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MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer, who had emergency surgery on a detached retina in his right eye Wednesday, will not coach against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night. Nick Rimando USA Jersey .General manager Rick Spielman announced Thursday morning that special teams coordinator Mike Priefer will assume interim head coaching responsibilities for the Cowboys game. Spielman said he did not know how much time the eye surgery -- Zimmers third in November -- would require the coach to miss. Priefer will be the interim head coach Thursday, though Spielman said the Vikings could take a different approach for future games if Zimmer is forced to miss additional time.I had numerous conversations last night before Coach Zimmer went under surgery. I talked to him numerous times this morning, going through the different scenarios, Spielman said. I believe, at this time, for this game, the best scenario is to have everybody do their roles. [Interim offensive coordinator] Pat [Shurmur] has spent all week getting the offense prepared. [Defensive coordinator] George Edwards has spent all week with the defense. This frees up them from those head-coaching responsibilities for tonights game, and we have the utmost confidence in Mike Priefer that hell be able to handle the interim coaching duties for tonight.Zimmer, who first experienced vision problems a few days before the Vikings game in Chicago on Oct. 31, had his initial surgery on his right eye Nov. 1, and had another operation on Nov. 8. The Vikings hoped at that point, Spielman said, that the second surgery would alleviate Zimmers vision problems, but the coachs vision declined Wednesday afternoon, and doctors determined Zimmer would need emergency surgery. A follow-up appointment Thursday morning led the Vikings to conclude Zimmer would not coach Thursday.It will be the first game Zimmer has missed during his 23-year NFL coaching career. He will be resting at home Thursday night, able to watch on TV but prohibited by NFL rules from communicating with Vikings coaches during the game.As hard-headed as he is, and as tough-minded as he is, we had some pretty significant talks, one-on-one, heart-to-heart, on what is important in life, Spielman said. I expressed to him specifically that potentially going blind in one eye is not worth one game in the NFL. You have to look out for your long-term health, and you have to look out for whats best for you. He finally seemed to realize that today, but its very difficult for him to handle, because of his personality, because of his perseverance.Spielman would not discuss any long-term medical ramifications for Zimmer, including whether he could be at risk of permanent eye damage. The coach had been to regular checkups since his previous surgeries, and theres been steps in place to see if he can correct it without affecting his ability to be on the field, Spielman said.It got to a point where the surgery last night was more significant, Spielman said. We have to see how his eye responds to that surgery; its [been] a little over 12 hours right now. Well make all those determinations going forward. Michael Bradley Jersey . The Canadian squad, skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, got on the board first with two in the second end, and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends. Djordje Mihailovic USA Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. http://www.soccerusateamonline.com/John-Brooks-Copa-America-Jersey/ . The Masters champion and winner of last weeks Australian PGA has a three-round total of 14-under 199 at Royal Melbourne. "Im in a really good position for tomorrow," Scott said. The winner of this years Bathurst 1000 may not be confirmed for at least another week despite Jamie Whincup failing to overturn a penalty that cost him a fifth Great Race victory.The Supercars National Court of Appeals dismissal of Whincups appeal on Tuesday night ensured provisional winner Holdens Will Davison and co-driver Jonathon Webbs grip on the Peter Brock Trophy tightened.However, Whincups Red Bull Racing (RBR) team have a week to decide whether to take their case to the FIA International Court of Appeal.Whincup crossed the line first on the October 9 race but was relegated to 11th due to a 15 second time penalty for his role in a late incident that ended the winning hopes of Volvos Scott McLaughlin and Holdens Garth Tander.Triple Eight Race Engineering entry RBR appealed the severity of the time penalty but it took just 50 minutes for the three-man Supercars Court of Appeal panel to dismiss it.Supercars welcomes the decision ... in relation to Triple Eights appeal of a stewards decision at the Bathurst 1000, Supercars CEO James Warburton said.We look forward to this weekends Gold Coast 600 and an exciting conclusion to the 2016 Supercars championsship over the coming months. Tyler Boyd Jersey. However, it may be another week before Davison and Webb can officially celebrate a Bathurst 1000 win.RBR have not indicated yet whether they will appeal the decision.Tanders Holden teammate James Courtney said there would be a lot of upset people if RBR did pull off a Bathurst win via the courts.No one wants the Bathurst 1000 decided in a court room, Courtney told AAP.It is like the Melbourne Cup being decided in a court room and not on the track.I would feel bad for Jon and Will. That team worked their arses off to get the result.There would be a lot of upset people.Courtney said no matter what the result, the fans had been let down by the fallout of the controversial Bathurst 1000 race.For such an event to end that way and then be dragged through the media and courts, it is not what we are here to do, he said.Even people in the industry are scratching their heads not knowing what is going on or how it is playing out.I feel more for the fan base. It has let down them more than anything. ' ' '