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FRISCO, Texas – Let the offseason begin. Ah, my favorite time of year. Not. Because, you know, this is when rumors abound, akin to throwing mashed potatoes against the wall, just hoping something will stick. When sources spring up faster than those spring weeds. When reckless reporting kicks into high gear. And most of all, so many just desperate to make something out of almost nothing, causing Rocky Mountain-sized stories to arise out of mere bumps on the landscape that start off about the s...

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings filled out their staff Thursday by hiring Karl Scott as defensive backs coach and Paul Guenther, a longtime colleague of head coach Mike Zimmer, as a...

Some competition for Dan Bailey. Or his replacement. Either way.

The Vikings have added some kicker competition, and Baileys price tag could make him a cut candidate.

Vikings Make Move to Solve Kicking Woes 3 minutes read The Minnesota Vikings signed kicker Greg Joseph on Tuesday, a potential corrective measure to remedy the team’s 2020 kicking maladies. Field-goal and extra-point kicking have been a stain on nearly the totality of the Mike Zimmer era. Zimmer’s Vikings always pretend to have the longstanding kicking troubles fixed – for a brief period – before the pain returns. This state of affairs for Zimmer began in the 2015 playoffs when kicker...

1 / 187 New York Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul applies pressure during Super Bowl XLVI against the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/EvanPinkus) 2 / 187 New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (90) rushes the passer in action against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday November 6, 2016 in East Rutherford, N.J. (Damian Strohmeyer via AP) Damian Strohmeyer 3 / 187 New York Giants defensive end Jaso...

Notable Number: 32 The Vikings struggles on special teams were highlighted by a pair of areas where Minnesota finished 32nd overall, which is dead last, in the NFL. First, the Vikings couldnt find a spark between K.J. Osborn or Ameer Abdullah on punt returns. The Vikings averaged just 4.3 yards per punt return, which ranked 32nd in the league. Minnesota also ranked 32nd in overall field goal percentage at 68.18, and was the only team below 70 percent around the league. Memorable Moment Minnesot...

5 key moments that led the Giants to Super Bowl XLVI Let’s take a fun stroll down memory lane Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images Super Bowl XLVI seems like a lifetime ago for New York Giants fans. A lot has happened in the nine years since, but not much has led to a propitious situation. Since that magical 2011 Super Bowl run, the Giants have gone 57-87 with three coaching changes, one disappointing playoff appearance ( 38-13 Wild-Card loss in Green Bay), and two seasons with a .500 ...

EAGAN, Minn. — Ryan Ficken is finally getting his chance as a coordinator in the NFL. The Vikings announced Monday that Ficken, who has been with the organization for 14 seasons, is Minnesotas new special teams coordinator. The Vikings also announced that Josh Hingst has been brought on as the head strength and conditioning coach. Ficken has been with the Vikings since the 2007 season and has spent the past eight years as the Vikings assistant special teams coordinator. He coached under Mike ...

Can motorsport help save the world? It’s an unlikely proposition, but it’s one Extreme E is targeting. Here’s the pitch: take a grid of fully electric rally raid-style off-road buggies and transport them around the world to a series of wild and environmentally sensitive locations, including the Arctic, Brazilian rainforest, the Senegalese coast and Tierra Del Fuego on the southern tip of Argentina. Crazy, right? You’d give that a GQ Car Award, wouldn’t you? Of course you would. (All ...