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February 5, 2012 11:03 AM

Officials want football fans to plan a sober ride

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is reminding motorists to designate a sober driver before watching the Super Bowl.

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February 5, 2012 9:29 AM

Chris Doleman makes Pro Football Hall of Fame

Vikings pass rusher Chris Doleman was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, along with running back Curtis Martin, three lineman and a senior committee choice.

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February 4, 2012 2:39 PM

Lindsey Vonn earns 50th World Cup win

A career milestone and a rare family reunion. All of which left Lindsey Vonn in tears, and it made for a perfect day. Vonn captured her 50th World Cup victory Saturday, winning the downhill on the demanding Kandahar course with temperatures plunging to minus 13.

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February 3, 2012 9:44 AM

U of M's AD says he wanted to keep his job a bit longer

University of Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi will step down from the job this summer. The university announced yesterday that Maturi's last day will be June 30, 2012, when his current contract runs out. After that, he'll remain on staff at the university for another year, as a special assistant to U of M president Eric Kaler.

by Cathy Wurzer

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February 2, 2012 5:25 PM

University recalls accomplishments as Maturi steps down

The man who has led the University of Minnesota's intercollegiate athletic program for the last decade announced Thursday that he is stepping down this summer. Joel Maturi said it was time for him to leave the high profile position.

by Tim Nelson

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February 2, 2012 8:48 AM

Joel Maturi steps down as U of M athletic director

Maturi is in the final year of his contract. He has headed up Gophers sports programs for the past decade.

by Madeleine Baran

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February 2, 2012 6:59 AM

Angelo Dundee, Muhammad Ali's iconic trainer, dies at 90

Dundee died in his apartment in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday night at the age of 90, and with him a part of boxing died, too.

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February 2, 2012 2:35 AM

Minneapolis mayor fires back on stadiums

Rybak takes his Vikings/Target Center plan public

by Tim Nelson

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February 1, 2012 1:14 PM

Photos: Racing the Arrowhead 135

Minnesota's oddly warm winter put the kibosh on the annual John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, but another competition -- on foot, bike or skis -- gave extreme athletes a chance to test their mettle Up North. The Arrowhead 135 endurance race on Jan. 30 from International Falls to the Fortune Bay Casino in Tower, attracted entrants from all over the country. First place eventually went to Kevin Breitenbach, of Alaska.