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The Wild trimmed its roster by 17 Saturday.

Khris Davis’ second home run gave the Twins their 14th walkoff loss of the season.

Paul Molitor says those pitching debuts — good or bad — can’t be trusted

Glen Taylor reportedly told other teams to call him instead of Tom Thibodeau.

The Vikings face the Bills, a team considered to be the worst in the league, on a week when they lose a few players and get center Pat Elflein back.

The veteran defenseman has remained positive despite some idle times while playing for NHL teams.

Pat Elflein, after offseason shoulder and ankle surgeries, hasn’t seen live action since last season.

Safety Andrew Sendejo was fined again by the NFL for play deemed unnecessarily rough. The 31-year-old Sendejo was fined $53,482 for the hit on Packers receiver Davante Adams that was flagged as unnecessary roughness during last weekend’s 29-29 tie. The penalty turned a 16-yard catch into a 31-yard gain for the Packers on a drive that ended in a field goal. This is the third time in Sendejo’s last 15 games for which he’s been fined or suspended due to a helmet-to-helmet hit or unnecessary roughness. The NFL fined Sendejo for a helmet-to-helmet hit during the Vikings’ Week 3 win against...

Vikings defensive end Stephen Weatherly will get the start on Sunday, but don't tell his mom. It's a surprise.

Running back Dalvin Cook and defensive end Everson Griffen will be held out of Sunday’s game against the Bills after neither player practiced all week, according to Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer. Cook left last weekend’s game in Green Bay with a hamstring injury suffered during overtime. He worked off to the side of practice this week with strength and conditioning coach Mark Uyeyama. Griffen is listed with a knee injury and hasn’t been seen on the practice field this week. He’s been around the Vikings facilities, but the veteran pass rusher will miss just his third game since...

In Mike Zimmer’s five seasons, the Vikings have made just 81.6 percent of their field goals, among the worst percentages in the league.

Welcome to the Friday edition of The Cooler, where we understand that sometimes you run out of essential goods and need to improvise. Let’s get to it: *In addition to performing nicely as an injury replacement on my fantasy football team Thursday night, Jets running back Isaiah Crowell somehow also managed to avoid the ire of Chief Booty-Related Touchdown Celebration Officer Joe Buck. Buck, you might recall, was none too impressed when the Vikings played the Packers in the playoffs after the 2004 season and Randy Moss celebrated a TD at Lambeau Field with his “fake moon.” Buck’s...

The Vikings began the week with about $1.748 million in salary cap space, before a flurry of moves designed to modify several position groups and (most notably) add a new kicker to the roster following the release of Daniel Carlson. Now that the dust has (mostly) settled on those moves, the Vikings find their financial position to be especially snug. According to sources with access to NFLPA salary data, the Vikings have about $150,000 left in salary cap space after the release of tackle David Parry, who was cut to make room for Tom Johnson. Parry was on a non-guaranteed deal worth $630,000,...

Gophers coach P.J. Fleck believes he can keep the winning ways going with the Gophers. And for the Vikings, standout defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson said he's aiming for an "All-Pro season."

Vikings long snapper Kevin McDermott has worked with five different kickers since 2015.