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Vikes stadium builder to pitch in on new Ga. ballpark

Vikes stadium builder to pitch in on new Ga. ballpark

Minneapolis-based Mortenson Construction is one of the consortium of construction companies that will be building the new $675 million home of the Atlanta Braves.
by Tim Nelson

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Downtown East park may be booked up by Vikings, stadium

Downtown East park may be booked up by Vikings, stadium

David Brauer, writing in the Southwest Journal, says the new park planned for west of the new Vikings stadium could theoretically be restricted from public use for as much as half the weekends of the year, if the Vikings, the stadium authority and a potential Major League Soccer team set up shop in the space.…
by Tim Nelson

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Will America get bowled over by cricket? Immigrants drive growing popularity

Will America get bowled over by cricket? Immigrants drive growing popularity

"When soccer first started here, people said it's not going to go anywhere -- American football is the thing,: said John Aaron, executive secretary of the American Cricket Federation. "Soccer has not replaced American football, but it has certainly taken off now, hasn't it?"

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Missing Rainier climbers came from far and wide, and St. Paul

Missing Rainier climbers came from far and wide, and St. Paul

The identities of the two guides from Seattle-based Alpine Ascents International were released on its website Monday. The company and Mount Rainier National Park have refused to release other names, citing privacy issues, but family members and colleagues have released details on three other climbers.
by The Associated Press

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Love's trip to Boston ramps up trade rumors

Love's trip to Boston ramps up trade rumors

Fans of the Boston Celtics are buzzing over the news that Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love spent the weekend in Boston checking out that city and talking about his appreciation of Celtics history. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the matter.
by Cathy Wurzer

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St. Paul climber among 6 missing on Rainier

St. Paul climber among 6 missing on Rainier

Park officials say it's currently too risky to send people in search of six climbers who likely fell thousands of feet to their deaths while attempting to scale 14,410-foot Mount Rainier.
by The Associated Press

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Kevin Love sizes up Boston

Kevin Love sizes up Boston

Timberwolves boss Flip Saunders is stretching belief and trying to put a good face on a pretty obvious play by his superstar player to force a trade soon.
by Bob Collins

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Wild sign Mike Yeo to extension

Yeo signed a multi-year contract extension with the Wild on Saturday, the team announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the agreement was expected after Yeo guided the team out of the first round of the playoffs for just the second time in franchise history in the final year of his original deal.
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Metrodome seats are getting new life

Metrodome seats are getting new life

The Woodbury Bulletin says the Metrodome's signature blue seats are waiting for fans again: Woodbury High School Royals fans. The paper reports that Royals Stadium has 400 seats salvaged from the Metrodome.
by Tim Nelson

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Lynx overcoming injury issues in hot start

The undefeated Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA are at home tonight against the San Antonio Stars. MPR News' Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about what's been working for the Lynx so far this year.

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