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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Vikings 35, Seattle 9

Favre nearly perfect in Vikes' romp

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.

La Velle E. Neal III and Joe Christensen talk about Joe Mauer's chances of being the American League's MVP.

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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.

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

Jim Souhan, columnist

Blame for offense's collapse falls squarely on Brewster

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.

UM Duluth, St. Thomas move on in football playoffs

Defending national champion Minnesota Duluth is moving on in the NCAA Division II playoffs.

BCS at-large bids up for grabs in final weeks

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.

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