If you'll recall, a couple of weeks ago I mentioned that there was going to be a Daily Norseman fantasy football league again this season, similar to the one we had last year.  The time for the sign-ups is getting closer, so let me explain how the process is going to work. The league is going to be a 12-team league.  One of the teams is going to belong to me.  Five spots are going to...

This crap simply will not go away, and now Packers GM Ted Thompson has elevated this entire thing to a whole new level of ridiculousness. On Tuesday, the Green Bay Packers filed tampering charges against the Minnesota Vikings, alleging that the contact with the Vikings is the reason that Brett Favre "suddenly" wants to come back to play in the National Football League again.  The Packers say t...

Just as they have the past few seasons, the NFL Network will be showing re-broadcasts of the majority of the NFL's pre-season games this year.  They've announced the schedule for said re-broadcasts, so here's what we're looking at for those of us that live outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and want to watch the Beloved Purple in all their tape-delayed glory.  All times listed are C...

Okay, folks, I'm going to call on the expertise of some of you out there to help me out here. . .and, in a way, to help me help you. I'm kicking around the idea of doing a weekly Vikings podcast for the site.  I haven't committed completely to it yet because I want to be sure I know what I'm getting into before I say whether or not I'm definitely doing it. I'm just wondering if any of you out...

There aren't a whole lot of sporting events outside of the "main" sports that really capture my interest.  I do watch a lot of football and baseball, and I'll stop and watch Arena Football and stuff like that when it's on, but usually if I'm watching something outside of the baseball or football world, it's one of the really big events.  I'll watch stuff like the finals of the tennis gran...