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As curling grows more popular, so do its star players

As curling grows more popular, so do its star players

Debbie McCormick is headed to the Olympics - again.

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5 things to know after the Bengals dismantled the Vikings

5 things to know after the Bengals dismantled the Vikings

Among them: Adrian Peterson missed last week's game because of a sprained right foot. He was limited in practice last week but wanted to play. He wasn't the same, managing 45 yards on 11 carries before coach Leslie Frazier benched him in the second half with the Bengals in control.
by The Associated Press

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Judge dismisses final part of legal challenge to stadium district project

Judge dismisses final part of legal challenge to stadium district project

Hennepin County District Court Judge Mel Dickstein has thrown out a final count of the five-part legal challenge to a $400 million Downtown East development on the Star Tribune property in downtown Minneapolis. Judge Dickstein this afternoon denied a request for a temporary restraining order by mayoral candidates Stephanie Woodruff and Dan Cohen and former Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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The secret history of the Vikings stadium and Wells Fargo deals

The secret history of the Vikings stadium and Wells Fargo deals

  Mpls St. Paul magazine has an exit interview with Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak out. It has a very interesting thread regarding the Vikings stadium deal. It starts with Rybak’s alarm that the team was entertaining a move to Arden Hills, then walks through the politics of turning the team owners back to Minneapolis. Steve Marsh asked Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Timberwolves still a work in progress

The Minnesota Timberwolves are in Los Angeles to play the Lakers tonight. On Wednesday, the Wolves beat Portland, a team that came into the game with the best record in the NBA. 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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Vikings plan Metrodome end that won’t repeat Met stadium melee

Vikings plan Metrodome end that won’t repeat Met stadium melee

Thirty-two years ago today the Minnesota Vikings wrapped up their final game and a 20-year run at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. With just over a week left before the Metrodome closes for good, the team and local officials say they’re determined this stadium will have a very different end. That day, Dec. 20, 1981, the Kansas Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Oh Metrodome! A video tribute

Oh Metrodome! A video tribute

A musical tribute to the Metrodome’s glory days.
by Jon Gordon

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Wells Fargo signed off on towers development near Vikings stadium

Wells Fargo and Ryan Companies have officially sealed their deal that will bring 5,000 employees to a new $300 million dollar complex near the new Vikings stadium. Wells Fargo said in a statement that they’d signed the development agreement that was first announced in May. The project is expected to break ground in April and Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Photos: Sneak peek at possible new Vikings stadium seating

Photos: Sneak peek at possible new Vikings stadium seating

There’s a lot of discussion about what might happen to the seats in the Metrodome before the place is demolished started Jan. 18. But deep in the bowels of the doomed stadium, there are some OTHER seats that fans aren’t seeing yet. These seats are just samples, offered by seating companies to the builders of Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Obama's jab at Russia in keeping with Olympic tradition

President Obama is staying home from the 2014 Olympic games, sending only gay athletes instead to scold Russia for its anti-gay policies. This isn't the first time politics have intruded on the Olympics.

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