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Another tough year for Gopher women's basketball

Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer and Star Tribune digital sports editor Howard Sinker discuss the university of Minnesota Women's basketball team, which is struggling again this season.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'Regular guys' from northern Minnesota hope for curling gold in Sochi

'Regular guys' from northern Minnesota hope for curling gold in Sochi

The team navigated a tough field at the U.S. Trials in Fargo in November. Then they won five straight matches at a tournament in Germany to qualify for the Olympics. The team is hoping to come back from a disastrous performance in 2010 games, which they think actually fueled growth in the sport's popularity.
by Dan Kraker

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Embattled former Mankato college football coach gets new job

Embattled former Mankato college football coach gets new job

Todd Hoffner, former head coach of at Minnesota State University, Mankato was named head football coach position at Minot State University.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Why some athletes' families will sit out Sochi

Why some athletes' families will sit out Sochi

Families of athletes normally make a pilgrimage to see the Olympics, but this year is different: The trip is more costly than previous games and, for many, more nerve-wracking.
by Brian Mann

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Dayton will skip Super Bowl trip because of propane fuel crisis

Dayton will skip Super Bowl trip because of propane fuel crisis

Gov. Mark Dayton isn’t going to New York after all. He’d been planning to go to the New York/New Jersey area Friday for a site tour and meetings with NFL officials, trying to woo the league as it weighs where to hold the 2018 Super Bowl. Here’s what his office said today: “Governor Dayton was Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Sochi next stop for Afton ski phenom Jessie Diggins

Sochi next stop for Afton ski phenom Jessie Diggins

Cross country skier Jessie Diggins has won three Minnesota state championships, five U.S. championships and last year won gold in the world championships. She's in the Italian Alps right now preparing to compete in the Sochi Winter Olympics.
by Tom Crann

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Howard Sinker on the Wild, Wolves, and a fun team from St. Olaf

MPR News' Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about who's hot, and not in the Minnesota sports scene.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Photos: The brutal Arrowhead 135 Ultra

Photos: The brutal Arrowhead 135 Ultra

For most mortals, running, biking or skiing in a 135 mile race through Minnesota's north woods would seem a daunting enough task. But in the Arrowhead 135 Ultra, the competitors not only brave sub-zero degree temperatures, they crave it.
by Derek Montgomery

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Vikings stadium bonds have been sold, deal is done

Vikings stadium bonds have been sold, deal is done

Minnesota Management and Budget says it has sold the $462 million in state appropriation bonds it planned to use to finance the new Vikings stadium.
by Tim Nelson

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Three reasons a Super Bowl might not be worth as much as you think

Three reasons a Super Bowl might not be worth as much as you think

Gov. Mark Dayton says the 2018 Super Bowl could have a $500 million economic impact on the state. But as the Twin Cities learned with the Republican National Convention in 2008, that can be hard to find on the ground.
by Tim Nelson

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