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Sports

More signs the Strib is getting restless, ready for Vikings stadium

Sam Black, over at the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal, says the Star Tribune is starting to eye alternate office space if the expected Ryan Cos. deal for the paper’s land pans out. Black describes the search as focusing on nearby downtown properties, some of them well known: “Sources familiar with the search say the…
by Tim Nelson

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Tubby Smith fired: U of M men's basketball coach out after disappointing season

Tubby Smith fired: U of M men's basketball coach out after disappointing season

Tubby Smith spent six seasons with the Gophers, helping to bring the program back to respectability. He arrived in 2007 from Kentucky, immediately ramping up expectations for a team that had been buried by an academic cheating scandal.
by Jon Krawczynski, Associated Press

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Electronic pulltabs: what was Minnesota thinking?

The Star Tribune’s Jean Hopfensperger has a look at those initial revenue projections that the Legislature was counting on when it passed the stadium bill last year. The story details the circuitous route the state took to putting a number on what it could expect from the new games. Turns out, the only people who would…
by Tim Nelson

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March Madness online not for cord-cutters

March Madness online not for cord-cutters

Finding March Madness basketball games online is easier this year, but watching them isn't if you've ditched your cable or satellite TV service.

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Gopher men beat UCLA; advance in NCAA tourney

Gopher men beat UCLA; advance in NCAA tourney

Andre Hollins scored 28 points and Minnesota rolled past punchless UCLA 83-63 on Friday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament, a game that could be Bruins coach Ben Howland's final one leading the program.

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Gophers score in overtime, advance

Gophers score in overtime, advance

Sarah Davis scored 1:39 into overtime and Minnesota beat Boston College 3-2 Friday in the semifinals of the NCAA Women's Frozen Four.

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Big day for college hockey in Minn.

Today is a big day for college hockey in Minnesota. The U of M men's and women's teams both play post-season games, as does the men's team at St. Cloud State University.
by Phil Picardi

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