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Sports
April 25

Quarterbacks Williams, Daniels, Maye, Penix, McCarthy and Nix selected in top 12 of NFL draft

Caleb Williams swiftly walked on stage, looked out and screamed ''Woooo! Yeah!''
Vikings
April 25
Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner, who was drafted by the Vikings on Thursday night, celebrates after stopping Georgia's offense during Southeastern Co

Five things to know about new Vikings edge rusher Dallas Turner

The Vikings traded up for Dallas Turner, the freakishly athletic reigning SEC Defensive Player of the Year at Alabama, who said he molds his game after Danielle Hunter among others.
Sports
April 25

2024 NFL Draft: List of first round picks

The players selected in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night in Detroit.
Sports
April 25

NFL Draft Latest: Caleb Williams to Bears, record six QBs taken in first 12 picks

No. 29 pick: Tyler Guyton to the Cowboys
Sports
April 25

Colts snap record streak of 14 straight offensive players taken in NFL draft with UCLA DE Latu

UCLA edge rusher Laiatu Latu was the first defensive player selected in the NFL draft Thursday night, going No. 15 overall to Indianapolis to snap a record streak of 14 straight offensive players selected.
Sports
April 25

Falcons provide first NFL draft surprise by taking Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. with No. 8 pick

The Atlanta Falcons provided the first major surprise of the NFL draft by selecting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. of Washington with the No. 8 overall pick on Thursday night.
Sports
April 25

Bears banking on Caleb Williams after taking the 2022 Heisman winner with No. 1 pick in NFL draft

Caleb Williams, welcome to Chicago.
Sports
April 25

Roger Goodell envisions more overseas games, more streaming and more cities hosting the NFL draft

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday night at the draft that he envisions a dramatic increase in international games in the coming years.
Sports
April 25

Eagles agree to three-year, $96 million extension with WR AJ Brown, AP source says

The Philadelphia Eagles and wide receiver A.J Brown have agreed to a three-year contract extension that includes $84 million in guaranteed money, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Randball
April 25
Vikings coach Dennis Green (center) poses for a picture with 1999 draft picks Jimmy Kleinsasser (left) and Daunte Culpepper.

Is this the most important draft pick in Vikings history?

The Vikings have never chosen a quarterback with a top-10 pick. It feels like they will do so tonight, which gives strength to the argument.
Sports
April 25

NFL draft attendees down for 3rd straight year. J.J. McCarthy among those who didn't go to Detroit

There's no place Drake Maye would rather be.
Vikings
April 25
Father and son Jerry and Chris Doffing, 14, of Burnsville celebrate the Minnesota Vikings fist round draft of Percy Harvin of the University of Florid

Vikings draft-day newsletter: Sign up to receive it later today

A special edition of our Week in Sports newsletter will be published later this afternoon with highlights of the Star Tribune's coverage leading up to tonight's NFL draft. Here's how to get it.
Sports
April 25

LSU's Jayden Daniels downplays issues with Commanders, says he'd be 'blessed' to go No. 2 overall

Jayden Daniels handled the media with the same poise and command he displays in the pocket.
Vikings
April 25
An NFL draft cleat is displayed near the Spirit of Detroit statue in Detroit, where the draft will be held beginning Thursday.

From your basement to U.S. Bank Stadium: How to follow the draft

No matter where you are over the next three days, there will be ways to keep up with the NFL draft. Here's how.
Sports
April 25

NFL to open academy in Australia to identify and develop young prospects

The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby-mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia-Pacific region into college and pro prospects.
Vikings
April 25
Among possible players for the Vikings to select in the first round of the NFL draft, from left: North Carolina QB Drake Maye, Michigan QB J.J. McCart

Vikings mock draft: seven rounds, eight picks and, yes, one quarterback

Star Tribune Vikings beat reporter Ben Goessling predicts how the team will use its nine draft picks and secure a quarterback of the future.
Vikings
April 25
Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, left, and coach Kevin O’Connell need to be able to live with giving up any quarterbacks they leave on the table in th

Scoggins: Worried about costly trade to draft a quarterback? Don't be.

Which one, at what pick, for what cost? If the Vikings draft a quarterback who becomes a star, you won't remember what they paid to get him.
Vikings
April 25
Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell, a former NFL quarterback drafted in the third round in 2008, is expected to select the team's quarterback of the future

Next phase of O'Connell's quarterback journey begins tonight

In the first round of the NFL draft tonight, the Vikings could make franchise history with a choice coach Kevin O'Connell was hired two years ago to make.
Colleges
April 24
Tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford works out for NFL scouts during Gophers pro day in March.

How will Minnesota be represented in the NFL draft?

Here are some players with state ties to watch for, ranging from a potential top-10 pick to others who might sign with pro teams as undrafted free agents.
Sports
April 24

Bears unveil $5 billion plan for lakefront stadium and seek public funding to make it happen

The Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal Wednesday for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field as part of a major project that would transform the city's lakefront, and they are asking for public funding to help make it happen.