Jared Allen

Minnesota Vikings linebacker and South Dakota native Chad Greenway of Mount Vernon was chosen to play in the NFL Pro Bowl as an injury replacement for Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware, who will not play because of a shoulder injury.  Greenway is the...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Men’s College Basketball--Pittsburgh at Rutgers, 10 a.m. (ESPN2); Wake Forest at Duke, 11 a.m. (ESPNU); Purdue at Michigan State, 11 a.m. (Big 10 Network); Texas at Baylor, 1 p.m. (ESPNU); Ohio State at Illinois, 1:15 p.m....

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Manchester City at Newcastle, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2); Women’s National Teams, Exhibition, United States vs. China, 6 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--East Carolina at North Carolina, 11 a....

MINNEAPOLIS — An hour after his team had slid into the playoffs — and eliminated the Bears — with a 37-34 triumph over the Packers on Sunday, Vikings coach Leslie Frazier offered his support of Lovie Smith. "Lovie's a great coach in our...

|TV SPORTS| NBA Basketball--Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks, 7 p.m. (TNT); San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers, 9:30 p.m. (TNT) NFL Football--Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles, 7 p.m. (NFL Network) High School Basketball--Teams...

MINNEAPOLIS — Lovie Smith stood in the middle of the cramped visitors locker room Sunday afternoon with his hands on his hips waiting for the rest of his team to assemble. A week after melting down in the final minutes and overtime against the...

|TV SPORTS|  |SUNDAY| Women’s College Basketball--Georgetown at Penn State, 11 a.m. (Big 10 Network); South Dakota at Kansas State, 2 p.m. (FXSP) NFL Football--Baltimore Ravens at Washington Redskins, Noon (CBS); Chicago Bears at Minnesota...

The more Bears receivers who go down with injuries and struggle to return, the more embarrassing Lovie Smith looks with his Kellen Davis nonsense. Truth is, even with a full complement of receivers, Smith looks embarrassing with his Davis nonsense....

The Bears offense once again can lean on boot action Sunday at Minnesota and move quarterback Jay Cutler outside of the pocket versus zone coverage. Using the All-22 coaches tape, here is an example of how the Bears rolled the pocket away from defensive...

|TV SPORTS| NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders, 7 p.m. (NFL Network) NBA Basketball--New York Knicks at Miami Heat, 7 p.m. (TNT); Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns, 9:30 p.m. (TNT) Men’s College Basketball--Long Beach State at...

The Vikings placed Percy Harvin on the injured reserve list Wednesday, ending the wide receiver’s season -- a serious blow to a Minnesota team struggling in the passing game.  Harvin had missed the Vikings’ past three games because of a...

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...