Sunday, November 22, 2009
Vikings 35, Seattle 9
Brett Favre is doing things with the Minnesota Vikings that even one of the most decorated quarterbacks in league history has never done before.
Photo right: Favre acknowledges the crowd.
Iowa 12, Gophers 0
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.
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
Jim Souhan, columnist
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
Wolves coach Kurt Rambis hoped for better results this time out against the Blazers, but a second-half meltdown nixed that.
Defending national champion Minnesota Duluth is moving on in the NCAA Division II playoffs.
Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS selection, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to become eligible for big-money bowl bids.
GameFaceMN.com: State football
As the clock neared midnight, Eden Prairie rolled past overmatched Mounds View to reach the Prep Bowl.
Star Tribune sports columnist Jim Souhan weighs in with his thoughts on the sports topics of the day.
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