ve got one last chance to make it real, Bruce Springsteen once sang. The Vikings know the feeling. Sunday’s regular-season finale against...
    sports/footballDecember 25, 2018 - 6:21pm
    December 24, 2018
    Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) and Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (10) shake hands after the Nov. 18 game at Soldier Field. The two teams meet up again on Sunday, with playoff implications for both. Quinn Harris / USA TODAY Sports
    Playoffs start this weekend for Vikings
    EAGAN, Minn. -- Vikings coach Mike Zimmer claims he wasn’t scoreboard watching at Ford Field on Sunday afternoon, even as his team thoroughly...
    sports/footballDecember 24, 2018 - 6:08pm
    December 23, 2018
    Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) celebrates his touchdown with wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) during the first quarter against the Miami Dolphins at U.S. Bank Stadium. Brace Hemmelgarn / USA TODAY Sports
    Vikings could wrap up playoff berth as soon as Sunday
    The Vikings could wrap up a playoff berth as soon as Sunday. If Minnesota (7-6-1) wins at Detroit and Philadelphia (7-7) losses at home to Houston,...
    sports/footballDecember 23, 2018 - 8:52am
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