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Mauer named American League MVP

Joe Mauer

As expected, Joe Mauer was named the Most Valuable Player in the American League this afternoon. He received first-place votes from all but one voter.

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La Velle E. Neal III and Joe Christensen talk about Joe Mauer's American League Most Valuable Player award..

Burns diagnosed with concussion

Brent Burns

The Wild thinks it happened in the Phoenix game last week when Brent Burns collided with a teammate at the blue line. He is the third Wild player currently sidelined by a concussion.

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Bouchard's recovering, but quite slowly

Vikings 35, Seattle 9

Childress challenge gets perfect response

Sidney Rice scores

As Brad Childress addressed his team during their Saturday night meeting, the Vikings coach asked for a show of hands for one simple question: "Who feels like we have played our best game so far?"

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Jim Souhan, columnist

Purple-clad Favre oozes confidence above craziness

Of all of the things you could call Brett Favre -- Hall of Famer, record-breaker, southern-fried filibusterer, procrastinator, charmer, indecisive blue-jean salesman -- no one could have called him a mystery when he finally took that delayed flight to Minnesota.

Photo right: Brett Favre

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Kansas still No. 1 in AP poll; Minnesota is 22nd

Syracuse was so impressive in the 2K Sports Classic that it made one of the best entrances ever into The Associated Press' college basketball poll.

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Kent Youngblood: Gophers Insider

Signs point to a return to Insight Bowl

The more pressing question revolves around the Gophers offense, which failed to score a touchdown in the past two games.

Photo right: Duane Bennett (center)

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Gophers need to put teams away

UMD celebrates in Game 1

The Gophers gave up a pair of two-goal leads in their weekend losses to UMD, which is one of coach Don Lucia's big frustrations about getting swept.

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Rambis accentuates positives amid losses

Kurt Rambis

Coach says the team played well for "tremendous stretches" at Portland.

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