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New muscle drugs could be the next big thing in sports doping

Research intended to help people with muscle-wasting diseases could be about to launch a new era in performance-enhancing drugs.

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Prognosticator Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight on sports and politics

Aspen Ideas Festival: Prognosticator Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight on sports and politics

Economist and statistician Nate Silver speaks with journalist Katie Couric at the Aspen Ideas Festival. He says political and sports reporters "make too much of the noise" instead of trying to "find out where the truth lies." Silver urges data and fact-based reporting. His FiveThirtyEight blog is moving from the New York Times to ESPN.

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Vikings: Personal seat licenses were no surprise in Minnesota’s stadium deal

Vikings: Personal seat licenses were no surprise in Minnesota’s stadium deal

There was no secret, nothing underhanded and no sneaking involved in the personal seat licenses that were written into Minnesota’s deal with the Vikings to build the team a new stadium, the team says. “Stadium builders licenses were vetted in 16 Legislative committees,” said Vikings vice president Lester Bagley, after Gov. Mark Dayton yesterday said he…
by Tim Nelson

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Texans beat Vikings in preseason match

Texans beat Vikings in preseason match

Rookie DeAndre Hopkins caught a 34-yard touchdown pass in Houston's victory over Minnesota Friday night at the Metrodome. The Vikings showcased their rookie wide receiver, too, during a flashy first half by Cordarrelle Patterson.

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Dayton: Vikings “snuck” personal seat licenses into stadium deal

Dayton: Vikings “snuck” personal seat licenses into stadium deal

Governor Mark Dayton says he isn’t having buyer’s remorse about the deal he crafted for a new Vikings stadium. That said, a day after saying he was “deeply concerned” by the legal troubles of the team’s owners, he expressed yet more regret about the terms of the deal. Dayton was in Rochester, kicking off the work…
by Tim Nelson

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MSU-Mankato, ex-coach Hoffner in arbitration

MSU-Mankato, ex-coach Hoffner in arbitration

Arbitration hearings are taking place between Minnesota State University-Mankato and the school's former football coach.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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5 x 8: Why didn’t Minnesota leaders know about Wilf’s legal woes?

5 x 8: Why didn’t Minnesota leaders know about Wilf’s legal woes?

The questions surrounding the Wilfs, it's time for journalists to change how they tell stories, the brew farm, rapping scientists, the people who don't give up, and not all heartless crooks are heartless.
by Bob Collins

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Vikings season starts with tight security rules at the Metrodome

Vikings season starts with tight security rules at the Metrodome

The NFL is also kicking off a new security regime and the Vikings will be banning a wide variety of items fans are used to carrying in to their seats when the pre-season opens tonight.
by Tim Nelson

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Examining Dayton's criticism of Wilfs in fraud case

Gov. Mark Dayton said Thursday he wanted more scrutiny of the Vikings stadium deal after team owners Mark and Zygi Wilf lost a big real estate court case in New Jersey.

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