10 Copyright (c) 2013 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Minnesota Vikings. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/min http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12givv94i/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/team-report-oakland-raiders-173300184--nfl.html Woodson considers return to Raiders Mon, 20 May 2013 16:11:41 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,66bf72a1-cc4b-3153-b7bd-f5d1b49be973-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12b13qmjp/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/busy-weekend-las-vegas-093207743--nfl.html 2013 NFL season win totals surface at Cantor and LVH, along with Games of the Year lines. Mon, 20 May 2013 02:32:07 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,038be3f1-afc0-3ebc-9844-d4bf282912d0-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=13pajd1o2/*http%3A//profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/19/chris-cook-doesnt-think-vikings-will-suffer-without-antoine-winfield/ The Vikings’ attempt to re-sign cornerback Antoine Winfield to a more cap-friendly contract failed when Winfield went to Seattle, but one of the cornerbacks who remains in Minnesota doesn’t think the team will miss him too much. “I definitely don’t see that being the case this year. We’ve got a lot of young, hungry guys.… Sun, 19 May 2013 16:01:17 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,0327aa3e-bca2-350d-8891-722d7e98fe2f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12k6hj2sb/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl-roundup-gronkowski-may-back-232022798--nfl.html The health status of New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski seems to be getting more complicated by the day. Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:57 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,329a80e6-e701-3ff5-9706-6fef8de7a556-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12k5rc9fq/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/raiders-sign-punter-chris-kluwe-215542770--nfl.html ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- The Oakland Raiders have signed free agent punter Chris Kluwe as a possible replacement for the departed Shane Lechler. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:55:42 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,8e6912e7-bad6-346e-addd-b5ec6d852a9c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12o6ajc8i/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/kluwe-punt-raiders-tweet-california-215037219--nfl.html In a game against the Chicago Bears last December, Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe covered the Pro Football Hall of Fame patch on his jersey with a post-it that read "Vote Ray Guy," in protest to the Hall's 50th anniversary celebrations because no pure punters are in the Canton shrine. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:50:37 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,17f8cc7a-6e60-35d5-ab46-57324e231a95-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12tc7edvp/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/dwayne-bowe-just-focus-helping-chiefs-win-not-204600490.html COMMENTARY | Dwayne Bowe began this offseason much like last year's: without a long-term contract in place and virtually unknowing of what team he would be lining for up at wide receiver. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:46:00 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,b99cf140-0b19-3c89-b3fc-66572a865a47-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12qa50t22/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/transparent-roof-vikings-stadium-self-200203236--nfl.html Structure will also handle snow, ice Fri, 17 May 2013 13:02:03 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,1a9daf55-e391-365a-b82c-22a3faeeecd5-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=138vj38he/*http%3A//profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/17/smokers-will-pay-for-funding-gap-in-vikings-stadium/ As it turns out, folks who puff on Marlboros will help pay for the next place where Ragnar will be blowing his horn. With electronic pulltab and bingo games, the original funding mechanism for the state’s portion of the new Vikings stadium, falling far short of projections, Minnesota needs a new way to come up… Fri, 17 May 2013 12:22:26 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,bb41dfd9-3707-3de8-b9ed-17eb3e23fdce-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12jtu5tme/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/team-report-kansas-city-chiefs-211200274--nfl.html Bowe loves new direction of Chiefs Thu, 16 May 2013 22:40:17 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,555d120d-be78-3002-b160-a90f844e290a-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12e9b1e4h/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl-roundup-ex-wr-johnson-232137403--nfl.html Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson is wanted by authorities in Florida for violating multiple terms of his probation, according to an NFL.com report. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:50:35 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,734aa937-1eaa-34aa-b2de-f0ab69a82cee-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12el6of3r/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/vikings-move-qb-webb-wide-190036503--nfl.html Joe Webb is going from Christian Ponder's backup to George Stewart's pet project in Minnesota. Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:36 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e3c91ceb-9990-3cd7-876d-ad4c638b3931-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12jqa0i35/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/kluwe-says-hes-joining-raiders-155030703--nfl.html Punter Chris Kluwe, wide receiver Josh Cribbs and quarterback Matt McGloin have landed in Oakland. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:48:59 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,8f97211f-6943-31fc-9cc8-5a649ce5b4e7-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12itcgukm/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/team-report-minnesota-vikings-211200049--nfl.html Webb makes move to receiver Thu, 16 May 2013 10:24:46 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,b5e59586-c92c-35ae-b5d0-75035adc0120-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12jih1p0s/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/chiefs-receiver-wants-create-d-165027935--nfl.html It appears that in the shadow of a new season, a new coach, a new general manager and a new quarterback there is an old character who is about the re-enter the world of the Kansas City Chiefs. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:50:27 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e56dc83b-6691-3e1d-91da-7ecd729a605b-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=137iold1e/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/report-chris-kluwe-joining-raiders-142622457.html Thu, 16 May 2013 07:26:22 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,bff7c1eb-e3b4-342e-8ad7-5331e17b748f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=13e2jfn0e/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/vikings-move-joe-webb-backup-qb-full-time-112325682.html Thu, 16 May 2013 04:23:25 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,4cc147ad-421c-3017-ad51-8dd48b34def0-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12lj171kv/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl-roundup-garrards-knees-force-231038843--nfl.html Any New York Jets quarterback competition will have to go on without David Garrard. Wed, 15 May 2013 18:04:15 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,ce938532-55c1-3b1b-b50b-a46354ef0328-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12ec0hcav/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/vikings-sign-3-more-draft-195218949--nfl.html EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings have signed three more draft picks, including punter Jeff Locke of UCLA. Wed, 15 May 2013 12:52:18 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,859d4fa8-3a67-3816-ba33-cdb6ca498628-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12h2gk5iv/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/vikings-no-rush-add-urlacher-194028055--nfl.html Brian Urlacher isn't close to finding a new home in the NFL if he's expecting that destination to be Minnesota. Wed, 15 May 2013 12:40:28 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,5813e7ee-587f-3fef-ab30-3c62a977c008-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12hj1nu1g/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/2013-offensive-line-rankings-165300237--nfl.html Evan Silva ranks the NFL's offensive lines 1-32. Wed, 15 May 2013 11:53:00 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e2b43e30-1786-3b0f-8a85-6f94b7c6ecbc-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=13insc4dp/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/packers-ready-welcome-brett-favre-back-family-165455017.html Before you run screaming into the streets, we should make clear that this headline is not meant to infer that Brett Favre is trying to un-retire again. No, it's simply that after years of bad feelings and unnecessary drama, the Green Bay Packers are ready to make nice with Brett Favre in an official way. During the team's recent Tailgate Tour, an opportunity for fans to interact with players in an informal setting, Packers president Mark Murphy said that it's time to welcome Favre back into the fold as one of the team's all-time great players. “I think each year it’s lessened a little bit,” Murphy said on Tuesday about the questions regarding Favre. “My first year was 2008, so we actually thought we might see Brett along the tour.” Of course (and we'll keep this summary mercifully short), 2008 was Favre's first year away from Green Bay since 1992, when then-general manager Ron Wolf traded a first-round pick to the Atlanta Falcons that February for his future quarterback. Safe to say, that was a fairly one-sided deal. Favre threw for 61,655 yards and 442 touchdowns in 16 seasons for the Pack, but he was traded to the New York Jets in August, 2008 -- a few months after he retired, unretired, asked current general manager Ted Thompson to return to the team, and was rebuffed. After one iffy year with the Jets, Favre played two more seasons with the Minnesota Vikings -- a brilliant one in 2009, and an injury-plagued finale in 2010, before he finally hung 'em up for good in 2011. There were bad feelings on both sides, and between Favre and successor Aaron Rodgers for a time, but the appearance by Favre and Rodgers on stage together at the 2013 NFL Honors show during Super Bowl week seemed to indicate that there had been some patching up along the way. Their dialogue in the show was pretty funny : Rodgers: We’re here to present the award for best comeback player. Favre: You know Aaron, everyone loves it when a great player makes a comeback. Rodgers: (smirking) Yeah, well, not always. Some people wish great players would just retire and stay retired. Favre: Good to see you, too, Aaron. Rodgers: You too, man. (Handshake, followed by awkward, possibly scripted quasi-hug) Rodgers: That was awkward. Peyton Manning, who won that award, riffed right off the Favre-Rodgers meeting. Wed, 15 May 2013 09:54:55 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,455af7bd-3d45-3c77-a74f-d721315c256c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=135fncm50/*http%3A//profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/14/vikings-not-currently-considering-brian-urlacher/ Despite a report expressing interest by the Minnesota Vikings in free agent linebacker Brian Urlacher, the Vikings don’t appear to be pursuing the 34-year old, eight-time Pro Bowl selection. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Vikings aren’t currently interested in bringing Urlacher to Minnesota. Instead, they plan on relying on players already… Tue, 14 May 2013 19:47:03 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,be621fb8-594f-39d5-8e78-ff38a08c775f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12uhjm1hi/*http%3A//profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/14/bills-awarded-te-mickey-shuler-on-waivers/ The Bills were awarded tight end Mickey Shuler on waivers and waived-injured undrafted rookie wide receiver Kevin Norrell on Tuesday. Shuler (6-4, 247) was waived Monday by the Raiders. He spent most of last season on Oakland’s practice squad and previously had stints with Miami, Cincinnati and Minnesota. He was a seventh-round pick of the Vikings… Tue, 14 May 2013 18:32:19 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,65de8e05-8ec8-380b-927f-bdca76f8529d-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12juna2sn/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl-roundup-eagles-mccoy-faces-231026068--nfl.html Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy has been sued for assault after an alleged incident on a "party bus" in December 2012, according to CourthouseNews.com. Tue, 14 May 2013 16:10:26 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a95207cc-5efe-360b-8c17-e31145d3da52-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12gi3gqgt/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/pick-6-signature-images-nfl-220836347--nfl.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- When the Minnesota Vikings unveiled the design of their new stadium, they introduced another attention-grabbing image to the NFL's stadium collection: The see-through roof. Tue, 14 May 2013 15:08:36 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a3efe538-91c2-3093-973a-f7c0cde8bece-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=129snc5m1/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/bills-pick-te-shuler-220052756--nfl.html The Buffalo Bills claimed tight end Mickey Shuler off waivers from the Oakland Raiders on Tuesday. Tue, 14 May 2013 15:00:52 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,60d89f9f-cce9-3e63-9e31-17ad5e06b8b5-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12j9u7g97/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/vikings-sign-three-draft-picks-210040804--nfl.html The Minnesota Vikings announced that they've agreed to deals with fourth-round pick Gerald Hodges seventh-round picks Michael Mauti and Everett Dawkins. Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:40 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a1f78359-4b35-3c15-aa69-bba0d1185a1f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=13rkao4aj/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/minnesota-vikings-stadium-design-indeed-stadium-design-205426320.html The Minnesota Vikings have unveiled prospective images of their new stadium , and, in the spirit of similarly asymmetrical and eye-snagging designs like the new Atlanta Falcons design , it's pretty darn striking. Designed by HKS Sports and Entertainment, the stadium will seat 65,000, and can seat as much as 73,000 for a Super Bowl (which, of course, is always the goal). Since a retractable roof was too expensive, the stadium will have a clear roof to let in some of that sweet, sweet natural sunlight. The venue will be configurable for all sorts of events, including concerts, baseball and NCAA basketball, just in case. And there promises to be a manicured plaza that will give Vikings fans something pretty to stare at if Christian Ponder throws the team out of the postseason. The stadium's shape made us feel something ... something we hadn't felt in a long, long time. But it took the fine folks at Kissing Suzy Kolber to nail it: The Vikings hope to start work on the giant immobile Sandcrawler this fall. Tue, 14 May 2013 13:54:26 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,8dda73d3-ffb1-3fb5-85e2-2b6c6a080612-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12fri50dg/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/vikings-sign-3-draft-picks-192956438--nfl.html EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings have signed three of their nine draft picks: linebackers Gerald Hodges and Michael Mauti and defensive tackle Everett Dawkins. Tue, 14 May 2013 12:29:56 PDT nfl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,b94b7b75-3e45-3c33-a8d2-ca0709eb389b-l:1 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:11:41 PDT