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Old vs. new: Metrodome and the new Vikings stadium

Old vs. new: Metrodome and the new Vikings stadium

They’re going to start tearing down the Metrodome pretty quickly — likely soon after its scheduled deflation on Saturday. So Stadium Watch would like to bring you a by-the-numbers look back. Here’s the old versus the new, at a glance:
by Tim Nelson

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How to watch the Metrodome’s demise in the comfort of your own home

How to watch the Metrodome’s demise in the comfort of your own home

On Saturday morning, they’re planning to pull the plug on the Metrodome. The lights will go off and the fans will shut down and the iconic Teflon roof will settle into the bowl. If you don’t want to stand in the forecast single-digit windchill to watch, there may be another option. EarthCam, of Hackensack, N.J. is Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Once 'terrified' of ice fishing, Minn. man now carries on tradition

Once 'terrified' of ice fishing, Minn. man now carries on tradition

Ice fishing is old. You've seen the pictures. People for thousands of years have chopped a hole and waited for a fish to take a baited hook. Or they've stood silently, with their spear at the ready if they see a shadowy form move in the water.
by Dan Olson

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Vikings new head coach Zimmer to face myriad of issues

Vikings new head coach Zimmer to face myriad of issues

The Minnesota Vikings have hired their new head coach. Mike Zimmer, an NFL defensive coordinator for the last 15 years, replaces Leslie Frazier who was fired in December. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the new coach.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Photos: Inside the dismantled Metrodome

Photos: Inside the dismantled Metrodome

A photographic look inside the dismantled Metrodome.
by Molly Bloom

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Skeptics greet St. Paul's effort to turn golf courses over to private management

The Como and Phalen golf courses together lose about $400,000 every year. Prom Management Group, the Oakdale-based catering firm that has offered to pay the city at least $65,000 dollars a year to take over the operations, promises to erase that deficit.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Vikings pick Mike Zimmer as new coach

Vikings pick Mike Zimmer as new coach

Zimmer will replace Leslie Frazier, who was fired after the team finished 5-10-1 this season. Zimmer will be the ninth head coach in the franchise's 54-year history, according to reports that emerged Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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Everything’s coming up Vikings

Everything’s coming up Vikings

Give credit to Minnesota Vikings fans. Few other teams’ fans do more with a little hope than them. On social media this afternoon, Vikings fans appear to be riding high (by whatever definition you want to ascribe to that phrase) after the team apparently cut a deal for a new coach. Mike Zimmer, the defensive…
by Bob Collins

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