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Patrick Mahomes (left) and Jalen Hurts (right) will lead their teams into the Super Bowl with performances that leave doubt about whether the Vikings

5 NFL playoff takeaways: Referees, QBs and more context for Kirk Cousins

Among other things gleaned from the conference title games, it was hard to watch them and conclude that the Vikings have a Super Bowl ceiling with Cousins as their quarterback.
Patrick Reusse takes on Gophers basketball woes, NFL officials roles
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Patrick Reusse takes on Gophers basketball woes, NFL officials roles

8:41am
Reusse and host Michael Rand on the state of Gophers men's and women's basketball, which isn't good right now, and the outsized role of NFL officials and their calls. Plus, praise for the Timberwolves.
  • Reusse: Johnson playing it slow and steady amid dismal Gophers season
Patrick Mahomes threw for 326 yards and two touchdowns, but it was his scramble on a badly sprained ankle that set up the winning field goal i the Chi
Nfl

Last-second field goal, late hit boost Kansas City past Bengals

6:41am
It was vindication for the AFC West champions, who had lost three straight to the Bengals, including a three-point overtime loss in last year's AFC title game.
  • Bengals' Ossai laments late hit in AFC title loss to Chiefs
Michigan guard Leigha Brown (32) battled the Gophers’ Rose Micheaux (4) for a rebound in the first half at Williams Arena on Sunday.
Gophers

Whalen's Gophers lose to Michigan, score fewest points since 2010

6:35am
Minnesota started a stretch against four nationally ranked Big Ten teams with a 36-point loss that doesn't bode well for those games.
  • Worst Gophers women losses in the Whalen era
The absence of “Chiefaholic” from a road game last month caused Kansas City fans to wonder what was up — and led to the discovery that he was in
Vikings

How a high-profile Chiefs super fan ended up in an Oklahoma jail

11:16am
Kansas City fans worried when one of their team's most recognizable supporters didn't show up for a game. When he turned up in jail, they wondered if they'd known him at all.
  • Meet the St. Paul man who still believes the Vikings will win a Super Bowl in his lifetime
Gophers forward Pharrel Payne made a pass during the first half of Saturday’s loss at Northwestern.
Gophers

Four takeaways: Lopsided loss to Wildcats showcases shortcomings

9:50am
It had been five years since the Gophers men's basketball team suffered a bigger loss at Northwestern than its 81-61 defeat over the weekend.
  • Patrick Reusse takes on Gophers basketball woes, NFL officials roles
Zac Padrnos talks about winning the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza with a 9.45-pound walleye Saturday.
Sports

Kids win big: One hits $10,000 shot and 13-year-old wins a truck

9:40am
Two of the biggest winners in sports over the weekend were youngsters who pulled off feats that made them the center of attention on a North Dakota basketball court and a Minnesota lake.
  • Beargrease racers set off, as Ryan Anderson eyes fifth title
High Schools

Despite loss, Hopkins keeps No. 1 spot in girls basketball Top 10

10:56am
Recent wins over No. 3 Wayzata and No. 4 St. Michael-Albertville kept the Royals at the top of the rankings despite Saturday's loss to Class 2A power Providence Academy.
  • Restart: DeLaSalle, Holy Family return to boys basketball Metro Top 10
Vikings

Souhan: Vikings fans should admire what Super Bowl-bound Eagles have pulled off

6:26am
Vikings fans have their reasons for resenting the Philadelphia Eagles, but they should admire the way the NFC champions have gone about their business.
  • Hurts, Eagles soar into Super Bowl, rout 49ers for NFC title
Gophers

Former Gophers football players' lawsuit against U of M dismissed

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Sports

Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, the Golden Jet, dies at 84

11:35am
Vikings

Hunter becomes seventh Viking named to Pro Bowl

9:37am
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