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Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority officials said Friday that members rejects a plan to start a Vikings ticket lottery.
NHL rejects union bid to keep talking
Forget about a deal to save a full hockey season: the NHL and the players' association can't even agree to get together to talk.
E-pulltabs: What we know now
Express Games Jon Weaver says his iPad-based electronic pull-tabs collected their 1 millionth dollar of wagers last night at the Power House bar in Proctor. In financial terms, that's barely even a drop in the bucket. The state projected earlier this year that the games would rake in $1.3 billion in NEW sales annually.
What’s REALLY under the Dome?
The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority had its first public meeting tonight on the environmental evaluation of the proposed $1B stadium project where the Metrodome now stands. Dome officials expect big rocks will be the most interesting discovery.
Lambeau gets more green
The NFL's stadium financing program is getting closer to Minnesota -- it just made a $58 million stop in Green Bay. The league has approved that figure for the Packers, the team said today. That loan is to be repaid out of "visiting team share" of club seat revenue in the league's new and renovated stadium financing program. The Vikings are counting on a $200 million contribution from the program to pay about 42 percent of its $477 million share of the new $1B stadium.
Tour de France organizers can now officially remove Armstrong's name from the record books.
Fever beat Lynx to claim WNBA title in Game 4
Tamika Catchings scored 25 points to help the Indiana Fever win their first WNBA championship with an 87-78 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday night.
Photos: Game 4, WNBA Finals
Tamika Catchings scored 25 points to help the Indiana Fever win their first WNBA championship with an 87-78 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday night.
Photos: Vikings beat Cardinals
Adrian Peterson ran for 153 yards and a first-quarter touchdown, and the Minnesota Vikings survived an ugly second half to hang on and beat Arizona 21-14 Sunday to hand the Cardinals their third straight loss.
Adrian Peterson and a dominant Minnesota defense put the Vikings back on track, even if Christian Ponder and the passing game fell further out of sync.