This was the Vikings first win, 21-13 over the Panthers after going 0-3 and they played the Kansas City Chiefs Sun., Oct. 8 starting at 3:25 p.m. Somehow I erred in last week’s column saying the Vikings were 4-5. The Vikings played uphill and built a 13-10 lead before halftime, but Kansas City tied the game at the break and controlled the third quarter eventually winning 27-20. The Chiefs sacked Cousins in the finals minutes to avoid a tie so the Vikings standings are 1-4 after Sunday’s game.,
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The Astros won an American League Division Series first game at home, beating the Twins, 6-4, in Game 1 on Saturday. On Sunday the Twins evened things up with a 6-2 win over the Astros. The next game was Tuesday night at the Twins ballpark which will be followed by a game in Minneapolis on Wednesday. If necessary the fifth game will be played in Houston. The Twins tried to make a comeback in their first game with Houston, but spotting them 5 runs was too much for the Twins sluggers to overcome. You can bet the Twins fans will be on hand as loud as ever this week.
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For some unknown reason the Gopher game came in on my Antenna TV on Channel 4 so I had the opportunity to watch No. 2 Michigan dominate Minnesota on the road as they win the Big Ten matchup, 52-10. J.J. McCarthy threw for 219 yards. Gopher quarterback, Kaliakmanis had a rough game, finishing 5-for-16 for 52 yards, with the two interception returns going for 64 yards.