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Bemidji State running back Dustin Kroeplin runs a drill during a recent practice. The fourth-year starter is among 18 seniors on an experienced Beavers roster. BSU opens their season against Upper Iowa tonight at 6 p.m. at Chet Anderson Stadium. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Conference title, playoff hopes begin today for BSU football team

BEMIDJI – It wouldn’t be quite accurate to say it’s “Now or never” for the Bemidji State football team. But for the Beavers’ talented senior class, it’s their last shot...

sports Thu, Aug 30, 2012 - 11:32pm

Bismarck's Stanley Jones forces a fumble on Packer quarterback Nickolas Roehrich Friday night at Packer Field in West Fargo. David Samson / Forum Communications Co.

Demons trounce Packers in opener

Last fall, the Bismarck Demons went 11-1 and claimed the North Dakota Class 3A State Championship. In the season opener against the West Fargo Packers on Friday night, the Demons,...

sports / Packers Wed, Aug 29, 2012 - 12:00am

San Diego Chargers kicker Nick Novak (9) and punter Mike Scifres (5) celebrate Novak's game-winning field goal against the Minnesota Vikings in the second half of their preseason game on Friday in Minneapolis. The Chargers won 12-10. /Genevieve Ross | Associated Press

Chargers win field goal fight with Vikings 12-10

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The San Diego Chargers escaped from a sloppy preseason game with some confidence in their defense. Their kickers were in fine form, too. Nick Novak's 45-yard field...

sports Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 11:53pm

MSU-Mankato football coach faces porn case

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — The head football coach at Minnesota State, Mankato, was charged Wednesday with two counts related to child pornography after authorities said they found nude images of...

sports Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 10:25pm

Vikings counting on Guion but knee injury persists

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were excited about the progress Letroy Guion was making in his transition from one defensive tackle spot to the other. He showed up...

sports Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 10:24pm

Sophomore running back Sam Olson powers through Shanley defenders at the Packers' scrimmage on Friday evening. David Samson / Forum Communications Co.

Packers ready for football season

The West Fargo Packers football team takes the field for its first regular season game at home against Bismarck this Friday night, and with a crew of 92 players, half...

sports / Packers Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 12:00am

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson runs with the ball during training camp recently. The Vikings have expressed a desire to give Peterson some preseason carries to give his mind, his body and his surgically repaired left knee more confidence for the games that count starting in September. But now they’re backing off, not wanting to expose Peterson to a freak hit in a meaningless exhibition that could negate all the progress he’s made. Jerry Holt | Star Tribune

Peterson tells Vikings their no-preseason plan is OK

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have a better idea about how to finish preparing Adrian Peterson and his surgically repaired left knee for the season. The plan, simply,...

sports Tue, Aug 21, 2012 - 10:49pm

MSU Mankato football coach booked in child porn case

EAGLE LAKE (AP) — The head football coach at Minnesota State, Mankato, is in custody on charges related to child pornography. Todd Hoffner was booked into the Blue Earth County...

sports Tue, Aug 21, 2012 - 3:48pm

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Audie Cole (57) is congratulated by teammates after scoring on an interception against Buffalo Bills quarterback Vince Young in the second half of their preseason game Friday in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 36-14. Genevieve Ross | Associated Press

Interceptions must increase for Vikings to improve

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings tied for the league lead last season in sacks, so opposing quarterbacks should’ve been flustered into forcing plenty of bad throws that the...

sports Mon, Aug 20, 2012 - 11:33pm

Bemidji State University running back Dustin Kroeplin finds a hole in the defense during a recent practice at BSU. Kroeplin, a four-year starter in the backfield, is one of the leaders of an experienced BSU offense this season. Jack Hittinger | Bemidji Pioneer

Experience matters: Bemidji State offense has senior leadership on its side

BEMIDJI – It’s subtle, but Dustin Kroeplin sees the change in the Bemidji State University offense already. It’s only been a year, but the senior running back says that year...

sports Sat, Aug 18, 2012 - 9:45pm

Minnesota Vikings running back Jerome Felton (42) scores a touchdown as Buffalo Bills linebacker Nick Barnett (50) looks on in the first half of their preseason game Friday in Minneapolis. Genevieve Ross | Associated Press

Ponder thrives for Vikings in 36-14 win over Bills

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Christian Ponder isn't a rookie anymore. In his second preseason with Minnesota, he looks a lot more polished than that. Ponder threw a first-quarter touchdown pass in...

sports Fri, Aug 17, 2012 - 11:24pm

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson runs during training camp Tuesday in Mankato. Peterson says he’s always planned on suiting up and playing in the first regular season game this year. Jerry Holt | The Star Tribune/AP

Peterson has never doubted playing in Vikings opener

MANKATO (AP) — The NFL season starts for Minnesota on Sept. 9, barely eight months after Adrian Peterson had reconstructive surgery on his ripped-up left knee. Despite the medical advances...

sports Wed, Aug 15, 2012 - 11:20pm

Bemidji State safety, outside linebacker positions up for grabs

BEMIDJI – The good news for the Bemidji State football team is that seven of the starters from the Beavers’ vaunted “Gang Green” defense return from a wildly successful 2011...

sports Wed, Aug 15, 2012 - 11:13pm

Members of the Bemidji State offensive line unit work on drills during a recent practice at BSU. The line will have an all-new look this year, with the same faces moving to different positions. Jack Hittinger | Bemidji Pioneer

Bemidji State offensive line does the shuffle

BEMIDJI – The movement on the Bemidji State offensive line for the 2012 season almost looks like steps to a very strange and intricate dance: Right to right, right to...

sports Tue, Aug 14, 2012 - 11:13pm

Vikings' run defense still under construction

MANKATO (AP) — Preseason games can be difficult to analyze and often misleading, but no NFL team feels good about allowing 260 yards rushing in one night. That's what happened...

sports Tue, Aug 14, 2012 - 2:44pm

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