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5 x 8: Why didn’t Minnesota leaders know about Wilf’s legal woes?
The questions surrounding the Wilfs, it's time for journalists to change how they tell stories, the brew farm, rapping scientists, the people who don't give up, and not all heartless crooks are heartless.
Gov. Mark Dayton said Thursday he wanted more scrutiny of the Vikings stadium deal after team owners Mark and Zygi Wilf lost a big real estate court case in New Jersey.
UPDATED: Dayton ‘deeply concerned’ about NJ case against Vikings owners
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton is urging further scrutiny into the stadium deal following the news that Mark and Zygi Wilf have lost a big real estate court case in New Jersey. His deputy chief of staff, Bob Hume, just put out this statement: “I am deeply concerned by the Judge’s findings that the Wilf family…
Photos: Highlights from Cris Carter's career
Long-time Vikings wide receiver Cris Carter was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame over the weekend. Here are some highlights from his playing career, which he spent most of in Minnesota.
Metrodome’s field painted for the Vikings final season there
They’re putting finishing touches on Mall of America field today — literally. Painters are applying the field markings and logos on the turf in the Metrodome for the last time this week, ahead of what will be the last season for the Vikings in the stadium. “Straightest lines in the NFL,” said Leo Pidde, the…
Alex Rodriguez, others suspended by MLB for drugs
In the the most sweeping punishment since the Black Sox scandal nearly a century ago, 13 Major League Baseball players have been disciplined in a drug case. Alex Rodriguez was suspended through 2014 and Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera were banned 50 games apiece.