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The Minnesota Stars beat the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the first-ever championship of the new North American Soccer League.
The Minnesota Stars are looking for a second win in the final game of the North American Soccer League Championship Saturday night in Florida, and all their rivals are helping to pay the Stars' way.
Dayton on stadium: 'No breakthrough moment'
Legislative leaders stretched an hour-long meeting about the Vikings stadium into more than two hours of discussion without resolution.
Gov. Mark Dayton and some state lawmakers say they're open to the idea of using state legacy amendment funds to help finance a new Vikings stadium. But others object. The Minnesota Historical Society says the idea is contrary to the amendment's language. That language says proceeds from the arts and cultural fund "may be spent only on arts, arts education and arts access to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage."
Hockey gold medalist father, son want jerseys back from Canada
Bill Christian played on the 1960 gold-winning U.S. Olympic hockey team. His son, Dave Christian of Moorhead, was part of the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" U.S. team that won Olympic gold.
Field is wide open for stadium proposals
Gov. Mark Dayton's openness to entertaining stadium proposals has set off a lobbying frenzy aimed at convincing the governor to accept — or reject — ideas as varied as to where a stadium should be located, how to pay for, who should pay for it, or even if a new stadium is necessary.
Game 6 of the World Series has been postponed because of a rainy forecast.