Category: Sports

Bob Sansevere, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Questions With Bob … The Minnesota Vikings are 3-1 and atop the NFC North and, while he’s not giddy, coach Leslie Frazier certainly is enjoying

Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – Every season for the past eight, the Timberwolves and those who still cared about them looked forward to the proverbial promise of next year. This season truly,

Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – After five games, patterns have emerged in college football. Not full-pictures, perhaps, but plenty of data that can’t be as easily dismissed after it could following just

Ray Richardson, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman is confident the addition of several veterans, including former NBA all-stars Brandon Roy and Andrei Kirilenko, will not lead to a

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Zach Dillon has been named an interim assistant coach with the University of Iowa baseball program, UI head coach Jack Dahm announced Monday. Dillon, who served as a

By Adam Teicher, The Kansas City Star – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before he could even be asked the question, Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel tried to head off the controversy. He said Matt

By Cam Inman, Contra Costa Times – EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was the pick-me-up the 49ers needed Sunday, and it came from sources both predictable and unexpected. The defense returned to form

By Jerry McDonald, The Oakland Tribune – DENVER — The Oakland Raiders hit the quarter point of the season Sunday with the third-quarter blues. The Denver Broncos broke a four-game home losing streak

By Danny O’Neil, The Seattle Times – ST. LOUIS — It started with a slip, became a stumble and turned into a face-plant. That described the problem on Seattle’s final play as tight

By Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times – The New York Yankees rallied from a four-run fifth-inning deficit for a 9-6 victory Sunday over Toronto that kept them tied with Baltimore atop the American

By Bob Ford, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — After playing a game last week in which nothing went right, the Eagles came out Sunday night against the New York Giants and looked

By George Diaz, Orlando Sentinel – TAMPA, Fla. — He is a Baylor grad just four games into his NFL career. But at first and second blush this season, the kid who should

By Adam H. Beasley, The Miami Herald – GLENDALE, Ariz. — Football is a results-oriented game. So in the end, the gut-shot result was the same Sunday as the week before — a

By Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers have four starters who could go straight from Staples Center to Springfield, Mass. Their bench is no longer

By Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune – The Bears and Cowboys can look in the mirror as they prepare for Monday’s meeting and learn an awful lot about each other. Their defenses are

By Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — Encouraged by catcher Yadier Molina to spend this weekend showing Washington the quality of club they could yet be in the playoffs, the

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State soccer team will be moving to a new home Friday when it plays host to TCU at the $13 million Cyclone Sports Complex. Located at the

By Jeff Shain, Orlando Sentinel – MEDINAH, Ill. — With a comeback that would have made Seve Ballesteros proud, Europe has retained the Ryder Cup. Captain Jose Maria Olazabal’s lads wiped out

By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Every time Fernando Rodney finishes off a win for Tampa Bay, he pretends to shoot a bow and arrow into the sky, a

Iowa – 31 Minnesota – 13 COACH FERENTZ: Needless to say, we’re thrilled to get the victory today. Minnesota is a good football team. They’re very well coached. They played hard today,

Scott Dochterman, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY — It’s time Iowa fans stepped away from the ledge, take a seat and order a barley pop. Iowa’s 31-13 domination over Minnesota on Saturday

Marcus R. Fuller, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Gophers knew what it was like to have an Iowa running back run wild on them. It happened

Marc Morehouse, CR Gazette – IOWA CITY — They had a plan and they executed it to perfection. There was the game and all that. The Hawkeyes rode running back Mark Weisman

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – All-Americans Betsy Saina and Meaghan Nelson ran to a 1-2 finish as their fifth-ranked Iowa State women’s cross country team placed its top five runners among the top

By Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Written on a piece of paper in front of Antoine Winfield was a comparison of the height and weight of the No. 1

AMES, Iowa – No. 19 Iowa State (8-5, 2-1 Big 12) swept the TCU Horned Frogs (13-3, 2-1 Big 12) in three sets (25-19, 25-19, 25-17) on Saturday in Hilton Coliseum. The

by Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Those who say the Green Bay Packers played a big role in getting NFL officials back on the job are probably

By Kathleen Nelson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Height is not an issue for quarterback Russell Wilson or the Seattle Seahawks. The rest of the league might be another story. Listed at 5

Susan Denk, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – IOWA CITY – The Iowa Hawkeyes are eighth in the Big Ten in punt returns. But the low average does not concern coach Kirk

By Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press – Maybe it was the mullet. Or the scruffy beard. Or that he played for another team. The only thing Nate Burleson was really sure of

By Les Bowen, Philadelphia Daily News – PHILADELPHIA — Michael Vick said this week that he doesn’t worry about turnovers endangering his job as the Eagles’ starting quarterback, because he knows he

By Bob Condotta, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — Steve Sarkisian insisted afterward he just wanted to be 1-0 in Pac-12 play. That it was No. 8 Stanford, he said, didn’t matter

By Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — That outpouring of offense that that the Cardinals have been craving for so long came Friday through the hitters they’ve come to

By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Twins designated hitter Ryan Doumit stood at second base and pounded his hands together in the eighth inning Friday night, as an announced

By Roman Augustoviz, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The Lynx struggled for a half before the league’s best offense got going. When it finally did, the Seattle Storm could not keep

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State women’s basketball team has been ranked No. 22 in the 2012-13 Lindy’s College Basketball preview magazine. The Cyclones, who return three starters and eight letterwinners, are

By Bob Cooney, Philadelphia Daily News – PHILADELPHIA — When the 76ers’ postseason run ended in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Celtics last season, coach Doug Collins