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Super Bowl XLVII: MORE Super!

Super Bowl XLVII: MORE Super!

In case there was any smidgen of football happenings left to be packed into the week before the Feb. 3 Super Bowl, the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority decided to get into the Super Week act with a construction pick.
by Tim Nelson

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Photos: Adrian Peterson's remarkable season

Photos: Adrian Peterson's remarkable season

Adrian Peterson's remarkable comeback season now has a magic number to punctuate it. He became the seventh player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season, plowing through the Green Bay Packers for a 20-yard gain that put him over the top in the third quarter Sunday. He finished with 199 yards and a touchdown in the 37-34 victory, leaving him nine yards shy of Eric Dickerson's single-season record. Here's what some of his season looked like.

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Adrian Peterson tops 2,000 yards

Adrian Peterson tops 2,000 yards

Peterson became the seventh player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season, plowing through the Green Bay Packers for a 20-yard gain that put him over the top in the third quarter Sunday.

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Vikings defeat Packers 37-34 to make playoffs

Vikings defeat Packers 37-34 to make playoffs

Adrian Peterson picked up the Minnesota Vikings and gave them a ride to the playoffs, where the first stop on this improbable journey is, yes, Green Bay.

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Gophers look to prove themselves in Big Ten

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have been here before. They've steamrolled through cushy nonconference schedules to crack the AP Top 25 and raise some optimism for the season. Then the Big Ten comes along and roughs them up.

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New sled dog race set for North Shore

A new sled dog race begins Sunday, Jan. 6, on Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior. The Gichigami Express will include teams from Minnesota, Michigan, Alaska and Canada.
by Dan Kraker

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A lot on the line for Vikings, Packers in finale

A lot on the line for Vikings, Packers in finale

Heading into Sunday's Vikings-Packers game, it would be hard for the stakes to be much higher, and that's just the way it should be.

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'Voice' competitor to sound Vikings horn

After finishing among the top three on "The Voice," St. Paul singer Nicholas David gets a big honor Sunday.

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Target Field on track for early payoff

Target Field on track for early payoff

The Star Tribune is reporting that the debt on Target Field may get an early payoff. The county was expected to be servicing bonds on its part of the deal through 2037, with revenue from a 0.15 percent county-wide sales tax. Apparently low interest rates and good tax collections are filling up the coffers early.
by Tim Nelson

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Texas Tech rallies to beat Minnesota 34-31

Texas Tech rallies to beat Minnesota 34-31

D.J. Johnson returned an interception 39 yards and Ryan Bustin made a 28-yard field goal as time expired to give Texas Tech a 34-31 comeback victory over Minnesota on Friday night in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

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