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Sports

HKS makes a public pitch

HKS makes a public pitch

HKS architects kicked off its "listening tour" with a show and tell in Mineapolis today.
by Tim Nelson

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Photos: Rejected Vikings stadium designs

Photos: Rejected Vikings stadium designs

The Minnesota Sports Faciliites Authority is holding the first in a series of public sessions today to hear out Minnesotans on what they'd like to see in a new NFL stadium to replace the Metrodome. In the meantime, have a look at what won't be on the drawing board. Here are a collection of renderings drawn from the bids of the design teams that weren't selected as architects of the new $1 billion stadium in downtown Minneapolis. The winner is at the end.

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A tough weekend for Minnesota sports

A tough weekend for Minnesota sports

Howard Sinker, Digital Sports Editor for the Star Tribune, discussed losses by Lynx, Vikings and Gophers with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Vikings stadium design open house tonight

Vikings stadium design open house tonight

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is holding the first stop tonight in what it's calling a public listening tour about a new stadium to replace the Metrodome.
by Tim Nelson

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Photos: Vikings fall to Redskins 38-26

Photos: Vikings fall to Redskins 38-26

One week after his first NFL concussion, Robert Griffin III ran more, ran smarter, ran bigger. And won. He left the Minnesota Vikings in his wake, never more so than on his 76-yard touchdown run that put the game away for the Washington Redskins in the fourth quarter.

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Photos: Game 1, WNBA Finals

Photos: Game 1, WNBA Finals

Seimone Augustus scored 23 points and Rebekkah Brunson added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Minnesota Lynx, but it wasn't enough Sunday night. The team lost 76-70 to Indiana in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.

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Fever stun Lynx in Game 1, 76-70

Fever stun Lynx in Game 1, 76-70

Erlana Larkins had 16 points and 15 rebounds and the Indiana Fever stunned defending champion Minnesota with a 76-70 victory over the Lynx in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday night

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RG3 leads Redskins over Vikings 38-26

RG3 leads Redskins over Vikings 38-26

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) -- One week after his first NFL concussion, Robert Griffin III ran more, ran smarter, ran bigger. And won.

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Gophers' Kill out of hospital after seizure

Minnesota coach Jerry Kill has been released from the hospital one day after he had a seizure in the locker room after a loss to Northwestern.

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Scandal hurts Armstrong, but doesn't destroy image

Scandal hurts Armstrong, but doesn't destroy image

Even after investigators unveiled a scathing report portraying him as an unrepentant drug cheat, Lance Armstrong continues to confound his public with rivaling images: a rapacious, win-at-all-costs athlete or a hero who came back from cancer.

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