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Wife of ex-Minnesota Vikings player’s vehicular homicide trial may end today

May 2, 2012 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

Amy Senser, wife of former Minnesota Vikings player Joe Senser is facing three counts of felony vehicular homicide. If she’s convicted one or all of the felony counts, the state’s sentencing guidelines recommend a prison sentence of four years. The misdemeanor count carries a maximum of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.

The 45 year old took the stand Monday, with both the prosecution and defense making their closing arguments Tuesday. The jury deliberated for four hours and then recessed.

Deliberations will continue this morning.

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2013 NFL Mock Draft 5-2-12

May 1, 2012 By paulmbanks 2 Comments

It’s never to early. The draft order is utterly random, with consideration to how things might play out given what we know in today’s NFL. Team needs were sometimes, but not always considered, as this is highly subject to change. Let’s get to the 5 Ws of the players making the transition from Saturdays to Sundays.

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Minnesota Vikings top draft pick Matt Kalil has hot mom, sister (pics)

April 30, 2012 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

The Minnesota Vikings switched picks with the Cleveland Browns but the draft choices remained the same as everyone predicted them. Alabama running back Trent Richardson went to the Browns, USC offensive tackle Matt Kalil went to the Vikings. They simply swapped places at #3 and #4 overall. But who knew a mild version of eugenics was going on with Kalil’s family. (This story got lost in the internet mania over Lauren Tannehill)

From CBS Sports:

Based on family history, Matt Kalil was destined to be an outstanding physical specimen. His father was a pro football player, his brother is a starter in the NFL and his mother was Miss California. Now pro scouts say he soon may be regarded as the best in the family, not counting mom of course, although Matt was recognized by Playboy Magazine himself – as a 2011 Preseason All American.

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Two more Notre Dame players selected on NFL Draft’s final day

April 30, 2012 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

With Michael Floyd and Harrison Smith going in the first round on Thursday night, Notre Dame was well represented at the beginning of the NFL Draft. They were well represented at the back end too.

Former Notre Dame cornerback Robert Blanton was selected with the 139th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Blanton was taken with the fourth selection of the fifth round. Blanton was the second defensive back from Notre Dame drafted by the Vikings in this year’s draft. Harrison Smith was picked by Minnesota in the first round.

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Ultimate Hot Babe in NFL Gear Photos: Playmate Jaime Edmondson

April 28, 2012 By paulmbanks 1 Comment

Following some of the links here could lead to NSFW photos, just warning you now about that. Check it out, Playboy Playmate Jaime Edmondson in every NFL team’s gear. Call it Playboy’s salute to the greatest sport on the planet. When you’re done enjoying Jaime’s photos, vote for which one you think is the hottest.

Miss January 2010 is a former Miami Dolphins cheerleader and co-creator of the Play by Playmate sports blog on Playboy.com By the way, BIG SHOCKER of news here, Edmondson has a tramp stamp. You can see it prominently in many of her pics. Quite a surprise, isn’t it?

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Minnesota Vikings take Notre Dame safety Harrison Smith

April 27, 2012 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

The Minnesota Vikings traded down, but then later traded back up in order to select Harrison Smith from Notre Dame. So in a busy NFL Draft night filled with trades, the Vikings were as busy as anybody

It’s rare for safeties to go very high overall, but Smith was the second safety taken in this draft. Mark Barron, from the Alabama Crimson Tide is the only one who might go ahead of him.

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Final 2012 NFL Mock Draft 4-26

April 26, 2012 By paulmbanks 1 Comment

Final 2012 NFL Mock Draft 4-26 2nd round

April 26, 2012 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

The NFL draft is here! We’ve made some final changes in our last mock, moving quite a few guys around. See you Thursday night!

Go here for the FIRST ROUND of this mock

And here for our 2013 NFL Mock Draft

We also had last year’s overall #1 most accurate NBA mock draft. check out the current one here

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2012 NFL Mock Draft – Stephen’s Take

April 26, 2012 By Stephen Kelley Leave a Comment

With the NFL Draft (or as I see it, Christmas day) later this week, it’s time to start projecting. I’ve finished my positional rankings for the draft. To view those, click the position to see the rankings: DB, DL, LB, OL, WR/TE QB/RB . Now, as for the mock draft — and with all due respect to my colleagues here at TSB — this is how it’ll go down.

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Minnesota Vikings’ Draft Needs

April 22, 2012 By Jarrod Peterson Leave a Comment

The Minnesota Vikings had a very disappointing 2011 season, finishing 3-13 and last place in the NFC North. Their poor performance landed them the 3rd overall pick in the 2012 draft. They have a lot of needs to fill before the 2012 season starts. Let’s see where the Vikings need help the most. [Read more...]