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Canada beats US 3-2 in Olympic women's hockey

Canada beats US 3-2 in Olympic women's hockey

Megan Agosta scored twice and assisted on Hayley Wickenheiser's goal to lead Canada to a 3-2 victory over the United States on Wednesday in a tense preview of the expected gold medal match.
by The Associated Press

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Olympic curling: US men notch win; women struggle

Olympic curling: US men notch win; women struggle

Meanwhile, wearing flat caps, knee-length knickers and dark blue soccer socks, the stylish Norwegians beat Germany 8-5 for a third consecutive victory. "It was knickerbockers vs. lederhosen today," Norway curler Christoffer Svae said. "And the knickerbockers won."
by The Associated Press

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Final price for Vikings upgrades at TCF may nearly double initial estimate

Final price for Vikings upgrades at TCF may nearly double initial estimate

The University of Minnesota is going to get a fresh look tomorrow at the upgrades the school’s stadium will need to host the Vikings for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. The preliminary price tag on tomorrow’s agenda is $6.6 million in capital improvements, up from the $3.5 million that the team and school initially estimated in Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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

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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Star Tribune officially closes on its stadium district land sale

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

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

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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Female ski jumpers finally make their Olympic debut

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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Seeing Sochi Day 5: Our favorite Olympics photos

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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Minnesotans get mixed results in Sochi so far

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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