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Michael Wilbon shares his thoughts on pitching on three days' rest in the World Series and Brett Favre.

Loophole leads Vikes' case to Congress

Minnesota Vikings defensive linemen Kevin and Pat Williams found a loophole in the NFL's drug policy and wriggled their case through it all the way to Congress.

...the Green Bay Packers tailgates outside Lambeau Field before the start of the game against the Minnesota Vikings on November 1, 2009 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Scott Boehm/Getty Images

Bring back the old bowl system, please

Imagine if we ditched the BCS and went back to the old college football bowl system. It would be glorious.

Have at it: Skills vs. Team

...championship. Glenn James/NFL Who deserves the nod: Reggie White's 1996 Packers or the 2009 Minnesota Vikings? Favre qualified his assessment -- physically and from a talent level -- but many of you broadened the...

Measuring Minnesota's potential

...Peterson are leading one of the best Vikings teams in recent memory. Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert A few minutes before Brett Favre declared Minnesota the best team he's ever played...

NFL changes times as Series looms

The kickoff times of the Giants-Eagles and Vikings-Packers games Nov. 1 have been flipped because of the possibility of a World Series game in Philadelphia that night.

Casilla's hit in 12th lifts Twins in AL Central tiebreaker

Alexi Casilla's one-out single in the bottom of the 12th inning scored Carlos Gomez> from second base and the Twins beat Detroit 6-5.

Most Fun You Can Have With Twin Cities

...usually need a snow shovel to have this much fun in Minnesota.We've got plenty of questions about the Packers and Vikings and Tigers and Twins, but first and foremost, which game is...

Kubel's pair of 3-run HRs help Twins force one-game playoff with Tigers

Jason Kubel got those noted white towels waving with a pair of three-run homers and Minnesota beat Kansas City 13-4 Sunday.

No Vikings switch despite Twins' play

The NFL is not considering swapping sites for the Packers-Vikings games this year in case baseball gets in the way.

Tribute planned for Harwell

The Detroit Tigers will honor Ernie Harwell at Comerica Park.

Page 2 Power Rankings: Bolt edition

Patrick Hruby delivers the supremacy metric on the world of sports and beyond.

Rice swung and missed on Jeter

...that the game is called differently. The NFL team I rooted for as a kid, the Minnesota Vikings, had 220-pound defensive linemen, and when they ran into the huge offensive linemen of the...

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MC: Week 12 picks

Happy Thanksgiving! The quick picks for Week 12 ... DETROIT (+3) over Atlanta We're due for one of those artificial turf games where two 300-pound ...