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February 12, 2014 7:49 AM

Want to make a buck off the All-Star Game? Better ask MLB

Entrepreneurs who want to take advantage of the throngs of fans who’ll descend on Minneapolis for the 2014 All-Star Game will need permission from Major League Baseball. A resolution making its way through the Minneapolis City Council would give the league veto power over any temporary businesses licenses in three designated “clean zones” from July Read more →

by Curtis Gilbert

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February 12, 2014 12:37 AM

Star Tribune officially closes on its stadium district land sale

The Strib’s Janet Moore reports her paper has officially closed on the deal to sell five blocks of downtown Minneapolis to developer Ryan Cos. for a planned $400 million development, including a massive new Wells Fargo office complex covering two city blocks. Plans also call for a nearly two-block public park, bounded by Park and Read more →

by Tim Nelson

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February 11, 2014 4:29 PM

Ski jumping in the U.S. owes a debt to Minnesota

Ski jumping in Minnesota can trace its history back to 1883, when Norwegian brothers Torjus and Mikkel Hemmestvedt brought the sport to the bluffs of southern Minnesota. It then spread to the hills of western Wisconsin, the North Shore and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

by Tom Crann

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February 11, 2014 1:00 PM

Shaun White falls just short of three-peat quest in halfpipe

In an event that came down to a dramatic final run, American snowboarder Shaun White finished in fourth place in the men's halfpipe Tuesday, falling just short of the podium with a score of 90.25. White needed a score of better than 94.75 to take gold.

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February 11, 2014 11:50 AM

Female ski jumpers finally make their Olympic debut

For the American women's ski jumping team, just getting to Sochi is a huge accomplishment. The sport is making its Olympic debut today, in large part because of a decade of advocacy from jumpers Lindsey Van and Jessica Jerome.

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February 11, 2014 9:08 AM

Seeing Sochi Day 5: Our favorite Olympics photos

Today's Olympic highlights include: Norway won double gold in the cross-country freestyle sprints; Canadian Dara Howell won the gold in women's slopestyle skiing; and the first qualifying round for men's snowboard halfpipe began.

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February 11, 2014 8:19 AM

Minnesotans get mixed results in Sochi so far

It's another busy day at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Among the sports on today's schedule: pairs figure skating, curling, cross country skiing and women's slopestyle free skiing. Keri Herman, a native of Bloomington, Minnesota, is competing in that event. Dave Schwartz of KARE-11 is tracking all the Minnesota athletes and he spoke with MPR's Cathy Wurzer.

by Cathy Wurzer

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February 11, 2014 7:10 AM

Photos: The 5 types of luxury suites at the new Vikings stadium

There’s some interesting details among the images that the Vikings released last week about their plans to start selling Stadium Builder’s Licenses. Along with seat license information, the team also released a raft of new images of the stadium’s interior. If you’ve got a sharp eye, you can sort out a sneak peek at one Read more →

by Tim Nelson

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February 10, 2014 11:28 AM

Photos: The dismantling of the ‘Dome continues

A week after they blew the roof off the Metrodome with explosives, demolition crews started taking down the outer walls of the Metrodome today. They’re working in the Gate B area, just off of 4th Street. Plans call for the demolition to proceed counter-clockwise around the bowl to make way for the new stadium. If Read more →

by Tim Nelson

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February 10, 2014 10:11 AM

Seeing Sochi Day 4: Our favorite Olympics photos

Among Monday's highlights in Sochi: Charles Hamelin of Canada raced to the 1,500-meter short track speedskating gold, and Viktor Ahn earned the bronze to give Russia its first-ever short track medal; Michel Mulder of the Netherlands earned the 500-meter speedskating gold; and Martin Fourcade won the 12.5-kilometer biathlon pursuit.

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