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Sports

Have you pulled your kids out of football?

Some football programs in Minnesota have seen a decline in participation and MPR News and KARE11 want to find out why. In Edina, for example, there are two eighth grade football teams this year, down from three, and we've heard of other suburban districts whose football participation is down. If you're a parent, teacher or coach, please share your insights here.

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Saints ballpark design delayed, but opening day won’t be, city says

Saints ballpark design delayed, but opening day won’t be, city says

The blueprints for the new St. Paul Saints ballpark won’t be finished until mid-February, six months later than St. Paul’s contract with designer Ryan Cos. dictated, according to the city. In spite of the delay, the city says the $63 million stadium will still be able to open in 2015, as originally planned. “We had…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Questions still loom over Vikings offense

Minnesota Vikings fans were excited to see Adrian Peterson on the field at last night's preseason game in San Francisco. But if you blinked, you might have missed him. Peterson was only in for two plays and never touched the ball. The 49ers beat the Vikings 34-14. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the team's third preseason game which saw the starters play into the third quarter.

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Wilf audit may push back stadium schedule

Vikings officials want to postpone talks until the investigation is finished.

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A new approach for football: Get your head out of the game

A new approach for football: Get your head out of the game

Coaches, others say it's wise to limit the number of concussions young players sustain.

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Many already cashing in on Minn. Vikings stadium

Many already cashing in on Minn. Vikings stadium

Even before ground is broken on a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, a white-collar brigade of accountants, architects, lawyers and other consultants has locked in millions of dollars in contracts that would complicate any effort to derail the project.

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Developer, builders at loggerheads over Vikings stadium plaza

Developer, builders at loggerheads over Vikings stadium plaza

It looks like the negotiations over an underground parking ramp and transit station plaza in front of the Metrodome are getting testy.
by Tim Nelson

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Lawsuits look to ask voter approval for Vikings stadium funding deal

Lawsuits look to ask voter approval for Vikings stadium funding deal

It’s been one of the remaining contradictions in the Vikings stadium deal. Sixteen years after voters in Minneapolis said they wanted a referendum on any new stadium funding, the city is poised to get a second professional sports facility, without a public vote. But now, two Twin Cities residents are challenging the deal with the Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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On stadium financing do-over, state gets closer to financial bullseye

On stadium financing do-over, state gets closer to financial bullseye

The Minnesota Department of Revenue said today that it expects to collect about $30.5 million in “floor stock” new cigarette taxes. That’s the stamp charge on all the cigarettes sellers had on hand before a $1.60 per pack tax hike took effect on July 1. First the good news: there’s about $26.5 million there to top off Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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