THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS COMPLETED THEIR DRAFT OVER THE WEEKEND. THE TEAM ONLY HAD 5 SELECTIONS TO MAKE, BOOSTING THEIR WIDE RECEIVER CORE WITH THEIR FIRST ROUND PICK, THEN A COUPLE OF CORNERBACKS, TAKING A LATE ROUND FLYER ON BRIGHAM YOUNG QUARTERBACK JAREN HALL IN THE FIFTH ROUND, AND ROUNDING THINGS OUT WITH A RUNNINGBACK IN THE 7TH ROUND.
THE NFL ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE EYEING MAY 11 AS THE DATE THAT THE FULL NFL SEASON SCHEDULE WILL BE RELEASED.
THE MINNESOTA WILD WERE BEATEN OUT BY THE DALLAS STARS IN GAME 6 BACK ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THAT’S NOW SEVEN STRAIGHT FIRST ROUND EXITS BY THE WILD.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THAT THE WILD WILL BE PART OF THE NHL’S GLOBAL SERIES NEXT SEASON PLAYING TWO GAMES IN STOCKHOLM SWEDEN. THE WILD NOW HAVE SWEDES FILIP GUSTUVSSON, JOEL ERICKSON EK, AND JONAS BRODIN UNDER CONTRACT.
TWO GAME 7’S LAST NIGHT IN THE NHL. THE DEFENDING STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS ARE OUT, AFTER FALLING AT HOME 2-1 TO SEATTLE. THE KRAKEN WIN THEIR FIRST EVER PLAYOFF SERIES.
A RECORD SETTING REGULAR SEASON BY BOSTON MEANS NOTHING NOW, THE FLORIDA PANTHERS TIED THINGS WITH A MINUTE TO PLAY, AND THEN WIN IT IN OVERIMTE 4-3, ELIMINATING THE PRESIDNETS TROPHY WINNER.
THE MINNESOTA TWINS YESTERDAY, GETTING SIX STRONG INNINGS FROM SONNY GRAY AND A HOME RUN FROM BYRON BUXTON, BEAT THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS 8-4.
THE TWINS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE SHUTTING DOWN STARTING PITCHER TYLER MAHLE FOR AT LEAST FOUR WEEKS DUE TO ELBOW ISSUES.
BASEBALL WILL GET ONE OF IT’S BIGGEST STARS BACK, LIKELY TOMORORW, WHEN BRYCE HARPER WILL RETURN FOR THE PHILLIES AFTER HAVING TOMMY JOHN SURGERY FOLLOWING THE WORLD SERIES.
OVER THE WEEKEND, THE DENVER NUGGETS HAVE ALREADY GONE UP 2-0 IN THE 2ND ROUND PLAYOFF SERIES AGAINST PHOENIX… LAST NIGHT, MIAMI WON GAME 1 OF THEIR SERIES WITH THE NEW YORK KNICKS.
THERE WAS STILL ONE REMAINING FIRST ROUND SERIES TO BE DECIDED THOUGH, AFTER BEING DOWN 0-2 IN THE SERIES, GOLDEN STATE RALLIED, AND WINS GAME 7 ON THE ROAD LAST NIGHT, ELIMINATING SACRAMENTO.
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