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Rutgers AD out after basketball coach fired

Tim Pernetti is out as Rutgers athletic director, two days after the basketball coach was fired following a video that went public of Mike Rice shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using anti-gay slurs.

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What new UMN basketball coach Richard Pitino told reporters today

Newly chosen University of Minnesota basketball coach Richard Pitino made a confident debut Friday, telling reporters the U already has the resources it needs to have a successful basketball program. Critics have questioned whether the U is attractive enough to lure the players necessary to build a great team. Williams Arena needs renovations, and the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Rick Pitino says son is ready for Minnesota job

Rick Pitino says son is ready for Minnesota job

A day after his son Richard Pitino agreed to become the next head coach at Minnesota, Rick Pitino proclaimed the 30-year-old up-and-comer "more than ready" for the challenge.

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Vikings stadium funding fix could include electronic Keno, poker, from state lottery

Vikings stadium funding fix could include electronic Keno, poker, from state lottery

Listen: MPR’s Tim Nelson reports on the proposed funding fix It’ll likely be months before the Dayton administration decides whether to turn to the backup plans built into the Vikings stadium bill last year. The options include a 10 percent suite tax at the new stadium and “games based on stadium or professional sports themes”…
by Tim Nelson

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Vikings play Houston in first preseason game

The Minnesota Vikings will play the Houston Texans at Mall of America Field in the first game of the preseason.
by Nancy Lebens

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Should Minnesota wait for Vikings stadium until it knows it can pay for it?

Should Minnesota wait for Vikings stadium until it knows it can pay for it?

The chief critic of the Vikings stadium financing plan, state Sen. Sean Nienow (R-Cambridge) says the state ought to wait for its stadium dessert until after the fiscal broccoli. Nienow says he’s introducing a measure to delay groundbreaking on the stadium until Minnesota’s finance commissioner can certify that the revenues from electronic pultabs and other…
by Tim Nelson

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A Pitino takes U of M men's basketball coaching job

A Pitino takes U of M men's basketball coaching job

University of Minnesota officials are expected to introduce the next head coach of the men's basketball team tomorrow in a news conference: Richard Pitino.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Gophers hire FIU's Richard Pitino

Gophers hire FIU's Richard Pitino

The University of Minnesota has picked Richard Pitino, the son of Louisville coach Rick Pitino, to take over as men's basketball coach for Tubby Smith. A person with knowledge of the discussions says Pitino reached a verbal agreement with Minnesota on Wednesday.

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Rutgers fires coach after video release

Fueled by outrage even from the governor when the video went public, Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice on Wednesday after deciding it didn't go far enough by suspending and fining him for shoving, kicking and throwing balls at players along with spewing gay slurs.

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Estimate: 4.5M hours of labor for Vikings stadium construction

Estimate: 4.5M hours of labor for Vikings stadium construction

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority gave a quick update on the status of the new stadium to the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Sports Facilities yesterday. There wasn’t a whole lot of news, but there was an interesting card in the MSFA’s “deck,” in Powerpoint parlance. The MSFA put up a table of the project’s workforce…
by Tim Nelson

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