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    November 27, 2018
    Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Alex Hornibrook (12) fumbles the football during the second quarter against the Minnesota Golden Gophers Saturday, Nov. 24, at Camp Randall Stadium. (Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports)
    Badgers attempt to move on from Minnesota loss, motivate themselves for bowl game
    The University of Wisconsin's wildly underperforming year came with plenty of unfamiliar territory as the season unraveled over the past mon...
    sports/footballNovember 27, 2018 - 8:19am
    November 26, 2018
    Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams can't make a catch against Minnesota Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. Dan Powers via USA TODAY NETWORK
    Vikings’ Xavier Rhodes hamstring injury could end his season, ex-NFL team doctor speculates
    MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl cornerback Xavier Rhodes suffered an apparent right hamstring injury late in Sunday night’s 24-17...
    sports/footballNovember 26, 2018 - 10:18am
    November 25, 2018
    Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (33) celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium. Harrison Barden / USA TODAY Sports
    Vikings ride strong second half to victory over rival Packers
    MINNEAPOLIS — After Aaron Rodgers marched down the field to give the Green Bay Packers consecutive touchdowns and a 14-7 lead in the second...
    sports/footballNovember 25, 2018 - 10:40pm
    Minnesota Golden Gophers celebrate with the Paul Bunyan Axe following the game against the Wisconsin Badgers Saturday, Nov. 24, at Camp Randall Stadium. Jeff Hanisch / USA TODAY Sports
    Gophers and the Axe: If you can dream it, you can live it
    Minnesota Gopher football players were instructed to close their eyes at one point last week and visualize what they could accomplish in Saturday’s...
    sports/footballNovember 25, 2018 - 6:08pm
    Green Bay Packers tight end Jimmy Graham (80) warms up prior to the game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. (Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports)
    Graham aims to play with broken thumb
    Green Bay Packers tight end Jimmy Graham returned to the practice field on Thursday on the heels of breaking his thumb in last week's game against...
    sports/footballNovember 25, 2018 - 5:21pm
    Packers place Perry on IR
    Perry suffered a knee injury against the Miami Dolphins on Nov. 11.
    sports/footballNovember 25, 2018 - 5:14pm
    November 24, 2018
    Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) looks on prior to the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Nov. 18. Quinn Harris / USA TODAY Sports
    Why does Vikings QB Kirk Cousins struggle when lights are bright?
    PAUL — Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins pushed back when asked this week about his 4-12 career record in NFL prime-time games.His reasoning:...
    sports/footballNovember 24, 2018 - 7:16pm
    The Minnesota Golden Gophers celebrate with the Paul Bunyan Axe following a game against the Wisconsin Badgers Saturday, Nov. 24, at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis. Jeff Hanisch / USA TODAY Sports
    The Axe is back: Minnesota dominates to snap 14-game losing skid vs. Wisconsin
    MADISON, Wis. -- Paul Bunyan's Axe is finally returning to Minneapolis after Minnesota defeated Wisconsin 37-15 in Big Ten play at Madison, Wis.,...
    sports/footballNovember 24, 2018 - 6:24pm
    November 23, 2018
    Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) drops back to pass in the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field on Sept. 16. The Vikings face Rodgers and the Packers again this Sunday.
    Vikings will face a healthy Aaron Rodgers this time around
    EAGAN, Minn. — As far as Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is concerned, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is back to full strength ahead...
    sports/footballNovember 23, 2018 - 8:16pm
    Packers, Vikings square off with playoff hopes fading
    For the Packers, the challenge is winning on the road. They are 0-5 away from Lambeau Field this season.
    sports/footballNovember 23, 2018 - 7:08pm
    November 21, 2018
    Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. (Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via USA TODAY NETWORK)
    Rodgers to donate $1M to Camp Fire relief
    Rodgers said he reached out directly to the mayor of his hometown of Chico, Calif., to find out the best way he could help.
    sports/footballNovember 21, 2018 - 11:40am
    November 20, 2018
    Wisconsin Badgers players, including injured linebacker Jack Cichy, far left, celebrate with the Paul Bunyan axe after defeating the Minnesota Golden Gophers at TCF Bank Stadium on Nov. 25, 2017. The Badgers and Gophers face off for the axe again Saturday, Nov. 24. Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY Sports
    Badgers twist axe in Gophers' wound with hype video
    MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Badgers tweeted a hype video Tuesday, Nov. 20, that doubles as a horror film for the Gophers. Ahead of the battle...
    sports/footballNovember 20, 2018 - 8:58pm
    November 19, 2018
    Packers can't blame noise — or any other external factor — for sobering loss to Seahawks
    Every team has a house of horrors, a venue where everything that can go wrong does go wrong, a stadium where it struggles to win no matter how...
    sports/footballNovember 19, 2018 - 4:08pm
    New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (14) runs the ball against Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr (55) during the third quarter at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Oct. 21, 2018. Brad Penner / USA TODAY Sports
    After missing past three games, Vikings LB Anthony Barr insists ‘I’m playing’ vs. Packers
    EAGAN, Minn. -- If Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr has his way, he will be back on the field for this week’s game against the Green Bay Packers....
    sports/footballNovember 19, 2018 - 4:07pm
    November 18, 2018
    Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) passes the ball behind the blocks of Minnesota Vikings offensive guard Mike Remmers (74) and Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (33) against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sunday, Nov. 18.
    Bears beat Vikings to expand lead in NFC North
    CHICAGO — Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, who grew up in a Chicago suburb, spoke last week about what a thrill it has been to play at Soldier...
    sports/footballNovember 18, 2018 - 10:57pm
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