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Sports

Hockey parents scorned (5×8 – 2/26/13)

Hockey parents scorned (5×8 – 2/26/13)

Don't mess with the hockey team, the frac sand debate: Take the money? And: Nick Anderson's reward, the homeless man and the engagement ring, and the winter bike ride.
by Bob Collins

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Helmets, now common on Minn. slopes, have limits

Helmets, now common on Minn. slopes, have limits

Helmets are almost as much of a given as poles and boots at ski areas across the nation. Yet helmets, though widely recommended, offer little defense against the most serious head injuries sustained by skiers and riders, some researchers say.

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Johnson wins 2nd Daytona 500; Patrick finishes 8th

Jimmie Johnson has won his second Daytona 500, racing past defending NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski on the final restart, while Danica Patrick finished eighth.

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Eruzione's 'Miracle' jersey scores $660K

Eruzione's 'Miracle' jersey scores $660K

The jersey worn by hockey great Mike Eruzione in the U.S. Miracle on Ice victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics has been auctioned in New York for almost $660,000.

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Members of 1st U.S team to top Everest reunite

Members of 1st U.S team to top Everest reunite

The surviving members of the first U.S.-led mountaineering expedition to the top of Mount Everest gathered to honor the 50th anniversary of their achievement. The feat led to the birth of mountaineering as a popular sport in the United States.

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Danica brings new eyes to NASCAR and Daytona 500

Danica brings new eyes to NASCAR and Daytona 500

Danicamania is in full bloom at Daytona -- and with a brand new audience. The first woman in history to earn the top starting spot in a race at NASCAR's elite Sprint Cup Series, Patrick will bring new eyeballs to Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500.

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Early trout season beginning in Wisconsin

The season runs from 5 a.m. March 2 until midnight on April 27. Participants will need a state fishing license and an inland trout stamp.

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Updated: Vikings and baseball ready to play well together in new stadium

Updated: Vikings and baseball ready to play well together in new stadium

The dispute over whether the new Vikings “People’s Stadium” will accommodate baseball people seems close to getting resolved. Amateur baseball, like the University of Minnesota’s team, expressed alarm that the Vikings intentions to bring fan seating as close to the action as possible might hem in hitters in the new stadium. “We think the teams…
by Tim Nelson

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The Metrodome is now officially doomed: Vikings 2013 season will be its last

The Metrodome is now officially doomed: Vikings 2013 season will be its last

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority says they’re officially telling the Vikings that the 2013 season will be their last in the dome. Michele Kelm-Helgen chairs the authority, and said the new stadium’s builder confirmed what HKS architects and the Vikings said last week — that the team will have to play two years at TCF…
by Tim Nelson

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