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Vikings 35, Seattle 9

Childress challenge gets desired 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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Vikings quarterback Brett Favre said he was feeling more confident after completing a career-high 88 percent of his passes against the Seattle Seahawks. "My goal is to get this team to the Super Bowl," he said.

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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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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Subway Classic final: Gophers 87, Colorado 78

Gophers hold off Colorado

Ashley Ellis-Milan

Kiara Buford scored 24 points and Ashley Ellis-Milan made a key putback basket down the stretch.

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NASCAR: Sprint Cup

Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship

Jimmie Johnson celebrates

Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship.

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NASCAR Sprint Cup standings

Boston at Wild (7 p.m. Wednesday, Ch. 45)

Bouchard's recovering, but quite slowly

Pierre-Marc Bouchard

Sidelined because of a concussion he suffered in March, Pierre Marc Bouchard says he's making progress. And he's eager to return to the ice.

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Wolves at L.A. Clippers (9:30 p.m. Monday, AM1130)

Rambis accentuates the positives amid the losses

Kurt Rambis

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

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Blog: Section 220

Mauer to gets what's his; Jeter to get his later

Joe Mauer

Today, Joe Mauer should win the American League’s MVP award. We all know the reasons why that should happen and why it would be silly to give it to Derek Jeter as some kind of lifetime achievement award.

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