ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota Vikings attorneys claim that Korey Stringer's use of the controversial supplement ephedra can be linked to the heatstroke that killed him during training camp in 2001, according to documents filed last week.

...the conduct of any of the Vikings defendants or the two regular team physicians constituted gross negligence. Kelci Stringer's attorney, Stanley Chesley, said the Stringer family intends to go forward against Knowles and the clinic and will appeal...

...Knowles was not a Vikings employee. It wasn't immediately clear if the settlement meant the end of the case. Kelci Stringer's attorneys said after Larson dismissed the claims against the Vikings last month that they would appeal. Stringer attorney...