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| NFL auction to help Gulf Coast |
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09/01/2010 |
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| e regular season to support the New Orleans Saints' Gulf Coast Renewal Fund. The charity auction on the league's website is among festivities planned around the opening of the regular season on Sept. 9, when the Super Bowl champion Saints host the Minnesota Vikings. Proceeds will help restore Louisiana's fragile wetlands, which in the past five years have been severely damaged by major hurricanes and the recent BP oil spill. Items in the auction include a Super Bowl helmet signed by Drew Brees, a Super Bow |
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| Sharper still hoping to play vs. Vikings |
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08/31/2010 |
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METAIRIE, La. (AP) - All-Pro safety Darren Sharper says his goal remains to be ready to play against the Minnesota Vikings in the Sept. 9 regular season opener, even though he hasn't practiced yet this preseason. Head coach Sean Payton says he's not sure when Sharper will return to practice, but says he won't travel to Tennessee for Thursday's preseason finale. Sharper has been on the physically-unable-to-perform, or PUP, list throughout preseason because of offseason microfracture surgery on his left kne |
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| Vikings put Rice on reserve for at least 6 games |
NFL Football |
08/31/2010 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Sidney Rice will be ineligible to play in the first six games of the regular season. The team put Rice on the physically unable to perform list Tuesday. He had hip surgery last week and is expected to need at least two months of recovery. The Vikings also waived wide receiver Marko Mitchell and offensive tackle Bill Noethlich and placed linebacker J Leman on injured reserve after he cleared waivers, the day NFL rosters were required to be reduced |
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| With Sullivan still recovering, Vikes line in flux |
NFL Football |
08/30/2010 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - With 10 days remaining before their regular season opener, the Minnesota Vikings have a lot of work to do to get their offense in sync. The task begins up front, where the interior of the line is still unsettled. Starting center John Sullivan has been held out for most of the month because of an injury to his right calf muscle. He was absent from practice again on Monday, and coach Brad Childress said the team is ``trying to get some of the soreness out'' before clearing Sulliva |
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| Harvin hopes he has handle on headaches |
NFL Football |
08/29/2010 |
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| that no one has been able to solve. After another battery of tests last week, and a promising 2010 preseason debut, Harvin hopes he is getting closer to figuring out a debilitating medical condition that has plagued him for most of his life. The Minnesota Vikings receiver had two catches for 30 yards and took two big shots to the head Saturday night in a preseason victory over Seattle, the first time he's played this year after being stricken by migraines for most of training camp. ``I felt great,'' Harvin |
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| Favre going where few QBs have gone before |
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08/28/2010 |
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| de me a little better, but I've played 309 straight games, I can't complain.'' He can't quit, either. As he prepares to enter his 20th season in the league, Favre is going where few quarterbacks have gone before him. And he's looking to lead the Minnesota Vikings to a place even fewer QBs have taken this tortured franchise - to the Super Bowl. According to STATS LLC, 17 quarterbacks in NFL history have started a season in which they turned 40 by Nov. 1. The vast majority of those players spent the waning d |
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| Saints starting LB Jonathan Vilma hurts groin |
NFL Football |
08/27/2010 |
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| deline. After trainers examined him, Vilma jogged to the locker room. Vilma makes the Saints' on-field defensive calls and rarely misses a play during the regular season. The Saints have one more preseason game next Thursday before hosting the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL regular season opener on Sept. 9.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written author |
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| Favre surrounded by new receivers again |
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08/25/2010 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - One of the biggest reasons Brett Favre decided to return to the Minnesota Vikings this year was his familiarity with an offense that he enjoyed being around so much in 2009. Suddenly, in some ways, Favre feels like he's starting all over again. His two favorite targets - Sidney Rice and Percy Harvin - have struggled with ailments throughout the preseason. Rice had hip surgery on Monday and likely will miss the first half of the regular season while Harvin has hardly practiced be |
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| Vikings acquire WR Camarillo from Dolphins |
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08/25/2010 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbooks) - The Minnesota Vikings have acquired wide receiver Greg Camarillo from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for cornerback Benny Sapp. The deal will be complete once both players pass a physical. Minnesota was in much need of a wide receiver after learning Tuesday that Sidney Rice is expected to miss at least half the season following hip surgery. The Vikings recently signed veteran wide receiver Javon Walker to begin to fill the void at wide receiver. Camarillo played in 16 games fo |
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| Harvin returns to practice |
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08/25/2010 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Vikings receiver Percy Harvin has returned to practice for the first time since collapsing on the field last week because of a migraine headache. Harvin was taken by ambulance to the hospital on Thursday after collapsing and vomiting on the field. He spent the night in the hospital and did not go with the team to San Francisco for Sunday's preseason game. Coach Brad Childress said Tuesday that Harvin was having more tests done and would not resume practicing until thos |
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