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'Sports chaplains' bring the gospel to Olympic Village

'Sports chaplains' bring the gospel to Olympic Village

Among the most visible Americans at Sochi are a group of evangelical Christians decked out in black cowboy hats, looking to make friends and proselytize.
by Corey Flintoff

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Now YOUR own home can sound just like the Metrodome!

Now YOUR own home can sound just like the Metrodome!

The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome may be falling to the wrecking ball,  but if you want to relive the thrilling games of yesteryear in living stereo, you can still buy the stadium’s sound system, salvaged from building: A St. Paul Craiglist posting is offering ” two fully functional collector’s items: high definition audio CPU’s pulled from Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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T.J. Oshie is Warroad's latest Olympic hockey star

T.J. Oshie is Warroad's latest Olympic hockey star

Warroad, Minn., churns out wildly successful Olympic hockey players. No U.S. men's team has won a gold medal without a player from the town of fewer than 2,000 people that's just a few miles from the Canada border.
by The Associated Press

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Seeing Sochi Day 9: Our favorite Olympics photos

Seeing Sochi Day 9: Our favorite Olympics photos

In Sochi today, The U.S. men's hockey team beat Team Russia in an exciting Group A preliminary round game 3-2, in a shootout.

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Oshie's shootout goals lead US past Russia 3-2

Oshie's shootout goals lead US past Russia 3-2

T.J. Oshie of the St. Louis Blues scored the winning goal in a 3-2 shootout victory over Russia in Olympic hockey. The game was scoreless after one period and tied at one after two.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota's 44 Olympians: How they're doing

Minnesota's 44 Olympians: How they're doing

There are 44 athletes with Minnesota ties competing at the Sochi Olympics. We have one biathlete and one luger, two speed skaters, six skiers, eight curlers and 26 hockey players. We're tracking the athletes and the team as the games progress.
by Molly Bloom

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Seeing Sochi: Our favorite photos of Minnesota Olympians

Seeing Sochi: Our favorite photos of Minnesota Olympians

Athletes with connections to Minnesota are flying high at the Sochi Winter Olympics -- quite literally in the case of skier Keri Herman from Bloomington.

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Photos: At the Metrodome, wrecking ball continues its work

Photos: At the Metrodome, wrecking ball continues its work

It took more than two years to build the Metrodome; it will take considerably less time to tear it down. MPR News photographer Jeffrey Thompson visited the 32-year-old ‘dome yesterday to check in on the demolition.
by Nate Minor

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Spring training about to begin for Minnesota Twins

On Sunday, pitchers and catchers for the Minnesota Twins arrive in Fort Myers, Fla., to start getting ready for the upcoming baseball season. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the team.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Seeing Sochi Day 7: Our favorite Olympics photos

Seeing Sochi Day 7: Our favorite Olympics photos

In Sochi today, the U.S. men's hockey team crushed Slovakia, Canada won their fifth straight in women's curling and Evgeni Plushenko retired from competitive figure skating shortly after withdrawing from the men's competition.

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