Independence Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner sketched out a plan on Thursday for a new Vikings stadium that would have the team paying 40 percent of an estimated $900 million project. Horner told The Associated Press that the state would pay the rest through a penny-per-drink liquor tax statewide, plus revenue from a racino and a tax on game tickets.

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Brad Childress spent Monday in Hattiesburg, Miss., visiting with Brett Favre but one thing the Vikings coach did not do was press the quarterback for a timeline on when he might make a decision about playing in 2010.

That was probably a wise thing considering Childress almost certainly wouldn't have gotten an answer. Favre continues to deal with issues related to his surgically repaired left ankle.

"The deadline? I don't know," Favre told USA Today. "There obviously comes a point where you've probably gone too far, where you just have to move on. He hopes I make the right decision for myself—one way or the other."

The Vikings will hold their first practice in Mankato on July 30.

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Brett Favre can't even make up his mind about his indecisions, it seems. The latest non-update on whether...

The Nashville Tennesseean is reporting that the Tennessee Titans are suing USC head coach Lane Kiffin and the...

Minnesota Vikings running backs coach Eric Bieniemy (bee-EHN'-uh-mee) has been given a promotion. Head coach Brad Childress confirmed Monday that Bieniemy will be assistant head coach for the offense. Bieniemy will continue to be in charge of Adrian Peterson and the rest of the running backs, as he has since joining the staff in 2006 when Childress was hired.

While the world continues to wonder if 40-year-old Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre is going to decide...

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Brad Childress sat forward in his chair and, in his scratchy, out-of-key baritone, started an old Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune. "Getting to know you. Getting to know all about you," Childress sang, the melody barely detectable. This was the Vikings coach's unique explanation of his first season with Brett Favre, the behind-the-scenes back-and-forth that helped frame the man behind...

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress recently paid a visit to Brett Favre at his Mississippi home.

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MINNEAPOLIS - Brett Favre shared a laugh with Brad Childress about the two of them butting heads over the direction of the offence during a recent visit the Minnesota Vikings coach made to Hattiesburg, Miss.

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With the news that Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress has made his pilgrimage to Hattiesburg, Miss.,...

The Jets have the potential to feature a more frightening defense with the addition of Antonio Cromartie.

Minnesota's secondary didn't properly support its star front four in '09.

Chris Johnson and Adrian Peterson led the NFL in rushing the last two seasons, so why is Peterson in seemingly every commercial while Johnson is rarely seen? "It's all about image and perception," Jerry Horowitz, the NFL's director of youth tackle football, told a group of high school players after making the point about the two running backs at a league-run clinic in Queens last...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Lawyers for Minnesota Vikings Kevin Williams and Pat Williams say a judge erred by declining to permanently block the NFL from enforcing their suspensions.

Attorneys for Minnesota Vikings Kevin Williams and Pat Williams say a judge erred by declining to permanently block the NFL from enforcing their suspensions. The argument was made Tuesday in a filing with the Minnesota Court of Appeals. It is another step in the players' long legal battle against their four-game suspensions for violating the NFL's anti-doping policy.