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&lt;br /&gt;</description><category>Technology</category><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:31:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>USC?s Jasper Brinkley Signs With Minnesota Vikings - WJBF.com</title><link>http://www.wjbf.com/jbf/sports/college/article/uscs_jasper_brinkley_signs_with_minnesota_vikings/16528/?FORM=ZZNR3</link><guid>http://www.wjbf.com/jbf/sports/college/article/uscs_jasper_brinkley_signs_with_minnesota_vikings/16528/?FORM=ZZNR3546</guid><description>The Minnesota Vikings have signed fifth-round draft pick Jasper Brinkley. Brinkley is a linebacker from South Carolina. He received second-team All-SEC honors last year after recording 65 tackles with the Gamecocks. Terms of the deal were not ... </description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fantasy Football: Three Sleepers You Can't Afford to Sleep On</title><link>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211692-fantasy-football-three-sleepers-you-cant-afford-to-sleep-on</link><guid>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211692-fantasy-football-three-sleepers-you-cant-afford-to-sleep-on905</guid><description>It's 1 a.m., and all I can think about is sleep. Not sleeping, mind you, but sleepers.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:48:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minnesota Vikings - Orlando Sentinel</title><link>http://www.courant.com/topic/sports/minnesota-vikings-ORSPT000048.topic?FORM=ZZNR2</link><guid>http://www.courant.com/topic/sports/minnesota-vikings-ORSPT000048.topic?FORM=ZZNR2906</guid><description>News item: The Orioles open a three-game interleague series against the Washington Nationals tonight at Camden Yards after an up-and-down road trip through Philadelphia and Miami. My take: I've got to believe that's the first time in recorded history</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Saints train on road for third straight year</title><link>http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009907040321</link><guid>http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009907040321907</guid><description>The New Orleans Saints will take a portion of their training camp on the road this summer as they'll work with the Houston Texans in advance of their preseason game on Aug.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minnesota Vikings - Orlando Sentinel</title><link>http://www.courant.com/topic/sports/minnesota-vikings-ORSPT000048.topic?FORM=ZZNR4</link><guid>http://www.courant.com/topic/sports/minnesota-vikings-ORSPT000048.topic?FORM=ZZNR4908</guid><description>News item: The Orioles open a three-game interleague series against the Washington Nationals tonight at Camden Yards after an up-and-down road trip through Philadelphia and Miami. My take: I've got to believe that's the first time in recorded history</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sources: Vikings have already signed Favre - KARE</title><link>http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=815650&amp;FORM=ZZNR3</link><guid>http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=815650&amp;FORM=ZZNR3909</guid><description>Brett Favre already has been signed by the Minnesota Vikings, who are waiting for the right time to announce it, Profootballtalk.com reported, citing unnamed sources. Favre's agent, Bus Cook, denied the report in an e-mail to the St. Paul Pioneer ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mayfield needs to sit and think</title><link>http://www.jacksonville.com/sports/columnists/gene_frenette/2009-07-04/story/mayfield_needs_to_sit_and_think</link><guid>http://www.jacksonville.com/sports/columnists/gene_frenette/2009-07-04/story/mayfield_needs_to_sit_and_think910</guid><description>Whether it happened because he mixed an allergy medication with a prescription drug for attention deficit disorder, as Mayfield claims, or another means, the fact remains that four tests came up positive for a banned substance.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:35:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Fives: Favre, Franken and fireworks -- the week in preview - Rapid City Journal</title><link>http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2009/07/02/news/top/doc4a4c957c40dab039505047.txt?FORM=ZZNR8</link><guid>http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2009/07/02/news/top/doc4a4c957c40dab039505047.txt?FORM=ZZNR8911</guid><description>As part of the weekly Fives roundup, I generally wrap up the week that was, highlighting the top stories, videos, polls, etc. from the site. But this week, I won't be working on Friday in observance of the long Fourth of July holiday. So instead of ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fantasy Factory: Analyzing Picks One Through Ten</title><link>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211637-fantasy-factory-analyzing-picks-one-through-ten-no-1-3</link><guid>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211637-fantasy-factory-analyzing-picks-one-through-ten-no-1-3912</guid><description>I promised I wouldn't let an article get written about Fantasy Football until at least the Fourth of July.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:07:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Washington Redskins Forgotten Classic: Williams Nails Down the Job - Bleacherreport.com</title><link>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/210544-redskins-forgotten-classic-williams-nails-down-the-job?FORM=ZZNR</link><guid>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/210544-redskins-forgotten-classic-williams-nails-down-the-job?FORM=ZZNR913</guid><description>This game, the 1987 regular season finale, had no significance in and of itself for Washington. The Redskins already had wrapped up the division title and their playoff seeding was set. The significance of this contest was the Jay Schroeder started ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Suby brothers united on Tracy Expre.....</title><link>http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/510801.html</link><guid>http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/510801.html914</guid><description>Chemistry can go a long ways on the baseball diamond. Teams strive to be more than a bustle of players, or even friends - teams strive to be like a band of brothers.</description><category>High School Sports,Minnesota High School Sports</category><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:54:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Marvin Ramstad, 89, father of congressman, judge dies - Minneapolis Star Tribune</title><link>http://www.startribune.com/politics/49649707.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUF&amp;FORM=ZZNR4</link><guid>http://www.startribune.com/politics/49649707.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUF&amp;FORM=ZZNR4915</guid><description>Marvin Ramstad, father of former U.S. congressman Jim Ramstad and Minnesota Tax Court Judge Sheryl Ramstad, died of respiratory failure Wednesday at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. He was 89. Ramstad, former president and CEO of Midwest Motors ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thomson twins living the NFL dream</title><link>http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/07/04/pro_529859.shtml</link><guid>http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/07/04/pro_529859.shtml916</guid><description>Casper and Jasper Brinkley remember watching NFL games on television before they ever got to the first grade.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Got a No. 4 Minnesota Vikings Brett Favre jersey? It isn't officially ...  - Pioneer Press</title><link>http://www.twincities.com/ci_12741355?source=most_emailed&amp;FORM=ZZNR3</link><guid>http://www.twincities.com/ci_12741355?source=most_emailed&amp;FORM=ZZNR3917</guid><description>Any report of a mass-produced, league-approved Brett Favre Minnesota Vikings jersey is premature, an NFL spokesman said this morning. "We wait until there is a player contract that has been approved, then we begin mass producing them," league ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Former Hawkeye takes over Iowa Lake.....</title><link>http://www.esthervilledailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/503936.html</link><guid>http://www.esthervilledailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/503936.html918</guid><description>A Blue Earth, Minn., native has been named as the new head wrestling coach and housing manager at Iowa Lakes Community College.</description><category>Sports Etc.,Sports</category><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:11:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NFL: Minnesota Vikings Brett Favre official jerseys aren't being ...  - Pioneer Press</title><link>http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_12741355?nclick_check=1&amp;FORM=ZZNR2</link><guid>http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_12741355?nclick_check=1&amp;FORM=ZZNR2919</guid><description>Any report of a mass-produced, league-approved Brett Favre Minnesota Vikings jersey is premature, an NFL spokesman said this morning. "We wait until there is a player contract that has been approved, then we begin mass producing them," league ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NFL: Minnesota Vikings Brett Favre official jerseys aren't being ...  - Pioneer Press</title><link>http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_12741355?nclick_check=1&amp;FORM=ZZNR5</link><guid>http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_12741355?nclick_check=1&amp;FORM=ZZNR5920</guid><description>Any report of a mass-produced, league-approved Brett Favre Minnesota Vikings jersey is premature, an NFL spokesman said this morning. "We wait until there is a player contract that has been approved, then we begin mass producing them," league ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Funniest blog I have ever read</title><link>http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/messages/chrono/15733002/0/0/15881593#ID15881593</link><guid>http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/messages/chrono/15733002/0/0/15881593#ID15881593921</guid><description>From a NFL fan without bios in your division, I belive the Vikings are the team to beat in the NFC North.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:52:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random (not idle) thoughts - New London Day</title><link>http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=5a5acf38-acca-485a-938a-b84499e9179a&amp;FORM=ZZNR10</link><guid>http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=5a5acf38-acca-485a-938a-b84499e9179a&amp;FORM=ZZNR10922</guid><description>Since being drafted with the fourth pick in the 2004 draft out of the University of Minnesota, Lindsay Whalen has established herself as one of the WNBA's elite point guards. Last year, she finished second in WNBA MVP voting to Candace Parker in the ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thomson NFL twins are back in town</title><link>http://www.nbcaugusta.com/news/georgia/49886477.html</link><guid>http://www.nbcaugusta.com/news/georgia/49886477.html923</guid><description>The Brinkley brothers are back in town. Thomson natives and NFL players Jasper and Casper Brinkley signed autographs Friday afternoon at Ann Taylor Certified Pre-owned Car and Truck Sales in Augusta.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:43:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2009 NFL Free Agent Signings List - Associated Press</title><link>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_FREE_AGENT_SIGNINGS?SITE=FLPAP&amp;SECTION=SPORTS&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;CTIME=2009-06-30-23-30-41&amp;FORM=ZZNR9</link><guid>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_FREE_AGENT_SIGNINGS?SITE=FLPAP&amp;SECTION=SPORTS&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;CTIME=2009-06-30-23-30-41&amp;FORM=ZZNR9924</guid><description>ARIZONA CARDINALS (AP) -- Signed Dominque Byrd, TE; Anthony Becht, TE; Mike Leach, LS; Rodney Leisle, DT; Keith Lewis, S; Bryant McFadden, CB; Donovan Raiola, C; Oliver Ross, OT; and Jason Wright, RB. Re-signed Bertrand Berry, DE; Elton Brown, OL ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Brinkley brothers make stop in CSRA</title><link>http://www.aikenstandard.com/LocalSports/0704Brinkley-bros</link><guid>http://www.aikenstandard.com/LocalSports/0704Brinkley-bros925</guid><description>Jasper and Casper Brinkley were on the same side Friday for what might be one of the last times in a long while.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:21:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bard is beached in 'As You Like It' - Fresno Bee</title><link>http://www.fresnobee.com/lifestyle/arts/story/1512652.html?FORM=ZZNR6</link><guid>http://www.fresnobee.com/lifestyle/arts/story/1512652.html?FORM=ZZNR6926</guid><description>It?s time to hit the beach, Shakespeare fans. Director Michael Peterson is setting the Woodward Shakespeare Festival production of ?As You Like It,? which opens Thursday, in the raging ?Summer of Love? of 1960s Southern California. We ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pure Fantasy: Catch the right receivers</title><link>http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/page2/Pure_Fantasy_Catch_the_right_receivers.html</link><guid>http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/page2/Pure_Fantasy_Catch_the_right_receivers.html927</guid><description>Here are some things to keep in mind when you draft receivers for your fantasy football team this year: Sleepers Laveranues Coles, Bengals : He'll try to fill the void left by T.J. Houshmandzadeh, although their styles are different.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:05:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vikings sign seventh-round pick Sanford - Winona Daily News</title><link>http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2009/07/04/nfl/00vikings.txt?FORM=ZZNR</link><guid>http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2009/07/04/nfl/00vikings.txt?FORM=ZZNR928</guid><description>EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) ? The Minnesota Vikings have signed seventh-round draft pick Jamarca Sanford. Sanford is a safety who started all 44 games he played at Mississippi and was a team captain during his senior year. Sanford earned SEC defensive ... </description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reports Say that Brett Favre is Close To Purchasing A Condo In Edina</title><link>http://www.nflgridirongab.com/2009/07/03/reports-say-that-brett-favre-is-close-to-purchasing-a-condo-in-minneapolis/</link><guid>http://www.nflgridirongab.com/2009/07/03/reports-say-that-brett-favre-is-close-to-purchasing-a-condo-in-minneapolis/929</guid><description>Yes, the clock continues to tick as to when Brett Favre and the announcement of him officially being a member of the Minnesota Vikings will be made.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:35:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Saints train on road for third straight year - The Daily Advertiser</title><link>http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20090704/SPORTS/907040321/Saints-train-on-road-for-third-straight-year?FORM=ZZNR8</link><guid>http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20090704/SPORTS/907040321/Saints-train-on-road-for-third-straight-year?FORM=ZZNR8930</guid><description>The New Orleans Saints will take a portion of their training camp on the road this summer as they'll work with the Houston Texans in advance of their preseason game on Aug. 22 in Reliant Stadium. Coach Sean Payton's team will go against the Texans on ... </description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2009: The Greatest Sports Year Ever</title><link>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211529-2009-the-greatest-sports-year-ever</link><guid>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211529-2009-the-greatest-sports-year-ever931</guid><description>For me, this has been the best year in sports. Every so often, we as sports fans, are granted a reprieve... by General Peppers 31 reads Opinion  For me, this has been the best year in sports.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:16:10 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>