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EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings have signed cornerback Lito Sheppard, shoring up their secondary while Cedric Griffin recovers from surgery on his left knee. Sheppard's deal was done...

WILLMAR -- Former National Football League player and sportscaster Irv Cross says two people influenced his life. One was sixth-grade teacher Ruth Ewing who offered encouragement during a particularly stressful...

By Dave Campbell, AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS -- "This is what I came back for." For the adrenaline rush. For the in-your-face touchdown.

LOS ANGELES - The California Senate has voted to allow developers of a proposed 75,000-seat football stadium in the Southern California city of Industry an environmental exemption that allows construction...

Abraham Lincoln proved that persistence pays off. The eventual 16th president of the United States lost eight elections throughout his political life before eventually landing in the White House. Jake...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are heading to the Super Bowl for the seventh time, while the Arizona Cardinals are making their first trip. Pittsburgh, behind a suffocating defense, defeated the Baltimore...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Fans purchased more than 20,000 tickets to Minnesota's playoff game over six days, assuring there will be no local TV blackout when the Vikings host...

The National Football League has extended the deadline for 24 hours to avoid a local television blackout for the Minnesota Vikings' playoff game. The Vikings announced this afternoon that they...

Updated: 3:22 p.m. A 50-yard Viking field goal as time ran out beat New York 20-19. The win captured the NFC North Division title for the Vikings. Chicago vs Houston:...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Technically speaking, the Minnesota Vikings do not have to beat the New York Giants on Sunday to get into the playoffs. A loss by Chicago in...