MINNESOTA SPORTS FAN DAILY: Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Back to business after the bye.#BringItHome

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— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 8, 2018

Coach Zimmer is setting the bar high for #Vikings fans on Sunday.#BringItHome pic.twitter.com/xNOZsWaCew

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 9, 2018

Coach Zimmer is getting the @NFL's #1 defense ready to go up against one of the league's top offenses Sunday.

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— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 8, 2018

#mnvikings not fueled by Saints' upset in 2009 NFC title game —
most weren't even NFL players then https://t.co/gZ92FPiQ1X pic.twitter.com/K2oyZmeKar

— Access Vikings (@AccessVikings) January 8, 2018

#mnvikings get Elflein back to face Saints, but offensive line still making adjustments https://t.co/G3uNDn8XlY pic.twitter.com/b9WHKwi2oy

— Access Vikings (@AccessVikings) January 8, 2018

Vikings surprise 99-year-old lifelong fan with tickets to her first playoff game https://t.co/ULYvhOr74X pic.twitter.com/rrpOmyKcsQ

— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) January 8, 2018

Pat Shurmur won't be going to Chicago. #DaBears hire Kansas City offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as head coach. https://t.co/7MVCRRPcK8 #Vikings #NFL pic.twitter.com/FkCCFEQOGU

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) January 8, 2018

Lots of things have changed since the #Vikings and Saints met for the NFC championship in 2009. But one thing remains very much the same. @GoesslingStrib on Drew Brees. https://t.co/ZIBuoYxMI4 pic.twitter.com/WLtL72bxOI

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) January 8, 2018

No revenge factor: Vikings past and present say 2009 loss to Saints is ancient history https://t.co/2UcXdtSmep pic.twitter.com/pU5Lad63yk

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 9, 2018

Mike Zimmer says Vikings will ‘take our time’ with Sam Bradford’s recovery https://t.co/KHVWBnICW1 pic.twitter.com/GAuQDJwb6U

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 9, 2018

Vikings favored against Saints, but Everson Griffen still vows to ‘shock the world’ https://t.co/bD5ycbEcm4 pic.twitter.com/PcsD6Gog8z

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 9, 2018

Vikings gift 99-year-old fan with tickets to Sunday’s game https://t.co/oU5t9fcWQd pic.twitter.com/7Ms6nWHKAP

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 9, 2018

127-99 WIN
Final stats ?⤵️@22wiggins 25p | 6r@JimmyButler 21p | 8r | 9a | 3s@KarlTowns 19p | 12r | 4a@TajGibson22 16p | 13r@GorguiDieng 11p | 8r | 2a@JCrossover 10p | 3a@NemanjaBjelica 7p | 2r@1Tyus 6p | 8a | 2s@Thirty2zero 4p | 3r | 2a@GTMGH3 4p@ShabazzMuhammad 4p

— Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 9, 2018

Monday night well spent. #AllEyesNorth https://t.co/QMaHxd89FL

— Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 9, 2018

Mood is electric as #Twolves surge past LeBron, Cavs, writes @chipscoggins https://t.co/ueo7slndGk pic.twitter.com/OhGV4wGEt6

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) January 9, 2018

#Twolves stomp Cavaliers in biggest statement game of season https://t.co/cutgaUbKOF pic.twitter.com/LZwYrVuqcm

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) January 9, 2018

Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns showing ‘maturity and growth’ https://t.co/BjqL8lKB6q pic.twitter.com/R4jRjt2zaq

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 9, 2018

LeBron, Kevin Love heap praise upon resurgent (but not young) Timberwolves https://t.co/iNSbmoOuFg pic.twitter.com/8Uj3irDGSx

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 9, 2018

What. A. Win.

Here's @JonKrawczynski with the evidence. #AllEyesNorthhttps://t.co/Onhe3m7VZa

— The Athletic (@TheAthleticMIN) January 9, 2018

Koivu has the flu, may miss Tuesday's #mnwild game vs. Flames. @theothermegryan has details from practice: https://t.co/XBCxRHfQrc pic.twitter.com/1P5hLGraee

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) January 8, 2018

Unique All-Star format might mean a snub for #mnwild's Staal https://t.co/E8wWOZ54vl pic.twitter.com/NHYIPsSo0T

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) January 9, 2018

Oops. Just Oops. #Skol #Vikings https://t.co/rsiTZG8KLO pic.twitter.com/KRONBgxl96

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) January 8, 2018

Who will represent Wild in All-Star Game? It should be Eric Staal https://t.co/Be1VMcedpy pic.twitter.com/QFixVBbIBn

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 9, 2018

The #mnwild GM spoke to @RussoHockey about his team's up-and-down play and gave his thoughts on how the rest of the season will shake out. https://t.co/KoPGThn8VK

— The Athletic (@TheAthleticMIN) January 8, 2018

Former Gopher DC/HC, Tracy Claeys, has found a new job.

?: @TheJohnnyMN https://t.co/5r9IKS4OtT

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 9, 2018

The Saints are just the first chapter in the GREATEST redemption story of ALL-TIME… #SKOL

?: @TheJohnnyMN https://t.co/ALvLTPvAxP

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 8, 2018

It looks like “Chilly Time” is over…

?: @TheJohnnyMN https://t.co/i3kjfMsKDJ

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 8, 2018

Jordan Murphy could break a HUGE record on Wednesday. #Gophers #SkiUMah

?: @TheJohnnyMN https://t.co/CK1G6fQGAN

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 9, 2018

#SUSPENDISAIAHTHOMAS #AllEyesNorth pic.twitter.com/t1KsmeJC5w

— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) January 9, 2018

Warmer weather came in like.. pic.twitter.com/4L8y6RoXF5

— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) January 8, 2018

Edina puts novel $100-per-game livestreaming charge into boys' hockey home games to counter attendance drop. @David_LaVaque reports: https://t.co/lrppYzdxH3 #mshsl pic.twitter.com/6xMBdkczgO

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) January 9, 2018

Former #Gophers football coach Claeys hired as Washington State defensive coordinator https://t.co/dO5Q9oPxCS pic.twitter.com/S2NjpmAg1j

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) January 8, 2018

Twins sign former major leaguer Jordan Pacheco https://t.co/cyFb766fZ6 pic.twitter.com/1pBI6PvNDe

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) January 8, 2018

Richard Pitino not ruling out more starting lineup changes for #Gophers. @Marcus_R_Fuller writes: https://t.co/RQqhvRAzDn #B1G pic.twitter.com/odazAsH9a5

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) January 8, 2018

Gophers basketball player Reggie Lynch has appealed a long suspension handed down Thursday by a university panel but faces a potentially long process that could mean he has played his last game for the University of Minnesota. https://t.co/Oj3Yj5Q54U pic.twitter.com/pJYxz7y87v

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 9, 2018

Twins’ newly signed Zach Duke guaranteed $2.15 million https://t.co/6W1fz2WEYW pic.twitter.com/rqXc2bZ7je

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 9, 2018

Minnesota United’s Christian Ramirez gets U.S. national team call-up https://t.co/4SMoBcBOq4 #MNUFC pic.twitter.com/Pd0wRgHso2

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 9, 2018

Former Gophers coach Tracy Claeys to be hired as Washington State assistant https://t.co/Bha3AGOVZR pic.twitter.com/J8b2kV3RY4

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 9, 2018

Crown ’em!

The Tide get it done with an OT walk-off! pic.twitter.com/eDukn9r0dC

— ESPN (@espn) January 9, 2018

GAME. WINNER. DOT. GIF.

The legend of Tua Tagovailoa has just begun. #RollTide pic.twitter.com/wlhjTNCOi5

— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) January 9, 2018

Nick Saban now has more national titles than all other active FBS coaches … combined. pic.twitter.com/Osep6TznOD

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 9, 2018

If the new rankings look weird, it’s because they are.

60% of the AP Top-25 lost last week. A full rundown of the madness: https://t.co/yraYZmEeY6

— SB Nation CBB (@SBNationCBB) January 8, 2018

Cameron Jordan trolls Cam Newton by sending a bottle of wine to the Panthers’ stadium https://t.co/9VdmfzAHIE

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 9, 2018

Tom Brady and Marcus Mariota will have the biggest age gap between opposing starting QBs in NFL playoff history. pic.twitter.com/c0Y8UetMuN

— ESPN (@espn) January 8, 2018

Walk-off: Alabama beats Georgia in overtime for national title, Saban's sixth championship https://t.co/nAa2F6iKQc pic.twitter.com/wtlMhBfxT6

— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) January 9, 2018

The Loop’s Super Bowl LII Countdown: Worst games https://t.co/YCZOf3jOYR pic.twitter.com/gd3Iv5U3QE

— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) January 9, 2018

LeBrun: Parity in the NHL is real, and it's here to stay https://t.co/aQE5bs0Qnc

— The Athletic (@TheAthleticMIN) January 8, 2018

NHL writer roundtable: The Athletic's NHL team audits their 2017-18 projections https://t.co/k1SrVksFwP

— The Athletic (@TheAthleticMIN) January 8, 2018

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