MANKATO, Minn. — The Vikings did not finish last season where they hoped they would, but it’s time to turn over a new leaf as they get set for the 2017 season in the same place for one last time. “Mankato is a very cool city and I think they really benefit from it being here and things like that,”…
MANKATO, Minn. — Adam Thielen had a breakout season one year ago with nearly one-thousand receiving yards. He is preparing for year four in the league in very familiar territory. Thielen went to school at Minnesota State in Mankato, and has spent the last four training camps on campus. Thielen says things are a little different now that he is…
MANKATO, Minn. (Minnesota Vikings) – In a summer where commutes are wrought with construction, this is one Rhodes closure that Minnesotans are welcoming with open arms. The Vikings announced Sunday that they have signed cornerback Xavier Rhodes to a contract extension. “A childhood dream,” Rhodes said as he inked his name. “A dream turning into a reality. I can’t believe I’m actually…
FARGO, N.D. — Day 2 of the Junior League District tournament took place at Bennett Field on Saturday. Fargo’s 14 & under team faced Rapid City National in an elimination game. RC National defeated Fargo 8-6 in 9 innings. Rapid City got out to a 5-0 lead before Fargo exploded for 6 runs late in the game, but RC National…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legion Baseball Hub) — The Moorhead Blues prevailed in riveting 12-inning affair with the Mankato Nationals to live another day in the Minnesota American Legion State Tournament at CHS Field in St. Paul, MN. Their persistence resulted in a 5-3 win that was a well played game peppered with plenty of quality pitching and defense to go…
FARGO, N.D. — Baseball often takes athletes to new and exciting places, and RedHawks pitcher Will Solomon is no exception. “Well I went to three different colleges and then my last year I got drafted by the Padres,” said Solomon. “They didn’t sign me. I was only there for two days and then about a week later I got a…
FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks have changed a lot in the last two decades. One thing that hasn’t? Manager Doug Simunic. Most of the players on his team now hadn’t started grade school when Simmy started coaching the RedHawks in 1996. The RedHawks are playing their best baseball of the season at the moment. Last night’s win expanded their streak to…
FARGO, N.D. — The defending Junior League District Champion Fargo opened up the tournament on Friday taking on Rapid City American (S.D.). The defending champs fell to RC American 13-0. Marcus Jenkins hit a bases clearing double in the first inning and Rapid City never looked back. RC American faces RC National in the winners bracket on Saturday. The loser…
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Philadelphia Eagles) — The second time around, as Carson Wentz is learning, means a great deal. The Eagles’ quarterback is the Eagles’ starting quarterback in his second NFL season, and nobody disputes that. So everything is different for The Franchise, as he acknowledged on Tuesday at the NovaCare Complex. “For me mentally, the way I approach it, it’s not so…
MANKATO, Minn. (Minnesota Vikings) — Whether it’s been learning to walk again or going through the painstaking process of trying to put on his pants, Teddy Bridgewater has endured quite the grind over the past 11 months. But the Vikings quarterback has remained steadfast in his resolve, even on days where progress might be tough to see. Bridgewater met with the media Thursday at…
