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With moviemaking, more, port city continues rebound from economic, population slides

From the column: "Duluth fans had no idea then the impact our city would end up having on professional football."

Landing in the desert in 1988, the Arizona Cardinals saw their fair share of productive running backs. But who scored the most rushing touchdowns in one game?

Dispelling the stories and myths about minor-league baseball park Ewing Field.

Copy shortlink: The Vikings will play their final game in Detroit on Sunday, ending this season 358 days, 2,421 miles and a figurative expanse away from where they concluded their last one. A season that began with talk of building on a trip to the NFC divisional playoffs and bold pronouncements about staying in contention after a defensive overhaul instead will end with an inconsequential finale. The Vikings found even their best-laid plans could not overcome the most m...

By Sam Robinson  |  Last updated 1/1/21 A week after his record-tying Christmas Day performance, Alvin Kamara faces the prospect of missing the Saints’ playoff opener. The star running back tested positive for COVID-19 Friday, according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.football. Kamara took another test, and it came back positive, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. Kamara did not practice Friday, but given the minimum 10-day isolation period after testing positive, he s...

2020/12/30 15:46 Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers (17) walks on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers... Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers (17) walks on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don Wright) Miami Dolphins cornerback Noah Igbinoghene (23) and defensive back Nik N...

10-win team to miss playoffs in AFC despite expanded field By JOSH DUBOWDecember 30, 2020 GMT A 10-win team will miss the playoffs this season, and a team with a losing record will make the postseason. When the NFL expanded the playoffs from six to seven teams per conference this season, the fear is it would allow an inferior team into the postseason. That’s far from the case in the top-heavy AFC, which already has eight teams with double-digit wins, leaving one quality team out of the playof...

Curious calls by Sean Payton, Jon Gruden highlight Week 16 By ARNIE STAPLETONDecember 29, 2020 GMT What was Jon Gruden thinking? In an eventful Week 16 that culminated with a first-round draft pick going from maskless to jobless and the New England Patriots getting swept for the first time in 20 years, two of the NFL’s most seasoned coaches made decisions that had football fans scratching their heads. Let’s start with: PAYTON’S PLAN On Christmas night, Saints running back Alvin Kamara ti...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Alvin Kamara expects a fine for wearing a pair of Christmas-themed shoes that, as it turned out, would also be worthy of a Hall of Fame display. With a red shoe on his right foot and a green one on his left, Kamara tied an NFL record set in 1929 by running for six touchdowns in a game. He finished with a career-high 155 yards rushing to help New Orleans beat the Minnesota Vikings 52-33 on Friday and clinch a fourth straight NFC South title. “It just feels good to ha...