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Sports

Statue of famed Penn State coach Paterno taken down

Statue of famed Penn State coach Paterno taken down

The famed statue of Joe Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday as the NCAA announced it would be issuing sanctions against the university whose top officials were accused in a scathing report of burying child sex abuse allegations against a now-convicted retired assistant.

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Olympians complain of gender discrimination

Sports governing bodies from Japan and Australia are being skewered following complaints that male Olympic athletes flew business class to the London Games, while the women sat in the cheap seats.

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Former Vikings GM Mike Lynn dies

Former Vikings GM Mike Lynn dies

Mike Lynn, the longtime Minnesota Vikings executive who made the ill-fated trade with Dallas for Herschel Walker, has died. He was 76. The team confirmed Lynn's death Saturday with a statement on the Vikings website.

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The Week in Commentary

A summary of this week's commentaries and some of the comments we received in response.

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Minnesotans compete in the 2012 London Olympics

Mary Martin's daughter, Megan Kalmoe, is competing in her second Olympics as a member of the USA rowing team. Megan was born and raised in South St. Paul.

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Top 10 Olympic moments

Top 10 Olympic moments

With the 2012 London Olympics fast approaching, it's time to look back at the most memorable moments in the history of the games. With athletes like Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps already expected to win big, the pressure is on for the 2012 games.

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Louganis dives back into US Olympic fold as mentor

Louganis dives back into US Olympic fold as mentor

He's trying to make sure the stress of winning medals isn't heaped on the shoulders of American divers, who have been chasing his standard of excellence since Louganis became the sport's icon in the 1980s. The U.S. has been blanked in diving in two consecutive Olympics, and hasn't won a gold since 2000.

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