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Vikings offensive coordinator showing creativity

Vikings offensive coordinator showing creativity

Minnesota's offense has a simple focus: Adrian Peterson. The Vikings aren't scheming to surprise opponents by throwing 50 passes per game. That doesn't mean offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave doesn't have plenty to work on.

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Lambeau not quite so hostile in recent playoffs

Lambeau not quite so hostile in recent playoffs

The Vikings visit Lambeau Field for Saturday's NFC wild card, and no place in the NFL has been tougher to play over the last three years. Green Bay has won all but two of its last 28 regular-season home games. But in the postseason, the Packers lost their last two home playoff games.

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Hamline suspends basketball coach

Hamline University has suspended basketball coach Nelson Whitmore indefinitely after a player was accused of punching a woman.

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Vikings stadium back at the Capitol

Vikings stadium back at the Capitol

Just when you thought the Legislature was done with the Vikings stadium, DFL Rep. Joe Atkins is getting the band back together. This time, it'll be a look at those pesky pull tabs -- as well as the stadium and arena governance in the Twin Cities.
by Tim Nelson

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Steroids loom in major-college football

Steroids loom in major-college football

With steroids easy to buy, testing weak and punishments inconsistent, college football players are packing on significant weight -- 30 pounds or more in a single year, sometimes -- without drawing much attention from their schools or the NCAA in a sport that earns tens of billions of dollars for teams.

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Vikings beat Packers, face them again in playoffs. Also: Not such a bad cliff

Vikings beat Packers, face them again in playoffs. Also: Not such a bad cliff

Today on a holiday-shortened version of the MPR News Update: The Minnesota Vikings clinch a spot in the playoffs after beating the Packers by a field goal. What will 2013 bring after a beastly year for Best Buy and Supervalu? And as 'fiscal cliff' negotiations get down to the wire, some economists say we shouldn't worry if it takes a few weeks longer to hammer out a deal.
by Matt Sepic and Hart Van Denburg

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Super Bowl XLVII: MORE Super!

Super Bowl XLVII: MORE Super!

In case there was any smidgen of football happenings left to be packed into the week before the Feb. 3 Super Bowl, the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority decided to get into the Super Week act with a construction pick.
by Tim Nelson

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