Minnesota Sports Roundup: Peterson knows the milestones in front of him
Minnesota Sports-- Vikings running back Adrian Peterson says he does monitor his numbers and realizes he is approaching some big milestones this season.
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson says he does monitor his numbers and realizes he is approaching some big milestones this season. Peterson has 1600 yards rushing this season, leaving his 400 short of the magical 2000-yard mark. Peterson would need to average just more than 133-yards per game to get to 2000. Peterson would need to a average 168-yards per game to break the single-season NFL rushing record of 2,105 yards held by Eric Dickerson. Peterson has rushed for 100-yards or more in seven consecutive games, which is a Vikings team record. Peterson said yesterday he's aware of all the numbers and his goal is to be the best runner he can be and achieve whatever he can. But, he also said his main goal is to win a Super Bowl. Minnesota is at St. Louis on Sunday for a noon game.
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Sunday's game between the Vikings and Rams will mark the 42nd time the two teams have met. Minnesota leads the series 23-16-and-2, including a 2009 win in Minneapolis 38-10. Prior to the 2009 tilt, however, St. Louis had taken four of the previous five. The Vikes are 14-3-and-2 against the Rams in games in the Twin Cities. The Rams have played against the Vikings only seven times since they moved from Los Angeles to St. Louis.
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Vikings punter Chris Kluwe came under fire from his position coach yesterday. Kluwe was fined for wearing a make-shift patch on his jersey last weekend The patch was promoting former punter Ray Guy for the Hall of Fame. Minnesota special teams coordinator Mike Priefer said yesterday that Kluwe is creating too many distractions. Priefer says Kluwe's antics are "getting old" and he should focus on punting. Earlier this season, Kluwe was an outspoken critic of the state's proposed marriage amendment.
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The Golden Gopher football team will be back on the practice field later today for their fifth practice of the bowl preparation period. Minnesota is set to take on Texas Tech in the December 28th Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas in Houston. The Gophers will also practice tomorrow and Sunday. The NCAA allows 15 total practices leading up to the postseason game.
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St. Thomas has a chance to win the national championship in NCAA Division III football tonight against Mount Union. The unbeaten Tommies will take on a program in Mt. Union that has won ten national titles since 1993, but none since 2008. The national title game is called the Stagg Bowl, named for legendary coach Amos Alonzo Stagg and will take place tonight in Salem, Virginia. The kickoff is slated for 5 p.m. and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN-U. Both teams are 14-and-0 on the season.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves will play at New Orleans tonight in an NBA game. Minnesota has won four of its last five games and is one-game over .500 at 10-and-9 on the season. It might be easy for fans to overlook tonight's game, as the team has hinted that Ricky Rubio will return to the court tomorrow night when Dallas visits the Target Center.
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