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Bills trainer to blame for StarCaps? (Yahoo! Sports)

March 11th, 2010

Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Pat Williams blamed a trainer on his former team, the Buffalo Bills, for…

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Vikings KWilliams says he told some of positive test for banned substance (The Canadian Press)

March 10th, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Vikings lineman Pat Williams echoed teammate Kevin Williams in telling a judge he didn't know an over-the-counter weight-loss supplement contained a substance banned by the NFL.

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Vikes player says he didn’t know of banned drug (AP)

March 10th, 2010

Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles Kevin Williams(notes), left, and Pat Williams(notes) leave a Minnesota state courtroom for a lunch break during their trial against the NFL concerning their dispute over drug policies, in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, March 8, 2010. Both players tested positive for a banned diuretic during the 2008 Vikings training camp.

Minnesota Vikings lineman Pat Williams is telling a judge he didn't know an over-the-counter weight-loss supplement contained a banned substance that got him in trouble with the NFL. Williams testified Wednesday he first took StarCaps when he was with the Buffalo Bills, where a trainer told him it was a legal supplement.

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Vikes player says he didn’t know of banned drug (PA SportsTicker)

March 10th, 2010

By JEFF BAENEN Associated Press Writer

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LT and Favre? Tomlinson to visit Vikes (PA SportsTicker)

March 10th, 2010

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer

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Vikings prepare for LaDainian Tomlinson’s visit (PA SportsTicker)

March 10th, 2010

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer0

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Vikings player says contract barred diuretic use (AP)

March 10th, 2010

Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles Kevin Williams(notes), left, and Pat Williams(notes) leave a Minnesota state courtroom for a lunch break during their trial against the NFL concerning their dispute over drug policies, in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, March 8, 2010. Both players tested positive for a banned diuretic during the 2008 Vikings training camp.

Vikings defensive lineman Kevin Williams testified Wednesday that his contract barred last-minute tactics to lose weight, including the use of diuretics like the one that got him in trouble with the league. Williams, testifying for a second day in his closely watched labor dispute with the NFL, acknowledged under cross-examination that his contract included a clause barring last-ditch efforts to…

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Vikings’ KWilliams says he discussed positive test (AP)

March 10th, 2010

Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles Kevin Williams(notes), left, and Pat Williams(notes) leave a Minnesota state courtroom for a lunch break during their trial against the NFL concerning their dispute over drug policies, in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, March 8, 2010. Both players tested positive for a banned diuretic during the 2008 Vikings training camp.

Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams is acknowledging that he told several people he had tested positive for a banned diuretic before news of the test results leaked to the media in 2008. Just who leaked the test results for Williams and his teammate Pat Williams is an issue in this week's trial of the players' lawsuit against the NFL.

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The Shutdown Corner hypothetical mock draft, Part 2 (Yahoo! Sports)

March 10th, 2010

For our second Shutdown Corner mock draft, we're going throw a couple semi-likely scenarios into the mix.

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Vikings, CB Benny Sapp agree to contract (AP)

March 9th, 2010

The Minnesota Vikings and cornerback Benny Sapp have agreed to terms on a new contract. The deal to bring back Sapp was announced Tuesday. Sapp started a total of seven games last season while filling in for injured starter Antoine Winfield, totaling 25 tackles, two passes defensed and two forced fumbles during a particularly strong six-game stretch.

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