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Mauer Contract Extention Appears Imminent

One week after most Minnesota sports fans experienced what is sure to be their worst feeling of 2010, some good news arrives.  And by good news, I mean REALLY, REALLY good news.
WCCO-TV in Minneapolis is reporting that the Minnesota Twins and catcher Joe Mauer have agreed in principle to a 10-year contract extension.  That would [...]

NFC Championship Game Wrap

I know most Vikings fans are going to see this title and not click on this story since the last thing they want to do today is think about what happened last night in New Orleans.  But there is plenty to be said about an entertaining game that ended up being the most-watched conference championship [...]

The Offseason Begins For The Packers

While in Green Bay last week, I was around a Packers squad that was as confident as could be.  And who could blame them?  They finished the regular season winning 7 of their last 8 games and every player loved the decision from their head coach to treat their regular season finale as a ‘must-win’.
Green [...]

Concentrating On The Wrong “What-Ifs”

The Green Bay Packers did not lose the NFC Wild Card game because the officials “missed” a roughing the quarterback or facemask call on the game’s final drive in Overtime. Although reading certain national stories and the social media websites (Twitter, Facebook) will leave you thinking that is the only possible reason.
I think people [...]

The Many Faces of Aaron Rodgers

If anybody is worried about the nerves of Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers before his first playoff game kicks off Sunday take a look at this link (look at the 8th picture on Page 2):
Packer Photo Gallery
Apparently Green Bay’s new gunslinger keeps himself entertained pre-game by playing “Where’s Waldo” in the background of the Packers’ team [...]