The National Football League announced that three community-minded NFL players will be recognized during Super Bowl week as finalists for the WALTER PAYTON NFL MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD. Matt Birk of the Baltimore Ravens, Philip Rivers of the San Diego Charg

It is the receiver who, despite all odds, was able to fill in at cornerback and make a key play to keep his team in the game. It is the fan who found the strength to rise above the miserable conditions at home, inspired by his fa

Editor's Note: Minnesota Vikings punter, Tripping Icarus bass guitarist, video game aficionado and Twitter icon (ChrisWarcraft) Chris Kluwe makes his Super Bowl prediction for the Pioneer Press. One thing this year has shown is that the NFL is now a qua

Here at DN we like to give the people what they want. Sometimes we're better at that than we are at other times, but creating the best interactive Minnesota Vikings fan community is the goal. And it is that interactive quality that has made the Ultimate

We're all well aware that punter Chris Kluwe is one of the Minnesota Vikings' more interesting characters. In addition to being an avid gamer and (for my money) the best follow on Twitter, he's also part of a band called Tripping Icarus. He's the bass pl

“Stop it, be an analyst not a douchebag.” Terrell Suggs just earned a huge notch in my respect belt for calling out Tim Tebow lover Skip Bayless on ESPN. I personally gave up on watching ESPN when games are not playing because they have turned into a Fox