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March 31, 2011 8:48 AM

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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March 31, 2011 6:52 AM

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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March 29, 2011 3:01 PM

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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March 28, 2011 11:30 AM

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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March 28, 2011 3:00 AM

St. Paul Saints mount push for Lowertown ballpark

The alternative the Saints and St. Paul officials are proposing is a new, $50 million downtown stadium, butting up against the St. Paul's Farmer's Market in Lowertown.

by Tim Nelson