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Vikings: Zimmer won't coach Thursday game

Vikings: Zimmer won't coach Thursday game

The team is taking a day-by-day approach following Head Coach Mike Zimmer's emergency eye surgery Wednesday night, the team said. Special teams coordinator Mike Priefer will coach Thursday night's game against Dallas.
by MPR News Staff

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Emergency eye surgery for Vikings' Zimmer; may not coach Thursday

Emergency eye surgery for Vikings' Zimmer; may not coach Thursday

The Minnesota Vikings said late Wednesday that Head Coach Mike Zimmer was headed for emergency eye surgery. The team has a plan in place if Zimmer is unable to coach Thursday's game against the Dallas Cowboys.
by Tim Nelson

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Twins sign catcher Jason Castro for 3 years, $24.5 million

Castro, a first-round draft pick in 2008, is well-regarded for his ability to work with pitchers. He was an All-Star in 2013, when he hit a career-best .276 with 18 home runs.
by Associated Press

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Are we in a new era of African-American athletic activism?

Are we in a new era of African-American athletic activism?

Sports, race, politics and social change. LeBron James, Colin Kaepernick, Serena Williams... are more African-American athletes speaking out on race and other social issues? Or is it reminiscent of earlier eras with Muhammad Ali, Paul Robeson and Jesse Owens?
by MPR News Staff

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Gophers volleyball team beats No. 1 Nebraska

Nebraska won the first two sets of the best of five match, but Minnesota came back to win the next three to take the match.
by Jim Bickal

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NFL players searching for painkiller choices hope for relaxed marijuana ban

NFL players searching for painkiller choices hope for relaxed marijuana ban

Now that marijuana use in allowed in 28 states, it has opened up renewed questions about the drug as a pain reliever for people -- including players in the National Football League.
by Tom Goldman

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Highly-ranked Gopher volleyball team facing tough competition

Tonight, the University of Minnesota women's volleyball team, ranked second in the nation, hosts number 13 Michigan State at The Pavilion.

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Vikings cut struggling kicker Blair Walsh

Vikings cut struggling kicker Blair Walsh

The Minnesota Vikings have cut struggling kicker Blair Walsh, two days after he missed his league-leading fourth extra point in a 26-20 loss to the Washington Redskins.
by Associated Press

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