Football

The state champion Becker Bulldogs were honored as being one of the top high school sports teams in the country by MaxPreps.

Three Minnesota Vikings have been selected to the 2015 NFL All Rookie Team.

The season came to a heartbreaking end for the 2015 Minnesota Vikings, but 11 wins and a division title makes it a strong season to build on for next year. Here are five things we learned this year, and five questions heading into next season for the Minnesota Vikings:

Minnesota Vikings tight end Rhett Ellison has a torn patellar tendon in his right knee that will require surgery and a six-month recovery.

The Minnesota Vikings are in the playoffs for the first time in three years after last (Sunday) night's 49-17 win verse the New York Giants. The Vikings have been playing excellent football over the last several weeks and have a chance to be division winners as they get set to face the Green Bay Packer.

The Minnesota Vikings say Wells Fargo is using illuminated rooftop signs on two buildings near the team's new stadium in an effort to "photo bomb" the facility, which is named for a Wells Fargo competitor.

Returning to practice following last Thursday's game, the Minnesota Vikings defense was still without three starters in linebacker Anthony Barr, defensive tackle Linval Joseph and safety Harrison Smith.

St. Thomas offensive tackle David Simmet and St. John's running back Sam Sura are among four finalists for the 2015 Gagliardi Trophy.

ATLANTA -  The Minnesota Vikings beat the Atlanta Falcons 20-10 Sunday. Adrian Peterson ran for 158 yards and a pair of touchdowns, Matt Ryan threw two more interceptions. The Vikings came back from a 30-13 loss to Green Bay. Minnesota (8-3) jumped ahead on Peterson's 1-yard run in the opening quarter, and clinched it when he got loose on a 35-yard scamper down the sideline with 4:15 remaining in

It was a dominating finish to what was an impressive season for the Becker Bulldogs who captured the Class 4A title yesterday (Friday) 35-14 against South St. Paul at TCF Bank Stadium.