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Reusse's Turkey

A convincing body of confusing turkey calls

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The NewsBreak Holiday Special

Patrick Reusse, columnist

Voters saw flight risk, so comeuppance was expedited

Complaints about the squawking began early, making it an easy call for voters to bestow the trophy rather than more taxpayer bucks.

Photo right: Turkey of the Year

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The 9-1 Vikings take on the Chicago Bears Sunday when Brett Favre ties the record for most consecutive games played.

Olympic curler turns his life around

John Benton

Alcohol had a death grip on Olympic curler John Benton before a near-fatal car accident opened his eyes.

Boston 2, Wild 1 (SO)

Depleted Wild falls in shootout

Chuck Kobasew (in green)

Minnesota played it tight and managed to send the game to overtime, then made only one shootout try.

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Denver 124, Wolves 111

Wolves suffer 14th consecutive loss

Carmelo Anthony

The Wolves -- 1-14 -- are now officially off to the worst start in franchise history, thanks to the Nuggets.

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Chicago at Vikings (3:15 p.m. Sunday, Ch. 9)

Favre keeps playing, records keep falling

Brett Favre

The QB will tie former Viking Jim Marshall for another longevity mark on Sunday.

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Vikings notes

Winfield says he'll play against Bears

Antoine Winfield

Antoine Winfield was limited in practice Wednesday, but the Vikings Pro Bowl cornerback said he expects to play Sunday against Chicago.

Gophers vs. No. 12 Butler (7:30 tonight, ESPN2)

Gophers have chance for image-building

Lawrence Westbrook (right)

Many eyes will be on the 76 Classic tournament in Anaheim, Calif., where the U can sway the NCAA selection committee by beating a ranked team or two.

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Totino-Grace turns to its star time and again

Totino-Grace's John Crockett

John Crockett is in a good place these days, back home with his mom and scoring TDs in bunches for the Eagles.

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