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Vikings win to stay in playoff hunt

Vikings win to stay in playoff hunt

The Vikings beat the Chicago Bears 20-13 to stay in control of the NFC's last wild-card spot, despite four turnovers and a missed extra point.
by William Wilcoxen

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In the land of 10,000 hockey players, gay athletes gain momentum

In the land of 10,000 hockey players, gay athletes gain momentum

The Twin Cities Gay Hockey Association is a group designed to provide a safe space for gay and gay-friendly people to play competitive hockey. This is their first season as an independent athletic association.
by Larissa Anderson

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Explaining the Steroid Era

Explaining the Steroid Era

The Mitchell Report on steroid use in baseball has implicated 85 past and present players. It also coined the phrase the "Steroid Era" for the past decade of of baseball. Dr. Jon Hallberg spoke with MPR's Tom Crann about the report and put some of the findings into context.

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Baseball's steroid problem

Baseball's steroid problem

Players have been named and the extent of performance enhancing drug use in baseball has been revealed, but will George Mitchell's report help clean up America's pastime?

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Tubby Smith finalizes $1.75 million coaching contract

Tubby Smith finalizes $1.75 million coaching contract

The seven-year contract -- the largest for a university employee -- was signed about nine months after the former Kentucky coach was hired to rebuild the Gophers basketball program.

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Vikings unlikely to get new stadium in '08, NFL officials told

Vikings unlikely to get new stadium in '08, NFL officials told

NFL officials got a pretty clear answer Monday to their questions about support for public financing of a new Minnesota Vikings football stadium: Not in 2008.
by Martiga Lohn

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Torii Hunter signs with Angels

Torii Hunter signs with Angels

With Hunter gone, the low-budget Twins' attention turns to two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana.

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Divers sink deep to replace the soul of a ship

Shipwreck divers from Minnesota dove deep into Lake Michigan to replace a ship's bell with one commemorating those who died in the wreck. MPR's Cathy Wurzer talks with one of the divers.

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U football stadium to honor veterans

U football stadium to honor veterans

The stadium memorial consists of a 72-foot-long wall at the entrance and a stage where veterans groups can hold ceremonies and other events.
by Art Hughes

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Vikings Peterson out at least one game with injured knee

Vikings Peterson out at least one game with injured knee

Minnesota Vikings running sensation Adrian Peterson is out for at least one game with a torn ligament in his right knee.

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