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A Super Bowl in Minneapolis? Not yet, Goodell says

A Super Bowl in Minneapolis? Not yet, Goodell says

The NFL's commissioner says its too early to tell when a new stadium in the works for the Minnesota Vikings will host a Super Bowl.
by Tim Nelson

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Harvin, Vikings hammer Titans 30-7

Harvin, Vikings hammer Titans 30-7

Percy Harvin had one touchdown rushing and another receiving to help the Vikings keep up their commanding start to the season with a 30-7 victory over the Titans on Sunday, their first three-game winning streak in almost three years.

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Lynx edge Sparks 80-79 to reach WNBA finals

Lynx edge Sparks 80-79 to reach WNBA finals

Seimone Augustus scored 21 points, Maya Moore added 20 and the Minnesota Lynx held off the Los Angeles Sparks 80-79 on Sunday, advancing to the

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Runners from Mexico, Portland win marathon

A 38-year-old man from Zacatecas, Mexico, and a 30-year-old woman from Portland, Ore., won the annual Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon.
by Rupa Shenoy

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28K people taking part in marathon events

28K people taking part in marathon events

Nearly 28,000 people are participating in running and walking events this weekend as part of the Twin Cities Marathon.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Lynx beat Sparks in Western finals opener

Playing strong close to the basket has the Minnesota Lynx one win away from a return trip to the WNBA finals.

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The OTHER reason HKS is designing a new stadium

The OTHER reason HKS is designing a new stadium

Dallas-based HKS Inc. may have been selected to design the new stadium, and there was a fair amount of discussion about why at the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority meeting last week.  At least one stadium watcher praised the firm for its “third way,” for coming up with some novel, flexible alternatives to the gasbag that is…
by Tim Nelson

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

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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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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Opening the stadium bids

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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