Vikings assistant head coach Gary Kubiak says the plan for running back Dalvin Cook in the preseason has yet to be decided and believes Irv Smith Jr. has come a long way in training camp.
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Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Michael Rand discuss the difficulties for the NFL returning to facilities and eventually to play. They also take your Vikings questions -- including what would a potential Dalvin Cook extension look like? -- and discuss Mike Zimmer's base of operations during quarantine.
Twins
At least 10 MLB teams pledge more stipends to minor leaguers
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Gophers
Chris Dufresne, heralded college football writer, dies at 62
Chris Dufresne, an award-winning former sports writer for the Los Angeles Times, has died. He was 62.
