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Sunday, September 7, 2008

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Special section: Vikings 2008

Desperate dive

An in-depth look at the 2008 Minnesota Vikings. Everything you need for the season ahead from Vikings writers Judd Zulgad and Chip Scoggins and the Star Tribune staff.

Gophers 42, Bowling Green 17

Risk produces perfect reward -- Gophers go to 2-0

Minnesota was efficient, opportunistic and confident, all marking giant strides for the program.

Photo right: Duane Bennett

Detroit 6, Twins 4

Twins bullpen adds to pile of recent failures and flops

Scott Baker

Dennys Reyes and Matt Guerrier provided no relief in a four-run eighth.

Today's NFL scores, stats, summaries

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Vikings vs. Packers, Monday, ESPN

Packers' Rodgers is in spotlight for opener

There are plenty of story lines to follow in Monday's Vikings-Packers game at Lambeau Field, but there won't be anybody more heavily scrutinized than Aaron Rodgers..

Photo right: Aaron Rogers

Big Ten roundup

No. 11 Wisconsin rallies to beat Marshall 51-14

Zach Brown

Unable to run early, No. 11 Wisconsin simply turned to quarterback Allan Evridge's passing and went on for an easy victory over Marshall.

St. Thomas 35, Macalester 10

Tommies take a victory, too

St. Thomas nabbed coach Glenn Caruso from Macalester over the winter, then piled on the pain by cruising in the opener.

Photo right: Fritz Waldvogel

U.S. Open

Federer a win away from 5th straight Open title

Ominous clouds overhead, the sort of hard court that troubled him this season underfoot, Roger Federer sensed something Saturday he hadn't in quite a while. He was playing exactly like that guy named Roger Federer.

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