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Vikings trade Harvin to Seahawks

Vikings trade Harvin to Seahawks

A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Minnesota Vikings have agreed to trade Percy Harvin to Seattle for a package that includes the Seahawks' first-round draft pick in April.
by Jon Krawczynski, Associated Press and Dave Campbell, Associated Press

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2004 Iditarod champ takes lead in Alaska trek

A former winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, who was born in Minnesota, took the lead early Sunday and held onto it as he pressed forward along the Bering Sea coastline. Another musher was just 15 minutes behind.

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Photos: The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon gets under way

Photos: The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon gets under way

What do a former runway model, a young man with cerebral palsy and a musher from Tennessee have in common? They're all part of the field this year competing in the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. Ten teams registered for the 373-mile marathon race, which runs from Duluth up the North Shore to the Gunflint Trail near the Canadian border and back. Thirty teams have registered for the mid-distance race.

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Photos: Scenes from the Minnesota high school hockey tournaments

Photos: Scenes from the Minnesota high school hockey tournaments

The Minnesota high school hockey state tournaments, both girls and boys, are big events at the end of every winter. The girls tournament wrapped up at the end of February and the boys finished their play over the weekend.

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Maybe that threat to move the Vikings to LA wasn’t such a threat after all

Maybe that threat to move the Vikings to LA wasn’t such a threat after all

Not only are the Atlanta Falcons offering a stadium down payment nearly twice what the Vikings offered up front  — it looks like fear of the Vikings moving to Los Angeles might have been overblown, as well. Yahoo Sports’s Jason Cole says NFL officials told him they’re all but writing off the plan to put a team…
by Tim Nelson

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Edina wins Class 2A state boys hockey title

A pair of players who may not be well-known outside Edina hockey circles came up big Saturday night, lifting the Hornets to a state title.

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Beargrease sled dog race begins Sunday

Beargrease sled dog race begins Sunday

The 29th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon takes off from Duluth on Sunday. The race was postponed from January because of a lack of snow.
by Dan Kraker

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St. Thomas Academy wins 1A hockey title

St. Thomas Academy wins 1A hockey title

Tommy Novak scored a power-play goal with 6.1 seconds left in the third period as St. Thomas Academy rallied to win its third straight Class 1A boys hockey championship Saturday. St. Thomas beat Hermantown 5-4.

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Troubles continue for electronic pulltabs in Vikings stadium finance plan

Troubles continue for electronic pulltabs in Vikings stadium finance plan

The latest figures from the Minnesota Gambling Control Board show the games continue to roll out — they were in 167 sites at the end of February, with 823 machines up and running. And they just missed a $2 million record for the month. That’s the good news. But at the same time, the roll…
by Tim Nelson

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Snocross king Tucker Hibbert keeps racing and life in control

Snocross king Tucker Hibbert keeps racing and life in control

Minnesota is home to two of the largest snowmobile manufacturers in the world, so perhaps it's no surprise that the state is also home to some of the best snowmobile racers in the world. One of them, Tucker Hibbert, is king of snocross, the sport's most eye-popping, television-friendly and dangerous events.
by Dan Gunderson

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