Friday, October 10, 2008
Boston at Wild (7:30 p.m. Saturday, FSN)
A character gives Wild character
Andrew Brunette is back with his booming laugh and consistent play, and his teammates couldn't be happier.
Jim Souhan, columnist
NFL's rush of blood growing extreme
The NFL thrives on mayhem, and the brutality has increased.
Photo right: Gus Frerotte's hand against the Titans
Detroit at Vikings (noon Sunday, FOX)
Vikings coverage teams not special
Chris Kluwe kept his job, but the Vikings still have special teams issues to address when they meet Detroit at noon Sunday at the Metrodome.
John Millea, on preps
A rocky road to Rockhurst
The Hawklets extended their success against Minnesota teams, which may want to reconsider the repeated matchup.
Gophers at Illinois (11 a.m. Saturday, ESPN)
An improved Juice awaits Gophers
Previously a scattershooting passer, Illinois' Juice Williams has honed his skills and guided the Illini to success.
Philadelphia 3, L.A. Dodgers 2
Home runs power Phillies in opener
Pat Burrell, Chase Utley and the Philadelphia Phillies had more than enough power to offset Manny Ramirez in the NL championship series opener.
Wolves at Denver (8 p.m., KFAN radio)
Wolves' McCants finding comfort in all aspects of his game
Fourth-year Wolves guard Rashad McCants still has plenty of kinks to work out this preseason, but he also has demonstrated an ability to get to the free-throw line at crunch time.
Kent Youngblood's College Football Insider
Adding fuel to the fire
Sure, it's a huge rivalry. But Saturday's Texas-Oklahoma game is even more important this year.
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