aways from Gruden on the game.CHICAGO -- The Vikings look vulnerable despite taking an NFC North-leading 5-1 record into their Monday Night Football visit to

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Anaheim Ducks?sent left wing Mason Raymond, right wing Nick Sorensen and defenseman Jacob Larsson to the minors in a roster shake-up after their 1-3-1 start to the season.The Ducks also recalled defenseman Shea Theodore and centers Joseph Cramarossa and Michael Sgarbossa on Saturday.Raymond, 31, didnt score in his first four games with the Ducks, who signed the NHL veteran in July. Sorensen and Larsson are young Swedish prospects who made the opening-night roster out of training camp.Theodore played 19 regular-season games and six postseason games for the Ducks in his NHL debut last season. He is considered Anaheims top defensive prospect.Cramarossa and Sgarbossa narrowly missed making the Ducks opening roster, instead beginning the year in the AHL with San Diego. Nick Van Exel Lakers Jersey . -- Matt Kuchar and Harris English ran away with the Franklin Templeton Shootout, shooting a 14-under 58 on Sunday in the final-round scramble to break the tournament course record. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Jersey . NBA officials ruled the court unplayable in the Bucks final exhibition game on Oct. 25 because players were slipping, and the game was cancelled midway through the first period. http://www.lakersteamofficial.com/ . The Hall of Fame defenceman told Landsberg that he believes fighting still has a place in todays game, but thinks staged fighting needs be outlawed. Jamaal Wilkes Jersey . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. James Worthy Lakers Jersey . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. ESPN NFL Insider Mike Sando spends each Sunday with ESPN NFL analyst Jon Gruden and the Monday Night Football crew. This week, theyre in Chicago, for the Minnesota Vikings-Chicago Bears matchup (ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET). Here are some takeaways from Gruden on the game.CHICAGO -- The Vikings look vulnerable despite taking an NFC North-leading 5-1 record into their Monday Night Football visit to Soldier Field. Other contending teams around the conference will be watching to see if the Bears can keep Minnesota on the ropes following the Vikings rough outing -- and their first loss of 2016 -- at Philadelphia last week.The Bears have no shortage of their own issues,, of course, but the five-point formula for beating the Vikings is worth our attention regardless.dddddddddddd1. Overwhelm the Vikings offensive lineVikings coach Mike Zimmer used the word soft to describe his offensive line following the debacle at Philly. That was really harsh. The individual players on this line are not soft, but they have undoubtedly been vulnerable. The Eagles overwhelmed the Vikings with perimeter blitzes. They got home with free safety blitzes, strong safety blitzes, nickel corner blitzes -- you name it. ' ' '