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Vikings stadium food contract goes to Aramark
The deal is under negotiation but Aramark will get the contract.
St. Paul strikes deal for Saints stadium funding
The City of St. Paul announced today it has reached a tentative deal to pay for the new Lowertown Ballpark, future home of the St. Paul Saints. The $54 million project ballooned by $8.8 million this summer after tests showed contaminated and unstable soil that added $6.2 million to the cost. Additional design and construction…
Next up in the Great NFL Stadium Sweepstakes: Oakland
The Vikings could break ground on their new stadium in a little over two months. The Falcons are kicking the tires on new stadium plans and financing in Atlanta. Next up: the Raiders. The Oakland Tribune is reporting that the team and the city are looking to build a replacement for the O.co Coliseum, formerly…
Could the Vikings have paid for a new stadium in Minneapolis themselves?
Maybe, according to Forbes. The magazine is out with their annual ranking of the most valuable teams in sports, and the Vikings slot in at #35 this year, up from #41 the last two years. That might have a little something to do with having the league MVP on the team’s roster. But the ranking isn’t the most  interesting…
Electronic pulltab gambling sales dismal as more bars offer them
Let’s start with the good news — at least good news if you expect electronic pulltab gambling to live up to its promise when it was  legalized to pay for a Vikings stadium. Despite recent disappointments, more people are getting into the electronic pulltab business. The number of distributors in Minnesota grew by 50 percent…
Major League Baseball says it'll strengthen its policy against harassment and discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Let women ride in the Tour de France, cyclists say in petition
Calling road cycling "one of the worst offenders" in gender inequity, four elite female athletes have created a petition to ask the sport's hallmark event, the Tour de France, to include women next year. Citing the inclusion of women at the world's top marathons, the petition's authors say, "After a century, it is about time women are allowed to race the Tour de France, too."
Photos: Nick Leddy and the Stanley Cup tour Twin Cities
After winning the NHL championship with the Chicago Blackhawks this year, Nick Leddy received his celebratory day with the Stanley Cup. The Eden Prairie, Minn. native toured the Cup around the Twin Cities, making stops at several places including the Eden Prairie Community Center, where Leddy played hockey as a kid, and the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital on Friday, July 12, 2013.