Football

As college football’s regular season nears its end, the postseason picture is starting to take shape. Barring a major shakeup in the polls, Alabama punched its ticket to the national title game. The only thing that remains to be seen is if they’ll have another shot at top-ranked LSU.

The Vikings may play with running back Adrian Peterson afterall.  Peterson said Thursday he expects to play Sunday at Atlanta despite a high ankle sprain.

Green Bay 27 – Detroit 15 Aaron Rodgers threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns, and the Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions 27-15 on Thanksgiving Day. The Packers (11-0) remained unbeaten in part by intercepting Lions’ quarterback Matthew Stafford three times and turning those turnovers into 17 points...

Last week was the final bye week of the 2011 NFL season. All of the teams have now played 10 games of the 16-game season. Six teams got an early start on the playoff push with Thanksgiving Day games, the rest play Sunday and Monday. Here’s a rundown of all the scheduled action for Week 12: Sunday, Nov...

For many schools across the country, this is rivalry week: the game that determines bragging rights and, in many cases, a coach’s future employment. But after last week’s chaotic BCS shakeup, a slew of one-loss teams are suddenly back in the national title mix, anxiously hoping for some SEC upsets to give them a shot. Combine that intrigue with a slew of heated rivalries and teams jockeying for co

Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – 12:30 PM In a key NFC North game, Detroit (7-3) plays host to the undefeated Packers (10-0). With an NFL-best quarterback rating of 128.8, Aaron Rodgers is the leader of Green Bay’s offensive attack, which averages a league-best 35...

The Rocori football team plays Bemidji Saturday at 3pm in the Class 4A State Championship game at the Prep Bowl at the Metrodome, pregame on WJON at 2:45 with Ty James and Chris Chapman.

The Vikings lost 27-21 at home to the Oakland Raiders Sunday afternoon at Mall of America Field.  Minnesota fell behind 24-7 but scored 14 4th quarter points to make the game interesting.  Christian Ponder was 19-33 passing for 211 yards and 2 touchdowns with 3 interceptions and he ran for 71 yards to lead the team...

The Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers continued their fantastic seasons, while the Baltimore Ravens moved into first place in the AFC North. Meanwhile, several other teams continued win streaks. Here’s a recap of all of the NFL scores and action from Week 11...

The day started with Lee Corso letting loose an expletive on ‘College Gameday,’ and things just got crazier from there. The BCS was officially thrown into chaos as three of the nation’s top five teams all went down to defeat.

The St. Cloud State football team lost 48-38 in the first round of the NCAA Division II Super Region #3 Saturday afternoon at Husky Stadium in St. Cloud.

The Rocori football team defeated Hill Murray 37-35 in the Class 4A State Semifinals at the Metrodome Saturday afternoon.