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She's marched for miles carrying gear that weighs as much as she does, killed animals for food during survival training and practised jumping out of planes to get behind enemy lines. But Jannike, a pony-tailed 19-year-old from northern Norway, will only concede that she's "pretty tough". She is part of the Hunter Troop, the world's first all-female special forces training programme. "I wanted to do something bigger, the toughest the army could offer me," Jannike says. "I wanted to [see] how far I could push myself." After six months, despite some "really low moments", she is determined to get through...

During the Minnesota Vikings' 10-1 start, coach Brad Childress and quarterback Brett Favre celebrated plenty of highs. But their relationship hit a low Sunday night during and after a 26-7 loss to the Carolina Panthers. NBC cameras captured Childress and Favre having an animated discussion on the sideline in the third quarter, which the quarterback later said revolved around the coach's inclination to plug in backup Tarvaris Jackson.

Reports: Vikings Taylor. James fight in locker room ESPN.com news services Two members of the Minnesota Vikings got into a locker room scuffle Wednesday that featured a thrown chair, according to Twin Cities-area media reports. According to reports in the (Minneapolis) Star Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Brad Childress called a team meeting Wednesday after defensive end Erasmus James and running back Chester Taylor briefly squared off in the locker room after practice. James reportedly threw a punch that landed near Taylor's right eye, and Taylor retaliated by throwing a chair. But when the chair accidentally hit left...

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MINNEAPOLIS (March 8, 2006) -- Daunte Culpepper's shaky relationship with the Minnesota Vikings deteriorated further when the quarterback said he had asked to be released if the team fails to trade him. "If a trade does not happen then I am asking the Vikings to terminate my contract as soon as possible," Culpepper said in an e-mail to reporters. Daunte Culpepper wants to be on the move this offseason. Culpepper said he had asked the Vikings if he could speak to interested teams on his own behalf. He said Minnesota denied his request. He said he appreciated that the team's...

Boller, Ravens knock Vikings out of NFC playoff race BALTIMORE (AP) -- All season long, the Minnesota Vikings relied on their defense to win. The unit collapsed Sunday night, and so did Minnesota's flickering playoff hopes. Kyle Boller went 24-for-34 for 289 yards and three touchdowns, and the Baltimore Ravens eliminated the Vikings from the postseason hunt with a 30-23 victory. Needing a win to stay alive, the Vikings (8-7) came up with their worst defensive performance in two months. Minnesota, which hadn't given up more than 23 points since Oct. 30, allowed the Ravens to go 10-for-15 on third...

Four Vikings charged with party boat misdemeanors Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS -- Quarterback Daunte Culpepper and three other Minnesota Vikings were charged Thursday with three misdemeanors each for taking part in a bawdy boat party earlier this season on Lake Minnetonka. Culpepper, Bryant McKinnie, Fred Smoot and Moe Williams were charged with indecent conduct, disorderly conduct and lewd or lascivious conduct, according to court papers. Prosecutor Steve Tallen's decision was based on findings by the Hennepin County sheriff's office, whose investigators reviewed allegations of lewd and drunken behavior aboard a floating party Oct. 6 that involved some Vikings players. Crew members...

Vikings coach Tice faces fine for scalping 4/6/2005, 8:20 p.m. ET By JON KRAWCZYNSKI The Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Tice will likely be fined by the NFL for scalping Super Bowl tickets. NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said Wednesday that Tice broke league rules by reselling the tickets, something he called "clear violations of our policies." "At some point, I will be imposing discipline," Tagliabue said. "I don't think it will include a suspension." He said "a fine or multiple fines" would probably be appropriate. Tice was investigated by the NFL for heading up a...

Gay ex-Falcon comes out -- but is he famous enough to change anything? Bryant Gumbel let me down. For at least a week, Gumbel has been promoting his HBO show's "coming out" interview next Tuesday with a former NFL player. Speculation sprouted all over Internet chat rooms and even in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where rumors had been whispered about a former Viking. Who would it be? Gay folks are always hoping celebrities will come out of the closet publicly. We get downright giddy about a glamorous, male athlete doing so because -- well, because it's never really happened before....