The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission told
lawmakers Monday that building a new stadium on the Metrodome site would create 8,000 construction jobs and help state
and local governments bring in $32 million a year in tax revenue.
The NFL has given the Minnesota Vikings one last chance to sell out the Metrodome for Sunday's playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The team says it has 3,100 tickets left to sell.
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The Minnesota Vikings have an idea for
stimulating the economy: a new football stadium.
The team says it would create more than 5,500 jobs and provide $500 million or more to contractors in the state.
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The Minnesota Vikings have 8,000 tickets remaining for their Sunday afternoon playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles. If they're not sold by tomorrow afternoon, the game won't be shown on local television.
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The Minnesota Vikings say they still have 11,000 tickets left to sell for their Sunday afternoon playoff game, to avoid a local television blackout. The NFL has extended the deadline by a day.
Ryan Longwell's 50-yard field goal with 5 seconds left lifted
the Vikings to a 20-19 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday
afternoon, making Minnesota NFC North champions for its first
postseason appearance in four years.
The Vikings take on the New York Giants at the Metrodome on Sunday. If they win, they'll clinch their division and secure a spot in the playoffs for the first time since the 2004 season.
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A Minnesota judge has extended his
preliminary injunction against the NFL's suspension of five players
for violating the league's anti-doping policy, meaning the players can remain active for at least the next two weeks.
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