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On an ESPN.com list of the top remaining NFL free agents who have yet to sign, former Vikings running back Adrian Peterson came in at No. 5. So at least he has that going for him as he waits to find a new team.
WATCH THIS
In a schedule befitting the transition between seasons — winter to spring, basketball to baseball — you can watch both the Twins and Wolves on FSN Friday night. First it's a Twins spring training game vs. Baltimore (6 p.m.) and then Wolves vs. Lakers (9:30).
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"Not sure it's Fleck's personality driving a few of these guys off, but if you put all of the D-I coaches on the personality/energy spectrum, Fleck and Tracy Claeys would be opposite bookends. And that's not a knock on either of them. Just a fact."
"jsimple3" commenting on startribune.com.
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"Familiar face in the pages of the latest Slam magazine. #Gophers recruit Isaiah Washington, New York's Mr. Basketball."
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![Minnesota Gophers head football coach P.J. Fleck addresses the crowd and helped the half time entertainment act Red Panda at William Arena. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ cgonzalez@startribune.com - January 8, 2017, Minneapolis, MN, Williams Arena, NCAA Basketball, University of Minnesota Gophers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes ORG XMIT: MIN1701081947460467](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/TMG3JQOZWPXIEBIYIN6JPFY32I.jpg?&w=1080)
