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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Iowa 12, Gophers 0

Floyd of Rosedale goes to Iowa -- again

Adam Weber (8)

Adam Weber (8)

For the second week in a row, the offense failed to score. And for the third year in a row, the prized pig trophy stays in Iowa.

Crockett's five TDs lead Totino-Grace.

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Jim Souhan, columnist

Blame for offense's collapse falls squarely on Brewster's shoulders

Tim Brewster

Tim Brewster

The facts are not the problem. A Minnesota football team finishing 6-6, or 3-5 in the Big Ten, or losing 12-0 to Iowa in Kinnick Stadium -- those facts, the ones that provided a coda to the 2009 regular season, are the norm for this program, not jarring aberrations.

Portland 106, Wolves 78

Blazers rule after the half

Oleksiy Pecherov (left), LaMarcus Aldridge

Oleksiy Pecherov (left), LaMarcus Aldridge

Wolves coach Kurt Rambis hoped for better results this time out against the Blazers, but a second-half meltdown nixed that.

Seattle at Vikings (noon today, Ch. 9)

'Stew' and his crew

George Stewart (back), Sidney Rice

George Stewart (back), Sidney Rice

What does a former offensive lineman and car dealer know about coaching a glamour position in the NFL? Plenty, actually.

By Monday he could be Joe MVP

Joe Mauer already has won batting titles, Gold Gloves and widespread adoration. Now he seems on the brink of another prize.

Photo right: Joe Mauer

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Going back to the shack

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Shelter doesn't get much cruder, but that's not the point: The seasonal sanctuary for deer hunters serves just fine as as a launch point, warming house and social dining room.

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