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NFL ends lockout; owners vote for tentative deal
NFL team owners voted on Thursday to approve a new collective bargaining agreement with players.
NFL owners meet to discuss - and maybe vote on - deal
NFL owners met Thursday to discuss - and possibly vote on - a tentative deal to end the lockout that began in March.
Valencia pushes Twins past Indians again
Danny Valencia singled home the go-ahead run for the second straight day, this time in the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 7-5 in a sloppy game played on another sweltering day at Target Field.
The Minnesota Vikings say they're ready to finalize a deal to build a new stadium in Arden Hills when Gov. Mark Dayton calls the Legislature into a special session.
The Metrodome's new roof rises
The Metrodome's new roof was engineered to be stronger than the previous one, which collapsed in a record-setting December 2010 blizzard.
Timberwolves fire Kurt Rambis after 2 years
The firing of coach Kurt Rambis ends a drawn out process that started at the end of the season in April with team president David Kahn saying he would take his time to make a decision.
Baseball's All Stars provide mid-season highlight
Will the Twins dig themselves out of a hole in the second half of the season? Sports analyst Howard Sinker answers your questions and responds to your comments about "America's pastime."
Anthony Swarzak dominated over six innings, and the Minnesota Twins got back to beating the Chicago White Sox with a 6-3 victory on Sunday.
NFL, players get closer to deal that would end lockout
Negotiators for National Football League owners and players are close to agreeing on how to divide a projected $9.3 billion in revenue, two weeks before training camps are scheduled to open, according to two people with knowledge of the talks.