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Tennis legend Billie Jean King speaks at the National Press Club in Washington about her efforts to get more children and adults involved in sports and a healthy lifestyle. King is a Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree and the winner of 39 Grand Slam tennis titles.
Vikings fans rally for new stadium
Hundreds of Vikings fans rallied at the Mall of America this afternoon, as the team tried to bolster its case for a new, publicly funded stadium to replace the Metrodome.
Stadium supporters warm up for legislative face-off
Supporters of a new Vikings stadium opened their campaign today to win Monday's vote in the Minnesota Legislature. They plan a weekend-long drive aimed at the getting the public to convince lawmakers to vote for the stadium bill.
Zellers backtracks, now opposes Vikings stadium bill
"I've always said I think the Vikings are an asset and I want them to stay," the House speaker says. But contrary to what he said Thursday, he does not support "the bill in the current form" for financing the Vikings stadium.
The Week in Commentary
A summary of the week's commentaries and some of the comments they generated.
Yankees' Mariano Rivera tears ACL
Mariano Rivera was diagnosed with a torn ACL and meniscus Thursday night after an MRI exam taken during the Yankees' 4-3 loss to the Royals.
Stadium outcome in question when House votes Monday
Republicans spent the better part of the week working on an alternate stadium plan that they eventually realized could not work. On Thursday, Republican House Speaker Kurt Zellers announced he was scrapping the plan and scheduling a vote on the original stadium proposal.