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Lynx owner Glen Taylor hopes playoff run grows fan base

Lynx owner Glen Taylor hopes playoff run grows fan base

Having dispatched the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday in the Western Conference playoffs, the Lynx will play their first final game in Minneapolis on Oct. 2 against the winner of the Atlanta-Indiana series.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Vikings face potential Ramsey County referendum roadblock

Vikings face potential Ramsey County referendum roadblock

The Vikings haven't found a way to win football games yet this season, and now they face a new challenge to their plans to build a stadium in Arden Hills.
by Tim Nelson

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Lynx owner lauds team and fans

The Minnesota Lynx will host the first game of WNBA Finals on Sunday at the Target Center. Yesterday, the Lynx beat Phoenix 103-86 to win the Western Conference. While the Lynx are having their best season ever, the Timberwolves have cancelled the first week of preseason games because of the continuing NBA labor impasse.

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NDSC Bison stampede Gophers 37-24

When North Dakota State comes to Minnesota, the Bison make themselves at home. The Gophers just keep playing the role of the far-too-gracious host.

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Gophers football coach to Mayo after new seizure

Gophers football coach to Mayo after new seizure

Minnesota coach Jerry Kill is headed back to the hospital to seek more treatment for the seizures that have plagued him for more than two weeks now. And it is unclear when he will be back on the sideline.
by Jon Krawczynski, Associated Press

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Do college sports need to be saved?

Do college sports need to be saved?

This fall, big money is having a greater impact on big-time college sports, from schools changing conferences to a renewed call to pay student athletes. Is there a remedy that can balance athletics with the core academic mission of schools?

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Lynx beat Mercury to reach first WNBA finals

Lynx beat Mercury to reach first WNBA finals

The Minnesota Lynx reached the WNBA finals for the first time in franchise history after defeating the Phoenix Mercury 103-86 on Sunday, completing a two-game sweep in the Western Conference finals.

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Vikings lose to Lions in OT; fall to 0-3

Vikings lose to Lions in OT; fall to 0-3

Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes to rally the Detroit Lions from a 20-0 halftime deficit, and Jason Hanson kicked a 32-yard field goal in overtime that lifted Detroit to a 26-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. The Vikings gave away a big halftime lead for the third week in a row.

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Valencia, Span out of lineup after fender bender

Minnesota Twins players Danny Valencia and Denard Span are out of the lineup after being involved in a minor traffic accident in Minneapolis.

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Twins end 11-game skid

Rene Tosoni hit an RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning and the Minnesota Twins snapped their 11-game losing streak.

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