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Nike breaks with Armstrong

Nike breaks with Armstrong

Nike has severed ties with famed cyclist Lance Armstrong, citing insurmountable evidence that he participated in doping and misled the company about those activities for more than a decade. The clothing and footwear company said Wednesday that it was terminating Armstrong's contract "with great sadness."

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Armstrong out as Livestrong chairman

Armstrong out as Livestrong chairman

The move came a week after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released a massive report detailing allegations of widespread doping by Armstrong and his teams when he won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005.

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Photos: More Vikings stadium designs

Photos: More Vikings stadium designs

Dallas-based HKS Inc. beat out four other competitors to design the new Vikings stadium. At a public meeting on October 15 they released more of their proposed stadium designs. The Vikings and the architectural firm hope to unveil a final design in January or February.

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More Eye Candy

More Eye Candy

The "Meet the Architect" gathering at the Minneapolis Convention Center yesterday featured some new Vikings stadium renderings from HKS. The headline: they weren't kidding with the transparent roof or the Gehry-esque "ribbon roof."
by Tim Nelson

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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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