Harvin, Henderson Are Expected To Play
Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) reports Minnesota Vikings’ receiver Percy Harvin is expected to play today against the San Francisco 49ers, despite missing practice on Thursday and Friday due to migraines. Per the source, Harvin attended team meetings on Saturday night and “looks great.” No word on middle linebacker E.J. Henderson, who was listed as questionable on [...]
Timberwolves Restructure Their Staff
The Minnesota Timberwolves announced a restructuring of their basketball operations department, a move that has been expected since the hiring of David Kahn as the Timberwolves’ president of basketball operations. Fred Hoiberg, who has served as assistant GM, has been named the team’s vice president of basketball operations. Hoiberg will oversee the day-to-day operations of [...]
Liriano Returns To The Rotation
Minnesota Twins’ pitcher Francisco Liriano will rejoin the starting rotation and start against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. The Twins plan on easing him back into the rotation by limiting his pitch count for Sunday’s game. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said Friday that Liriano would be on a pitch count of 60 to 80. [...]
Shiancoe Hires Rosenhaus
Player agent Drew Rosenhaus announced on his twitter Minnesota Vikings’ tight end Visanthe Shiancoe signed on as a client of Rosenhaus. Shiancoe, 29, is on the third year of his five-year contract, and is apparently looking to cash in after a career year last year and a potentially big season with quarterback Brett Favre this [...]
Harvin, Henderson May Not Play
Minnesota Vikings’ middle linebacker E.J. Henderson and receiver Percy Harvin are listed as questionable on Friday’s injury report. Players labeled as questionable mean the players have a 50-50 chance of playing. Henderson is listed on the report for having a sore shoulder, and has been limited in practice. If Henderson cannot play, rookie linebacker Jasper [...]
Daniels Wants To Be Traded
Minnesota Timberwolves’ guard Antonio Daniels was acquired from New Orleans earlier this month mainly because the team were able to gain more cap space for next summer by trading forward Darius Songaila. As we posted earlier, the team would not mind keeping Daniels on the roster, but he would be part of the rebuilding process [...]
Twins Expected To Offer $120 Million To Mauer
Charley Walters (Pioneer Press) expects the Minnesota Twins to offer catcher Joe Mauer a seven-year $120 million contract. Walters did not cite anyone in his report, but has been correct on a lot of his articles. According to Walters, the Twins are likely to offer this deal to Mauer following this season. Mauer, 26, is [...]
Wolves Tell Blount To Stay Home When Camp Starts
Chris Sheridan (ESPN.com) reports the Minnesota Timberwolves have told center Mark Blount to not show up when training camp starts, while his agent has been given permission to seek a trade with another team. Blount, 33, is the second-highest paid player on the team, due to make $7.962,500 this season in the last year of [...]
Gore Will Be Ready On Sunday
San Francisco 49ers’ running back Frank Gore practiced Wednesday and is expected to play on Sunday against a surprisingly average Minnesota Vikings’ run-defense. Gore sprained his ankle last week against the Seattle Seahawks, but all signs are pointing towards him suiting up against the Vikings. Gore broke out with 207 rushing yards in only 16 [...]
NFL Determined To Appeal Ruling For Williamses
Brian Murphy (Pioneer Press) reports the National Football League has indicated the league will seek to overturn the federal appeals court ruling that cleared Minnesota Vikings’ defensive tackles Kevin and Pat Williams to play the rest of the season. The league had a Friday deadline to challenge the three-judge panel’s decision, but asked the 8th [...]
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