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Hilarious Lip-Reading Video Tackles NFL Players [VIDEO]

Lynn Quale — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:55:37 +0000

There are scads of videos out there just like this one, but for some reason this is the best one I have seen so far. Check out the result of someone reading the lips of NFL players and voicing over what it looks like they are saying…it’s amazing!

NHL Lockout Ends as Players, Owners Reach Tentative Agreement

Joe Student — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:01:30 +0000

The National Hockey League and its players’ union reached a tentative agreement to end the league’s 113-day lockout on Sunday. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr announced the dealearly Sunday morning in New York after a 16-hour bargaining session in Manhattan, which started on Saturday. The new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) [...]

Indianapolis Colts Shave Heads to Honor Cancer Stricken Coach

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:45:02 +0000

It's been quite a season for the Indianapolis Colts. Led by rookie quarterback Andrew Luck, they find themselves 5 and 3, a surprising improvement from last year when they were among the league's worst teams.

The Colts have been quick to credit their first year head coach Chuck Pagano for setting the tone for their turnaround. But Pagano has actually been absent from the team since September, when he was diagnosed with leukemia.

Minnesota High School Soccer Game Ends in Epic Brawl

Ben Chew — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:38:23 +0000

Last week, a Minnesota high school soccer match between Totino-Grace and Prairie Seeds Academy was supposed to decide who would move on in the State Class A tournament, but instead, the game was marred by an epic brawl. In the final seconds of the game with Prairie Seeds up 2-1, a Prairie Seeds forward got [...]

What Sport Should be in the Olympics, But Isn't? [POLL]

Ricky Woods — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:40:51 +0000

You may have heard that the International Pole Sports Federation is trying to find a way to get pole dancing into the Olympics but is the "sport" worthy of a medal? It's definitely physically exerting...but so is mucking out the horse stall. So, take our poll and decide which sports are worthy of Olympic medals but aren't feeling the love.

SCSU Hockey Plays #1 Gophers

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:36:15 +0000

The St. Cloud State men’s hockey team will play top ranked Minnesota in a home and home series Friday and Saturday nights. SCSU will host Friday night starting at 7:37pm, pregame on WJON at 7:00. The Gophers will host the game on Saturday night at 7:07, pregame on WJON at 6:30. Minnesota is 10-2 while [...]

Frazier Makes It Official; Ponder Will Start

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:15:56 +0000

Viking head coach Leslie Frazier announced today that rookie Christian Ponder will be the starting quarterback for the rest of the season including Sunday’s game at home against Green Bay. Frazier says Ponder gives the Vikings the best chance to win right now and that he’s not giving up on the 2011 season. Frazier says [...]

Minnesota Coach Jerry Kill Hospitalized with Seizures Again

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:10:46 +0000

Minnesota Gophers head coach Jerry Kill checked himself into the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN on Sunday for testing and treatment of multiple seizures he has experienced in recent weeks.

Kill suffered a seizure and collapsed late in the Gophers’ loss to New Mexico State earlier this season. He returned to the sideline the following week, but recently admitted that he has suffered 20 subsequent seizures since that time.

Randy Moss Retires

Lynn Quale — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:35:16 +0000

Looks like you can put your #84 jersey away for good, ESPN reports that after 13 seasons in the NFL, wide receiver Randy Moss will retire. 34 year old Randy Moss was traded twice last season. He started with the New England Patriots, then came to the Minnesota Vikings, and ended his season with the [...]

Derek Jeter Scores 3000th Hit, Fan Returns Ball [VIDEO]

Dave McCord — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:00:43 +0000

Playing in front of a sold-out hometown crowd on Saturday, Derek Jeter sent his record-setting 3,000th hit deep into left-field, making him the 28th major leaguer and first New York Yankees player to reach the hitting milestone.

And who caught the potentially money-making ball? Christian Lopez, a 23-year-old fan whose girlfriend gave him tickets to the game as a birthday present.