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Lynx win up-and-down game to open playoffs

Lynx win up-and-down game to open playoffs

The Minnesota Lynx began the WNBA playoffs last night with an 88-84 win over San Antonio last night at Target Center. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the game.

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See the Vikings stadium start to take shape

See the Vikings stadium start to take shape

Construction on the new Minnesota Vikings stadium started last December. Photojournalist Jeffrey Thompson checked in on how it's going.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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SMG chosen to manage new stadium

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA) Board approved a 10-year contract on Friday with Pennsylvania-based SMG to manage the new Vikings stadium.
by Jon Collins

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Vikings add $19.7 million to stadium contribution

Vikings add $19.7 million to stadium contribution

The Vikings said they’re adding nearly $20 million to their contribution to the cost of building a new stadium for the team in downtown Minneapolis. The team made the announcement this morning at the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority meeting in Minneapolis. It means the team has committed nearly $50 million more to the original $477…
by Tim Nelson

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NHL concussion cases head to court

Lawyers hope the three lawsuits will gain class-action status.
by Jon Collins

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Ski jumps that launched Olympians come tumbling down

Ski jumps that launched Olympians come tumbling down

The two ski jumps, built in 1924 and 1969, served as early training ramps for a generation of Olympic ski jumpers. But they haven't been used for nearly a decade as children exchanged their jumping skis for snowboards and other pastimes.
by Dan Kraker

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Vikings, Kluwe reach settlement

Vikings, Kluwe reach settlement

Team will pay an undisclosed amount to gay-advocacy groups.
by Tim Nelson and Jon Collins

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Boucha talks about Warroad Warriors nickname

Henry Boucha, who is Ojibwe, led Warroad to the state championship high school hockey game in 1969. He spoke with MPR's Cathy Wurzer about helping to calm a protest over the nickname of the Warroad high school.

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Warroad nickname opponents end fight

A group that criticizes racism in sports has dropped an effort to force the Warroad, Minn., school district to change its name and logo after the local American Indian community objected to the change.
by Jon Collins

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Injuries cloud Minnesota Lynx playoff hopes

Injuries cloud Minnesota Lynx playoff hopes

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about several topics in local sports including the outlook for the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA playoffs, the quarterback situation for the Minnesota Vikings, and a new women's basketball coach hired at Macalester.

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