Packers players and coaches immediately pointed at the ground as Jerick McKinnon scooped Case Keenum’s pass for an eight-yard gain. More importantly, the Vikings picked up a first down and, five plays later, a field goal for the 17-10 lead in the third quarter of Sunday’s win against the Packers. Keenum hurried the Vikings to the line, but a timeout came from Minnesota’s sideline to prevent anything hasty. Packers coach Mike McCarthy was out of challenges after his second attempt failed in the second quarter. Читать дальше...
Gophers senior Nate Mason and sophomore Amir Coffey were named to the 10-member Big Ten All-Preseason team Thursday at Big Ten Media Day
The NFL is getting predictably unpredictable. For the second straight week, eight underdogs won. And for the second straight week, seven of them were road underdogs. As my upset special, I picked the Bears to win by three as a 7 1/2-point underdog at Baltimore, which they did in overtime. Just not that impressed by Baltimore, particularly that offense. If only I had listened to myself about the Giants at Denver. I wrote, “This one seems like the season’s greatest no-brainer. … But the thing that... Читать дальше...
The Big Ten approved the change to a 20-game conference slate for men's basketball and 18 games for women's basketball starting in 2018-19