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What’s the difference between a $155M and a $97M renovation?

What’s the difference between a $155M and a $97M renovation?

The Timberwolves/Lynx and the city of Minneapolis have rolled out a revamped renovation plan for Target Center, and it’s missing something: about $50 million in city money. Originally pitched in 2011 as a $155 million, 2/3 city and 1/3 team deal, the new iteration of the Target Center renovation is closer to 50/50, and now Read more →
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Gophers looking for more after big win over Nebraska

Gophers looking for more after big win over Nebraska

The University of Minnesota football team upset Nebraska on Saturday 34-23. It was the team's second Big Ten win in a row with interim head coach Tracy Claeys at the helm. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about how the Gophers beat Nebraska.

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Packers roll over Vikings: Here are five things we learned

Packers roll over Vikings: Here are five things we learned

The Packers were still missing Clay Matthews and two other starting linebackers on the other side of the ball, too, but the Vikings (1-6) were stagnant until some meaningless movement at the end made the final score look a little better.

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Minneapolis ‘definitely in the running’ for 2017 college football championship

Minneapolis ‘definitely in the running’ for 2017 college football championship

Officials with college football’s Bowl Championship Series were in the Twin Cities over the weekend, considering Minneapolis for the 2017 championship game. College football is switching to a final-four like format for its championship starting in 2015, and will be moving the final game around the country. Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority chairwoman Michele Kelm-Helgen says Read more →
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Minnesota upsets No. 25 Nebraska 34-23

Minnesota upsets No. 25 Nebraska 34-23

Philip Nelson rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another, guiding Minnesota to a 34-23 upset Saturday of 25th-ranked Nebraska, the first win by the Gophers since 1960 against the Cornhuskers.

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'Redskins' name won't be banned at Metrodome

'Redskins' name won't be banned at Metrodome

American Indian Movement founder Clyde Bellecourt appeared before the authority to ask that the name be banned. He contends that allowing it creates a double standard in public policy.
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Ponder gets another shot as Vikings QB

Ponder gets another shot as Vikings QB

On Sunday, for the second week in a row, the Minnesota Vikings will be featured on national television -- this time against the Packers. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the teams revolving door at quarterback.

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College football is eyeing Minneapolis for its 2017 ‘Super Bowl’

College football is eyeing Minneapolis for its 2017 ‘Super Bowl’

Officials from college football’s Bowl Championship Series — soon to be the College Football Playoff Championship — are going to be in the Metrodome on Sunday. The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is bidding to host the new game — the successor to the current, oft-criticized system for hashing out the best college football team in Read more →
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It looks like ‘Redskins’ won’t be banned in Minneapolis next month

It looks like ‘Redskins’ won’t be banned in Minneapolis next month

Opponents of the Washington football team’s name have asked the word Redskins not be used at the Metrodome. The Vikings play D.C. in Minneapolis on Nov. 7. Critics say Washington’s team name is a racial slur. And today, the Minnesota chapter of the ACLU added its opposition. “This isn’t directly a civil liberties issue, but Read more →
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