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It started off great: Minnesota won its fourth consecutive Big Ten game for the first time in 40 years when it beat Penn State 24-10 on Saturday. Then, they were handed the Governor's Victory Bell trophy and they were so excited, they broke it.
Incognito says Martin sent threatening text
In an interview with Fox Sports televised Sunday, Incognito said he never took the threat seriously. Incognito said he regrets the racist and profane language he used with Martin, but said it stemmed from a culture of locker-room "brotherhood," not bullying.
Minneapolis council signals approval of Target Center’s $100M renovation
The Minneapolis city council today indicated it will sign off on a nearly $100 million renovation of the Target Center. The council’s committee of the whole voted for the plan to split the cost with its tenants. The city will use hospitality taxes that are now being used to pay off Minneapolis Convention Center debt. Read more →
The University of Minnesota football team will go for its fourth straight win against Penn State tomorrow at home. The last season when the Gophers won four straight Big Ten games was 1973. MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about why the team has played so well lately.
5 things to know after Vikings rally past Redskins
The Minnesota Vikings needed most of the game to figure out how to stop Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins. They finally walked off their home field a winner, too.
Stadium authority plans to break ground before Thanksgiving
  The stadium authority building a new home for the Vikings still plans to break ground on the project before Thanksgiving. Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority chair Michele Kelm-Helgen told lawmakers today that her agency, the Vikings, HKS Architects and Mortenson Construction are still working on ways to keep the cost under $988 million. That’s the Read more →
Redskins opponents planning demonstration, legal action
Opponents of the Washington Redskins name plan to march to the Metrodome to protest before tonight’s Vikings game. “We’ll never, ever give up on this issue. We’re inviting the whole public to join us,” said American Indian Movement director Clyde Bellecourt outside the stadium Wednesday. “Everyone. We’re drafting you, we’re putting you into this national…
Stadium opponents win, mostly, in Minneapolis elections
The elections in Minneapolis proved an off night for officials who supported the city’s deal on the Vikings stadium last year. Most of the seven council members who voted yes back in May of 2012 fell short of either their re-election plans or attempts for higher office. And although the most vocal of the stadium Read more →