Sports

The Minnesota Vikings and Anoka County, partners in a proposal to put a $675 million football stadium in Blaine, plan to say how they'll pay for it on Tuesday.
Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson is calling for a special legislative session this fall to focus on stadium proposals and other leftover issues. He says the legislature should consider stadium bills for the University of Minnesota Gophers, the Minnesota Twins and the Minnesota Vikings.
Zygi Wilf, the fresh face at the helm of the Minnesota Vikings, is diving into a years-long fight that has confounded his predecessors: Securing a new football stadium.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig talks about current controversies in professional sports in a speech from the Commonwealth Club of California. (photo: Getty Images/Jonathan Daniel)
The Vikings are about to open their season, and the Twins still have their hopes pinned on a spot in the playoffs. It's also Labor Day and the final day of the state fair, which means it's time to talk sports.
They battled each other on the tennis courts, but were friends behind the scenes. The rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert sparked the popularity of women's tennis.
There's an unusual competitive sport that's finding new fans in the Midwest. It's called cage fighting. Two adults get into a padded chain link cage and engage in what some call old-fashioned street fighting, and what others insist is a legitimate sport. The city of Sioux Falls is among the first to restrict the events.
Zygi Wilf made his first appearance before the Metropolitan Sports Commission to share his vision for the Vikings as well as a new Vikings stadium.
Even with his teams' storied collapses, Gene Mauch left an indelible imprint on baseball.