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Live updates: Last call at the Metrodome

The Hubert H. Humphery Metrodome, the longtime home of the Minnesota Vikings hosts its final football game on Dec. 29.

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Vikings fans gather for a last night at the Metrodome

Vikings fans gather for a last night at the Metrodome

For Tim Czmowski, a Vikings season ticket holder from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a single afternoon stands out among all he’s seen in the Metrodome. It may very well be the most famous moment in Metrodome history, maybe even rivaling the World Series wins by the Twins in 1987 and 1991. Czmowski was in the Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Syracuse rallies late to beat Gophers

Syracuse rallies late to beat Gophers

Minnesota (8-5) got a boost to start the second half when Jerry Kill returned to the sideline for the first time since Sept. 28 before Syracuse came back to send the Gophers to their sixth consecutive bowl loss and second straight in this bowl.
by The Associated Press

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The Metrodome's final days: What you need to know

The Metrodome's final days: What you need to know

The Vikings wrap up 32 seasons at the Metrodome this weekend, playing their final game in the stadium Sunday. The dome is due to be demolished starting Jan. 18, and replaced in time for the 2016 season.
by Tim Nelson

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Gophers play Syracuse in the Texas Bowl

Gophers play Syracuse in the Texas Bowl

The University of Minnesota football team is in Houston where they will play Syracuse this evening in the Texas Bowl. The game caps a remarkable season for the Gophers. Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, previews the game with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Here’s how to get a seat of your own from the Metrodome

Here’s how to get a seat of your own from the Metrodome

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and Albrecht Signs have just signed off on the final details of their agreement to salvage and sell off seats from the soon-to-be-vacant Metrodome. The Vikings will play their last game there on Sunday. MSFA chairwoman Michele Kelm-Helgen says the contractor and her agency will start the process of taking Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Metrodome: Tonight’s the last lap for RollerDome

Metrodome: Tonight’s the last lap for RollerDome

It’s the end of an another era tonight as skaters take their last laps around the concourses at the Metrodome. RollerDome is ending its run around the stadium with a final session from 5 p.m. to midnight tonight. “There’s nothing we can do about it,” said founder Mike Cofrin. “There’s going to be a break Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Big-time football's place in higher education

Historian Brian Ingrassia speaks about the origins of college football in the late 1800's and traces the evolution of the sport to a multi-million dollar athletic spectacle on university campuses. His book is "The Rise of the Gridiron University: Higher Education's Uneasy Alliance with Big-Time Football." He spoke November 9, 2012 at the Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Metrodome seats may yet be saved

Metrodome seats may yet be saved

Albrecht Signs in Fridley said they’ve been selected to salvage the blue seats in the Metrodome and that they may be taking orders in the next few days. The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority took bids on the project last Friday, and were due to select a winning bidder on Monday. They haven’t yet, but MSFA Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Vikings unveil program, events for final weekend at Metrodome

Vikings unveil program, events for final weekend at Metrodome

The Vikings have unveiled the party they’ll throw this weekend for the team’s final game in the Metrodome.  (Above is the official program cover, available for purchase at the game on Sunday.) The team’s long farewell to the stadium will actually start with a season ticket holders’ event on Saturday, with photos on the field, Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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