CONROE, TX -- A Texas judge has tentatively set a Dec. 1 trial date for Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson on a charge of felony child abuse for using a wooden switch to discipline his ...

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was booked and released from a Texas jail early Saturday on a charge alleging that he spanked one of his sons with a wooden switch. Peterson was ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tx. -- Hours after reversing course and benching Adrian Peterson indefinitely, Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf said Wednesday that the team "made a mistake" in bringing back its ...

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been reinstated and will play this Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. He had been deactivated this past Sunday after being charged with child ...

After a second allegation of child abuse and heavy criticism from fans, the Minnesota Vikings announced early Wednesday morning that running back Adrian Peterson has been barred from all team ...

Several steps must take place before NFL commissioner Roger Goodell makes a final determination on when Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will be removed from the commissioner's exempt ...

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson claimed he is not a "child abuser", ahead of his return to the NFL on Sunday. Peterson will take on the New Orleans Saints despite being charged with ...

A day before Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson makes his first court appearance in Texas, it appears he will not consider pleading guilty to child abuse charges in an attempt to expedite ...

A spokeswoman for Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson's attorney said Tuesday the NFL player plans to plead not guilty to a child abuse charge during his first court appearance in Texas ...

NFL running back Adrian Peterson was arrested and charged with felony domestic violence on Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to the NFL that ...

HOUSTON (AP) -- A spokeswoman for Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson's attorney said Tuesday the NFL player plans to plead not guilty to a child abuse charge during his first court ...