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Peterson, defense lead Vikings over Bears 21-14
Adrian Peterson rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns and Harrison Smith returned an interception for a score to lead the Minnesota Vikings to a 21-14 victory over the free-falling Chicago Bears on Sunday.
Twins trade Revere, look to improve pitching
Yesterday, the Twins traded Ben Revere to the Philadelphia Phillies for two pitchers. Joining MPR's Cathy Wurzer to explain what the Twins are up to is Howard Sinker, Digital Sports Editor for the Star Tribune.
The Phillies have acquired outfielder Ben Revere from the Minnesota Twins for right-handers Vance Worley and Trevor May.
Will pulltabs pull their weight?
Uh oh. The new state budget forecast is out for the next biennium. That’s economist Tom Stinson delivering the news. And while it’s got some doozies among the caveats, like the potential impact of the fiscal cliff, there’s some other bad news in there, too. The money isn’t going to be coming in from electronic…
Wisconsin Badgers football coach Bret Bielema has agreed to become the new coach at Arkansas, taking over a program that stumbled from scandal into an awful season that had begun with hopes of challenging for a national championship.
Joining MPR's Cathy Wurzer to talk about this new attempt to get players back on the ice is Mike Russo.
Is the NFL doing enough to address domestic violence?
In the wake of the murder-suicide involving Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, journalist Justin Peters looked at the issue of domestic violence and the NFL.