morning version OWNERS OF THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS ARE CONTEMPLATING THEIR NEXT MOVE NOW THAT TOM CLANCY'S EFFORT TO PURCHASE THE TEAM HAS ENDED. CLANCY'S WITHDRAWL OF HIS BID TO PURCHASE THE FOOTBALL TEAM ENDED AN UNUSUAL CHAPTER IN THE VIKINGS' OWNERSHIP SAGA AND LEFT ONLY QUESTION MARKS ABOUT THE TEAM'S FUTURE OWNERSHIP. MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S WILLIAM WILCOXEN REPORTS.... TOM CLANCY'S WHIRLWIND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS LASTED LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS AND SEEMED TO GO STRAIGHT FROM HONEYMOON TO DIVORCE. IN FEBRUARY THE BEST-SELLING SUSPENSE NOVELIST EMERGED AS THE SURPRISE TOP BIDDER FOR THE VIKINGS ... AND HE CAME TO MINNEAPOLIS PROMISING TO PRESIDE OVER A TEAM THAT