Akers will work as the No. 3 running back, but may not get on the field with Aaron Jones (hamstring) set to play. Ty Chandler will work as Jones' backup.

Akers is active for Sunday's game against the Lions after being acquired from the Texans on Tuesday, Andrew Krammer of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Meanwhile, Myles Gaskin is a healthy ...

Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones (33) runs for a gain against the Green Bay Packers during their football game ...

Aaron Jones injured his hip and hamstring against the New York Jets when the team played in London in Week 5. Jones took ...

The Minnesota Vikings have released their inactives ahead of Sunday's week seven game against the Detroit Lions. The biggest ...

His status was up in the air heading into the pivotal matchup with the Detroit Lions. He suffered a hamstring injury on Oct.

Jake Bates gives the Lions a 31-29 victory with a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left, helping Detroit take the lead in ...

Moldovan voters appeared leery of a move to enshrine in their Constitution an “irreversible” commitment to abandon Russian influence and one day join the European Union. By Andrew Higgins ...

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