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October 4, 2012 4:44 AM

What Is, and What Should Never Be (Vikings edition)

As the stadium rocking lads from London observed: it’s to a castle we’ll soon be taken. And here’s what it will, and what it probably WON’T won’t look like. We painstakingly extracted these images from the architectural and design service bids to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority. They picked HKS, and if you read through the hundreds…

by Tim Nelson

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October 3, 2012 7:33 AM

Lynx beat Storm, conference finals next

Seimone Augustus scored 21 points and Maya Moore had 20 to help Minnesota bounce back from a double-overtime loss in Game 2 and win the best-of-3 opening round series.

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October 1, 2012 12:00 PM

Opening the stadium bids

HKS was named to design the new Vikings stadium on Friday. (That’s another version of their proposed stadium at right.) But lest you think the die is cast, there’s plenty of leftovers to chew among the other bidders if you’re a stadium geek. Floor plans. Financial statements. Peeks into other projects, like the St. Paul…

by Tim Nelson

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September 29, 2012 10:40 AM

NFL refs approve deal, scramble for Sunday return

NFL referees voted and approved a new eight-year deal with the league on Saturday. Now they all can get back to the business of calling games.

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September 28, 2012 2:06 PM

Twins release infielder Nishioka

The Minnesota Twins released Tsuyoshi Nishioka on Friday, ending their experiment with the Japanese middle infielder after two rough seasons.

by Dave Campbell, Associated Press

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September 28, 2012 12:00 PM

First look

Here are the renderings just released by the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, in connection with the selection of HKS as the architectural firm that will design the new downtown Minneapolis stadium. University of Minnesota College of Design dean Tom Fisher called the “ribbon” roof “really out of the box.”

by Tim Nelson

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September 28, 2012 8:57 AM

New Vikings stadium will be designed by Texas firm

The Minnesota Stadium Facilities Authority and the Minnesota Vikings have selected Dallas-based HKS to design its new $1 billion stadium. The authority voted this morning to award a $34 million design contract to the firm.