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Flip Saunders returning to Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves hired Flip Saunders as the team's new president of basketball operations on Friday, bringing him back eight years after he was fired as the head coach.
by Jon Krawczynski, Associated Press

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Kahn out as Wolves president, Flip in, sources say

Kahn out as Wolves president, Flip in, sources say

David Kahn is out as president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Flip Saunders is coming in. Three people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that team owner Glen Taylor has decided not to pick up the option for next season on Kahn's contract.
by Jon Krawczynski, Associated Press

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Union labor will build Saints ballpark

The City of St. Paul is promising to pay union wages to the workers who build the new Lowertown Ballpark. In exchange, the unions will agree not to delay the project with a strike. The city council last night agreed to negotiate a project labor agreement (PLA), which will serve as a master contract with…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Coleman opponent wants Saints ballpark to include parking

Coleman opponent wants Saints ballpark to include parking

Tim Holden, the lone candidate challenging St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman’s re-election, today endorsed an alternative design for the new Saints ballpark in Lowertown. The concept, created by local artist and erstwhile city council candidate Bill Hosko, has been dismissed by the city as unworkable. Hosko passed out this sketch at a Holden news conference…
by Curtis Gilbert

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New Falcons stadium design in Atlanta is literally eye-popping

Minnesota is already thinking outside the box in terms of materials and design for its new NFL stadium. But the folks down in Atlanta are one-upping the stadium design game – including selected seats that shake in response to hits on the field. The Georgia World Congress Center unveiled its preliminary designs for a new…
by Tim Nelson

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Fans already want Metrodome souvenirs

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, which operates the Metrodome, says it's received more than 50 requests for seats, signs, turf and other mementoes. Authority chairwoman Michele Kelm-Helgen says the requests vary.

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Blackhawks beat Wild 2-1 in Game 1

Bryan Bickell scored in overtime on a two-on-one rush, and the Chicago Blackhawks started the playoffs on a winning note after dominating the regular season, beating the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Tuesday night.

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Blackhawks wary of Wild ahead of playoff series

Blackhawks wary of Wild ahead of playoff series

For all their accomplishments so far -- the record-breaking start, the Presidents' Trophy, the individual honors -- the Chicago Blackhawks know this is the time of year that will define their season. They said the same thing all along.

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4 more things to know about the new Vikings stadium

High tech materials aren’t the only novelty the new Vikings stadium may feature. (Read about ethylene tetrafluoroethylene here.) There’s also some other very interesting details in the draft environmental impact statement just put out by the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority. 1. Blowing up the old stadium is apparently still one of the options for taking it…
by Tim Nelson

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Will the new Vikings stadium take a cue from the Beijing Olympics?

Will the new Vikings stadium take a cue from the Beijing Olympics?

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority has put a draft 389-page Environmental Impact Statement for a new Vikings stadium up on its website, and it’s got some intriguing new details about what’s to come. To paraphrase the oft-quoted scene from The Graduate: We just want to say one word to you. Just one word. Are you listening?…
by Tim Nelson

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