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Target Field to get first batch of grass tonight
The first batch of turf will be delivered and installed at Target Field in downtown Minneapolis this evening, after traveling over 800 miles in refrigerated trucks.
Several retired former Minnesota Vikings players are suing the NFL for using their names, images and likenesses without permission.
Oddsmakers, apparel marketers saw Favre deal coming
On day after quarterback Brett Favre signed with the Minnesota Vikings the team says it's sold thousands of single game and season tickets.
Jim Klobuchar on Favre and Vikings
Longtime sports writer Jim Klobuchar joins MIDDAY to talk about the Vikings and their new QB...and the growing popularity of football.
Fans at Gabe's Roadhouse in St. Paul reacted to the news that Brett Favre was signed by the Minnesota Vikings.
Vikings, Packers bloggers weigh in on Favre saga
With the announcement that Brett Favre will join the Minnesota Vikings, this a big day for football fans in our region. Tom Crann talked with two of those fans, one in Minnesota and the other in Wisconsin.
What retirement? Favre coming back with Vikings
Quarterback Brett Favre is back out of retirement and getting ready for his first game as a Minnesota Viking.
Local impact of the PGA is hard to measure
For nearly a week, golf fans all over the world became familiar with Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., as it hosted the PGA Championship. Whether that kind of exposure will bring a long-term impact to the area is not clear.
Yang topples Tiger Woods in the PGA
In a year of spoilers at the majors, Y.E. Yang was the biggest of all. He toppled the mighty Tiger Woods in the PGA Championship at Hazeltine in Chaska, Minn.