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January 10, 2013 9:09 AM

Prep under way for U.S. Pond Hockey Championships at Lake Nokomis

Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis will host the event again this year, and organizers say they have the 12 inches of ice needed.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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January 10, 2013 6:00 AM

Ryan gets Lowertown ballpark nod

Ryan Cos. was picked to build the new Lowertown ballpark, for the second time today. The first no-bid effort got tossed out, thanks in part to a legal challenge. But Ryan won the deal anway, in a three-way race that some sad was a foregone conclusion, anyway.

by Tim Nelson

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January 9, 2013 1:11 PM

Morris, Clemens rejected; no one elected to BB Hall

Steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa have been denied entry to baseball's Hall of Fame with voters failing to elect any candidates for only the second time in four decades.

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January 8, 2013 7:18 AM

Be wary of Packers playoff ticket scams

Wisconsin BBB President Randall Hoth says fans can get burned by purchasing counterfeit tickets or paying in advance for tickets that never arrive.

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January 8, 2013 6:00 AM

Benson: PSLs are up to Vikings

Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority member Duane Benson tells MPR that PSL's are up to the VIkings: "Being entirely their choice, because if they put one in and its $20,000, or whatever that number is, and they don't have anybody buying those seats, they're going to have a really hard time building that building."

by Tim Nelson

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January 7, 2013 8:20 AM

Wolves pledge playoffs to sell tickets

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been saying all season that the playoffs are the goal this year. Now they're putting their money where their mouth is.

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January 6, 2013 2:18 PM

Pay college athletes? The debate has changed

Paying college athletes was thought to violate the spirit of amateurism, but the enormous television revenue generated by sports and the long hours of work by the players have changed the debate.

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January 6, 2013 9:11 AM

NHL, union reach tentative agreement

Hockey is back, and it took nearly four months and one long night to get the game back on the ice. With the season on the line, the NHL and the players' association agreed on a tentative pact to end a 113-day lockout.

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January 6, 2013 12:31 AM

Photos: Vikings' season ends with loss to Packers

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 24-10 in their NFC wildcard playoff game Saturday night at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, ending the Vikings' hopes for a longer run in the playoffs.

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January 5, 2013 10:02 PM

Peterson shut down as Vikes fall 24-10 to Packers

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was held to 99 yards on 22 carries, after gaining 199 and 210 in his first two games against Green Bay, and quarterback Joe Webb stumbled badly in place of Christian Ponder as the Packers rolled to a 24-10 victory over the Vikings in an NFC wild-card game Saturday night.

by Dave Campbell, Associated Press

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