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OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ray Lewis spent 17 seasons instilling fear in his opponents while serving as an inspirational leader for the Baltimore Ravens. Now he's poised and eager...

EDEN PRAIRIE — Adrian Peterson is unquestionably Minnesota’s most irreplaceable player for years, piling up 2,000 yards this season to put himself in the running for the NFL’s Most Valuable...

EDEN PRAIRIE — The most glaringly bad performance by Christian Ponder in a season marked by costly mistakes and curious decisions had just concluded, and the skepticism about his viability...

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio will not travel with the team for a two-game road trip to Utah and Denver this week because of back spasms. Rubio missed the...

EDEN PRAIRIE — Adrian Peterson rushed for 210 yards at Green Bay the first time. He was, uh, limited to 199 yards for Minnesota in the most recent meeting. So...

Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison, Penn State football played under NCAA sanctions and Joe Paterno passed away. Lance Armstrong abandoned his fight against doping...

He went to work where a statue of him stood outside the stadium, his place of business for more than a half century. He would not live to see the...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adrian Peterson's remarkable comeback season now has a magic number to punctuate it. Peterson became the seventh player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season, plowing...

EDEN PRAIRIE — The Minnesota Vikings weren’t sure if they could count on Everson Griffen after two spotty seasons, despite the potential he flashed as a pass rusher. After two...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Vikings trudged out of Lambeau Field, their season slipping away after a nasty skid of four losses in five weeks dropped Minnesota to 6-6 and...

ARLINGTON, Texas — A.J. Pierzynski can joke with Texas manager Ron Washington about last season’s All-Star snub now that he’s the starting catcher for the Rangers. They shared a laugh...