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Sports

Recycling and reusing the Metrodome wreckage

Recycling and reusing the Metrodome wreckage

The former home of the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Twins is getting smashed up and hauled away, but it will get new life, the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority said today.
by Tim Nelson

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Book shows Wahl was a trailblazer for women

A new biography celebrates the life of a true trailblazer. "Her Honor" by Star Tribune columnist Lori Sturdevant tells the story of Rosalie Wahl. Wahl, who died in 2013, was the first woman to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court.
by Cathy Wurzer

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A look at Target Field, five years later

A look at Target Field, five years later

As Target Field turns 5, how is it doing financially?

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Can classes yield a billion-dollar bracket?

Can classes yield a billion-dollar bracket?

Warren Buffett looks at his offer to pay $1 billion to anyone who fills out a perfect NCAA tournament bracket as nothing more than a matter of having the numbers in his favor.
by The Associated Press

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Gophers not invited to the big dance

In sports, we now know the 68 teams that will be competing in the men's NCAA basketball tournament, and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are not one of them.
by Cathy Wurzer

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State high school basketball tournament reminds us: Losing isn’t fun

State high school basketball tournament reminds us: Losing isn’t fun

The high school kids understandably were sad and sulked a bit after losing outstanding games. And we cut them slack we didn't extend to women athletes on a bigger stage.
by Bob Collins

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Minneapolis staff recommends hotel project atop Vikings stadium ramp

Minneapolis staff recommends hotel project atop Vikings stadium ramp

Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development department staff are recommending the city council approve Ryan Companies’ bid to develop a 150-room Radisson Red hotel.
by Tim Nelson

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NFL visits to consider Twin Cities Super Bowl bid

NFL visits to consider Twin Cities Super Bowl bid

Officials from the National Football League were in Minnesota Thursday and Friday to consider the Twin Cities as a potential host for the 2018 Super Bowl. Six members of the NFL’s Super Bowl unit toured the construction site of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium and venues like the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts and Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Close games and a thriller ending mark boys basketball tournament so far

It was a wild day at the Minnesota Boy's High School tournament yesterday with several of the games going to multiple overtimes. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune.
by Cathy Wurzer

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