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Miami will pay Dolphins $4 million for a Super Bowl
Minnesota is hotly debating what the NFL gets from cities that host a Super Bowl, and now the Miami Herald says Miami-Dade County is poised to approve a new subsidy deal for the NFL in south Florida.
As the world of Kevin Love turns
Our collective self esteem is going to take a hit this summer. We hate being rejected but Timberwolves star Kevin Love apparently is going to make sure his exit from Minnesota hurts good.
August match to kick off Vikings push for Major League Soccer
The Minnesota Vikings announced details Wednesday of a professional soccer match between the Manchester City and Olympiacos football clubs. The Aug. 2 game is scheduled to be played in TCF Bank Stadium and will be part of a larger Guinness Cup series of 13 games across the United States this summer.
10 places in Minnesota to watch the World Cup
The massive World Cup soccer tournament is on, and there are lots of places to watch games in Minnesota. The games begin Thursday, June 12 with a 3 p.m. match between Brazil and Croatia and runs through Sunday, July 13, with the 2 p.m. final. If you can’t get out, you can also watch the…
The conversation surrounding the weekend revelation of perks demanded by the NFL in exchange for Minneapolis hosting Super Bowl LII entered the 'don't worry about it' phase today. The advice comes from famed foodie Andrew Zimmern, who takes on local scribes today for paying attention to the controversy.
TCF Bank field redo ready for Vikings
A mock-up of what TCF Bank Stadium will look like when the NFL teams take the field starting in August.
Twins sign power hitter
The Twins were pummeled by Houston 14-5 Sunday at Target Field. They are now 29 and 32 on the season. But they've got a new high-profile player. The team announced Sunday that they had signed free agent slugger Kendrys Morales for the remainder of this season.
Stadium park has strings, but also money, attached
The public park that will be located next to the new Vikings stadium is sparking controversy in Minneapolis. Critics argue the city may have given too much priority to private Vikings games and stadium events.
Super Bowl ’18: The cost of doing business with divas
There were so many jaw-dropping factoids in the weekend Star Tribune article revealing what Minneapolis gave away to get the 2018 Super Bowl game that it's hard to know where to begin. So let's begin with the conclusion: Politicians either don't know what's going on in their own city, or they're disingenuous in their denials of knowing what's going on in their own city.
California Chrome loses to Tonalist in Belmont, misses Triple Crown
California Chrome tied for fourth place with Wicked Strong, falling in behind Tonalist in first, followed by Commissioner and Medal Count at the 146th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park.