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In his second NFL season, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder finished 21st in Football Outsiders' opponent-adjusted metrics among qualifying quarterbacks and threw 18 touchdown passes to 12 interceptions. But more will be expected of Ponder if the VIkings are to get further in the...

We've seen some pretty darn creative and entertaining videobombs making the rounds lately, especially in the college baseball world. With that said, we present to you the University of Minnesota's contribution to the fad, which I believe has to rank among the very best we've seen so far...

Me and my friend are planning on camping for a couple weeks in Solana state forest in MN, its turkey and goose season when were going. This is my first bow and first time hunting, I plan on getting the stamps so its legal and it is legal to hunt in the forest, is there anything I need to know to...

Normally how much would a good tubing/skiing/wake boarding boat cost to rent out for like 7 hours? Also what do I need to rent it out and to drive it? Thanks oh and what's the laws

In a development that proves the universe loves a good pun as much as bloggers do: Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer is a father-to-be ... of Twins! The news was announced Wednesday night by the Twins, who now have a reason to look forward to this fall. Mauer is this generation's Mr. Twin — a...

Even though the unusual raised floor at Williams Arena is a recipe for catastrophe during a court storming, that didn't stop Minnesota fans young and old from pouring onto the floor in jubilation Tuesday night. They would have climbed 10 flights of stairs if that's what it took to properly...

Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTDRJ_NFMo8 The song that I want to know the name of is the suspenseful sounding one that was playing when Parise skated out to center ice. The song starts at about the 1:00 mark. Thanks in advance :)

In addition to handing Wisconsin a bitter overtime loss Thursday night, Minnesota also had a little fun at the Badgers' expense afterward. The Gophers stole their rival's victory celebration. As soon as Minnesota coach Tubby Smith finished speaking with the team after its 58-53 win, the...

As the lockout prevented Josh Harding from playing in the NHL, he received news that left his hockey career in doubt. The Minnesota Wild goalie was diagnosed in October with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. But from the moment he was diagnosed...

Minnesota might have lost the Meineke Car Care Bowl 34-31 to Texas Tech, but in no way should the Golden Gophers be disappointed with their effort. No one thought Jerry Kill’s team could hang with Texas Tech and the nation’s No. 2 offense. But not only did it hang, it nearly pulled off a...

The Minnesota Timberwolves got great news on Wednesday night when Kevin Love returned to the lineup. Although Love had a great game, the T’Wolves lost by the final score of 101-94 against the Denver Nuggets. Love finished the contest with 34 points, 14 rebounds, two assists, two steals and a...

Yes, indeed, despite the promise of impending labor Armageddon and a prolonged work-stoppage, your friends at Puck Daddy are previewing the 2012-13 NHL season (whenever the heck it starts). Why? Because this is the most important election in the history of all-time ever, and you need to know the...

Andrei Kirilenko has signed a two-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Russian forward spent last season playing in Moscow after playing the previous ten seasons with the Utah Jazz. The 31-year-old reportedly signed a contract that will pay him $20 million, with the second season...

The decisions on both Ryan Suter's and Zach Parise's futures boiled down to just a single decision: Did they want to play on the same team with one another? That answer, according to Michael Russo of the Star Tribune, is yes. Russo broke the news on Wednesday afternoon that the two...

New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said it didn't come down to money with his free-agent captain Zach Parise, who signed a 13-year, $98-million deal with the Minnesota Wild on July 4. It came down to going home for the Minneapolis native, or choosing to remain with the only franchise he's...

Zach Parise and Ryan Suter are not the NHL's first package deal; please recall Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne tethering themselves together in free agency before taking their talents to Denver in 2003 to win a Stanley Cup for the Colorado Avalanche. (It didn't work.) Parise and Suter are not...

The Los Angeles Lakers are going to make a big move this summer. That’s no secret. The player most likely to be moved is power forward Pau Gasol. What are the latest Pau Gasol trade rumors? One interesting rumor has surfaced involving the Minnesota Timberwolves. According to reports, the Wolves...

Starting now, I will be writing blog post now and then at Minnesota Progressive Project. I'll be focusing on the intersection of science and politics, the politics of science, and now and then I'l rant wildly about something random. My inaugural post is HERE. It is about the possibility...

Due to the lockout-compressed schedule, the NBA is playing a full slate of regular-season games in April for one of the only times in its history. In a typical year, we'd be gearing up for the playoffs right now, with only a half-month of April contests. But even with that usual schedule, it...

New rule! Any commercials involving a baseball Hall of Famers must also include a lodge full of guitar-thrumming and jug-puffing anthropomorphic wildlife. Doubt that directive? Witness the tune-tapping acid trip (and generally awesome mayhem) that ensues when the Minnesota State Lottery sticks...