Toby Gerhart

- In search of more playing time, South Dakota State 6-foot-3, 215-pound sophomore guard Taevaunn Prince of Toronto is transferring. -  The world’s oldest Olympian will turn 106 Saturday. Walter Walsh competed for Team USA as a pistol shooter in...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Men’s College Basketball--Arkansas at Michigan, 11 a.m. (CBS); Portland at Kentucky, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Long Beach State at Ohio State, 11 a.m. (Big 10 Network); Texas Christian at Tulsa, Noon (FXSP); Colorado at Kansas, 1...

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers got plenty of help. Adrian Peterson got none at all. The Green Bay Packers won a key NFC showdown against division rival Minnesota 23-14 on Sunday at Lambeau Field. With a win by the Packers (8-4) and a loss by the Bears...

MANKATO, Minn. — After losing 11 straight games to NFC North opponents, the Vikings' view of the division might be similar to an ant's view of a Redwood forest. But, believe it or not, they have high hopes. "Stranger things have happened," Vikings...

Christian Ponder didn’t flinch, even against that swarming San Francisco defense. Minnesota’s quarterback has come a long way from his rough rookie season.  Ponder threw two touchdown passes to tight end Kyle Rudolph and ran for another...

Playing in the season opener has been at the forefront of Adrian Peterson’s mind almost since he went down with a torn left ACL in the second-to-last game of the 2011 season.  The length of time it has taken other running backs to return from the...

SAN FRANCISCO - Alex Smith and the San Francisco 49ers picked up right where they left off last season in their preseason opener. Smith tossed a 4-yard touchdown pass to Brett Swain on the opening possession, backup Colin Kaepernick ran 78 yards for a...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The unthinkable lows of the Vikings' 2011 season have players yearning for the days of innocence and optimism, as Minnesota wraps up its season on Sunday against the Chicago Bears. Percy Harvin revisited such a moment last week, a play...

What:   The NFL PREP Leadership Series: Sports Career Expo Where: Pike Performing Arts Center            6701 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268 When:  9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The Sports Career Expo enlists professionals from all aspects of the...

Stephen Tulloch recovered a fumble in the end zone two minutes into the game, Alphonso Smith returned an interception for a score in the second quarter, and a defensive stop in the final moments kept the Lions in the thick of the playoff race. With...

MINNEAPOLIS - It was a Christmas Day conversation between a coach and a devastated player, a coach whose playing career was cut short 25 years ago by the same injury the player now carries with him into an uncertain future. The two had spoken the...

MINNEAPOLIS — Now the hard work begins. The Bears ended a five-game losing streak that crippled a promising season, edging the NFC North cellar-dwelling Vikings 17-13 on Sunday at the Metrodome and setting the stage for a pivotal offseason....