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ESPN.com news services EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Brad Childress is gone, one season after he famously picked up Brett Favre at the airport, got a contract extension and came within a field goal of reaching the Super Bowl. The Minnesota Vikings fired Childress on Monday, ending an eventful and...

MINNEAPOLIS – After a narrow loss to bitter division rival Green Bay, Vikings coach Brad Childress seethed at what he called "the worst officiated game I've seen." On Tuesday, he paid for it. The NFL fined Childress $35,000 for criticizing officials and disclosing confidential conversations...

Favre, Vikes coach meet in Mississippi HATTIESBURG, Miss., Minnesota Vikings Coach Brad Childress met with quarterback Brett Favre Monday as the signal-caller decides whether to return next season. WDAM-TV, Hattiesburg, Miss., broadcast footage of Childress conversing with the 40-year-old...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—They called him “Happy Harvick” at the start of his NASCAR career, when success came so easy that Kevin Harvick had a seemingly perpetual smile. It’s been quite some time since the nickname fit. Harvick’s been rather unhappy of late and struggling through the worst slump...

The Vikings aren’t showing any public impatience with the NFL’s all-time leading passer, even though Favre’s annual waffling over his retirement continues to cloud preparations for the season. Training camp starts in seven weeks. “You have it lingering over your head, all day every day,” tight...