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The story of Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell chronicles two women who not only played the sport of hockey at a level few have obtained, but did it while forming a bond and sisterhood that lasts to this day. → Read More
Paul Fenton’s team may not be worthy of raising Lord Stanley’s cup this year, but that doesn’t mean he can’t play a MAJOR role in who does. Call it the "Minnesota Effect," or #MNEffect in hashtag-speak. → Read More
If baseball is all about analytics (that’s why Derek Falvey and Thad Levine were brought here), then show us some numbers that we can believe in. → Read More
As a self-professed football purist Tim McNiff probably wasn’t as bored or bothered as most by the Patriots 13-3 win over the Rams. That being said, he feels the whole Super Bowl thing really feels like it’s been played-out. → Read More
Saints fans are vowing to boycott this year's Super Bowl after being wronged by the officials. Tim McNiff wants to know... "Why didn't Minnesota think of that first?" → Read More
If you wonder about the growth of women’s sports, this story tells us a few things. → Read More
Tim says the Rodgers versus Brady debate is dead after another playoff performance for the ages. → Read More
Denver football insider Mike Klis says Gary Kubiak and his crew, hired by the Vikings this week, will leave a major stamp on the club's 2019-20 offense. → Read More
In five seasons with the Vikings, Zimmer has compiled a respectable record. But, with a 1-2 playoff record, and with the frustrating season the team just completed, Zimmer very much needs to bounce back in 2019. → Read More
The Vikings, once thought to be an elite football team, now have an opportunity to reacquire that status after a mid-season free fall. → Read More
At the time of year when Christmas music has been running 24/7 for more than a month, it was a “golden oldie” that kept going through my mostly vacant head as I was watching the Vikings duel the Dolphins. Instead of Bing Crosby’s classic "White Christmas," or Burl Ives' rendition of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," or even Mariah Carey’s oh-so-catchy "All I Want for Christmas Is You," the song… → Read More
The Vikings trotted out the term "Complementary Football" in happier times, and Tim McNiff says it's time to get back to exactly what that means. → Read More
Tim has an honest question in Tuesday's McNiff's Riffs: At this point, do we even WANT this team to make the playoffs? → Read More
Now, all we needed was for the Vikings vaunted defense to rise up and show Tom Brady that he was foolish for thinking he could play this young man's game at the age of 41! → Read More
If the Vikings are going to beat the Patriots on Sunday and make a run for the Super Bowl, I feel it's Zim who has to channel Bill Belichick. Not necessarily in a "win at all costs" way, but rather where it comes to managing his emotions. → Read More
Only one thing could tarnish this weekend to remember, and that would be the Vikings dropping their primetime showdown against their arch-rivals from Green Bay. Fortunately... it didn't happen. → Read More
When you're a quarterback who is one of the most highly compensated players in the game, you are being paid to be part of the solution, not the problem. That means it's time for Cousins to overcome the offensive line's shortcomings and win. Right now. → Read More
Sunday's loss to the resurgent Bears means that the math gets a touch more complicated, AND urgent when calculating the Vikings' playoff hopes. → Read More
Two running backs taken after Dalvin Cook was selected by the Vikings in the 2017 draft have already become NFL superstars. But before Vikings fans hit the panic button, they should consider the saga of a runner from the past. → Read More
I do not know why these incidents keep happening, but feel we have to do something as a society to try and prevent the next mass shooting. If I don't make a sincere effort to start or foster a conversation on gun violence then I am complicit in my silence. → Read More