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49ers edge Packers at frigid Lambeau
The defending NFC champions are two wins away from another trip to the Super Bowl after beating the Green Bay Packers 23-20 in a wild-card game Sunday at frigid Lambeau field.
Packers-49ers game shaping up to be Ice Bowl II
The Packers plan to pass out 70,000 hand warmers, packets that fit inside gloves or boots and stay warm for up to 10 hours. The team will also provide free coffee and hot chocolate.
Vikings hire big gun lawyers after Kluwe allegations
The Minnesota Vikings have hired two high-profile lawyers to investigate claims by a former player that he was cut from the team because of his advocacy for same-sex marriage.
The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 to end the team's longest losing skid. MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the win and the precarious position of head coach Mike Yeo.
Figure Skater Brian Boitano on coming out and going to Sochi
At the height of his career in 1988, Boitano says coming out was not an option. His agent told him that he needed to keep his sexuality quiet so that he could secure endorsements. Even though he only recently came out publicly, Boitano says people in his life have known he is gay. But, he says, he wanted to be known for his skating achievements rather than his sexuality.
This is why one guy bought Metrodome seats
Metrodome seat buyers pick up their bit of Vikings football history.
Ticket deadline extended to avert Packers blackout
The last time a Packers home game didn't sell out was in January 1983 when they hosted the St. Louis Cardinals in a first-round playoff game in a strike-shortened season.
Kluwe returns with a blast at his former team
When the NFL season ended last week, it meant punter Chris Kluwe went an entire season without an NFL job (he was cut by Oakland in preseason) for the first time in eight years. Known for eschewing the usual lack of interest in social issues shared by other football players, Kluwe could not have been Read more →
Metrodome seats being removed, put up for sale
A company has started tearing out the bright-blue stadium seats from the now-closed Metrodome.
The Metrodome’s final months, in animated GIFs
Yes, the Metrodome hosted the Vikings and Twins for decades. But it also housed monster truck rallies, rollerbladers and other events over its 32-year lifetime. MPR News photographer Amanda Snyder visited the ‘dome for a few of its final events.