June 28, 2016
Wide receiver Troy Williamson

Ex-Vikings WR Troy Williamson reflects on time in Minnesota, wanting to fight Brad Childress

A first-round pick in 2005, Troy Williamson caught just 79 passes in three seasons with the Vikings before being traded to Jacksonville for a sixth-round pick.
Vikings
June 28, 2016
FILE - In tis June 6, 2009, file photo, New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan, right, poses for photographers with his father, Buddy, at the NFL football

Former NFL coach and defensive mastermind Buddy Ryan dies

Long-time NFL coach Buddy Ryan, who achieved notoriety as the defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears in the 1970s and 1980s, has died, according to multiple reports.
Vikings
June 28, 2016
Grant, Burns, Marshall remember Ryan as great guy and great coach

Grant, Burns, Marshall remember Ryan as great guy and great coach

Longtime NFL coach Buddy Ryan died Tuesday at age 82. He spent two seasons with the Vikings in 1976-77 as the defensive line coach and impressed a lot of people.
Sports
June 28, 2016
Iceland's players celebrate at the end of the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between England and Iceland, at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice,

Iceland beats England 2-1 in shock of Euro 2016

Iceland on Monday pulled off one of the biggest shocks in European Championship history.
Sports
June 28, 2016
Iceland's Haukur Heidar Hauksson takes a selfie with supporters at the end of the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between England and Iceland, at t

Iceland's announcer: 'Live the way you want, England! ... You can go out of Europe!'

The Iceland play-by-play broadcaster in the national team's unexpected soccer run calls games with a huge voice for the tiny nation.
Sports
June 28, 2016
Tennessee coach Pat Summitt celebrates with Volunteer fans following a 64-48 victory over Stanford in the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship game at

Reusse: Tennessee thought 'old Pat' was greatest as far back as 1995

The Star Tribune did several national stories on women's basketball leading to the 1995 Women's Final Four at Target Center. For me, the one on Pat Summitt was the most-memorable.
Vikings
June 28, 2016

Reusse: Cardinals fans turned skeptical in a hurry with Buddy Ryan in 1994

Here's a column from October 1994 on Buddy Ryan, as the Vikings were getting ready to play in Phoenix. Buddy wound up getting his first Cardinals' victory.
Lynx
June 28, 2016
President Barack Obama, left, gets a high five from Oliver Reeve, right, the son of Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, center, in the East Room of the

Scoggins: Lynx coach Reeve still pushing hard for equity, respect

Cheryl Reeve passionately advocates for greater media coverage of women sports, better pay in the workplace and more willingness from "decision-makers" to ignore traditional stereotypes.
Sports
June 28, 2016

Scoggins: Former Gophers assistant coach remembers Summitt's influence

Jody Adams played point guard for Pat Summitt on the 1991 national championship team and was a Gophers assistant from 1997-2000. She's now the women's coach at Wichita State and wrote a tribute to her mentor.
Sports
June 28, 2016

Pat Summitt's legacy extends across pro, college ranks

Pat Summitt's rich legacy in women's basketball can be seen on the sidelines and in front offices throughout the college and professional ranks. At the time Summitt ended her illustrious, 38-season coaching career at Tennessee in 2012, 78 people who were mentored by her were coaching basketball or working in administrative positions associated with the game. Four years later, Summitt's coaching tree remains fruitful.
Lynx
June 28, 2016
President Barack Obama, front left, listens as Minnesota Lynx player Lindsay Whalen, center, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington,

'Whose house?' Lynx honored by Obama for third time in five years

President Obama told a crowd packed into the East Room to honor the Lynx: "I think it's safe to say this team is a powerhouse."
Wolves
June 28, 2016
Kevin Love pays unexpected tribute to Cleveland teammate

Kevin Love pays unexpected tribute to Cleveland teammate

Cleveland star Kevin Love used social media to gush about another one of his teammates, but it wasn't LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, J.R. Smith or any of the other individuals that played a major role on the court.

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