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Game of the Week: Centerville at Wayne Where : Heidkamp Stadium Notable : Centerville has established itself as the top big-school team in the area heading into the DDN Game of the Week after winning five straight, including an aggressive defensive effort in a 32-0 defeast of Northmont last week.

Vikings coach Brad Childress said he was pleased with the way Artis Hicks played at right tackle Sunday at St.

COLUMBUS -- Licking Heights needed a victory Friday to keep alive its hopes for a Mid-State League-Cardinal Division title and a Division III playoff berth.

Game of the Week: Beavercreek at Centerville Where : Centerville Stadium Notable : Centerville has the GWOC's top offense heading into the DDN Game of the Week.

The Minnesota Vikings have swapped backup centers again, waiving Kory Lichtensteiger and signing Jon Cooper from the practice squad.

My business cards read "experienced longshoreman, crusader against sushi, acquitted tax cheat, and avid NFL watcher." I'm not that savvy when it comes to business, clearly.

Northridge has lost its first two games -- both nonleague contests in the Columbus area -- by a combined 78-13 score.

Jon Cooper has elicited praise from Vikings coach Brad Childress and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, and he has earned plenty of repetitions as the team's second-string center during the preseason.

August 29th, 2009 12:15 PM by Judd Zulgad Rookie right tackle Phil Loadholt was not on the field today as the Vikings began their final practice of the week in preparation for Monday's game at Houston.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre told ESPN he might have a cracked rib from his preseason debut, but he still is expected to play tonight.

The Vikings will play their most important exhibition game Monday night at Houston.

Jon Cooper didn't make any All-America teams as a senior, nor was he selected in the NFL draft.

The Northridge Vikings are a football team that's happy to still exist entering the 2009 season.

The Northridge Vikings are a football team that's happy to still exist entering the 2009 season.

Adrian Peterson has a special new neighbor in the Vikings' locker room at Winter Park.

Tarvaris Jackson isn't sweating the latest Favre rumor that he will still join the Vikings.

If Tarvaris Jackson needed a reminder that he's locked in a tough quarterback competition, he got one Friday night when Sage Rosenfels moved his team down the field at Indianapolis.

What was even more impressive about Sage Rosenfels' play Friday night is that he did most of it after tweaking his right ankle early in the first drive.

The 2009 offseason could have been highlighted by one the biggest additions in recent history of the franchise.

Tarvaris Jackson dropped back to pass and felt something pop in his left knee as he stepped up in the pocket.