Wednesday TV highlights: QI returns; Hunted and Vikings near climax

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 23 Apr 2016
QI. Series return ★★★½. 8pm, ABC ... With both Fry and Matt Lucas in attendance the banter is often, let's say, risque ... HUNTED ... 8.30pm, ABC2 ... VIKINGS ... Vikings has been rivalling Game of Thrones for its gruesome dispatch of people we were only just getting to know. So the only thing that's absolutely certain in an episode entitled The Last Ship is that there will be blood. ....

The Battle of Ethandun: Alfred vs. the Vikings (878 A.D.)

Edit The Examiner 23 Apr 2016
By this point, the Vikings controlled much of England ... The Vikings retreated, Alfred saved his kingdom, and the two sides partitioned England. Viking raids on England became a regular event following the attack on Lindisfarne in 793 A.D ... The army reflected an alliance between a number of Viking warriors from Norway, Denmark, and Sweden ... While the Vikings waited for the English to pay extortion money, King Alfred followed the Norse army....

Fink becomes all-time doubles leader as Augustana sweeps Wayne State Friday (Augustana Vikings Athletics)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
Augustana Vikings Athletics) ... Runs were plentiful for each team in game one against Wayne State College as both the Vikings and Wildcats combined to score 33 runs in their seven inning affair. In the first three innings of the game it looked like the Vikings hitting and pitching were on point as they scored eight runs and only allowed two in the first inning ... Viking Notables ... • The Vikings hit six doubles as a team ... Viking Notables....

Fink becomes all-time doubles leader as Augustana sweeps Wayne State Friday (Augustana College)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
Runs were plentiful for each team in game one against Wayne State College as both the Vikings and Wildcats combined to score 33 runs in their seven inning affair. In the first three innings of the game it looked like the Vikings hitting and pitching were on point as they scored eight runs and only allowed two in the first inning ... With the Vikings holding onto a 12-2 lead Wayne State found it's strength in the bottom of the fourth....

Baseball routes Wayne State in game one Saturday (Augustana Vikings Athletics)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
Augustana Vikings Athletics) ... This was the Vikings first time scoring first this series ... With two runners in scoring position it didn't take long for the Vikings to add a few more runs in the inning ... The second inning remained kind to the Vikings as they had the bases loaded for who turned on a pitch and sent it way over the left field fence for a grand slam ... O'Donnell then drove in Wilber on a single to left to make it 14-0 Vikings....

Baseball routs Wayne State in game one Saturday (Augustana Vikings Athletics)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
Augustana Vikings Athletics) ... This was the Vikings first time scoring first this series ... With two runners in scoring position it didn't take long for the Vikings to add a few more runs in the inning ... The second inning remained kind to the Vikings as they had the bases loaded for who turned on a pitch and sent it way over the left field fence for a grand slam ... O'Donnell then drove in Wilber on a single to left to make it 14-0 Vikings....

Vikings, Bears Split Doubleheader in Greeley (PSU Vikings)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
PSU Vikings) GREELEY, Colo. - After dropping the first game of the series to Northern Colorado, 10-4, the Vikings bounced back in game two to even the series with a 9-4 win in game two Friday afternoon in Greeley, Colo ... Northern Colorado out-scored and out-hit Portland State in game one and the Vikings returned the favor in game two ... They were aided by a pair of infield errors by the Vikings....

Baseball routes Wayne State in game one Saturday (Augustana College)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
This was the Vikings first time scoring first this series ... With two runners in scoring position it didn't take long for the Vikings to add a few more runs in the inning ... The second inning remained kind to the Vikings as they had the bases loaded for who turned on a pitch and sent it way over the left field fence for a grand slam ... The scoring didn't stop there for the Vikings as Augustana put up another three runs in the third....

Baseball routs Wayne State in game one Saturday (Augustana College)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
This was the Vikings first time scoring first this series ... With two runners in scoring position it didn't take long for the Vikings to add a few more runs in the inning ... The second inning remained kind to the Vikings as they had the bases loaded for who turned on a pitch and sent it way over the left field fence for a grand slam ... The scoring didn't stop there for the Vikings as Augustana put up another three runs in the third....

Portland State Breaks Ground On New Viking Pavilion (PSU Vikings)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
PSU Vikings). April 23, 2016 - Portland State University broke ground today on the new Viking Pavilion ... The Viking Pavilion will have a new entrance and glass windows that open onto the South Park Blocks, as well as an energy-efficient design and construction that demonstrate PSU's commitment to sustainability ... http.//www.psuf.org/viking-pavilion-1 ....

Sports world mourns music legend Prince

Edit Jamaica Observer 23 Apr 2016
The NFL’s Minnesota Vikings issued a statement saying the team was “shocked and saddened” by the death of a fan who once wrote a song celebrating the Vikings’ “purple and gold”. “As one of the most influential music icons, Prince was an incredible representative of Minnesota who helped put Minneapolis-St Paul on the map,” the Vikings said....

Johnstone handed Widnes contract (RFL - The Rugby Football League)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
Widnes Vikings have handed teenage half-back Jordan Johnstone a two-year senior contract ... 'I am made up and cannot wait to be a part of what is to come with the Vikings over the coming seasons.'....

Minnesota Vikings 2016 draft preview: Cornerbacks

Edit The Examiner 23 Apr 2016
The Minnesota Vikings have two young big and physical cornerbacks that are expected to be starters for a long time. Xavier Rhodes emerged two seasons ago as a No. 1 cornerback ... Those two will be on the two-deep depth chart for the Vikings this season ... Instead he was a quality starter that earned another contract with the Vikings ... The Vikings depth chart is top heavy and could use another body or two to challenge Price for the fifth spot ... ....
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