Emily Kukors, Nathan Adrian make Wednesday semis at Olympic Trials

Published 7/2/2008 at The Seattle Times: Sports

Two of Seattle's best made it out of morning preliminary races to advance to semifinals Wednesday night at the 2008 U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Swimming... [link]

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Bears show no interest in Jones; neither do 26 other teams

blogdown posted 6/29/2008 from blogdowncb.wordpress.com

If you had visited this site earlier in the month, you would know that there was some speculation the Bears were interested in ex-Lion running back Kevin Jones. In fact, Jones’ doctor even seemed to think the Bears were interested and after Cedric “The Designated Drunk Driver” Benson was waived following his second alcohol-related arrest in five weeks, it appeared the ...

Peterson draws a laugh

Vikings War Cry found this 6/30/2008 on myespn.go.com

Tom Dahlin/Getty Images Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert During a question-and-answer session this week in Norman, Okla., someone asked Minnesota Vikings tailback Adrian Peterson to name the toughest NFL team he has played against. ...

Hey, San Diego Chargers Defense: Vikings' Adrian Peterson Thinks You're a Joke

The Hazean found this 6/30/2008 on sports.aol.com

The best trash talkers in sports, from Muhammad Ali to Joe Namath to the Fab Five to Deion Sanders, have always had two qualities: 1. They're funny. 2. They can back it up on the field. By those two standards, it appears that Minnesota Vikings ...

5 Rookies That Can Be This Years Adrian Peterson

rookiealert posted 6/30/2008 from www.rookiealert.com

A top 5 list of offensive rookies who have the best chance to be this years Adrian Peterson, breakout rookie, overall impact player, and rookie of the year.

Purple Jesus Brings Hardware Home

nepatriotsdraft posted 7/3/2008 from www.nepatriotsdraft.com

After we finished up our, shall we say, controversial series of NFL Division predictions, thoughts of post-season awards started to pop into our minds. According to our projections, we'll have some fresh faces giving speeches and walking off with trophies this year.

Arrowhead Addict | A Kansas City Chiefs Sports Blog • New Era Scouting Ranks L.J. As Second Best RB
As we all know, I’m about as big of a Larry Johnson backer as you’ll find in the universe. I’ve said dozens of times that I think he’s the best pure rusher and second best running back in the league, so that’s nothing ...

FanHouse • Chris Cooley Is Selling an Adrian Peterson Autographed Rookie Card on eBay
If you go to eBay right now you can bid on an autographed rookie card of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson . No surprise there. But it is a little surprising that the seller, identified as cooley717523, is none other than Washington ...

Vikings War Cry • Obama: Vikings Fans Need to be Re-Educated
Figured it’d be appropriate to head into the Independence Day weekend with a Vikings-related story about a presidential candidate. Barack Obama made a campaign stop in Fargo on Thursday and talked a little smack about his favorite NFL squad: ...

The Bad News Bloggers • Top 5: Fantasy Football Rankings
Every once in a little while I've decided to post a top ten list of things in the sports world today. Although it's only July 2nd, why not start with the top 10 Fantasy Football players for this coming year? I mean, who doesn't love Fantasy Football. ...

Olympic swimming trials | Nathan Adrian of Bremerton earns spot on team
Nathan Adrian moved into the final eight of the 100 freestyle at the Olympic trials in Omaha, Neb., after a swim-off, then finished fourth to earn a spot on the U.S. team.

Adrian, Hoelzer advance Friday in Olympic swim trials
Nathan Adrian knows he's close to breaking the 22-second threshold in the 50 freestyle. He can feel it. If the Bremerton native wants to...