Sports

U of M to host soccer if Chicago wins 2016 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee makes its choice Friday on which city will get the honor of hosting the 2016 summer games. Chicago is in the running along with Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, and Madrid.
Local students represent U.S. in Paralympic Games
A group of local high school students will travel to Australia Thursday to represent the United States on the national youth wheelchair basketball team at the Australian Paralympic Youth Games in Melbourne.
Football and its impact on the brain
Former Vikings center Matt Birk is part of a study to examine the impact of football on the human brain, by donating his brain to science. Tom Crann talked with Birk and Dr. Bob Stern from the Boston University School of Medicine about the study.
To Everest and back
A local scientist talks about his summit of Mount Everest after several high-altitude excursions around the world.
Gophers to address long lines at new stadium
University of Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi said his staff is trying to work out problems with the new Gopher football stadium before the next game on Saturday.
The Minnesota Vikings are undefeated with Brett Favre as their quarterback. Favre threw a touchdown pass in his debut with the Vikings to help Minnesota defeat the Browns 34 - 20 in Cleveland yesterday. The big star on offense was not Favre, but running back Adrian Peterson.