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February 11, 2014 1:00 PM

Shaun White falls just short of three-peat quest in halfpipe

In an event that came down to a dramatic final run, American snowboarder Shaun White finished in fourth place in the men's halfpipe Tuesday, falling just short of the podium with a score of 90.25. White needed a score of better than 94.75 to take gold.

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February 11, 2014 11:50 AM

Female ski jumpers finally make their Olympic debut

For the American women's ski jumping team, just getting to Sochi is a huge accomplishment. The sport is making its Olympic debut today, in large part because of a decade of advocacy from jumpers Lindsey Van and Jessica Jerome.

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February 11, 2014 9:08 AM

Seeing Sochi Day 5: Our favorite Olympics photos

Today's Olympic highlights include: Norway won double gold in the cross-country freestyle sprints; Canadian Dara Howell won the gold in women's slopestyle skiing; and the first qualifying round for men's snowboard halfpipe began.

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February 11, 2014 8:19 AM

Minnesotans get mixed results in Sochi so far

It's another busy day at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Among the sports on today's schedule: pairs figure skating, curling, cross country skiing and women's slopestyle free skiing. Keri Herman, a native of Bloomington, Minnesota, is competing in that event. Dave Schwartz of KARE-11 is tracking all the Minnesota athletes and he spoke with MPR's Cathy Wurzer.

by Cathy Wurzer

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February 11, 2014 7:10 AM

Photos: The 5 types of luxury suites at the new Vikings stadium

There’s some interesting details among the images that the Vikings released last week about their plans to start selling Stadium Builder’s Licenses. Along with seat license information, the team also released a raft of new images of the stadium’s interior. If you’ve got a sharp eye, you can sort out a sneak peek at one Read more →

by Tim Nelson

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February 10, 2014 11:28 AM

Photos: The dismantling of the ‘Dome continues

A week after they blew the roof off the Metrodome with explosives, demolition crews started taking down the outer walls of the Metrodome today. They’re working in the Gate B area, just off of 4th Street. Plans call for the demolition to proceed counter-clockwise around the bowl to make way for the new stadium. If Read more →

by Tim Nelson

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February 10, 2014 10:11 AM

Seeing Sochi Day 4: Our favorite Olympics photos

Among Monday's highlights in Sochi: Charles Hamelin of Canada raced to the 1,500-meter short track speedskating gold, and Viktor Ahn earned the bronze to give Russia its first-ever short track medal; Michel Mulder of the Netherlands earned the 500-meter speedskating gold; and Martin Fourcade won the 12.5-kilometer biathlon pursuit.

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February 10, 2014 8:23 AM

Photos: What the new stadium might look like without the Vikings

If state officials and Vikings’ owners have their way, Vikings games won’t be the only events to occupy the new downtown Minneapolis stadium now under construction. The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority has bid to host basketball’s NCAA Final Four. The stadium also is expected to accommodate the Minnesota Gophers baseball team. New images released by Read more →

by Tim Nelson

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February 10, 2014 6:40 AM

Missouri All-American football player says he's gay

Tolerance is about to be tested in the National Football League. And Michael Sam hopes his ability is all that matters, not his sexual orientation. Missouri's All-America defensive end came out to the entire country Sunday night.

by The Associated Press