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St. Paul hires private firm to manage Como, Phalen golf courses

St. Paul currently loses more than $400,000 a year at the Como and Phalen courses. Under the agreement, Prom Management Group would pay the city a fee to operate them.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Minnesota Supreme Court wants to see Vikings stadium bond arguments

Minnesota Supreme Court wants to see Vikings stadium bond arguments

The Minnesota Supreme Court says it wants the two sides in the constitutional battle over financing the new Vikings stadium to submit their paperwork. The justices said stadium opponent Doug Mann and Minnesota Management and Budget need to make their arguments in writing to the court by the end of business on Thursday. They’ve got Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Judge says $765M NFL concussion settlement may be too small

U.S. District Judge Anita Brody has asked for more financial details from the parties, a week after players' lawyers filed a lengthy payout plan.

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MMB response to Vikings stadium legal challenge

Here is the  response from the Minnesota Department of Management and Budget  to the legal challenge to the financing of the new Vikings stadium. From the Associated Press: A state agency that was set to sell public bonds for the Minnesota Vikings stadium said in a legal filing Tuesday that a lawsuit holding up that $468 million Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Sports Facilities Authority moves to intervene in bond suit

The agency managing construction of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium says it has filed motions to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the project’s financing method. Former mayoral candidate Doug Mann, his wife Linda Mann, and former school board member David Tilsen sued the state on Friday. They claim it’s illegal to use city sales taxes Read more →
by Matt Sepic

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Vikings search for coach tough to decipher

The Minnesota Vikings are narrowing the field in their search for a new head coach. MPR News' Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about that story.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Second lawsuit from opponent threatens to stop Vikings stadium

Second lawsuit from opponent threatens to stop Vikings stadium

A last-minute legal challenge to the financing of the new Vikings stadium is delaying the process yet again. A petition for a writ of prohibition was filed in the Minnesota Supreme Court to restrain Jim Showalter, commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget, from selling bonds to pay for construction of a new Vikings Stadium. The Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Will the Twins beat the Vikings to major league soccer?

Will the Twins beat the Vikings to major league soccer?

The Strib’s Mike Kaszuba takes a stab today at the nexus between the Minnesota United Football Club and the Minnesota Twins. John Vomhof Jr. over at the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal broke the news last month that the Twins and Minnesota United traveled together to Kansas City to take a look at that soccer Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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A-Rod suspended for 2014 baseball season

A-Rod suspended for 2014 baseball season

Alex Rodriguez, one of baseball's biggest stars and its highest-paid player, should be suspended for the 2014 season, an independent arbitrator decided on Saturday. Fredric Horowitz, who heard Rodriguez's appeal of Major League Baseball's 211-game suspension, upheld most of the punishment handed down by the league.

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Timberwolves players under fire from each other

Timberwolves players under fire from each other

The Minnesota Timberwolves take on Charlotte tonight at Target Center. After their loss on Wednesday, the Wolves are now 0-10 in games decided by four points or less. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune.
by Cathy Wurzer

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