Sports

One if by air: Patriots light up Vikings, 31-7
The Minnesota Vikings were ready to show the New England Patriots - and a prime-time audience - that they're really a contender. They didn't.
Vikings stun Seattle
Chester Taylor romped for most of his career-high 169 yards on a pivotal, 95-yard run--the longest in Minnesota history--as the Vikings shocked the battered Seahawks 31-13.
Will they, will they, rock you?
With a classic arena song now banned, sports teams look for the next generation of jock jams.
Twins sweet season comes to bitter end
The Twins' surge at the end of the regular season, giving them the A.L. Central Division championship, didn't last through the first round of the playoffs.
Game 2: Hunter misplays ball into Twins loss
A Mark Kotsay blooper turned into a game-winning inside-the-park homerun at the Metrodome, where the Twins have now lost seven straight postseason games.
Twins stumble in series opener
Johan Santana did something at the Metrodome on Tuesday he hasn't done since last year. He lost a game.
The first symptom may be the last
A runner in Sunday's Twin Cities Marathon collapsed and died from a heart attack, the second death in the 25-year history of the race. Race participants are not required to prove they're physically fit before registering, and it wouldn't necessarily help if they did.