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Vikings upgrade to LED lights in new stadium

Vikings upgrade to LED lights in new stadium

The LED lights are expected to save money and energy, as well as provide better illumination for television broadcasts.
by Tim Nelson

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Upper Midwest teams well represented in college football playoffs

A couple of college football playoff games this weekend feature teams from our region.

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Supporters want UMD women's hockey coach reinstated

The school faces a $4.5 million deficit, and athletic director Josh Berlo says it can't afford the highest-paid coach in women's hockey. Shannon Miller's base salary is $215,000.
by The Associated Press

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Peterson saga continues; Union takes NFL to court

Peterson saga continues; Union takes NFL to court

The NFL Players Association is asking for dismissal of an arbitrator's decision to uphold the NFL's punishment of the star running back.
by The Associated Press

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Peterson to NFL executive: 'How much more you all want'

Peterson to NFL executive: 'How much more you all want'

A transcript of phone conversations between the six-time Pro Bowl running back and Troy Vincent offers insight into Peterson's ongoing predicament.

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Bridgewater up and down against Detroit

The Minnesota Vikings blew a 14-0 lead and lost to the first place Detroit Lions 16-14 Sunday.

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Bikers worry Minnesota's lone velodrome may close

With a long list of repairs at the National Sports Center's velodrome in Blaine, board members are weighing whether to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for a facility that attracts just a few thousand spectators a year.
by The Associated Press

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Appeal denied: Vikes' Peterson remains suspended from NFL

Appeal denied: Vikes' Peterson remains suspended from NFL

Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson has lost his appeal to be reinstated into the NFL, the league said Friday. The players union says it's weighing "immediate legal remedies."
by MPR News Staff

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Injury ends Banham's season for Gopher women

Injury ends Banham's season for Gopher women

The basketball star tore her right ACL on Wednesday night during a game against North Dakota.

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