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Vikings sign 13-year veteran edge rusher Kyle Van Noy to their practice squad for some needed depth

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings have signed 13-year veteran outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy to their practice squad, adding some needed depth and experience at the edge rusher position. Van Noy, who was a free agent after playing the last three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, agreed to join the Vikings on Tuesday night after visiting team headquarters. He was among four additions to the practice squad announced by team on Wednesday. Van Noy, who joins his fifth team in seven years, has 57 sacks in 173 career regular-season games after playing primarily on the inside earlier ...

Lawyer for Arizona State hockey player who collapsed during workout searching for answers

TEMPE, Ariz. — An Arizona State hockey player and St. Louis Blues draft pick is still hospitalized nearly two weeks after collapsing during an offseason workout and an attorney representing his family is searching for answers. Defenseman Matthew Mayich is still incapacitated from an Aug. 20 on-campus workout and his condition is highly unlikely to change, according to attorney Rob Carey. "He is twenty-one years old," Carey told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. "His family is at his side, and they are grateful for the support they've received from the hockey community and from ...

Wisconsin reaches out to its past as it attempts to recapture its identity as a winning program

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin reacted to back-to-back losing seasons by tackling the dual challenge of restocking its talent base through the portal while making sure those transfers understood what it takes to win. Embattled coach Luke Fickell responded by reaching out to players from past Wisconsin teams that contended for Big Ten titles. That helped the Badgers discover the threads linking the best teams in this program's recent history. "There was a consistency that you heard from whoever the leaders were that you talked to from those teams, that really held out throughout all ...