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NBA’s Eastern Conference Records Worst Season During Six-Division Era
Eastern Conference teams compiled a record of 579 wins and 651 losses, or a .471 winning percentage
Read MoreMinnesota: More Governors than Vikings Head Coaches Since 1961
Vikings rank fourth for the longest average coaching tenure in the NFL over the past 50 years; gubernatorial turnover in Gopher State is 25 percent higher than Vikings head coaches
Read MoreHistory Suggests Leslie Frazier Unlikely to Lead Vikings to Winning Record in 2011
Only 5 of 41 head coaches in NFC Central Division history have notched a winning record in their first year with the team; only two have made the playoffs
Read MoreFrom the Yankees to the Jets: Will the Vikings End Minnesota’s New York Curse Tonight?
Vikings are just 1-7 against the Jets all time
Read MoreWas Amy Klobuchar Snookered by Chuck Schumer?
Everything Minnesota fans do not want to know about the Twins-Yankees rivalry
Read MoreMinnesota Twins Notch 5th Best Home Record for New MLB Stadiums in Modern Era
Twins’ 53-28 record (.654) at home during the 2010 season is the fifth best home winning percentage among the 20 MLB franchises who have opened up new stadiums over the past 21 years
Read MoreTwins Clinch, But Division Victory Not Unusual in Year 1 of New Stadium
More than one-third of baseball franchises win their division in first year of new stadium out of 20 teams since 1989; only two have finished in last place
Read MoreVikings’ Latest Push for a Super Bowl Ring (and Stadium) Begins Thursday
Only seven eventual Super Bowl champions have lost their season opener
Read MoreLabor Day Special: Is Jim Thome the Most Productive Player on the Minnesota Twins?
Thome leads the Twins in several offensive categories, at a bargain basement $1.5 million base salary
Read MoreBrett Favre Returns: How Many Games Will the Vikings Win?
Favre has 85-50 career mark against this year’s Vikings opponents, including a 68-31 record against them vis-à-vis the team’s 2010 home/away schedule
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