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Twins lose to Blue Jays again 6-1

Twins lose to Blue Jays again 6-1

The Minnesota Twins dropped their second game of the young season to the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday afternoon, losing 6-1 after their opening night 13-3 drubbing the night before.

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Twins lose big in season opener, 13-3

The Toronto Blue Jays routed Minnesota 13-3 on Friday night, handing the Twins their third straight season-opening loss. Justin Morneau started, but went 0-for-4 at the plate.

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Vikings stadium plan chock full of taxes to pay for it

Vikings stadium plan chock full of taxes to pay for it

MPR News has obtained a draft of the Vikings stadium bill that calls for a combination of tax hikes and team contributions to pay for a new stadium. The bill is likely to be introduced at the Legislature next week.
by Madeleine Baran

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Legislators: Vikings stadium bill comes next week

Legislators: Vikings stadium bill comes next week

Two Minnesota lawmakers plan to introduce a bill next week with a plan for building a new Vikings stadium paid for in part with a state sales taxes on sports memorabilia and luxury boxes, plus stadium naming rights, a pro football player income tax surcharge and a lottery game.
by Patrick Condon, Associated Press

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Mixed-martial arts fights called off in Forest Lake

Organizers of a mixed-martial arts event in Forest Lake have called off fights scheduled for Saturday after learning that a city ordinance prohibits such events.
by Laura Yuen

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Twins' Morneau to start on opening day

Twins' Morneau to start on opening day

The Twins' first baseman continued to feel lingering effects of a concussion suffered last summer through the winter, but they gradually started to dissipate and he's said he feels much better this spring.
by Jon Krawczynski, Associated Press

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Garrison Keillor interviews baseball historian John Thorn

Garrison Keillor interviews baseball historian John Thorn

Author and historian John Thorn was just named the Official Baseball Historian for Major League Baseball. He speaks with Garrison Keillor at the Fitzgerald Theater about the early history of baseball and his new book, "Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game," as part of a series of conversations sponsored by Common Good Books.

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Experts debate how to fund new Vikings stadium

Experts debate how to fund new Vikings stadium

A Minnesota Vikings official stressed the various ways in which the team gives back to the state as he debated other experts Wednesday about whether public funding should be used to build a new stadium for the NFL team.

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Dayton willing to consider a 'people's stadium'

Gov. Mark Dayton says he's willing to consider what he called a "people's stadium" for the Minnesota Vikings, under certain conditions.
by Tim Nelson

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The business of college athletics

The business of college athletics

March Madness is upon us again, and millions of Americans are glued to their screens as college basketball teams vie to win the multi-billion NCAA tournament. But as the business of big-time college athletics grows, many continue to wonder if the athletes playing the games should be paid.

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